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As dawn breaks over Ghana's Atlantic coast, artisanal fishing boats return to shore with last night's catch -- baskets of snapper, crabs, rays and a distinct-looking fish locals call "esene".

Preliminary work on a vast hotel project linked to the Trump family has already caused irreparable damage to a once pristine stretch of Albania's coast, scientists and activists say.

Harry Wilson retained the Australia captaincy Thursday as coach Les Kiss named his first Wallabies squad with powerful centre Isaac Henry the only debutant, but veteran prop forward James Slipper was missing.

From fireballs to gunfights, Bollywood special effects master Vishal Tyagi is going the old-fashioned way to create cinematic chaos in a way he says artificial intelligence simply cannot.

Fresh fighting in the Middle East and rising oil prices have put the European Central Bank on alert ahead of its rate-setting meeting on Thursday.

The fraught and fiery trial of late football legend Diego Maradona's medical team has at times been as turbulent as the life of Number 10 himself.

Hundreds of hapless creatures are waiting to be reunited with their owners or find refuge with an adoptive family after Venezuela's devastating earthquakes struck one month ago.

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Argentina's top football officials on Wednesday firmly denied reports that their federation's president and treasurer were detained and questioned upon leaving the United States after the World Cup final.

Tesla reported weaker-than-expected quarterly profits on Wednesday despite increased auto sales, depressing shares in after-hours trading amid questions over massive capital spending plans.

Britain's record-breaking June heatwave resulted in some 24 million lost hours of work, costing the economy £1.15 billion ($1.5 billion), according to an estimate released Thursday by the London School of Economics (LSE).

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / July 23, 2026 / CoTec Holdings Corp. (TSX-V:CTH)(OTCQX:CTHCF) ("CoTec" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Company's Chief Executive Officer, Julian Treger, and Chief Financial Officer, Braam Jonker will host an investor update on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at 11:00am EST / 8:00am PST.

MCLEAN, VA / ACCESS Newswire / July 23, 2026 / Gladstone Commercial Corporation (Nasdaq:GOOD) ("Gladstone Commercial") is pleased to report another successful six months (for the period ended June 30, 2026) of investing, leasing, and disposition activity in the net lease space. We continue to create shareholder value by increasing our industrial exposure and disposing of non-core office assets.

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New in-house innovation division debuts its flagship product: a proprietary platform unifying CRM, AI-powered tools, training, and business management into a single system for Epique agents and brokers.

Company expands sophisticated internal evaluation protocols targeting image quality metrics, workflow efficiency, and longitudinal tracking performance.

Groundbreaking Survey of Engineering Leaders Finds Wide Gap Between Confidence in AI Code and Digital Accessibility, with Risk Growing Faster than Validation Infrastructure

New platform continuously monitors regulatory, market, governance and peer developments, helping SEC reporting teams identify, evaluate, and respond to disclosure-relevant changes as they happen. 

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FRISCO, TX / ACCESS Newswire / July 23, 2026 / GameSquare Holdings, Inc. ("GameSquare" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:GAME), a next-generation media, entertainment, technology and digital native treasury company, today announced it repurchased over 1 million shares of its common stock during the month of July 2026 for less than $0.4 million, representing an average price of approximately $0.38 per share. Following this transaction, the Company has approximately $10.9 million remaining under its current authorization, which was expanded on April 14, 2026.

LAS VEGAS, NV / ACCESS Newswire / July 23, 2026 / AI Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:AIFC)(FRA:5AR1) ("AiFi" or the "Company"), a leading fintech provider of global payments, trading, and settlement infrastructure for digital assets, today issued the following statement from Chief Executive Officer Tony Isaac.

CRANBROOK, BC / ACCESS Newswire / July 23, 2026 / Eagle Plains Resources Ltd. (TSX-V:EPL)(OTCQB:EGPLF) ("EPL" or "Eagle Plains") is pleased to announce that partner Sun Summit Minerals Corp. (TSX-V:SMN)(OTCQB:SMREF) ("Sun Summit") has mobilized exploration crews to commence the second phase of 2026 fieldwork at Eagle Plains' Theory copper-gold project (the "Theory Project"), north-central British Columbia. The property is owned 100% by Eagle Plains, with 122 hectares of the property subject to an underlying 0.5% Net Smelter Royalty held by a third party.

Agreement builds on prior planning and technical alignment to establish a more structured development framework for proposed renewable fuels production in AustraliaNew Rise ANZ platform is intended to support proposed SAF and renewable diesel development in Australia, with potential expansion across New Zealand and select Asia-Pacific marketsXCF Global may earn up to a 10% equity interest in the project entity through milestone-based technical, development and project supportThe New Rise ANZ platform is designed to combine proven renewable fuels technology, advanced modular infrastructure, diversified feedstock strategy and local project development to support what is intended to be one of Australia's first fully integrated SAF and renewable fuels platforms

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Surface drilling defines previously unrecognised gold zone containing oxide and sulphide mineralisation(NYSE AMERICAN: CMCL; AIM: CMCL; VFEX: CMCL)

Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed to have struck two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea on Wednesday, potentially opening a new front in the US-Iran war engulfing the region.

Google's cloud business grew by more than 80 percent, the company said on Wednesday, which exceeded investor expectations who are looking for signs that the company's AI investments are paying off.

Wildfires raged on Wednesday in Sicily, southwestern France and central Spain, sparking thousands of evacuations and claiming the life of an Italian firefighter.

The United States on Wednesday announced a landmark deal with Saudi Arabia that would establish a civilian nuclear program in the Gulf country, with Washington insisting the agreement includes safeguards against non-proliferation.

Google's cloud business grew by more than 80 percent, the company said Wednesday, exceeding investor expectations as markets look for signs that the company's AI investments are paying off.

Tesla reported weaker-than-expected quarterly profits on Wednesday, citing a hit from lower vehicle prices despite increased auto sales.

US President Donald Trump threatened Wednesday to destroy an Iranian bridge or power plant for every attack on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, drawing an "eye for an eye" warning from Tehran as both sides sharpened threats in the escalating war.