Topshots of the Week (13-19 May, 2023)
Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (13-19 May, 2023).
Topshots of the Week (6-12 May, 2023)
Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (6-12 May, 2023).
Migration in Europe: an interactive guide in 9 languages produced by 6 European press agencies including AFP
Poverty, hunger, the effects of climate change and armed conflicts, such as the war in Ukraine, mean that the number of migrants trying to reach Europe, continues to rise.
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Topshots of the Week (28 April - 5 May, 2023)
Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (28 April - 5 May, 2023).
A plane flies by a statue of the Louvre as the waxing gibbous moon rises in Paris, on May 3, 2023.
© Stefano RELLANDINI / AFP
Topshots of the Week (21-28 April, 2023)
Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (21-28 April, 2023).
Topshots of the Week (15-21 April, 2023)
Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (15-21 April, 2023).
Topshots of the Week (8-14 April, 2023)
Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (8-14 April, 2023).
A plume of steam and gas billows from the Cotopaxi volcano as seen from Quito, Ecuador, on April 10, 2023.
© Rodrigo BUENDIA / AFP
Kaneka Acquires EndoStream Medical Ltd.
Kaneka Corporation (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: Kazuhiko Fujii) (TOKYO:4118) acquired 96.8% of shares of EndoStream Medical Ltd. (Headquarters: Or Akiva, Israel; CEO: Danel Mayer; hereinafter referred to as ESM), an Israeli medical equipment company, on December 23, 2024. By combining Kaneka's manufacturing and ESM's technology, we will jointly develop new medical devices, mainly for cerebrovascular treatment, in addition to the Nautilus™ device for aneurysm treatment currently under development. We aim to achieve sales of over 20 billion yen by 2030.
Palestinian AFP Photographer Mahmud Hams Wins Visa d’Or News Award
Palestinian AFP photojournalist Mahmud Hams was awarded the Visa d’Or News prize on Saturday for his coverage of the conflict in Gaza. The prize, one of the most prestigious in the field of photojournalism, is supported by the Visa pour l’Image Association - Perpignan.
Amidst the bombings, with death ever-present and the constant fear of being targeted, Mahmud Hams, who has worked for AFP for over two decades in the Palestinian territories, has relentlessly continued to document the war ignited by Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.
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