AFP awards the winners of the 2026 Marai Photo Grant
The AFP bureau in New Delhi hosted the Marai Photo Grant 2026 award ceremony on Thursday.
Washington (AFP) | 11/07/2026 - 05:40:04 | Trump says US will 'completely decimate' Iran if assassinated
Tehran (AFP) | 11/07/2026 - 04:40:58 | Iran says 'kept its word' on US ceasefire
Washington (AFP) | 11/07/2026 - 03:04:39 | US, LatAm partners urge 'peaceful' transition in Colombia: joint statement
Kyiv (AFP) | 11/07/2026 - 02:51:45 | Russia attacking Kyiv with missiles, explosions heard
Auckland (AFP) | 11/07/2026 - 02:30:32 | New Zealand, India to form 'strategic partnership'
Caracas (AFP) | 11/07/2026 - 00:20:37 | Death toll in Venezuela quakes rises past 4,000: govt
Algiers (AFP) | 10/07/2026 - 23:47:29 | Algeria says its envoy will return to Mali after year-long rift
Havana (AFP) | 10/07/2026 - 23:06:04 | Cuba suffers second nationwide blackout in five days: power company
Kano (AFP) | 10/07/2026 - 23:03:33 | Nigerian troops kill over 300 'terrorists' in restive north
San Francisco (AFP) | 10/07/2026 - 23:01:09 | Apple sues OpenAI for trade secrets violations
Onera Health, a leader in transforming sleep medicine, announces that its innovative product, Onera hPSG®, has been honoured with the prestigious Red Dot Product Design Award for 2026. This international recognition celebrates exceptional design quality and underscores Onera Health's commitment to excellence, creativity, and patient-centric innovation. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260710266668/en/Onera Health's pat...
The 2026 Special Olympics Airlift officially took flight today as all participating Cessna, Beechcraft and Hawker aircraft, known as Doves, departed from airports across the country. Dove 1 for arrival day, a Cessna Citation Latitude generously operated by Prent Corporation, landed at St. Paul Downtown Airport (STP) carrying Special Olympic athletes and delegation members, signaling the start of Airlift arrivals for the Special Olympics USA Games. This press release features multimedia. View t...
Choya Umeshu Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Habikino City, Osaka Prefecture; President: Shigehiro Kondo) won the top awards at The San Francisco World Spirits Competition (SFWSC) 2026, with authentic umeshu “The CHOYA AGED 3 YEARS EXTRA FRUIT” and “The CHOYA Golden Ume Fruit” receiving the DOUBLE GOLD Awards and “The CHOYA FRENCH OAK” earning a GOLD Award. SFWSC Official website: https://thetastingalliance.com/events/san-francisco-world-spirits-competition SFWSC2026 SFWSC Results page: https://thetas...
Access Advance LLC today announced that Sharp, M&K Holdings, Tagivan and 9 other patent owners who own substantial video codec patent portfolios that cover the core technologies behind video decoding, processing, and streaming media delivery, have joined the Video Distribution Patent Pool (VDP Pool) in the first half of 2026. "The addition of all of these new Licensors’ patent portfolios is a real win for both the VDP Pool and our many existing and future Licensees,” said Peter Moller, CE...
Jensen Hughes, a global leader in fire & life safety, security and risk-based engineering and consulting, today announced the acquisition of HiLT Pte. Ltd. (HiLT), the leading fire protection engineering firm in Singapore. This acquisition strengthens the firm’s presence in the Asia-Pacific region and enhances its ability to support clients across demanding sectors, including transportation, energy storage systems and large-scale commercial and industrial developments. Founded in 2002, Hi...
The AFP bureau in New Delhi hosted the Marai Photo Grant 2026 award ceremony on Thursday.
Kioxia Corporation, a world leader in memory solutions, today announced that it has commenced sample shipments of 1Tb (terabit) Triple-Level-Cell (TLC) memory devices utilizing its 10th-generation BiCS FLASH™ 3D flash memory technology.1 These will be primarily integrated into the company’s enterprise and data center SSDs, strengthening Kioxia’s lineup to meet the growing demand for AI storage, which requires higher performance, higher capacity, and lower power consumption. These new products w...
Access Advance LLC today announced that Meta Platforms, Inc., one of the world's largest distributors of video content across its Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp services, has joined the Video Distribution Patent Pool (VDP Pool) as a Licensee. Meta also joined both the HEVC Advance and VVC Advance pools as a Licensee. Alibaba Group, whose video infrastructure spans a wide range of video-based services across e-commerce, entertainment, and digital media platforms, was also announced a...
New international research from Lenovo reveals that technological advancements are fundamentally changing how fans experience the FIFA World Cup 2026™, making viewers feel closer to the action than ever before. According to a survey of football fans across Australia, Canada, India, U.K., U.S., 87% say technology is improving their viewing experience, and 84% report the close-to-action camera perspectives help them feel like they're right there on the pitch. Accelerating this unprecedented v...