The fall of the USSR, an AFP webdocumentary
Mikhail Gorbachev resigned on December 25, 1991, bringing an end to the Soviet Union.
Detroit (AFP) | 05/08/2026 - 19:28:04 | El-Sayed urges Democrats to 'come together' against Republicans after bruising primary
Jerusalem (AFP) | 05/08/2026 - 19:17:11 | Israel military will continue to 'operate proactively' in Gaza: army chief
Tehran (AFP) | 05/08/2026 - 17:31:54 | Iran says has agreed new Hormuz route with Oman
Detroit (AFP) | 05/08/2026 - 17:22:39 | El-Sayed urges Democrats to 'come together' against Republicans after bruising primary
Brasília (AFP) | 05/08/2026 - 17:18:28 | Argentina ties reduced as long as Milei 'attacks' persist: Brazil FM source
Bratislava (AFP) | 05/08/2026 - 17:18:09 | Slovakia records new all-time temperature high: weather agency
Washington (AFP) | 05/08/2026 - 16:11:23 | Leftist Democratic candidate wins high-profile Michigan primary: US media
Beirut (AFP) | 05/08/2026 - 16:06:45 | Lebanon state media says one dead, 11 wounded in Israeli strike on south
Vienna (AFP) | 05/08/2026 - 16:04:18 | Austria hits all-time temperature high for 2nd day running: weather service
Kyiv (AFP) | 05/08/2026 - 15:49:51 | Ukraine orders evacuations from eastern city of Kramatorsk amid Russian attacks
Morpho, the open blockchain-based credit network, today announced it will power Robinhood’s new Earn product, enabling Robinhood's millions of eligible users more options to earn yield onchain via a self-custody wallet, directly within the Robinhood app. The product will roll out progressively to Robinhood's US customer base over the coming weeks. The Robinhood Earn product aims to provide risk-adjusted yield on idle balances using USDG, a dollar-pegged stablecoin. Morpho serves as the underl...
Sofinnova Partners, a leading European life sciences venture capital firm, today announced that its portfolio company Myricx Bio (“Myricx”) has reached agreement to be acquired by Novartis, for up to $1.5 billion including $1.1 billion cash upfront plus potential milestone payments. This marks Sofinnova Partners' seventh exit in three years. Myricx Bio is a UK-headquartered transatlantic biotech company focused on the discovery and development of a novel class of payloads for antibody-drug co...
Boomi, the data activation company for AI, today announced new research commissioned by Boomi and conducted by Omdia showing that despite Asia Pacific’s (APAC) rapid artificial intelligence (AI) adoption, a significant number of organisations lack the data architecture needed to achieve measurable return on investment (ROI). This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260615391067/en/Boomi Study Finds APAC Organisations Risking A...
Mikhail Gorbachev resigned on December 25, 1991, bringing an end to the Soviet Union.
In order to renew the management at SID, Antoine Ludier, CFO of AFP, will temporarily be assuming the direction at SID as from January 16th, since Mr Cremer presented his resignation. AFP is proud of the results of its subsidiary SID, leader in sport news for the German market. SID generated an astonishing turnover of 5,3 M€ in 2011. The editorial teams at AFP and SID will be covering together the London Olympics and the Euro 2012, in order to respond better to our international client's needs.
AFP photographer Christina Assi, who was severely injured on assignment last October in Lebanon, will carry the Olympic Flame on Sunday, 21 July, in Vincennes, France, "to pay tribute to those who have fallen" while doing their job as journalists, she explained.
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TOKYO: 6981) (ISIN: JP3914400001) announces a new collaboration with Synopsys, Inc., enabling users of Synopsys' simulation tools to navigate directly to Murata's website to access and download the latest high-performance simulation models from Murata. The collaboration covers Synopsys' 3D electromagnetic field analysis tool Ansys HFSS™ and thermal analysis tool Ansys Icepak®, and marks a significant step toward streamlining the simulation workflow for electronic...
A selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists from September 7th to September 13th, 2024.
ABB Robotics is collaborating with California bionics company, PSYONIC, to advance robotic gripping and dexterity using a new approach that utilizes real-world manipulation data from human prosthetic use. By combining the PSYONIC Ability Hand with an ABB GoFa™ cobot, the collaboration will explore how touch and motion data generated by human prosthetic use can be used to train robots to perform delicate, variable tasks that have traditionally been difficult to automate. This press release feat...