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Japan will for the first time screen a documentary directed by a prominent campaigner in the country's #MeToo movement, months after it was nominated for an Oscar.

South Africa play France on Saturday for the first time since lifting a record fourth Rugby World Cup in 2023 with wily head coach Rassie Erasmus predicting a "brutal clash" between two of the world's leading sides.

Dusan Vlahovic has been entrusted with leading Juventus' attack ahead of Saturday's local derby with Torino, as new coach Luciano Spalletti eyes a Serie A title challenge.

Overshadowed by Bayern Munich's explosive start to the season, RB Leipzig are quietly putting together an impressive opening to their Bundesliga campaign.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board has opened an inquiry after former women's captain Jahanara Alam accused former and serving officials of sexual harassment.

Bo Nix threw a touchdown pass and the Denver Broncos stretched their NFL win streak to seven games by defeating the Las Vegas Raiders 10-7 on Thursday.

Typhoon Kalmaegi churned across Vietnam early Friday, claiming five more lives after its devastating passage through the Philippines where the death toll rose to 188.

US forces on Thursday struck another alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean, killing three people, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said, bringing the death toll from Washington's controversial anti-narcotics campaign to at least 70.

Ultra-short video series "Strange Mirror of Mountains and Seas" is filled with dragon-like monsters, handsome protagonists and plenty of melodrama -- almost all of it, including the lifelike human characters, created by artificial intelligence.

US President Donald Trump hosted all five Central Asian leaders on Thursday for the first time, a few months after they held separate summits with Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping.

With bright blue eyes and a dagger tattoo on his temple, Mykola Lebedev has the gaze of a child but the determination of an adult: the 18-year-old Ukrainian recruit is about to throw his first grenade.

Stanislav Kutuzov felt the drillhead he was controlling smash into the rock more than 100 metres below him high on a glacier in the Pamir peaks of Tajikistan. The ice core samples it took could help solve one of climate science's great mysteries.

Asian stocks tracked Wall Street losses Friday as investors weighed weak US jobs data against Federal Reserve signals suggesting no more interest rate cuts this year.

In a faux castle atop a Los Angeles hill, a small film crew with their cameras flipped sideways squeeze into a bedroom and shoot a raunchy affair scene, under the gaze of their Chinese producer.

Which EU countries face the most pressure from migration? The question is proving deeply divisive as capitals scramble to agree by year-end how to redistribute at least 30,000 asylum seekers across the bloc.

US right-wing influencers falsely linked New York's mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to the Islamic State group, amplifying a fabricated statement that garnered millions of views on social media, researchers said Thursday.

Hungary's nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban is due to meet his ally Donald Trump in Washington on Friday, for the first time since the American president's re-election, as he seeks a waiver on US sanctions on Russian oil.

Travelers across the United States were left scrambling to rebook flights as the government shutdown heaps pressure on the country's air traffic control system, prompting hundreds of Friday flight cancellations at major American airports.

Manchester City host Liverpool this weekend in the latest chapter of a compelling rivalry that has dominated the Premier League for nearly a decade -- but this time both clubs are playing catch-up.

US lawmakers wrote to Britain's disgraced former prince Andrew on Thursday requesting he sit for an interview about his friendship with the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

A US man charged with using a sandwich to assault a law enforcement officer was acquitted Thursday after a jury decided that charges brought by President Donald Trump's prosecutors were baloney.

For decades, being laid to rest near the likes of The Doors singer Jim Morrison at the Pere-Lachaise cemetery or the writer Simone de Beauvoir across the River Seine in Montparnasse has been a pipe dream for Parisians.

Two British drug convicts including a grandmother on death row flew home early on Friday, as part of a deal to return them on humanitarian grounds.

Former NFL star Antonio Brown was extradited from Dubai to the United States to face a charge of attempted murder stemming from a shooting in May, the Miami Police Department said Thursday.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / November 7, 2025 / Onco-Innovations Limited (CBOE CA:ONCO)(Frankfurt:W1H, WKN: A3EKSZ)(OTCQB:ONNVF) ("Onco" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, Inka Health Corp. ("InkaHealth"), has published a technical primer[1] on the transportability of real-world evidence (RWE) titled Transportability of Non-Local Real-World Evidence and Its Relevance to Health Technology Assessment in the Journal of Clinical Evaluative Research (JCER). This primer, co-authored with experts at AstraZeneca Canada, addresses a critical challenge in global healthcare decision-making by demonstrating how advanced statistical transportability methods can adapt medical evidence from one country for use in another. These methods have the potential to accelerate regulatory approvals and improve patient access to innovative therapies, particularly in rare diseases where local data are often limited.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / November 7, 2025 / Nextech3D.AI (the "Company" or "Nextech") (OTCQX:NEXCF)(CSE:NTAR)(FSE:EP2) and Arway Corporation ("Arway") (OTCQB:ARWYF) (CSE:ARWY) are pleased to provide an update today at the request of staff of the Ontario Securities Commission in connection with a continuous disclosure review, with regard to the previously announced transaction pursuant to which Nextech proposes to acquire all of the common shares of Arway which it does not already own (the "Transaction"). The Transaction will allow Nextech to further consolidate its technology stack with Arway and Map Dynamics ("Map D"), creating a more unified company while streamlining operations.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / November 7, 2025 / Toggle3D.Ai Inc. (CSE:TGGL) ("Toggle" or the "Company") today provides an update with respect to the audited financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, which were not filed by the filing deadline of July 29, 2025. As a result of the failure to file, the Company is currently noted in default with the applicable securities regulators.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / November 7, 2025 / Nextech3D.AI (the "Company" or "Nextech") (OTCQX:NEXCF)(CSE:NTAR)(FSE:EP2) provides an update today at the request of staff of the Ontario Securities Commission in connection with a continuous disclosure review, to announce that it has terminated its previously announced letter of intent (the "LOI") dated April 4, 2025 to sell up to an 80% equity interest in its spin-out subsidiary, Toggle3D.ai Inc. (CSE:TGGL) ("Toggle") to TQG Technologies ("TQG"). The parties were unable to finalize the proposed structure for the transaction in accordance with the applicable timelines, and accordingly, no deposit was paid to the Company nor were any common shares of Toggle sold by the Company to TQG.

HALIFAX, NS / ACCESS Newswire / November 7, 2025 / Silver Tiger Metals Inc. (TSXV:SLVR)(OTCQX:SLVTF) ("Silver Tiger" or the "Corporation") is pleased to announce that it has secured all of the required approvals and permits from the Mexican Federal Environmental Department ("SEMARNAT") to construct the El Tigre Stockwork Silver-Gold Project in Sonora, Mexico (the "Project"). The Preliminary Feasibility Study for the Project was disclosed in the Corporation's press release dated October 22, 2024.

Largest UK Active Medical Cannabis Patient Survey shows 97% improvement in quality of lifeThe Findings from Releaf, shows major improvements in pain, sleep and anxiety, landmark UK study finds.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / November 7, 2025 / ECO (ATLANTIC) OIL & GAS LTD. ("Eco," "Eco Atlantic," "Company," or together with its subsidiaries, the "Group") It is with the greatest sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Colin Kinley, a board member and Chief Operating Officer of Eco Atlantic. The Board and Company express their sincere condolences to Karen, Cooper and Claire, and their extended family and friends.

New initiative in the Konkouré Delta builds on Senegal's success, advancing coastal restoration, biodiversity, and community resilience across West Africa.