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A US court sentenced cryptocurrency tycoon Do Kwon to 15 years in prison Thursday over fraud linked to his company's failure, which wiped out $40 billion of investors' money and shook global crypto markets.

The West Indies were on the ropes at lunch on day three of the second Test in Wellington on Friday, 98-6 and at risk of losing inside three days.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / December 12, 2025 / Battery X Metals Inc. (CSE:BATX)(OTCQB:BATXF)(FSE:5YW0, WKN:A41RJF) ("Battery X Metals" or the "Company") an energy transition resource exploration and technology company, today announced that it has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement on Form F-1 to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") in connection with a proposed public offering of its common shares in the United States on a U.S. National Securities Exchange.

RLTR Outperforms NVIDIA (NVDA), Alphabet (GOOGL), Palantir (PLTR), and Meta (META) Amid Surge in Investor Interest following LG Content Announcement.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / December 12, 2025 / Rektron Group Inc. (CSE:REK.U)(FRA:F75) ("Rektron" or the "Company"), a global commodity trading group with subsidiaries that specialise in trading energy, metals, and energy transition commodities, provides an update to the market regarding the status of annual financial statements, management's discussion and analysis and related officer certifications and annual information form for the financial year ended July 31, 2025 (collectively, the "Annual Filings")

Aible exhibited in NVIDIA's booths at HPE Discover Barcelona and AWS Re:InventDemonstrating Aible running air-gapped on NVIDIA DGX Spark, creating agents that can then be published to AWS to run serverless at scale or to HPE ProLiant Compute servers and HPE Private Cloud AI to run on private cloudKey use cases include automated trend analytics that sift through millions of data patterns to pinpoint critical changes in customer purchase, spend, and inventory lifecycles

ReelTime Makes History as RI-Created Content Debuts on LG Smart TV Home Screens - No Cameras, No Crews, Just RI

Order underscores the growing role of rapid-response drone technology in strengthening school emergency response capabilities

FRISCO, TEXAS / ACCESS Newswire / December 12, 2025 / GameSquare Holdings, Inc. ("GameSquare" or the "Company") a next-generation media, entertainment, technology and digital native treasury company, today announced it repurchased 1,038,787 shares of its common stock for $563,801, representing an average price of approximately $0.54 per share. Following this transaction, the Company has approximately $3.3 million remaining under its current authorization.

A technology-driven critical metals exploration company reshoring Western metal production through patented processing IP, strategic exploration assets, and global business opportunities

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / December 12, 2025 / ESGold Corp. (CSE:ESAU)(OTCQB:ESAUF)(FSE:Z7D) ("ESGold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce it has engaged the services of Atrium Research Corporation ("Atrium"), a leading company sponsored research firm. Atrium will publish various research reports on the Company based on publicly available information, industry data, and discussions with management of the Company. Atrium will also host three recorded interviews with the management team of the Company to present the investment case in an interview format. In exchange for its research services, Atrium will receive cash compensation in the amount of $12,000 per quarter and these services will be provided for 12 months beginning on December 15, 2025. Atrium and the Company are arm's-length parties, and neither Atrium nor its insiders hold any shares or options to purchase shares in the capital of the Company. The engagement with Atrium is subject to regulatory and Canadian Securities Exchange approval.

Drilling at El Pantano in Argentina hits mineral systemAssays for five holes from the Pepas resource drilling program, including:PEP067 - 83.7m @ 4.29g/t Au from surfaceResource modelling and NI43-101 report process under wayFirst holes from El Pantano drilling program confirm a low sulphidation epithermal mineral system - awaiting assays.

South Korean cryptocurrency tycoon Do Kwon was sentenced to 15 years in prison Thursday over fraud linked to his company's failure, which wiped out $40 billion of investors' money and shook global crypto markets, US media reported.

The White House said Thursday the high volume of handshakes by President Donald Trump explains the adhesive bandages he has worn on the back of his right hand in recent days.

An extraordinary botanical spectacle is drawing crowds in Rio de Janeiro: several talipot palm trees, planted more than six decades ago, are blooming for the first -- and last -- time in their lives.

Pittsburgh's star pass rusher T.J. Watt was in hospital Thursday for evaluation of his lung after experiencing discomfort at the Steelers' practice facility, the NFL team said in a statement.

Aston Villa beat Basel 2-1 in the Europa League on Thursday to secure their eighth successive win, while Nottingham Forest won at Utrecht as Celtic suffered a heavy home defeat by Roma.

High-flying New England face a mouth-watering test against Josh Allen's Buffalo Bills Sunday, seeking a win over their AFC East rivals that would secure the Patriots a playoff berth and the divisional title.

The Dow and S&P 500 finished at fresh records Thursday while a big drop in Oracle shares dragged the Nasdaq lower and revived worries over pricey artificial intelligence valuations.

Walt Disney and OpenAI announced a three-year licensing deal Thursday that will allow users to create short videos featuring beloved Disney characters through artificial intelligence.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signaled key changes Thursday to a high-level panel on financial stability, putting more emphasis on economic growth and reduced regulation.

Jason Collins, the former NBA player who became the first openly gay man to play in a major US pro sports league, said Thursday he's battling "one of the deadliest forms of brain cancer."

Forwards and former CAF player of the year award winners Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman headline the 28-man Nigeria squad named on Thursday for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.

US President Donald Trump is "extremely frustrated" with Russia and Ukraine, his spokeswoman said on Thursday, as Kyiv said Washington was still pushing it to make major territorial concessions as part of its plan to end the nearly four-year war.

OpenAI released its latest artificial intelligence models on Thursday, shrugging off worries about how it will cash in on massive spending in its technology race with Google.

Maria Corina Machado's getaway from Venezuela involved a long, "scary" and very wet sea crossing in the dead of night with no lights, according to the US man who says he led the operation.

Fighting raged Thursday along the border of Cambodia and Thailand, with explosions heard near centuries-old temples ahead of US President Donald Trump's planned phone call to the leaders of both nations.

An oil tanker seized by American forces off the Venezuelan coast will be brought to a port in the United States, the White House said Thursday, as fears mount of open conflict between the two countries.

The International Olympic Committee on Thursday urged sports bodies to fully reintegrate Russian and Belarusian athletes into junior competitions and allow them to compete with their national flag and anthem.

More than a million people were left without power Thursday and dozens of flights were cancelled, a day after a cyclone triggered gale-force winds in Brazil's economic capital Sao Paulo, authorities said.

Nottingham Forest bolstered their hopes of qualifying directly for the last 16 of the Europa League with a 2-1 win at Utrecht on Thursday as Rangers slid to a fifth defeat in six games.

Nemo, last year's Eurovision winner, said Thursday he was returning the 2024 trophy in protest over Israel's continued participation, which has already prompted five countries to pull out.