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Ukraine's Australian Open semi-finalist Elina Svitolina says she would not even have been in Melbourne without a break last year to recharge physically and mentally.

Japan did not win an Olympic figure skating medal until 1992 but it is now among the sport's world powers, with kids dreaming of becoming the next Yuzuru Hanyu or Mao Asada.

Venezuelan opposition figure Delsa Solorzano appeared in public for the first time in 17 months on Tuesday, hailing a new phase in the country's history after the ouster of Nicolas Maduro.

The murder of 11 people at a football game has sparked deep anger in the central Mexican town of Loma de Flores, where sport is promoted as a way of keeping young people safe from drug cartels.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will unveil plans to bolster his nuclear forces at an upcoming ruling party meeting, state media reported Wednesday, after a missile launch the despot said would bring "excruciating mental agony" to his enemies.

A French court Tuesday found a former senator guilty of drugging a woman lawmaker with ecstasy with intent to sexually assault her, and sentenced him to four years in prison, of which 18 months must be behind bars.

The US Federal Reserve is broadly expected to pause its series of interest rate cuts Wednesday, resisting mounting attacks from President Donald Trump, while policymakers await more data on the world's biggest economy.

Since the January 3 capture of autocrat Nicolas Maduro in a US military raid that killed dozens, Caracas resident "J" has been unable to sleep -- one of countless Venezuelans left psychologically scarred by the event.

The United States has started unblocking Venezuelan funds that were frozen under sanctions, the South American country's interim president said Tuesday in the latest sign of rapprochement between long-term foes.

Audrey Nuna from Netflix's mega-hit animated musical "KPop Demon Hunters" will headline the opening ceremony at the Women's Asian Cup in Australia.

Donald Trump warned Tuesday of "very bad things" if Republicans lose the US midterm elections, as the US president kicked off a travel blitz under the shadow of unrest in Minneapolis and voter worries about the economy.

Russian forces in Ukraine killed 12 people and struck energy infrastructure and a passenger train overnight on Tuesday, authorities said, days after negotiators from both sides held direct talks aimed at ending nearly four years of war.

Venezuelan opposition figure Delsa Solorzano returned to work at her office in Caracas Tuesday for the first time after 17 months spent out of sight of the authorities.

QUEBEC, QC / ACCESS Newswire / January 28, 2026 / NuRAN Wireless Inc. ("NuRAN" or the "Company") (CSE:NUR)(OTC PINK:NRRWF)(FSE:1RN), announces, further to its prior press release of December 23, 2025, that its acquisition of Advance Factoring Inc. (the "Factor") has resulted in a restructuring transaction within the meaning of National Instrument 51-102 -Continuous Disclosure Obligations (the "Restructuring Transaction"), and that the Company is in the process of preparing a material change report containing the disclosure required by section 14.2 of Form 51-102F5 - Information Circular in respect of the Factor.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / January 28, 2026 / Golden Lake Exploration Inc. ("Golden Lake" or the "Company") (CSE:GLM)(OTCQB:GOLXF) and McEwen Inc. ("McEwen") (NYSE/TSX: MUX) are pleased to announce that they have entered into a Definitive Agreement (the "Agreement") on January 28th, 2026 in respect of a proposed transaction (the "Proposed Transaction"), whereby McEwen would acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Golden Lake by way of plan of arrangement. If the Proposed Transaction is completed, Golden Lake would become a wholly-owned subsidiary of McEwen.

MONTREAL, QC / ACCESS Newswire / January 28, 2026 / Alphinat Inc. (TSXV:NPA.H)(NEX:NPA) announces a net income of $89,282 for the first quarter 2026 ended November 30 th , 2025 compared to a net income of $105,204 for the same period ended November 30 th , 2026.

New trading features and Binance integration designed to give users more flexibility to trade single coins and manage assets across centralized exchanges.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA / ACCESS Newswire / January 28, 2026 / CoTec Holdings Corp. (TSXV:CTH)(OTCQB:CTHCF) ("CoTec" or the "Company") is pleased announce that Kings Chapel International ("Kings Chapel") has exercised all 833,332 of the share purchase warrants that it received in connection with CoTec's equity financing that closed in July 2025.

