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Florence Healthcare Launches SiteLink on AWS Marketplace, Extending its Clinical Trial Operations Platform Capabilities to Cloud
ATLANTA, GEORGIA / ACCESS Newswire / October 28, 2025 / Florence Healthcare, the leading clinical trial platform connecting pharmaceutical sponsors and research sites worldwide, announced today that SiteLink, a key offering of Florence's Trial Operations Platform, is now available in AWS Marketplace.
Venezuela claims CIA 'false flag' attack foiled, as US deploys bombers
Venezuela claimed Monday to have dismantled a CIA-financed cell plotting a false-flag attack on a US warship deployed to the southern Caribbean, as Washington stepped up pressure on Caracas by flying bombers nearby.
Brazil ex-leader Bolsonaro appeals 27-year prison sentence
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro's lawyers on Monday filed an appeal against his 27-year prison sentence for a botched coup bid after his 2022 election loss.
'Not our first hurricane': Jamaicans prepare to ride out deadly Melissa
Melissa could be the worst hurricane Jamaica has experienced since recordkeeping began -- but some residents on the Caribbean island say they will believe it when they see it.
AI-generated fakes proliferate as Hurricane Melissa nears Jamaica
AI-generated videos were clogging social media feeds Monday as Hurricane Melissa surged toward Jamaica, diverting attention from critical safety information about the massive Category 5 storm.
NBA reviewing policies to fight 'dire risks' of gambling: report
The NBA is reviewing league policies to ensure players know gambling's "dire risks" according to a league memo reportedly sent to teams Monday in the wake of a betting scandal.
American jazz drummer Jack DeJohnette dies
US jazz drummer Jack DeJohnette, a major figure in modern jazz who collaborated with Miles Davis and Keith Jarrett, has died at 83, his management said on Monday.
'A kind of freedom': Amsterdam celebrates 750 years
World-famous city of canals, bikes and tolerance, Amsterdam celebrated 750 years since its founding Monday, but the Dutch capital is now grappling with the very modern problems of overtourism and a housing shortage.
UK activists who tried to paint Taylor Swift jet spared jail
Two climate activists were Monday spared jail by a UK court after they sprayed two planes with orange paint to protest US pop star Taylor Swift's use of private jets.
Category 5 Hurricane Melissa strengthens as it heads for Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa strengthened Monday as it took aim at Jamaica and other parts of the Caribbean as a top-level Category 5 storm, with forecasters predicting catastrophic flooding and urging residents to seek shelter immediately.
Australian Murray cod wallops swim record
An Australian freshwater Murray cod has surprised scientists by swimming a marathon 860 kilometres (530 miles) along a major river system -- believed to be a record for the species.
Murder, kidnap, censorship: the 'new normal' of Tanzania politics
A priest attacked after a meeting about democracy with faith leaders, an opposition official's corpse found doused in acid, an ex-ambassador missing from his blood-stained home -- this is the "new normal" in Tanzania, say critics.
Venezuela says US military exercises on nearby island a 'provocation'
Venezuela on Sunday blasted the arrival in nearby Trinidad and Tobago of a US warship as a dangerous "provocation," amid mounting fears of potential attacks against the Venezuelan mainland.
Powerful Hurricane Melissa strengthens as it heads for Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa, already a major category 4 storm, gathered steam Sunday as it took aim at Jamaica and other parts of the Caribbean, with forecasters predicting catastrophic flooding and urging residents to seek shelter immediately.
US warship arrives in Trinidad and Tobago, near Venezuela
A US warship arrived in Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday for joint exercises near the coast of Venezuela, as Washington ratcheted up pressure on drug traffickers and Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
Nigerian Sharia police cancel court-ordered TikTok celebrities' wedding
Sharia-enforcing police in Nigeria's northern city of Kano have cancelled a wedding of two TikTok celebrities that was ordered by a court after a viral kissing video, an official told AFP Sunday.
Two suspects arrested in Louvre jewel heist
French authorities have detained two of the suspected robbers believed to have stolen precious crown jewels from the Louvre in a museum heist that stunned the world, officials said Sunday.
Year-long funeral starts for Thailand's former queen Sirikit
Thousands of grieving Thai royalists lined the streets of Bangkok on Sunday, saluting a procession bringing former queen Sirikit's body to lie in state for a year-long funeral at the capital's Grand Palace.
Hurricane Melissa strengthens as it crawls toward Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa was cutting a deadly path through the Caribbean on Sunday, strengthening into a Category 3 storm as it crawled along a worryingly slow course toward Jamaica and the island of Hispaniola.
Venezuela vows to protect its coast from US covert ops
Venezuela's Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino said Saturday the country is conducting military exercises to protect its coast against any potential "covert operations" as the United States expands its regional military presence.
Hurricane Melissa cutting deadly path in Caribbean
Hurricane Melissa was cutting a deadly path in the Caribbean on Saturday night, with rapid intensification expected over the weekend as it took a worryingly slow course toward Jamaica and the island of Hispaniola, forecasters said.
Prison film fest brings Hollywood and healing to US jailhouse
Held inside a notorious prison among some of California's most dangerous felons, the San Quentin Film Festival is not your typical Hollywood affair.
Melissa strengthens into hurricane, cutting slow path to Jamaica
Deadly storm Melissa strengthened Saturday afternoon into a Category 1 hurricane, with rapid intensification expected over the weekend as it cut a worryingly slow course toward the Caribbean island of Jamaica, forecasters said.
Ireland's Catherine Connolly set to be president after rival concedes election
Irish voters looked set to have left-winger Catherine Connolly to be the country's new president, after her only rival conceded defeat Saturday in a contest marred by spolit voting and a low turnout.
Hong Kong collects black boxes after deadly plane crash
The black box flight recorders from an aircraft involved in a crash that killed two people at Hong Kong airport earlier this week have been recovered, authorities said Saturday.
Major champions help Philippines chase golf tourist billions
The Philippines is laying out the red carpet this week to some of golf's biggest names, part of a grand government plan to diversify tourism with sport at the forefront.
More than 60 UN members sign cybercrime treaty opposed by rights groups
Countries signed their first UN treaty targeting cybercrime in Hanoi on Saturday, despite opposition from an unlikely band of tech companies and rights groups warning of expanded state surveillance.
'Deeply disturbed' - NBA chief Silver grapples with illegal betting scandal
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Friday he was "deeply disturbed" after Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups were among those arrested in a far-ranging FBI probe into illegal gambling.
North Korea using crypto, IT workers to dodge UN sanctions: report
North Korea is circumventing UN sanctions by using cryptocurrency to trade raw materials and military weaponry, and by deploying large numbers of IT workers abroad to launder funds and generate income for Pyongyang, an international sanctions monitoring group reported.
UN members to sign cybercrime treaty opposed by rights groups
Countries sign their first UN treaty targeting cybercrime in Hanoi on Saturday, despite opposition from an unlikely band of tech companies and rights groups warning of expanded state surveillance.
Heat back Rozier as NBA grapples with gambling scandal fallout
Miami Heat captain Bam Adebayo said teammate Terry Rozier, arrested in a sweeping federal gambling probe, has the team's "full support" as the NBA grappled with the burgeoning scandal on Friday.
Pope beatifies 11 priests killed by Nazi, Communist regimes
Pope Leo XIV on Friday approved the beatification of 11 "martyr" priests killed by the Nazi or Communist regimes in Europe in the 1940s and 1950s, putting them close to sainthood.