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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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Agreement reached to acquire site in the Gujarat state in India with strategic access to textile waste for feedstock, renewable clean energy, industrial infrastructure.Sufficient land on site for both initial 70,000 metric ton facility and further 100,000 metric ton capacity expansion.Total cost of the land is $10.5M which represents $5M reduction in the amount included in project cost estimate.

DENVER, CO / ACCESS Newswire / August 13, 2025 / Vox Royalty Corp. (TSX:VOXR)(NASDAQ:VOXR)("Vox" or the "Company"), a returns focused mining royalty company,is pleased to announce its operating and financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025. All amounts in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.

Revenue increased 67% y/y to $17.1M with Positive Adjusted EBITDA1 for Ninth Consecutive QuarterAdjusted EBITDA1 increased 387% y/y to $2.9M or 17% of revenueNet Profit for the quarter of $0.9M and EPS of $0.02Reaffirms Fiscal 2025 Revenue Guidance Exceeding $60M, Driven by Strong Order Pipeline

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 13, 2025 / Arras Minerals Corp. (TSXV:ARK)(OTCQB:ARRKF) ("Arras" or "Arras Minerals" or "the Company") is pleased to report results of drillholes EL25012 and EL25013 from the 2025 drill program currently underway on the Elemes Project in Northeast Kazakhstan. The program aims to test widespread targets along the 8.8 kilometre Berezski Trend and the 14 kilometre Aimandai Trend.

HALIFAX, NS / ACCESS Newswire / August 13, 2025 / Silver Tiger Metals Inc. (TSXV:SLVR)(OTCQX:SLVTF) ("Silver Tiger" or the "Corporation") is pleased to announce preliminary results from its 2025 Summer Exploration Program on the prospective Northern Veins, located 2 kilometers North of the historic El Tigre Mine and outlines initial exploration plans to test several undrilled greenfield areas on the Southern Veins on its 100% owned, silver-gold El Tigre Project (the "Project" or "El Tigre") located in Sonora, Mexico. Current exploration work consists of mapping and sampling both surface and historic underground workings to define drill ready targets for Q4-2025.

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 7 OF THE MARKET ABUSE REGULATION (596/2014/EU) ("MAR") AS IT FORMS PART OF UK DOMESTIC LAW BY VIRTUE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (WITHDRAWAL) ACT 2018 AS AMENDED ("UK MAR"). UPON THE PUBLICATION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, SUCH INFORMATION WILL NO LONGER CONSTITUTE INSIDE INFORMATION.THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS RESTRICTED AND IS NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A BREACH OF THE RELEVANT SECURITIES LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION.THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT ITSELF CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR ISSUE, OR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY, SUBSCRIBE FOR OR OTHERWISE ACQUIRE ANY SECURITIES IN THE COMPANY.

ReelTime's Reel Intelligence "RI" Adds Apple's Billion-Plus Devices to ReelTime's Potential Reach, Joining 2.8 Billion Android Devices in Unprecedented AI Rollout Delivering High-Performance AI Without Data Centers.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA / ACCESS Newswire / August 13, 2025 / SouthGobi Resources Ltd. (TSX-V:SGQ)(HK:1878) ("SouthGobi" or the "Company") announces that reference is made to the announcements of the Company dated January 8, 2014, November 9, 2015, May 31, 2016 and September 22, 2017 (the "Announcements") in relation to the class action lawsuit in Canada.

CALGARY, AB / ACCESS Newswire / August 13, 2025 / NXT Energy Solutions Inc. ("NXT" or the "Company") (TSX:SFD)(OTCQB:NSFDF) is pleased to announce that Bruce G. Wilcox, CEO, will be presenting at EnerCom Denver on Monday August 18, 2025 at 4:50 pm MDT. Celebrating its 30th anniversary, EnerCom Denver is the largest independent investor conference for the global oil and gas and broadening energy industry that is open to all energy companies, investors, and professionals to participate.

WHITE PLAINS, NY / ACCESS Newswire / August 13, 2025 / Loar Holdings Inc. (NYSE:LOAR) (the "Company," "Loar," "we," "us" and "our"), reports record results for the second quarter of 2025, upward revision to 2025 guidance, and announces the acquisition of Beadlight Ltd. ("Beadlight").

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 13, 2025 / Klondike Gold Corp. (TSXV:KG)(FRA:LBDP)(OTCQB:KDKGF) ("Klondike Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to provide an update on the Company's Phase 2 exploration activities following the successful completion of the 13-hole Phase 1 drill program on the Company's 100% owned a Klondike District Property (the "Property") spanning 729 square kilometer bedrock gold of advanced exploration (see Figure 1).

Improved Gross Margins, Positive Adjusted EBITDA, and Robust APAC Growth(All figures in CAD unless otherwise stated)