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After the bloody civil war in Sudan's Darfur region 20 years ago, the world said "never again."

Hundreds of families sheltered in schools and evacuation centres on Monday as heavy rains and gale-force winds from Super Typhoon Ragasa lashed the northern Philippines and southern Taiwan.

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his eldest son Lachlan could be among the investors who will take control of TikTok in the United States.

Tens of thousands of Brazilians protested Sunday against "shameless" lawmakers seeking an amnesty that could benefit former president Jair Bolsonaro, while pushing to shield themselves from criminal charges.

Tens of thousands demonstrated Sunday in Budapest, accusing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban of spending taxpayers' money on campaigns to mislead voters and inflame hatred for political gain.

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / September 22, 2025 / Onco-Innovations Limited (CBOE CA:ONCO)(Frankfurt:W1H, WKN: A3EKSZ)(OTCQB:ONNVF) ("Onco" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Michael Lock, Professor in the Department of Oncology and the Department of Medical Biophysics at the University of Western Ontario, to its Scientific and Clinical Advisory Board. Dr. Lock's expertise in clinical trial design, translational oncology, and multidisciplinary cancer care will support Onco in its development of novel therapies, including its PNKP inhibitor program.

TORONTO, ONTARIO / ACCESS Newswire / September 22, 2025 / Datametrex AI Limited (the "Company" or "Datametrex'') (TSXV:DM)(FSE:D4G)(OTC:DTMXF) is pleased to confirm the terms of its two previously announced private placement financings (see press releases dated June 9, 2025, July 8, 2025 and September 15, 2025) announcing a non-brokered private placement of up to $3,000,000 of common shares and a non-brokered private placement of up to $1,000,000 of subscription receipts ("Subscription Receipts"). The Company confirms the equity private placement will be priced at $0.08 per share and the Subscription receipt financing will also be priced at $0.08 per Subscription Receipt. The gross proceeds from the Subscription Receipts will be used to integrate the Yuzu Payment Solution in Datametrex's technology division and pursue merchant opportunities to generate revenues. The closing of the offering of the Subscription Receipts is a condition to the closing of the proposed acquisition of the Yuzu Payment Solution. The Company may pay finder's fees up to 10% cash and up to 10% finder's warrants in connection with the financings. No finder's fees are payable in connection with the proposed acquisition of the Yuzu Payment Solution.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / September 22, 2025 / Future Fuels Inc. (TSXV:FTUR)(FSE:S0J) ("Future Fuels" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has received the necessary permits to commence exploration activities at its wholly owned Hornby Basin Project (the "Hornby Project" or the "Project"), located approximately 95 kilometres southwest of Kugluktuk, Nunavut.

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MARKHAM, ON / ACCESS Newswire / September 22, 2025 / iFabric Corp. ("iFabric" or the "Company") (TSX:IFA)(OTCQX:IFABF) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Intelligent Fabric Technologies (North America) Inc. ("IFTNA"), has renewed its license agreement with TUMI, Inc. ("TUMI") to continue integrating IFTNA's PROTX2® antimicrobial solutions across select TUMI products. The renewal extends the relationship first announced on May 5, 2021, by a further period of five years. ACCESS Newswire

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / September 22, 2025 / Troy Minerals Inc. ("Troy" or the "Company") (CSE:TROY)(OTCQB:TROYF)(FSE:VJ3) is pleased to report the completion of its planned 2025 summer field exploration program and provide a progress update at its 100% owned high-purity silica Table Mountain Project ("Table Mountain" or the "Project"), located (Figure 1) near Golden, British Columbia, Canada.

GUELPH, ON / ACCESS Newswire / September 22, 2025 / Zentek Ltd. ("Zentek" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:ZTEK)(TSXV:ZEN), an intellectual property technology development and commercialization company, is pleased to share an update from its wholly owned subsidiary, Albany Graphite Corp. ("AGC") on its Critical Minerals Innovation Fund ("CMIF") grant-funded activities. AGC in collaboration with American Energy Technologies Company ("AETC"), has successfully purified a second batch of Albany graphite deposit flotation concentrate to an ultra-high 5N purity level of 99.9992 wt.% C. Subsequent elemental analysis of this material yielded a calculated Equivalent Boron Concentration ("EBC") of 2.60 ppm which is below the 3 ppm specification required by the nuclear industry. The findings indicate that the electrothermal Fluidized Bed Reactor ("FBR") purification process developed by AETC has the potential to produce reproducible results, and that ultra-high purity Albany Graphite could be suitable for use in the nuclear energy industry; a field traditionally dominated by synthetic graphite.

