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Veteran fly-half James O'Connor said on Wednesday he was returning to Super Rugby's Western Force, with the 36-year-old aiming to be part of the Australia squad for next year's World Cup on home soil.

World number two Elena Rybakina and former champion Coco Gauff breezed into the second round of the US Open on Tuesday as men's top seed Alexander Zverev launched his campaign.

Malakeh Barbour caresses her son Haidar, his face scarred from a blast that killed his brother in their home in Syria, where a mine-clearance charity says unexploded ordnance claims a casualty every six hours.

French President Emmanuel Macron begins Wednesday a two-day visit to Britain, inaugurating a landmark exhibition of the Bayeux Tapestry and becoming the first EU leader to meet new Prime Minister Andy Burnham in Downing Street.

Tiger Woods, who pleaded not guilty to driving under the influence after crashing his car in Florida in March, is expected to formally change his plea, court documents showed Tuesday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to hold talks Wednesday with his Egyptian counterpart on his first visit to Cairo in a decade, under the shadow of looming US sanctions over financial links to Iran.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Tuesday that his country's drones would make Russia's airspace "completely unsafe" for the duration of the war, drawing accusations of "state terrorism" from Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

Coco Gauff opened her 2026 US Open campaign with a solid straight-set win over Turkey's Zeynep Sonmez that showcased her improved serve.

Britain's foreign secretary vowed a tough response to "appalling" violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, drawing threats from Israel that it would retaliate if the UK imposed sanctions.

A US Postal Service whistleblower has warned that millions of Americans could be prevented from receiving mail ballots ahead of November's midterm elections because of a rushed, new system ordered by President Donald Trump and due for launch on Tuesday.

Iran launched strikes on Wednesday targeting American interests in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan after vowing "severe punishment" in response to US attacks, including one that the Iranian Red Crescent said left four people dead at a wedding celebration.

US Presidents Cup captain Brandt Snedeker opted for raw talent over experience by naming 21-year-old rookie Jackson Koivun among three debutants as he announced his final lineup Tuesday.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / September 2, 2026 / Secure Blockchain Development Corp. (the "Company" or "Secure Blockchain") (TSXV:ID) further to its news release dated August 18, 2026, today announced the closing of the sale of Delivery Trust®, the Company's cybersecurity platform providing secure email communications operated by its wholly owned subsidiary, Identillect Technologies, Inc., to Caryco Tech, Inc. ("Caryco"), an arm's length party, for a purchase price of US$441,507. Up to an additional US$87,913 in proceeds is payable by Caryco to the Company subject to certain ongoing customer revenue metrics over the nine months following closing. On closing, a commission of CDN$63,089 was paid by the Company to Transworld Business Advisors ("Transworld"), who acted as selling agent on behalf of the Company.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / September 2, 2026 / Currency Exchange International, Corp. (the "Company") (TSX:CXI)(OTCQX:CURN), will report its financial results for the Third Quarter of 2026 (ended July 31, 2026) after-market close on Wednesday September 9, 2026. Following the release, Currency Exchange International Corp. will host an earnings conference call with management on Thursday September 10, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. EST, in which they will discuss these recent financial and operational results.

New corporate identity reflects the Company's evolution into a dedicated fire and safety technology companyFCL-X™ designed to rapidly and fully extinguish lithium-ion battery fires and help prevent re-ignitionFCL-X™ already being used by firefighters and fire departments across the United States

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DENVER, CO / ACCESS Newswire / September 2, 2026 / Vox Royalty Corp. (NASDAQ:VOXR)(TSX:VOXR) ("Vox" or the "Company"), a returns-focused mining royalty and streaming company, is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, Vox Royalty Australia Pty Ltd. ("Vox Australia"), has entered into a binding agreement to acquire a 2.0% net smelter return royalty (the "Royalty") over the White Dam gold mine in South Australia ("White Dam" or the "Project"), from an Australian mining company (the "Vendor"), for total up-front cash consideration of A$5,000,000 (the "Transaction"). The transaction remains subject to the completion of conditions precedent customary for a royalty transaction of this nature. White Dam is currently operated by Broken Hill Gold Limited ("Broken Hill Gold", formerly PacGold Limited), an Australian listed company.

DENVER, CO / ACCESS Newswire / September 2, 2026 / Solitario Resources Corp. ("Solitario") (NYSE American:XPL)(TSX:SLR) today announced assay results for its first three core holes in the Ponderosa area of its Golden Crest gold project in South Dakota have been received. Drilling began in mid-May at Golden Crest and was completed in late-July.

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / September 2, 2026 / Orogen Royalties Inc. ("Orogen" or the "Company") (TSXV:OGN)(OTCQX:OGNNF) is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Toro de Oro and El Gigante gold projects in Southwest Utah, USA.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / September 2, 2026 / Datametrex AI Limited (the "Company" or "Datametrex'') (TSXV:DM)(FSE:D4G)(OTC PINK:DTMXF) is pleased to announce that it has initiated plans to wind down its health care operations.

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CRANBROOK, BC / ACCESS Newswire / September 2, 2026 / Eagle Plains Resources Ltd. (TSX-V:EPL)(OTCQB:EGPLF) ("EPL" or "Eagle Plains") and Earthwise Minerals Corp. (CSE:WISE)(FSE:966)(OTCQB:EWISF) ("Earthwise" or "WISE") have received results from the 3-hole, 1182m drill program recently completed at Eagle Plains' 100% owned Iron Range Project, SE British Columbia. Earthwise holds the exclusive option to acquire up to an 80% interest in the Iron Range Project and fully funded the 2026 drilling.

Five holes reported - four first-pass step-outs, all mineralized - extend the Contention mineralized system 255 meters to the north-northeast in the North Extension target, with high grade mineralization at both ends and open to the north and to the sidesDrill hole TR26-41 returned 83.8 m averaging 0.90 g/t Au and 22.61 g/t Ag (1.31 g/t AuEq) from 24.4 m, including 7.6 m averaging 6.97 g/t Au and 75.42 g/t Ag (8.34 g/t AuEq) from 42.7 mTR26-43, the most northerly hole for which assay results have been reported to date, returned 51.8 m averaging 0.70 g/t Au and 25.59 g/t Ag (1.16 g/t AuEq) from 85.3 m, including 19.8 m averaging 1.93 g/t Au and 58.01 g/t Ag (2.99 g/t AuEq), extending the known Contention mineralization approximately 255 m further north from TR25-26 to over 1,250 meters and leaving it open

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Earthwise Intersects 60.5 Metres Grading 0.76 g/t Gold, Including 1.0 Metre Grading 6.62 g/t Gold at Iron Range

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John Ternus took over as Apple's chief executive on Tuesday, inheriting a company that towers over the smartphone market but trails its rivals in artificial intelligence.

G20 finance leaders closed their two-day gathering on Tuesday with a statement that all but China backed in full, as Washington insisted that the presence of a Russian minister had no effect on talks.

Elena Rybakina said it was so far, so good with her left heel injury after she eased into the second round of the US Open with a straight sets victory over US teen Thea Frodin.

Thea Frodin is just 17 but she has already appeared in one of Hollywood's most iconic tennis movies.