The case of Africa's 'vanishing' carbon deals
The case of Africa's 'vanishing' carbon deals

By AFP's Evelyn Kpadeh Seagbeh and Code for Africa's Kunle Adebajo
Damascus (AFP) | 07/07/2026 - 10:21:53 | France says Macron safe, continuing visit after Damascus blast
Damascus (AFP) | 07/07/2026 - 10:11:44 | Two blasts near Damascus hotel where French president spent night: security source to AFP
Damascus (AFP) | 07/07/2026 - 09:47:20 | Explosion heard in Damascus during French president's visit: AFP
Beijing (AFP) | 07/07/2026 - 09:33:19 | Landslide in northwest China kills 5, 12 missing: state media
Quetta (AFP) | 07/07/2026 - 08:47:11 | Gunmen kill 9 police officers near dam project in southwest Pakistan: officials
Beijing (AFP) | 07/07/2026 - 07:07:21 | China's coast guard says drove out Japanese vessel near disputed island
Beijing (AFP) | 07/07/2026 - 07:03:54 | Tolls from China storms, rain rise to 15 dead, 9 missing: state media
Beijing (AFP) | 07/07/2026 - 06:09:07 | China's Xi calls for 'all out' rescue operations after floods
Tokyo (AFP) | 07/07/2026 - 05:52:14 | Japan coast guard says expelled Chinese ships from waters near disputed islands
Beijing (AFP) | 07/07/2026 - 05:49:49 | China's Xi calls for 'all out' rescue operations after floods, landslides
Global Millennial Capital Ltd. (“GMCL”) today announced the final closing of its inaugural IPO Opportunities Fund at USD 100 million. Raised through a private placement with institutional and professional investors, the fund targets late-stage and special opportunities investments across mid-cap technology companies operating in high-growth sectors, including artificial intelligence, decentralized finance infrastructure, cybersecurity, digital infrastructure, enterprise software, and climate te...
OKX, a blockchain technology and trading company serving more than 120 million customers globally, and Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), one of the world's leading providers of financial market technology and data powering global capital markets including the New York Stock Exchange, today announced plans for OKX to launch perpetual futures based on ICE's Brent Crude and WTI Crude energy benchmarks. The products are expected to be available to trade on OKX’s platform in jurisdictions whe...

By AFP's Evelyn Kpadeh Seagbeh and Code for Africa's Kunle Adebajo
ChatEurope, the go-to platform for European affairs created by leading European media outlets, enhances its offer with the launch of key EU events live video coverage.
Zambon today announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has adopted a positive opinion recommending the granting of a marketing authorization by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for Hopledo® (modified-release levodopa/carbidopa) for the treatment of adult patients with Parkinson’s disease and moderate to severe motor fluctuations who have not been sufficiently stabilized with oral levodopa/DDC inhibitor-based treatment regimens. CHMP recommendation is based on...
Enhertu® (trastuzumab deruxtecan) has been approved in the European Union (EU) as a monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic HER2 positive (immunohistochemistry [IHC] 3+) solid tumors who have received prior treatment and who have no satisfactory treatment options. Enhertu is a specifically engineered HER2 directed DXd antibody drug conjugate (ADC) discovered by Daiichi Sankyo (TSE: 4568) and being jointly developed and commercialized by Daiichi Sankyo a...
The Korean Patent Court has invalidated three of Aspen Aerogels’ patents related to improved hydrophobic aerogel material. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260628192007/en/Beerenberg delivers high-end insulation solutions built for performance, reliability, and long-term value. (Photo: Beerenberg) The ruling confirms the conclusion of the Intellectual Property Trial and Appeal Board (IPTAB) that the patents did not mee...
COOCON (CEO Kim Jong-hyun, KOSDAQ: 294570), a business data platform company in South Korea, announced on June 29 that it is accelerating its push into the Model Context Protocol (MCP)-based data business for the AI agent era. Under the plan, COOCON aims to grow into a “dedicated data hub for AI agents” by delivering its existing data in MCP format so AI agents can utilize it directly. With over 20 years of expertise in collecting and connecting data across finance, the public sector, logisti...
Seiden Law LLP (“Seiden Law”), legal counsel for Mr. Leak Yim, a Cambodia national, and his family, announces the filing of an application in U.S. federal district court in Washington D.C., seeking court-ordered discovery to uncover the false and misleading information that may have led to mistaken prosecution in Thailand of Mr. Yim as well as his unwarranted identification to Congress as being associated with scam centers in Asia. 28 U.S.C. § 1782 (“1782”) provides powerful evidence-gatherin...