02/19/2025 14:40
HSBC Continental Europe: 2024 Annual and Second Half Results

Regulatory News: On 18 February 2025, HSBC Continental Europe’s Board of Directors reviewed the second half year results and approved the consolidated financial statements for 2024. At HSBC, our ambition is to be the preferred and most trusted international financial partner for our clients. In Continental Europe, we are focused on serving corporate and institutional clients, with a particular focus on connecting them to international markets, financing and facilitating trade within Europe an...

03/07/2025 01:00
AHF Demands Health, Rights and Equality on International Women’s Day

On this International Women’s Day (IWD), observed on March 8, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) stands in solidarity with women and girls worldwide, celebrating their achievements while championing action to break down barriers to health, equality, and opportunity. This year, AHF teams worldwide are joining the global movement to demand an end to the inequities that hold women and girls back with IWD commemorations to remind everyone that when women and girls thrive, so do entire communities. Th...

Africa's 'bold generation' see bright future at home

They see themselves as the "bold generation" and the "conscious youth" of the African continent. AFP met six African students from Generation Z who, from Dakar to Nairobi, and Johannesburg to Abidjan, displayed a realistic optimism and a desire to transform their countries.

They see themselves as the "bold generation" and the "conscious youth" of the African continent. AFP met six African students from Generation Z who, from Dakar to Nairobi, and Johannesburg to Abidjan, displayed a realistic optimism and a desire to transform their countries.

AFP photographer Olivier Morin receives honourable mention at the Siena Awards in Italy

Paris based photographer Olivier Morin received an honourable mention at the Siena Awards on Saturday for a photograph showing fish trapped in a plastic bag.


The photo was taken near Pietarsaari, Finland, on May 3rd 2023, during the spring ice melt.

The Siena International Photo Awards (SIPA) is a prestigious photography competition open to professional and amateur photographers worldwide.

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02/19/2025 15:00
MyHeritage Introduces Ancient Origins: Advanced DNA Analysis That Traces Origins Back 10,000 Years

MyHeritage, the leading global platform for family history and DNA testing, announced today the release of Ancient Origins, a major new product that complements the company’s DNA ethnicity reports. Ancient Origins goes back further in time, thanks to the latest developments in archaeogenetics, allowing MyHeritage DNA customers to trace their origins up to 10,000 years into the past and discover the ancient populations from which they descend, such as Imperial Romans, Norse Vikings, Phoenicians,...

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