02/17/2025 22:07
Venture Global Announces Commencement of Commercial Operations at Calcasieu Pass

Today, Venture Global announced that it has notified its long-term customers that its Calcasieu Pass facility will commence commercial operations on April 15, 2025. The facility will achieve its commercial operation date, or COD, in under 68 months from its August 2019 final investment decision, despite substantial impacts including two hurricanes, the COVID-19 pandemic, and major unforeseen manufacturing issues, such as with the Heat Recovery Steam Generators (HRSGs) forming part of the facili...

02/18/2025 11:00
Communities, Businesses, and NGOs Unite to Tackle Water Challenges for World Water Day 2025

With 2.2 billion people lacking safe water, communities, businesses, and NGOs are taking bold action this World Water Day to accelerate solutions. From March 17-22, thousands of volunteers worldwide will mobilize to improve water security—through cleanups, education programs, and projects expanding access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). “Around the world, volunteers are driving meaningful progress toward providing clean water and sanitation for communities everywhere,” said Aust...

02/18/2025 10:00
OPEX® Corporation Announces Key Enhancements to Infinity® Automated Storage and Retrieval System

OPEX® Corporation, a global leader in Next Generation Automation providing innovative solutions for warehouse, document and mail automation, is introducing significant enhancements to its Infinity® Automated Storage and Retrieval System (AS/RS). Enhanced features include a 15 percent increase in the system’s storage payload, along with new storage slotting capabilities. The Infinity AS/RS, launched in 2022, combines unparalleled storage density, configurability and flexibility to meet the most...

Peter Cunliffe-Jones, of the AFP Foundation, interviewed on the BBC

Peter Cunliffe-Jones was interviewed by the BBC World Service about the launch by the AFP Foundation and www.africacheck.org of a new awards for the best fact-checking journalism in Africa.    

Peter Cunliffe-Jones was interviewed by the BBC World Service about the launch by the AFP Foundation and www.africacheck.org of a new awards for the best fact-checking journalism in Africa.    

AFP joins sponsors of the Peter Mackler Award

AFP has become a sponsor of the Peter Mackler Award for Courageous and Ethical Journalism.

AFP has become a sponsor of the Peter Mackler Award for Courageous and Ethical Journalism.

Yasuyoshi Chiba wins second place in the photo category of the Prix Bayeux

The 29ᵉ edition of the Bayeux Calvados-Normandy War Correspondents' Award has awarded second place in the photo category to AFP'S Yasuyoshi Chiba for his coverage of the entry into Mekele on 28 June 2021 of fighters from the Tigray Defense Force, who then recaptured the capital of this rebel province in northern Ethiopia.

The 29ᵉ edition of the Bayeux Calvados-Normandy War Correspondents' Award has awarded second place in the photo category to AFP'S Yasuyoshi Chiba for his coverage of the entry into Mekele on 28 June 2021 of fighters from the Tigray Defense Force, who then recaptured the capital of this rebel province in northern Ethiopia.
02/18/2025 07:00
Galderma’s Nemluvio® (Nemolizumab) Granted Marketing Authorization in the United Kingdom and Switzerland for Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis and Prurigo Nodularis

Galderma today announced that the United Kingdom (UK) Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency and Swissmedic have granted the marketing authorization of nemolizumab for the treatment of both atopic dermatitis and prurigo nodularis in the UK and Switzerland, respectively. Specifically, the approvals are for nemolizumab’s subcutaneous use for the treatment of moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis in combination with topical corticosteroids and/or calcineurin inhibitors in adults and ad...