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Alex de Minaur blew through the opening set but needed some good luck in the second to emerge with a 6-2, 7-6 (8/6) opening win over James Duckworth on Tuesday at the ATP Montreal Masters.

Taiwan's largest military drills of the year began Wednesday as the island democracy attempts to prepare its population for a potential Chinese invasion.

Edwin Salas watched as the first of 20 solar panels was installed on the roof of his home, joining a Philippine solar energy boom sent into overdrive by the Middle East war.

Upstairs, Nazi generals enjoyed wine and lounged in elegant rooms. Downstairs in the basement, a team of covert listeners followed their chatter, gleaning vital insights into Germany's war plans.

Russian strikes on Ukraine's capital and surrounding region killed at least two people and wounded dozens more, authorities said Wednesday, after fresh overnight missile and drone attacks.

World number one Aryna Sabalenka returned to her hard court comfort zone with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Japanese qualifier Moyuka Uchijima in the WTA 1000 in Toronto on Tuesday.

HIGHLIGHTS‘Phase 2' reverse circulation (RC) and diamond drilling (DD) Resource upgrade drilling complete, totalling 38,760m RC and DD drilling and 311 holes during intensive 5 month, 4 drilling rig campaignPre-Feasibility Study (PFS) underway for large-scale gold production, targeting Q1 CY27 publication

Not just a deposit - But Clearly a District!

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / August 5, 2026 / Galantas Gold Corporation (TSXV:GAL)(AIM:GAL) ("Galantas" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that Chile's National Geology and Mining Service, the Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería ("SERNAGEOMIN"), has issued approvals relating to the operational restart of the Company's Andacollo Gold project (the "Project") in Chile's Coquimbo Region under its previously authorized operating configuration.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / August 5, 2026 / Full Circle Lithium Corp. ("FCL" or the "Company") (TSXV:FCLI)(OTCQB:FCLIF)(FSE:K0Q), a leading U.S.-based manufacturer of lithium-ion battery fire extinguishing products, announces that, further to its news releases of July 15, 2026 and June 19, 2026, it has received an extension from the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSXV") with respect to the final acceptance date of its previously announced private placement offering (the "Offering") of units (the "Units").

CASPER, WY / ACCESS Newswire / August 5, 2026 / Ur-Energy Inc. (NYSE American:URG)(TSX:URE) ("Ur-Energy" or the "Company"), America's largest and fastest-growing domestic ISR uranium producer, is pleased to announce that it will release its financial and operating results, along with development and exploration highlights, for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, after the market closes on Monday, August 10, 2026.

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Amdocs Remote eSIM Manager, part of the Amdocs eSIM Cloud Platform, empowers Cielo to deliver intelligent, software-defined connectivity across Brazil's payment ecosystem

Digital first, agentic experience simplifies billing to provide greater transparency, less confusion, and stronger self-service

aOS, Amdocs' agentic operating system for telco, will help modernize Lumen's enterprise service orchestration and order management platform on AWS, accelerating service innovation

The Swiss telecommunications operator is to modernize and evolve its CRM with aOS, Amdocs's agentic operating system for telco, to help its frontline staff work more efficiently

Evolution of the Amdocs Customer Experience Suite platform and the modernization of Vivo's OSS systems strengthen the operational capabilities needed to support business growth

Upgrade will boost business agility, streamline customer operations and establish a scalable foundation for future digital innovation

Zomedica surpasses $9 million in second quarter revenue for the first time while extending its record of consecutive year-over-year revenue growth to 22 quarters.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 5, 2026 / Empress Royalty Corp. (TSXV:EMPR)(OTCQX:EMPYF) ("Empress" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has closed the previously announced acquisition of a portfolio of fourteen (14) pre-production net smelter return ("NSR") royalties from Almadex Minerals Ltd. ("Almadex"), pursuant to a Royalty Purchase Agreement dated July 9, 2026 (the "Transaction"). The Royalty Portfolio adds diversified royalty exposure across mineral properties in Canada, the United States and Mexico, supported by established operators including Alamos Gold, McEwen Inc., Kodiak Copper and Westhaven Gold.

Liberty Latin America's IT domain to be managed through Amdocs' Agentic Operating System, aOSAgreement enhances IT operations, accelerates digital transformation, and drives significant technology cost savings

Deployment of Amdocs Charging and Amdocs Catalog on Microsoft Azure, together with Amdocs Billing, has simplified operations, improved performance, enables future agentic expansion and supported the successful migration of Bob customers to A1's main brand

