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Iran has no plans to abandon its nuclear programme including uranium enrichment despite the "severe" damage caused by US strikes to its facilities, the country's foreign minister said ahead of renewed talks with European powers.

From being a bit-part player in the team that won the Women's World Cup two years ago, Athenea del Castillo has performed a key role in Spain's run to the semi-finals of Euro 2025, in which they will face Germany on Wednesday.

Tiger Woods, who has missed the 2025 golf season with a ruptured left Achilles tendon, walked around Brook Hollow Golf Club on Monday watching his son Charlie compete at the US Junior Amateur.

A federal judge on Monday challenged the Trump administration's reasons for slashing billions of dollars in federal funding to Harvard University, triggering a furious response from the president.

A French court on Monday jailed three people for human trafficking in the champagne industry, exploiting seasonal workers and housing them in appalling conditions.

Seven-time Grand Slam single champion Venus Williams returned to competitive tennis after a 16-month hiatus on Monday with a doubles victory at the WTA and ATP DC Open.

The White House on Monday barred The Wall Street Journal from traveling with US President Donald Trump during his upcoming visit to Scotland, after the newspaper reported that he wrote a bawdy birthday message to his former friend, alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA / ACCESS Newswire / July 22, 2025 / Barton Gold Holdings Limited (ASX:BGD)(FRA:BGD3)(OTCQB:BGDFF) ( Barton or Company ) is pleased to announce that an updated corporate presentation has been published in advance of today's Noosa Mining Conference.

CENTENNIAL, CO / ACCESS Newswire / July 22, 2025 / NioCorp Developments Ltd. ("NioCorp" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:NB) is saddened to announce that Michael Morris, a member of the Company's Board of Directors, passed away on July 20, 2025. Mr. Morris joined the Company's Board in July 2014 as an independent director. Mr. Morris served as Lead on NioCorp's Board and on the Audit, Nomination and Corporate Governance, and Compensation and Organization committees.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / July 22, 2025 / CoTec Holdings Corp. (TSXV:CTH)(OTCQB:CTHCF) ("CoTec" or the "Corporation") is pleased to announce that it has completed a third and final closing (the "Final Closing") under its previously announced private placement (the "Private Placement"). As previously announced, the Private Placement was conducted together with a concurrent, upsized offering under the listed issuer financing exemption under Part 5A of National Instrument 45-106 - Prospectus Exemptions (the "LIFE Offering" and together with the Private Placement, the "Offering") of up to an aggregate of 17,948,717 units (each, a "Unit") at a price of $0.78 per Unit for aggregate gross proceeds of up to $14,000,000 (comprised of $9,000,000 under the LIFE Offering and $5,000,000 under the Private Placement). The Corporation raised aggregate gross proceeds of $13,524,682.08 under the Offering through the issuance of 17,339,336 Units at a price of $0.78 per Unit.

TORONTO, ONTARIO / ACCESS Newswire / July 22, 2025 / Ontario Business Central Inc., a trusted provider of online business registration, incorporation, and corporate filing services, has been honoured with the 2025 Consumer Choice Award in the Business Registration Services in Canada category for Toronto Central. This recognition celebrates the company's exceptional track record-since 1992-in empowering entrepreneurs through accessible, compliant, and efficient business setup solutions.

LAFAYETTE, LA / ACCESS Newswire / July 22, 2025 / Viemed Healthcare, Inc. (the "Company" or "Viemed") (NASDAQ:VMD), an in-home clinical care provider of post-acute respiratory healthcare equipment and services in the United States, today announced that it will host its Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call on Thursday, August 7, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. EDT.

GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS / ACCESS Newswire / July 22, 2025 / xTAO Inc. (TSX-V:XTAO.U) (the "Company" or "xTAO"), a technology company focused exclusively on growing Bittensor and its decentralized AI ecosystem, announces that its common shares (the "Shares") will begin trading on the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSXV") at market open today under the stock symbol XTAO.U.

RLTR surpasses tech heavyweights Microsoft (MSFT), NVIDIA (NVDA), Alphabet (GOOGL), Amazon (AMZN), Meta (META), AMD, and Palantir (PLTR), in sustainability.

HOUSTON, TX / ACCESS Newswire / July 22, 2025 / XCF Global, Inc. ("XCF") (Nasdaq:SAFX), a key player in decarbonizing the aviation industry through Synthetic Aviation Fuel ("SAF"), announces the appointment of Camarco, an APCO company, as its retained capital market communications and investor targeting advisers to support the Company following its recent listing on Nasdaq.

VANCOUVER, BC AND WEST PALM BEACH, FL / ACCESS Newswire / July 22, 2025 / AgriFORCE Growing Systems Ltd. ("AgriFORCE" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:AGRI), a digital infrastructure company, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") to acquire a 4.49% minority equity stake in VASU International Payment Solutions Inc. ("VASU") - a Philippines-based Global Payment Services Provider and the holder of an Operator of a Payment System ("OPS") Registration in the Philippines.

Landholdings Increased to 1,000km² Over Two Belt-Scale Projects in Laverton Gold District

KINGSTON, NY / ACCESS Newswire / July 22, 2025 / Kingstone Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ:KINS) (the "Company" or "Kingstone"), a Northeast regional property and casualty insurance holding company, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock for the first time since the third quarter of 2022.