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / September 22, 2025 / Amarc Resources Ltd. ("Amarc" or the "Company") (TSXV:AHR)(OTCQB:AXREF) is pleased to announce partial hole rush assay results from hole JP25098 located southeast of the 2024 AuRORA Copper-Gold-Silver ("Cu-Au-Ag") Discovery drilling. Hole JP25098 was drilled on Section 7600N, approximately 260 m southeast of drill hole JP24079 and some 360 m and 350 m, respectively, east-southeast of drill holes JP24081 and JP24084, which are the nearest 2024 AuRORA Discovery core holes (Figures 1 and 2, and Table 1). Host rocks, alteration and mineralization in JP25098 are consistent with that encountered in the 2024 AuRORA discovery drill holes.

SASKATOON, SK / ACCESS Newswire / September 22, 2025 / Studio 12 has been recognised with the 2025 Consumer Choice Award in the Music School category for Saskatoon. This marks the studio's 7th consecutive recognition, celebrating its role as a leading provider of performing arts education for more than 16 years.

SASKATOON, SK / ACCESS Newswire / September 22, 2025 / K & S Contracting Inc. has been recognised with the 2025 Consumer Choice Award in the Waterproofing and Foundation Repair category for Saskatoon. This award highlights the company's reputation for integrity, quality workmanship, and a strong commitment to client satisfaction across Saskatchewan.

ONTARIO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / September 22, 2025 / A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions Corp. (NASDAQ:AZ), a global leader in smart retail technology, today announced a new milestone in its retail media journey through a landmark advertising agreement with Toys "R" Us Israel and The Red Pirate, two leading toy retail chains.

MCFARLANE AMENDS C$12.5 MILLION PRIVATE PLACEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH ITS ACQUISITION OF THE JUBY GOLD PROJECT

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / September 22, 2025 / Forward Water Technologies Corp. ("FWTC" or the "Company") (TSXV:FWTC) is pleased to announce that, in response to investor interest, it has sought and obtained consent from the TSX Venture Exchange to extend the closing date for its offering of convertible debentures (the "Offering") announced on August 6, 2025. Closing is now expected to occur on or before October 22, 2025. The extended closing time was sought to accommodate a number of recent expressions of interest.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / September 22, 2025 / Regency Silver Corp. ("Regency Silver" or the "Company")(TSXV:RSMX)(OTCQB:RSMXF) is pleased to announce it will be presenting at the Centurion One Capital 3rd Annual Bahamas Summit, a two-day invitation only event taking place at the exclusive Rosewood Baha Mar Hotel from Tuesday, October 28th to Wednesday, October 29th, 2025, in Nassau, Bahamas.

Company Drills 226.54 m of 0.67% CuEq from surface and 100m of 0.91% CuEq in Supergene Zone from surface

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / September 22, 2025 / Formation Metals Inc. ("Formation" or the "Company") (CSE:FOMO)(FSE:VF1)(OTCQB:FOMTF), a North American mineral acquisition and exploration company, is pleased to announce that the Company is now in receipt of all necessary permits for drilling, including the Authorization to Intervene (ATI) and Forestry Intervention permits, and that is has mobilized to site to commence its fully funded 10,000 metre drill program at its N2 Gold Property ("N2" or the "Property"), an advanced gold project with a global historic resource of ~870,000 ounces comprised of 18 Mt grading 1.4 g/t Au (~809,000 oz Au) across four zones (A, East, RJ-East, and Central)2,3 and 243 Kt grading 7.82 g/t Au (~61,000 oz Au) across the RJ zone2,4.

LONDON, GB / ACCESS Newswire / September 22, 2025 / Ecora (LSE/TSX:ECOR)(OTCQX:ECRAF) a critical minerals focused royalty company, notes the press release issued today by Rainbow Rare Earths Limited ("Rainbow") announcing further successful results from the ongoing test work for the Phalaborwa rare earths project in South Africa.

The Toronto Blue Jays are headed back to the Major League Baseball playoffs, becoming the first American League team to punch their ticket with an 8-5 victory over Kansas City on Sunday.

Ferran Torres struck twice for champions Barcelona as they beat Getafe 3-0 on Sunday to stay on Real Madrid's tails at the top of La Liga.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro rejected US allegations of being a drug trafficker and asked President Donald Trump for dialogue, according to a letter released Sunday by Caracas, as tensions soar between the two countries.

Ferran Torres struck twice for champions Barcelona as they beat Getafe 3-0 on Sunday to stay on Real Madrid's tails at the top of La Liga.

Inter Milan followed up on a positive start in the Champions League by beating Sassuolo 2-1 on Sunday to put their Serie A season back on track.

Jalen Hurts threw for three touchdowns and ran for another as Philadelphia won a 33-26 last-play thriller over the Los Angeles Rams in a Sunday showdown of NFL unbeatens.