Launch of AFP-Direct, a customized broadcast solution for AFP text services
A first: AFP-Direct makes it possible to customize the broadcast of stories produced by the AFP's text services.
Tokyo (AFP) | 20/04/2026 - 01:39:54 | US oil benchmark surges 7.5% on Middle East escalation
Tehran (AFP) | 20/04/2026 - 00:40:24 | Iran military vows to 'soon respond' after US destroyer hits cargo ship
Tehran (AFP) | 19/04/2026 - 21:55:51 | Iran not currently planning to attend new US talks: state media
Washington (AFP) | 19/04/2026 - 21:40:32 | Trump says US destroyer hit Iran cargo ship trying to evade blockade
Tehran (AFP) | 19/04/2026 - 19:09:25 | Tehran has not decided whether to join new talks with US: Iran media
Sofia (AFP) | 19/04/2026 - 19:05:58 | Ex-president's grouping leads Bulgaria vote: exit polls
Washington (AFP) | 19/04/2026 - 16:28:17 | Vance will lead US team to Iran talks in Pakistan: W.House
Sa Nur (AFP) | 19/04/2026 - 14:54:18 | Israel says to use 'full force' in Lebanon despite truce if soldiers face threat
Tehran (AFP) | 19/04/2026 - 14:50:51 | Iran foreign ministry says US naval blockade 'violation' of ceasefire
Paris (AFP) | 19/04/2026 - 14:45:14 | France's Macron to meet with Lebanon's PM in Paris on Tuesday: Elysee
A first: AFP-Direct makes it possible to customize the broadcast of stories produced by the AFP's text services.
Veristat, a global clinical research organization (CRO) and consultancy specializing in complex studies, announced expanded regulatory and clinical trial services to international pharmaceutical and medical device companies seeking a streamlined path into European, including the United Kingdom and Switzerland, plus Australian, Canadian, and U.S. markets. Particularly, Veristat has helped many Chinese companies – including Hansoh Pharma and CStone Pharmaceuticals – successfully navigate regional...
The European Commission has given its decision on a complaint made in February 2010 by a German news agency against France for giving state aid to AFP. The decision recognizes the missions of general interest on an international level attributed to AFP and permits the compensation of the net cost by a State subsidy that respects European competition laws. “This decision is a crucial moment for AFP,” said AFP chairman Emmanuel Hoog.