ST. GEORGE'S NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR / ACCESS Newswire / July 22, 2025 / Atlas Salt Inc. ("Atlas Salt" or the "Company") (TSXV:SALT)(OTCQB:REMRF) announces that its project financing advisor, Endeavour Financial, has received signed letters of interest ("LOIs") from potential debt financers for the Company's Great Atlantic Salt Project (the "GAS Project").

NORTH YORK, ON / ACCESS Newswire / July 22, 2025 / ZTEST Electronics Inc. ("ZTEST" or the "Company") (CSE:ZTE)(OTCID:ZTSTF) is pleased to announce it has entered into an agreement dated July 22, 2025 (the "Agreement") with Integral Wealth Securities Limited ("Integral") to provide market-making services in compliance with the policies and guidelines of the Canadian Securities Exchange and other applicable legislation. The objectives of the services to be provided by Integral are to call a two-sided market; contribute to market liquidity and depth of the Company's common shares; and maintain activity in the market.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / July 22, 2025 / Alset AI Ventures Inc. (TSXV:GPUS)(OTC:GPUSF)(FSE:1R60, WKN:A3ESVQ) ("Alset AI" or the "Company") an artificial intelligence ("AI") venture company advancing innovation through strategic investment and cloud computing solutions is pleased to announce that Adam Ingrao, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, has been appointed to its Board of Directors, effective July 21, 2025.

Drills 8.20m true width of 536 g/t AgEq AND 1.06m true width of 2,585 g/t AgEq*

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / July 22, 2025 / Storm Exploration Inc. (TSXV:STRM) ("Storm" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has appointed Mr. Cameron Dorsey, M.Sc. to its Advisory Board. Mr. Dorsey is a qualified and experienced geoscientist with a deep understanding of Banded Iron Formation ("BIF") hosted gold deposits and will assist the Company in executing the exploration plan for its Miminiska property in northwestern Ontario.

BARRIE, ONTARIO / ACCESS Newswire / July 22, 2025 / Bacio Trattoria, a family-run Italian and Roman restaurant known for its authentic, handmade cuisine, has been recognized as the 2025 Consumer Choice Award winner in the Restaurants - Italian category in Barrie. This distinction reflects Bacio's commitment to preserving tradition while creating a memorable and heartfelt dining experience for every guest.

The Company's Recent Success Over the Past Three Months in Raising Approximately $60.7 Million from Institutional Investment Firms Now Enables Launch of Multiple Pre-Construction Work Streams"We Feel a Responsibility to Move Faster in Order to Support the Trump Administration's Historic Critical Minerals Initiatives," CEO Says

THUNDER BAY, ON / ACCESS Newswire / July 22, 2025 / Clean Air Metals Inc. ("Clean Air Metals" or the "Company") (TSXV:AIR)(FRA:CKU)(OTCQB:CLRMF) is pleased to announce its upcoming 2025 summer drilling program aimed at testing the interpreted down-plunge extension of the Escape Deposit at its 100%-owned Thunder Bay North Critical Minerals Project ("TBN"). An initial 900-m hole, targeting one of three newly identified 'ballroom-type' coincident magnetic and conductivity anomalies, will commence this week. The program is designed to be scalable depending on results.

Multiple battery system products launched for new robotic vehicle platforms for three distinct OEM customers with applications ranging from material handling to surveillance systemsPart of a major product development effort to target the rapidly growing robotics segment, leveraging the Company's technology advantages around battery safety and longevity

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / July 22, 2025 / Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX:ASM)(NYSE American:ASM)(FSE:GV6) a long-standing silver producer in Mexico, continued strong production momentum in the second quarter with 645,602 silver equivalent ounces. Production in the first half of 2025 totaled 1.325 million silver equivalent ounces, which positions the Company well within the range of our original production estimate of 2.5 to 2.8 million silver equivalent ounces for 2025.

CALGARY, AB / ACCESS Newswire / July 22, 2025 / Primary Hydrogen Corp. (TSXV:HDRO)(FRA:83W0)(OTCQB:HNATF) ("Primary" or the "Company") is pleased to announce it has initiated the field sampling program at its projects in Northern Ontario, namely the Blakelock and Hopkins projects. The field sampling program will be conducted by a team comprised of the Company (Peter Lauder, VP Exploration) in conjunction with representatives from the Institut national de la recherche scientifique ("INRS"), under the previously announced partnership and research agreement (see April 14, 2025 Press Release).

A bold new era begins following a resilient year of growth and transformation

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / July 22, 2025 / American Critical Minerals Corp. ("American Critical Minerals" or the "Company") (CSE:KCLI)(OTCQB:APCOF)(Frankfurt:2P3) is pleased to announce that it has appointed Kenneth Taylor as Strategic Advisor with immediate effect.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / July 22, 2025 / Star Copper Corp. (CSE:STCU)(OTCQX:STCUF)(FWB:SOP) ("Star Copper" or the "Company"), a critical minerals exploration and development company announced today that concurrent to its summer drill program it has successfully completed an important field program at the Copper Creek target area located within the Company's wholly owned Star Project in northwestern British Columbia's golden triangle.