Stalin’s death: the first scoop

The death of Joseph Stalin, on March 5, 1953, brings AFP a global scoop that will leave its mark on the fledgling Agency’s history. At the time, foreign journalists in Moscow are unable to instantly transmit news in real time because of the regime’s censorship. AFP, however, was constantly
monitoring Radio Moscow’s domestic broadcasts from Paris.

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Plasma One Launches to Herald a New Era of Stablecoin Banking

Plasma has today announced the launch of Plasma One, its flagship financial product designed to make digital dollars usable for everyday spending, sending and earning. Plasma One is designed to make stablecoins feel like money, only better - more accessible, reliable and efficient. For years, stablecoin adoption has been held back by a fragmented system and poor user experience. We have seen wallets in one place, exchanges in another, and costly off-ramps standing between digital dollars and ...

AFP holds online climate digital investigation workshop with journalists in Brazil ahead of COP30

AFP offered a digital investigation workshop for Brazilian journalists on September 29 and October 6, focusing on ways to counter climate misinformation in the run-up to COP30 — the UN climate change conference to be held in Belém in November.

AFP offered a digital investigation workshop for Brazilian journalists on September 29 and October 6, focusing on ways to counter climate misinformation in the run-up to COP30 — the UN climate change conference to be held in Belém in November.