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Families want answers a year after South Korea's deadliest plane crash
Grieving mother Lee Hyo-eun returns every weekend to the airport where her daughter and 178 others died last year, desperate for the truth about South Korea's deadliest airline disaster.
Bausch Health Announces Final Results and Expiration of Exchange Offers
LAVAL, QC / ACCESS Newswire / December 23, 2025 / Bausch Health Companies Inc. (NYSE:BHC)(TSX:BHC) (the "Company") and its subsidiary 1261229 B.C. Ltd. (the "Issuer" and, together with the Company, the "Offerors") today announced the final results and expiration of their previously announced offers to exchange the Company's outstanding 4.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 (the "4.875% Notes") and 11.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 (the "11.00% Notes" and together with the 4.875% Notes, the "Existing Senior Secured Notes") for up to $1.6 billion aggregate principal amount of the Issuer's 10.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2032 (the "New Notes" and, such offers, the "Offers") , in each case, pursuant to the terms described in a confidential exchange offer memorandum dated November 24, 2025 (the "Exchange Offer Memorandum").
Primary Endpoint Successfully Achieved in Lexaria's Phase 1b Study GLP-1-H24-4
DehydraTECH-semaglutide reduced overall side effects by 48% as compared to Rybelsus®DehydraTECH-semaglutide reduced gastrointestinal side effects by 55% as compared to Rybelsus®Recent financings create runway for prospective new 2026 development opportunities
Spotify says piracy activists hacked its music catalogue
Music streaming service Spotify said Monday it had disabled accounts from a piracy activist hacker group that claimed to have "backed up" millions of Spotify's music files and metadata.
Last of kidnapped Nigerian pupils handed over, government says
Some 130 Nigerian Catholic school pupils were handed over to state authorities Monday, a day after the government said it had secured their release a month after one of the country's worst mass abductions.
Italy fines Apple nearly 100 mn euros over app privacy feature
Italy's competition authority said Monday it had fined the US tech giant Apple 98 million euros ($115 million) for allegedly abusing its dominant position in the mobile app market.
German Christmas markets hit by flood of fake news
Security has been tightened at German Christmas markets after recent deadly attacks. But if some online videos were to be believed, they've become barbed-wire fortresses guarded by armoured personnel carriers.
Alleged Bondi shooters conducted 'tactical' training in countryside, Australian police say
The two suspects in a deadly mass shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach carried out "tactical" training in the countryside, police alleged Monday, as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese apologised to the country's Jewish community and vowed tougher laws against extremism.
Jailed Malaysian ex-PM Najib loses bid for house arrest
Former Malaysian leader Najib Razak lost a bid Monday to have his jail term changed to house arrest, a setback ahead of a separate verdict this week tied to the country's 1MDB scandal.
Australian state pushes tough gun laws, 'terror symbols' ban after shooting
Australia's most populous state pushed ahead Monday with what it said were the country's strictest gun laws and a ban on displaying "terrorist" symbols after two gunmen killed 15 people celebrating a Jewish festival in Sydney last week.
Forte Group Receives BC Liquor Co-Packing Licence, Expanding Beverage Alcohol and Zero-Proof Manufacturing Capabilities at Its British Columbia Beverage Manufacturing Facility
News Release Highlights:Forte Group's wholly-owned subsidiary, Naturo Group Enterprises Inc., has received a Liquor Co-Packing Licence, authorizing the Company to pursue beverage alcohol co-packing operations within a designated 10,000-square-foot licensed area of its 40,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Bridesville, British Columbia, expanding the Company's permitted manufacturing capabilities.The licence positions Forte Group to evaluate and pursue future contract manufacturing opportunities with licensed beverage alcohol brands, as well as non-alcoholic "mock" or zero-proof liquor-style beverages, leveraging its broader production platform to support potential new revenue verticals and increased facility utilization.In parallel, the Company is evaluating the pursuit of an additional liquor licence that would permit direct sales to provincial liquor distribution authorities, in response to advanced discussions with an arm's-length strategic third party regarding a potential alcohol co-manufacturing relationship.
World Renowned Law Firm Grant & Eisenhofer Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Canadian Banks CIBC and RBC Alleging Illegal Stock Market Manipulation of Quantum BioPharma Shares
TORONTO, ONTARIO / ACCESS Newswire / December 22, 2025 / Quantum BioPharma Ltd. (NASDAQ:QNTM)(CSE:QNTM)(FRA:0K91) ("Quantum BioPharma"),understands that Quantum BioPharma shareholder Paul Durkacz has filed a class action lawsuit alleging that investors in Quantum BioPharma were the victims of stock manipulation. The suit alleges that between January 6, 2021, and October 15, 2025, shareholders who sold securities of Quantum Biopharma Ltd., formerly known as FSD Pharma Inc., were significantly and materially harmed.