Final Prospectus Filed. Books closing September 26 February 19, 2025 2026 for initial closing.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / January 28, 2026 / Troy Minerals Inc. ("Troy" or the "Company") (CSE:TROY)(OTCQB:TROYF)(FSE:VJ3) is pleased to announce that it proposes to change its name to Meta Critical Minerals Inc.

CALGARY, ALBERTA / ACCESS Newswire / January 28, 2026 / MOBILTEX, a global leader in intelligent infrastructure remote monitoring, has acquired WATERing, an AI-enabled software platform that delivers deep water-network intelligence through advanced modelling, simulation, and predictive analytics. The acquisition accelerates the evolution of MOBILTEX's FloPath Business Group into an AI-powered water-system optimization platform, enabling utilities to move from reactive operations to proactive, data-driven control of their networks.

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LONDON, ONTARIO / ACCESS Newswire / January 28, 2026 / Treasure Oakes Resources Inc. (the "Company") is pleased to announce it has filed the independent technical report entitled "NI 43-101 TECHNICAL REPORT on the Ferris Lake Project - J. Burns Ni-Prospect Mond and Raymond Townships, Larder Lake Mining District, Ontario, NTS: 41P14A" (the "Technical Report") for its 100% owned flagship Ferris Lake Property located in Northern Ontario, Canada. The report has been filed on SEDAR+ and will also be available on the Company's website. The technical report confirms the project as a "Property of Merit" and recommends a two phase exploration program. A drill permit has been granted by the Ministry of Energy and Mines for a first phase 5,000 meter drill program. Discussions with First Nation communities is ongoing.

MONTRÉAL, QUEBEC / ACCESS Newswire / January 28, 2026 / Sadie, the voice AI agent for the hospitality industry, today announced a new integration with Cloudbeds, the hospitality industry's leading unified platform, enabling hotels to automate guest calls while increasing direct bookings and freeing staff to focus on on-property service. Through the integration, Cloudbeds-powered hotels can deploy Sadie as an intelligent voice agent that answers calls instantly, shares real-time rates and availability, and creates and manages reservations directly within the Cloudbeds platform.

New solution provides 99.999% accuracy, LLM-style phrase matching, and real-time validation - at no additional cost to customers

Bringing EV Everywhere™ and Data Center Autopilot™ Made-in-Canada BluWave-ai Software Products to Gulf Markets, Partnering with Scale AI

The integration of Swarm Logic® and Ubiquity Cloud combines powerful analytics and advanced automation capabilities for AI-enhanced energy management in enterprise building portfolios.

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QUEBEC, QC / ACCESS Newswire / January 28, 2026 / NuRAN Wireless Inc. ("NuRAN" or the "Company") (CSE:NUR)(OTC:NRRWF)(FSE:1RN), a leading supplier of mobile and broadband wireless infrastructure solutions, is pleased to announce the launch of its first 3G site in Cameroon, marking an important milestone in the company's network rollout in the country.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / January 28, 2026 / CHAR Technologies Ltd. ("CHAR Tech" or "the Company") (TSXV:YES)(FSE:68K) a leader in sustainable biomass energy solutions for heavy industry decarbonization is pleased to report its financial results for its fiscal year ended September 30th, 2025.

Technical Studies Underway on Lost Soldier ProjectNorth Hadsell Drilling Returns Significant Intercepts

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / January 28, 2026 / Galway Metals Inc. (TSXV:GWM)(OTCQB:GAYMF) (the "Company" or "Galway") is pleased to report drill results for 7 diamond drill holes at the Southwest Deposit in the Company's 100%-owned flagship Clarence Stream high-grade gold project in New Brunswick, Canada. The Clarence Stream Gold Project hosts district-scale potential, with an approximately 65-kilometre strike length of highly prospective gold showings and anomalies; and a 2022 MRE of 12.4 Mt @ 2.3 g/t Au Indicated for 922,000 oz., and 16.0 Mt @ 2.6 g/t Au Inferred for 1.334 M oz. gold from the NI 43-101 technical report titled "Technical Report on the Clarence Stream Mineral Resource Project, New Brunswick, Canada" dated March 31, 2022, by SLR Consulting Ltd.