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BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA / ACCESS Newswire / January 21, 2026 / NOA Lithium Brines Inc. (TSXV:NOAL) ("NOA" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the Company has engaged Montgomery & Associates ("M&A") to start key activities for the hydrogeological model of the Rio Grande salar to support the Preliminary Feasibility Study ("PFS") for NOA's Rio Grande Project (the "RioGrandeProject" or "Project"). The PFS is planned to be completed before the end of 2026.

CRANBROOK, BRITISH COLUMBIA / ACCESS Newswire / January 21, 2026 / Eagle Plains Resources Ltd. (TSXV:EPL)(OTCQB:EGPLF) ("EPL" or "Eagle Plains") is pleased to announce that partner Sun Summit Minerals Corp. (TSXV:SMN)(OTCQB:SMREF) ("Sun Summit") has received final analytical and petrographic results from the 2025 field program 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.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA / ACCESS Newswire / January 21, 2026 / Relevant Gold Corp. (TSXV:RGC)(OTCQB:RGCCF) (the "Company" or "Relevant Gold") is pleased to report results from its 2025 diamond drill program at the Apex Shear Target, part of the 100%-owned Bradley Peak Gold Camp in the Seminoe Mountains, central Wyoming. The 5,102 metre (m) HQ diamond core drilling program, the first ever completed at Apex, has confirmed the presence of a large, fertile Archean orogenic gold system, such as those in the Canadian Abitibi Belt, characterized by:

SODANKYLÄ, FINLAND / ACCESS Newswire / January 21, 2026 / FireFox Gold Corp. (TSXV:FFOX)(OTCQB:FFOXF)("FireFox" or the "Company") is pleased to report the first results from 2025 drilling into a new target at the western end of the Company's 100%-held Sarvi gold project ("Sarvi") in Lapland, Finland. Drill hole 25SA003 encountered a high-grade gold zone of 1.75 metres averaging 27.48 g/t, including 0.8 metres at 53.50 g/t gold, from 73.4 metres downhole depth. The target concept for this small reconnaissance drill program was to examine interpreted regional scale structures cutting through discrete magnetic highs and magnetic gradients (transitions from highly magnetic to less magnetic rocks). As previously reported, reconnaissance drilling by the Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) nearby encountered narrow intervals of moderate gold grade (See Company news release dated November 18, 2025).

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / January 21, 2026 / BioNxt Solutions Inc. ("BioNxt" or the "Company") (CSE:BNXT)(OTCQB:BNXTF)(FSE:BXT) is pleased to report final results from a preclinical pig study demonstrating that its proprietary needle-free, swallow-free sublingual oral dissolvable film (ODF) cladribine formulation for the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) achieved significantly higher systemic drug delivery than a conventional oral tablet formulation of cladribine, such as those used in commercially successful therapies such as Mavenclad®, which has reported annual global sales exceeding USD 1.2 billion and sustained double-digit growth.

HERMOSILLO, MX / ACCESS Newswire / January 21, 2026 / Tocvan Ventures Corp. (the "Company" or "Tocvan") (CSE:TOC)(OTCQB:TCVNF)(WKN:TV3/ A2PE64) is pleased to announce significant progress in its preparations for the pilot mine and the upcoming phase of drilling at the Gran Pilar Gold-Silver Project. The Company has been actively preparing the site for pilot mining operations while gearing up for an expanded drilling campaign. The drill rig returns to the site this week, enabling the initiation of several critical next steps:

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / January 21, 2026 / Sintana Energy Inc. (TSX-V:SEI)(AIM:SEI)(OTCQX:SEUSF) ("Sintana" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Letter of Intent ("LOI") providing for a period of exclusivity in relation to an investment providing for an indirect interest in PEL 37 in the Walvis Basin, offshore Namibia.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday that the US‑led global system of governance is enduring "a rupture," defined by great power competition and a "fading" rules‑based order.

Senegal's president congratulated the Lions of Teranga Tuesday for their "historic" victory in the Africa Cup of Nations final against Morocco, after tens of thousands of football fans crowded the streets of Dakar for a celebratory homecoming parade.

German manufacturer Audi, which will make its Formula One debut this season after acquiring the Sauber team, unveiled its first-ever single-seater on Tuesday and declared its ambition to "win championships by 2030".

Manchester City were on the wrong side of one of the biggest shocks in Champions League history on Tuesday, while holders Paris Saint-Germain also stumbled but Gabriel Jesus helped keep Arsenal perfect.

Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham said fans need to show "love" to Vinicius Junior and the rest of the team to get the best from them after Los Blancos hammered Monaco 6-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday.

Liverpool boss Arne Slot said he is "happy to have" Mohamed Salah back available for Wednesday's Champions League visit to Marseille to bolster his attacking options.

A last-gasp Luis Suarez header condemned Paris Saint-Germain to a 2-1 defeat at Sporting Lisbon on Tuesday jeopardising the Champions League titleholders' chances of a top eight finish and direct qualification for the last-16.

Tottenham boss Thomas Frank said Spurs must use the momentum of a 2-0 Champions League win over Borussia Dortmund to turn around their dismal Premier League form.

Gabriel Jesus pushed Arsenal into the last 16 of the Champions League with a double in Tuesday's 3-1 win at Inter Milan which made the Gunners mathematically sure of a top-eight finish.

The US Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday it was appealing a court ruling that dismissed its antitrust case against Meta, insisting the tech giant illegally monopolized social media.

Netflix shares fell more than five percent on Tuesday as the streaming entertainment giant said it expected revenue to be essentially flat in the current quarter after years of growth.

Tottenham handed manager Thomas Frank some respite as they dominated 10-man Borussia Dortmund in a 2-0 win that lifted Spurs into fourth in the Champions League table.

Kylian Mbappe struck twice against his former side Monaco as Real Madrid romped to an emphatic 6-1 Champions League victory on Tuesday to ease tensions around the club.

Men's Fashion Week kicked off in Paris on Tuesday with a celeb-heavy Louis Vuitton show as designers and industry leaders mourned the loss of Italian maestro Valentino.

Gabriel Jesus pushed Arsenal into the last 16 of the Champions League with a double in Tuesday's 3-1 win at Inter Milan which made the Gunners mathematically sure of a top-eight finish.

US President Donald Trump marked the first anniversary of his return to the White House on Tuesday with a rambling, often downbeat news conference that leaned heavily on familiar grievances rather than celebration.

Pep Guardiola admitted Manchester City need to "change the dynamic" after their humiliating 3-1 defeat against Norwegian minnows Bodo/Glimt in the Champions League on Tuesday.

Golden State Warriors star Jimmy Butler will miss the remainder of the NBA season after suffering a serious right knee injury, US media reports said on Tuesday.

Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez appointed a US-educated banker to head the country's main investment agency, in an apparent overture to US investors following the ouster of Nicolas Maduro.

Wales head coach Steve Tandy has said the possibility of strike action by his players during the Six Nations is just "speculation" for now amid more off-field uncertainty over the future of the nation's club teams.

Syria's government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces agreed a new ceasefire on Tuesday as Washington said the SDF's purpose in fighting Islamic State group jihadists was largely over.

Russia's interior minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev began a visit to ally Cuba Tuesday, at a time when Washington is ramping up pressure on the communist island US President Donald Trump has said "is ready to fall."

President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday issued a new rule to fast-track deep-sea mining in international waters, bringing the United States a step closer to unilaterally launching the controversial industry.

Iran has been pressing ahead with arrests following a wave of protests, according to local media and monitors, as the country faces international pressure over a crackdown rights groups said led to thousands of deaths under cover of ongoing internet restrictions.