Ovation Science Sees Expanded Opportunities for Its Topical Products Following U.S. Cannabis Rescheduling
VANCOUVER, BC AND LAS VEGAS, NV / ACCESS Newswire / December 22, 2025 / Ovation Science Inc. (CSE:OVAT)(OTC PINK:OVATF) ("Ovation" or the "Company") welcomes the recent U.S. rescheduling of cannabis and the potential introduction of a Medicare program that could allow patient access to much-needed, potentially life-changing CBD therapies, including topical formulations. Ovation's science-based topical / transdermal cannabis products are supported by clinical evidence and demonstrated commercial success through its licensee network.
1933 Industries Issues Final Reminder to 2024 Debenture Holders: December 22 Is the Deadline to Convert
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / December 22, 2025 / 1933 Industries Inc. (the "Company" or "1933 Industries") (CSE:TGIF)(OTCID:TGIFF) issues a final reminder to holders of its unsecured convertible debentures issued in 2024 (the "2024 Debentures") that today, December 22, 2025, is the final day to submit conversion instructions in accordance with the terms of the debenture agreement.
Brenmiller Energy CEO Avi Brenmiller Issues Year-End Letter to Shareholders
Solid foundation for focused growth in 2026103 MWh in cumulative projects deployed and a multimillion dollar pipeline of commercial opportunitiesSmart capital moving into TES industry
1933 Industries Achieves Positive Income in Q1 2026, Marking Third Consecutive Profitable Quarter
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / December 22, 2025 / 1933 Industries Inc. (the "Company" or "1933 Industries") (CSE:TGIF)(OTCID:TGIFF), a Nevada-focused cannabis cultivator and producer, is pleased to announce its first quarter financial results ("Q1 2026") for the three months ended October 31, 2025 and 2024. All amounts expressed are in Canadian dollars.
Gang members given hundreds-years-long sentences in El Salvador
El Salvador announced prison sentences for hundreds of gang members on Sunday, with some of the convicted receiving terms of hundreds of years.
Gang members given hundred-years-long sentences in El Salvador
El Salvador announced prison sentences for hundreds of gang members on Sunday, with some of the convicted receiving terms of hundreds of years.
Gunmen kill 9, wound 10 in South Africa bar attack
Nine people were killed when gunmen opened fire at a bar outside Johannesburg early Sunday, police said, in the second such shooting in South Africa this month.
Taiwan police rule out 'terrorism' in metro stabbing
Taiwan police on Sunday ruled out "terrorism" in a metro stabbing in the capital Taipei, where an attacker killed three and wounded 11.
Myanmar mystics divine future after ill-augured election
What lies ahead after Myanmar's forthcoming elections?
Australia stops in silence for Bondi Beach shooting victims
Millions of Australians will light candles and observe a minute's silence on Sunday, a week after a pair of gunmen fired into crowds at a Jewish festival on Sydney's most famous beach and killed 15 people.
Burning effigy, bamboo crafts at once-a-decade Hong Kong festival
Chanting villagers parade a giant effigy through the alleys of rural Hong Kong before setting it ablaze in a once-in-a-decade ceremony to ward off bad luck and appease their ancestors.
Australian lifeguards fall silent for Bondi Beach victims
Australian surf lifesavers lined the shore of Sydney's Bondi Beach and fell silent Saturday to honour the 15 people shot and killed when gunmen fired into crowds at a Jewish festival by the sea.
Newly released Epstein files: what we know
The release of documents on Friday related to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein follows months of pressure on the Trump administration for transparency about the politically explosive case.
Musk wins US court appeal of $56 bn Tesla pay package
A Delaware appeals court cleared the way Friday for tech CEO Elon Musk to receive a long-contested $56 billion Tesla pay package, reversing an earlier judgment in the long-running case.
US judge voids murder conviction in Jam Master Jay killing
A US judge overturned Friday the murder conviction of one man in the killing of hip-hop legend Jam Master Jay after a judge found prosecutors did not prove intent.
Trump administration begins release of Epstein files
The US Justice Department on Friday began releasing the long-awaited records from the investigation into the politically explosive case of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Brazil court rejects new Bolsonaro appeal against coup conviction
A Brazilian Supreme Court judge on Friday rejected a fresh appeal by jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro against his coup conviction, declaring it inadmissible, according to a court document seen by AFP.
Misinformation complicated Brown University shooting probe: police
Officials in the US state of Rhode Island have denounced misinformation that they said complicated their multiday search for the gunman who killed two students and wounded others at Brown University.
US halts green card lottery after MIT professor, Brown University killings
The Trump administration will suspend a green card lottery that allowed a man believed to be behind both a mass shooting at Brown University and the killing of an MIT professor into the United States.
Three killed in Taipei metro attacks, suspect dead
Attacks at metro stations in Taipei on Friday involving smoke bombs and stabbings killed at least three people, the Taiwanese city's fire department said, adding that the suspect was also dead.