Revenue of $1.17 Billion, up 2.7% YoY as Reported and up 2.2% YoY in Constant Currency(1)Expects Fiscal 2026 Revenue Growth Outlook of 3.2%-4.0% YoY as ReportedReiterates Midpoint of Fiscal 2026 Revenue Growth Outlook of 2.6% to 3.4% YoY in Constant Currency(1)Announces Multi-Year Strategic Engagement with Liberty Latin America to Manage & Transform its Entire IT Domain Through Amdocs' Agentic Operating System, aOSThird Quarter Fiscal 2026 Highlights(All comparisons are against same quarter of the prior year, unless otherwise stated)Revenue of $1,175 million, up 2.7% as reported and up 2.2% in constant currency(1); revenue was at the midpoint of the $1,155-$1,195 million guidance range and includes a negligible impact from foreign currency movements relative to our guidance assumptionsManaged services record revenue of $791 million, equivalent to approximately 67% of total revenue and up 2.5%GAAP diluted EPS of $0.59, including a restructuring charge of 91 cents per share, without which GAAP diluted EPS would have been above the guidance range of $1.39-$1.47Non-GAAP diluted EPS of $1.84, at the midpoint of the guidance range of $1.81-$1.87GAAP operating income of $105 million, including a restructuring charge of $106 million; GAAP operating margin of 8.9%, down 880 basis points compared to last year's third quarter and 670 basis points sequentiallyNon-GAAP operating income of $253 million; non-GAAP operating margin of 21.6%, up 20 basis points as compared to last year's third fiscal quarter and up 10 basis points sequentiallyFree cash flow of $172 million, comprised of cash flow from operations of $197 million, including $21 million of restructuring payments, less $25 million in net capital expenditures(2); excluding restructuring payments, free cash flow was $193 million; reiterates full year fiscal 2026 free cash(2) outlook of $710 million to $730 million, excluding restructuring paymentsRepurchased $143 million of ordinary shares during the third fiscal quarterTwelve-month backlog of $4.26 billion, up 2.7% as compared to last year's third fiscal quarter and down $20 million sequentially(1) Revenue on a constant currency basis assumes exchange rates in the current period were unchanged from the prior period(2) Please refer to the Selected Financial Metrics tables below (figures may not sum because of rounding)

MAROUSSI AND ATHENS, GREECE / ACCESS Newswire / August 5, 2026 / HELLENiQ ENERGY Holdings:

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / August 5, 2026 / Electrovaya Inc. (Nasdaq:ELVA)(TSX:ELVA), a leading lithium-ion battery technology and manufacturing company, announces that it will file and release its third quarter ending June 30, 2026, following the market close on Monday, August 10, 2026. This will be followed by a conference call and webcast at 8:30 a.m. EST on Tuesday, August 11, 2026 presented by CEO, Dr. Raj DasGupta and CFO, John Gibson to discuss the financial results and provide a business update.to discuss the financial results and provide a business update.

As announced, Jaguar received an upfront payment of $16M of non-dilutive capital in January 2026 upon entering U.S. license agreement with Future Pak for Mytesi® and Canalevia®-CA1 - Jaguar's two commercialized crofelemer drugs - an agreement that is fully aligned with company's strategy to concentrate crofelemer development efforts on human rare-disease intestinal failure (IF) indicationsPresentation at ESPGHAN 2026 described additional groundbreaking results of evaluation of crofelemer as adjunctive oral therapy for the treatment of pediatric IF, which demonstrate reduction of parenteral support normalized to body weight of up to 48% in patient with the ultrarare microvillus inclusion disease (MVID)

Shareholders Approve All Matters Presented at Meeting, Including New Long-Term Incentive Plan and Amendment to Constating Documents

Installation of the commercial high-temperature pyrolysis ("HTP") kiln is complete, including the kiln's heat tube, a long-lead critical-path componentCommissioning of feedstock handling system is completeFinal construction step is the completion of the pyrogas piping and instrumentationCommercial operations targeted by the end of September 2026, with production and revenue increasing through year-end as the facility ramps up

VANCOUVER, BC AND HOUSTON, TX / ACCESS Newswire / August 5, 2026 / International Battery Metals Ltd. ("IBAT" or the "Company") (TSXV:IBAT)(OTCQB:IBATF), an advanced technology provider of modular direct lithium extraction (DLE) systems, today announced it will host a conference call on Thursday, August 13, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its financial and operational results for the first quarter fiscal 2027, ended June 30, 2026.

Partnership Opens New Enterprise Sales Channels While Expanding Nextech's Presence at the Intersection of Physical Infrastructure and AI-Powered Software Solutions

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / August 5, 2026 / Rocky Shore Gold Ltd. ("Rocky Shore" or the "Company") (CSE:RSG)(OTCQB:RSGLF) is pleased to announce the discovery of gold mineralization at the Lucky 13 Gold Zone identified during the Company's ongoing inaugural diamond drill program at the Lane Pond Gold Target, part of its 100%-owned Gold Anchor Project in central Newfoundland (see Map 1 below).

First Step-Out Drilling in Newly Acquired North Extension Zone has Expanded the Contention Zone of Oxide Au/Ag Mineralization to the North and at DepthDrill hole TR26-39, stepping out into the North Extension Zone, encountered multiple mineralized zones including an intersection of 88.4 m averaging 1.42 g/t Au and 14.58 g/t Ag (1.69 g/t AuEq) from 10.7 m.Contention Zone drillhole TR26-38 returned 97.5 m averaging 1.06 g/t Au and 16.08 g/t Ag (1.36 g/t AuEq) from surface.