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Donald Trump styles himself as a strongman. And that's exactly what he sees in Vladimir Putin.

An Australian court has found Apple and Google misused their market power in a dispute with the maker of wildly popular video game Fortnite.

Palestinian-Canadian Faiza Najjar was able to leave Gaza last year, but could not bring her four adult daughters with her. She watched from a distance as food shortages in the territory worsened.

Japan's Nikkei hit a second record high in as many days Wednesday, as hopes of US interest rate cuts following soft inflation data cheered equity investors across Asia.

Paul Pogba's return to Monaco this summer set tongues wagging as the 2018 World Cup winner made his comeback to football after nearly three seasons on the sidelines -- a turbulent period blighted by injury, blackmail and an 18-month doping ban.

While Barcelona thrilled on their way to winning La Liga last season, scoring 102 goals in the process, coach Hansi Flick accepts this season his team need to improve defensively.

In a small urban park in Taiwan, more than 4,000 names are etched into a granite wall -- most of them British and American servicemen held by the Japanese during World War II.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un have vowed to strengthen cooperation, days ahead of Putin's summit in Alaska with Donald Trump, Pyongyang's state media reported Wednesday.

Germany's conservative-led government has launched a drive to rapidly build more gas-fired power plants, fuelling fears about climate policy backsliding and sparking unease even within its own ranks.

Indian exporters are scrambling for options to mitigate the fallout of US President Donald Trump's threatened tariff salvo against the world's most populous nation.

European leaders will hold online talks with US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, hoping to convince him to respect Ukraine's interests when he discusses the war with Russia's Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday.

AI chatbot Grok on Tuesday offered conflicting explanations for its brief suspension from X after accusing Israel and the United States of committing "genocide" in Gaza, as it lashed out at owner Elon Musk for "censoring me."

It has taken Tineke Einthoven 80 years to be able to speak about what she lived through as a child in brutal Japanese internment camps during World War II without breaking down.

South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee was arrested late Tuesday over a range of charges including stock manipulation and corruption, prosecutors said.

Pete Alonso became the New York Mets all-time home run leader on Tuesday, smashing two homers to spark the Mets over Atlanta 13-5 and reach 254 for his Major League Baseball career.

Thousands of people sheltered and fishermen secured their boats across storm-battered southern Taiwan on Wednesday as Typhoon Podul intensified on its approach to the island.

Carlos Alcaraz beat the heat and humidity of a Midwest summer as the world number two advanced to the fourth round of the ATP and WTA Cincinnati Open on Tuesday.

Thousands of people sheltered and fishermen secured their boats across storm-battered southern Taiwan on Wednesday as Typhoon Podul intensified on its approach to the island.

Fingerprints, access keys and facial recognition are putting a new squeeze on passwords as the traditional computer security method -- but also running into public hesitancy.

When US President Donald Trump announced tariffs on almost all trading partners in April, Ben Knepler contacted the factory in Cambodia producing his company's outdoor furniture. "Stop production," he ordered.

The recent auction of a Martian meteorite -- for a record-grabbing $5.3 million at Sotheby's New York -- has sparked questions over its provenance and renewed debate over who gets to claim rocks fallen from the heavens.

Elon Musk has taken his feud against OpenAI to the App Store, accusing Apple of favoring ChatGPT in the digital shop and vowing legal action.

Dozens of activists and locals protested on Tuesday against a visit by US Vice President JD Vance to an idyllic rural region of southwest England, where he is on holiday with family.

Hundreds of Berliners gathered to take a dip in the Spree river Tuesday to protest a 100-year-old ban on swimming in the city's main waterway.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 13, 2025 / Nepra Foods Inc. (CSE:NPRA)(FSE:2P6)(OTCQB:NPRFF) ("Nepra Foods" or the "Company"), announces that further to its news release dated July 30, 2025, the Company voluntarily applied for and the Company's principal regulator, the British Columbia Securities Commission (the "BCSC") granted a management cease trade order (the "MCTO") dated July 30, 2025, under National Policy 12-203 Management Cease Trade Orders ("NP 12-203") and provided the Company with an extension to file its annual financial statements for the period ended March 31, 2025, including the related management's discussion and analysis, and related certifications on or before July 29, 2025 (collectively the "Annual Financial Filings"). The deadline has now been extended to on or before September 29, 2025.

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 13, 2025 / Kidoz Inc. (TSXV:KDOZ)(OTCQB:KDOZF) ("Kidoz" or the "Company"), mobile AdTech developer and owner of the market-leading Kidoz Contextual Ad Network (www.kidoz.net) and a leading COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act) and GDPR-K (General Data Protection Regulation) certified digital media platform and a leader in safe mobile gamer engagement, welcomes the Australian government's decision to expand its under-16 social media ban to include YouTube and highlights the urgent shift advertisers need to make toward safe, compliant digital advertising solutions, especially in mobile gaming.

BURLESON, TX / ACCESS Newswire / August 13, 2025 / Sadot Group Inc. (Nasdaq:SDOT) ("Sadot Group" "Sadot" or the "Company"), an emerging player in the global food supply chain sector, today announced that the Company plans to file its Q2 results on Thursday August 14, 2025 after market close. Sadot will then follow up its SEC filing by hosting an associated conference call on Friday, August 15, 2025, at 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time to discuss the results with its management team.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 13, 2025 / SNOWLINE GOLD CORP. (TSXV:SGD)(US OTCQB:SNWGF) (the "Company" or "Snowline") is pleased to announce the results of voting at its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders ("AGM") held August 12, 2025.

Second Quarter HighlightsPer Class B share(3): $1.22 adjusted basic earnings up 8.0%; $1.21 basic earnings down 22.4%; 2024 included $0.44 revaluation gain in basic earningsSales increased 4.8% on 2.0% organic growth, 1.0% acquisition growth and 1.8% positive currency translationOperating income(1) improved 6.1%, with a 16.6% operating margin(1) up 20 bpsReturned $155.8 million to shareholders: $55.8 million in dividends and repurchased 1.3 million Class B shares for $100.0 millionSix-Month HighlightsPer Class B share(3): $2.40 adjusted basic earnings up 8.6%; $2.39 basic earnings down 9.5%; 2024 included $0.44 revaluation gain in basic earningsSales increased 6.7% on 2.9% organic growth, 1.2% acquisition growth and 2.6% positive currency translationOperating income(1) improved 9.1%, with a 16.7% operating margin(1) up 40 bpsReturned $312.1 million to shareholders: $112.1 million in dividends and repurchased 2.6 million Class B shares for $200.0 million

Achieves Strong Financial Performance; Continuing To Deliver Shareholder Value

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