Agence France-Presse

Agence France-Presse (AFP) is an international news agency headquartered in Paris. Founded in 1944 it is the third largest in the world (after Associated Press and Reuters). It was established after the liberation of Paris by journalists in the headquarters of Agence Havas renamed "Office Français d'Information" during the war which was infamous for collaboration with the Nazis.

Currently, its CEO is Emmanuel Hoog and its news director Michèle Léridon. AFP has regional offices in Nicosia, Montevideo, Hong Kong, and Washington, D.C., and bureaus in 150 countries. It transmits news in French, English, Arabic, Portuguese, Spanish and German.

History

Agence Havas

The Agence Havas was founded in 1835 by a Parisian translator and advertising agent, Charles-Louis Havas as Agence Havas. Two of his employees, Paul Reuter and Bernhard Wolff, later set up rival news agencies in London and Berlin respectively, starting 1848. In order to reduce overhead and develop the lucrative advertising side of the business, Havas's sons, who had succeeded him in 1852, signed agreements with Reuter and Wolff, giving each news agency an exclusive reporting zone in different parts of Europe. This arrangement lasted until the 1930s, when the invention of short-wave wireless improved and cut communications costs. To help Havas extend the scope of its reporting at a time of great international tension, the French government financed up to 47% of its investments.

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Neymar to leave Saudi team – source

The Manila Times 25 Jan 2025
RIYADH — Brazilian star Neymar is in discussions about leaving his Saudi club Al-Hilal but his financial demands are holding up an agreement, a club source told Agence France-Presse (AFP) ... The club's coach Jorge Jesus said recently ... ....
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Strong quakes hit Southern Leyte, Zamboanga peninsula

Manila Standard 23 Jan 2025
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said it had a depth of 25 kilometers and left cracks on buildings and houses, according to an Agence France Presse (AFP) report ... Agence France Presse.
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2 soldiers die, 12 wounded in Basilan ambush

Manila Standard 23 Jan 2025
The UN country office in the Philippines did not immediately respond to Agence France Presse’s (AFP) request for comment ... Ebrahim said in a statement sent to AFP that the regional Bangsamoro ...
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Magnitude-5.8 quake strikes Southern Leyte

Manila Standard 23 Jan 2025
The state seismic agency noted additional intensities in areas outside of the Leyte provinces, ... It left cracks on buildings and houses, according to an Agence France Presse (AFP) report ... —With AFP.
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Two soldiers dead, 12 wounded in ambush by ex-Philippine rebels

Manila Standard 23 Jan 2025
The UN country office in the Philippines did not immediately respond to Agence France Presse’s (AFP) request for comment ... Ebrahim said in a statement sent to AFP that the regional Bangsamoro ...
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Japan man arrested for kicking rabbit as police probe 77 other deaths

Manila Standard 23 Jan 2025
Riku Hotta, from east of Kyoto, was “arrested on suspicion of kicking a rabbit” on Tuesday, a police spokesman told Agence France Presse (AFP). The animal later reportedly died ... .
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Germany's Bertelsmann strikes deal with OpenAI

Urdu Point 22 Jan 2025
... Last week, global news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) and French company Mistral AI signed a deal for the start-up's chatbot to use news agency reports to respond to users' requests.
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Trump declares national emergency, troop deployments at Mexico border

Manila Standard 21 Jan 2025
White House deputy press secretary Anna ... “We have had birthright citizenship for centuries, and a president cannot take it away with an executive order,” he told Agence France Presse (AFP).
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Mexican authorities to seal secret tunnel on U.S. border

Raw Story 20 Jan 2025
and Mexican security agencies, the tunnel measures approximately 300 meters (1,000 feet) in length on the Mexican side and is equipped with lighting, ventilation and is reinforced to prevent collapses ... © Agence France-Presse .
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New ‘oligarchy’ under fire as elites descend on Davos

Manila Standard 20 Jan 2025
“Because just because we are born millionaires, or because we got lucky once—and call that self-made—we now get to influence politicians worldwide with our political preferences,” she told Agence France Presse (AFP).
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TikTok restores service in U.S., thanking Trump

Raw Story 20 Jan 2025
Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives told AFP the episode "marked a big win for TikTok and a political win for Trump," likening the episode to "high-stakes poker between the US and China."- President proof? - ... © Agence France-Presse .
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Blind sales of unclaimed packages a hit in Rome

The Philadelphia Inquirer 19 Jan 2025
“Many people might say this is a good surprise,” Benedetta told Agence France-Presse (AFP), holding up the wireless earphones in one hand ... .
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Hope, fear at Paris rally for Gaza hostages

Manila Standard 19 Jan 2025
Paris, FrancePeople gathered in Paris Saturday in ... Two sources close to Hamas told Agence France Presse (AFP) that the first group of hostages to be released would be three Israeli women soldiers.
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Teleworkers don't want to turn back

The Manila Times 19 Jan 2025
You need to see people there physically to make sure they're doing their work," the PR boss told Agence France-Presse (AFP) from his San Francisco apartment, overlooking the city's iconic rooftops.
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TikTok shuts down US access as Trump seeks app's reinstatement

The Manila Times 19 Jan 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C ... "Please stay tuned!" ... A last-minute proposal made Saturday by the highly valued startup Perplexity AI offered a merger with the US subsidiary of TikTok, a source with knowledge of the deal told Agence France-Presse (AFP) ... ....

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