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Mehmet Kusman did not spend very long at school, but he traced the ancient inscriptions chiselled into the black basalt rock and read: "Before me there was nothing. But by the power of the god Haldi I founded this city."

Typhoon Dolphin brought heavy rain to eastern China on Monday, causing hundreds of flight cancellations even as the storm weakened and some cities resumed public transport.

Stocks rose Monday as investors pared their bets on a US interest rate hike after data showed thousands of jobs were lost in July, though sentiment was dented by another spike in oil prices as hopes for an end to the Middle East crisis fade.

As dark plumes billow from overhead smokestacks, brickmakers at a kiln in Pakistan's Sheikhupura district crush coal through small holes beneath their feet into the fiery chambers below.

Western Europe experienced its hottest June-July on record as climate change fuels an historic summer of heat, drought and wildfires across the region, the EU's global warming monitor said Monday.

Standing on the ferry as it waits to dock on the Greek island of Ithaca, Giorgia Ongarato is only too keen to talk about the "Odyssey" -- the epic poem that inspired Christopher Nolan's blockbuster film.

Defending champion Ben Shelton kept a clean slate at the ATP Montreal Masters on Sunday, holding off a challenge from Joao Fonseca to power 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) into the quarter-finals.

Copper-rich Zambia, once a byword for sovereign debt distress, heads to the polls Thursday in an election that will test whether President Hakainde Hichilema has convinced voters his economic reforms are paying off.

An incumbent, two former ministers and a veteran journalist are among 14 candidates vying to become Zambia's next president in Thursday's election.

Zambians vote Thursday in a closely watched presidential election that will test whether recent economic gains can offset frustration over the high cost of living in one of Africa's most stable democracies.

World number two Elena Rybakina survived a huge scare to battle into the Canadian Open quarter-finals on Sunday in Toronto, while fourth-ranked Coco Gauff cruised through.

With two convictions and nearly $1 billion in damages already stacked up, Meta will face another trial starting this week about alleged harms to children in a case brought by four US states.

A former gang leader goes on trial Monday in Las Vegas over the decades-old murder of rapper Tupac Shakur, one of America's most high-profile unresolved murders.

Syria said on Sunday that it reached a deal with Russia on the fate of its two bases in the country, which Moscow once used to provide military support to ousted leader Bashar al-Assad during the Syrian civil war.

Defending champion Ben Shelton kept a clean slate at the ATP Montreal Masters on Sunday, holding off a challenge from Joao Fonseca to power 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) into the quarter-finals.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rejected a US-led Gaza plan endorsed by Hamas, putting distance between himself and President Donald Trump as he tries to shore up his base ahead of close elections.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 10, 2026 / Empress Royalty Corp. (TSXV:EMPR)(OTCQX:EMPYF) ("Empress" or the "Company") is pleased to announce its financial and operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, highlighting continued portfolio performance, disciplined execution, and strong year-over-year growth.

New Feasibility Study Shows Project Economics Including an Average Annual EBITDA2 of $608 Million, Life-of-Mine Revenue of $37.4 Billion with a Pre-Tax NPV8% of $4.1 Billion (After-Tax NPV8% of $3.4 Billion) and Pre-Tax IRR of 24% (After-Tax IRR of 22.8%)Expanded Product Mix is Expected to Generate Revenue of $815/Ton of Ore Against Average Operating Costs of $255/Ton, Creating a More Robust and Diversified Revenue ProfileProven and Probable Mineral Reserves of 45.9 Million Tons Support a 40-Year Operating Mine Life, with Additional Mineral Resources Providing Potential for Future ExpansionNioCorp's Integrated Mine and Processing Plant in Nebraska Expected to Reduce U.S. Import Reliance on Eight Different Imported Critical Minerals: Ferroniobium, Scandium Trioxide, Titanium Tetrachloride, Terbium Oxide, Dysprosium Oxide, NdPr Oxide, SEG Carbonate, and Heavy Rare Earth CarbonateDiversified Revenue Stream Expected to Reduce NioCorp's Exposure to Market Concentration, Export Controls, and Pricing Volatility Associated with China-Dominated Supply ChainsUpfront Capital Estimate of $1.85 Billion Reflects a Substantially Redesigned Processing Plant and Mining Operation Producing Eight Critical Minerals and Significant Inflationary Impacts Since the Previous Feasibility StudyCompletion of NioCorp's Feasibility Study Will Satisfy a Key U.S. Export-Import ("EXIM") Bank Due Diligence Requirement; Company Now Expects to Advance to the Next Step of Detailed Engineering and Engineering, Procurement and Construction ("EPC") ContractingNioCorp to Host Live Investor Webcast on Tuesday, August 11 at 10:00 AM ET. Register Here to Participate.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 10, 2026 / Condor Resources Inc. - ("Condor" or the "Company") (TSXV:CN) is pleased to announce that it has reached agreement with Element79 Gold Corp. ("Element79") on a comprehensive restructuring of the payment terms relating to the Lucero project in Chachas, Arequipa, Peru. Element79, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Calipuy Resources Inc. ("Calipuy"), is acquiring the shares of Minas Lucero del Sur S.A.C., the Peruvian operating entity that owns the Lucero project.

Full Operations at Shirley Basin Positions Ur-Energy as the Largest U.S. ISR Uranium Producer

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / August 10, 2026 / Juno International Corporation (formerly Northfield Capital Corporation) (the "Acquiror") announces that it acquired ownership and control of 1,549,000 common shares (the "Subject Shares") of Rocky Shore Gold Ltd. (the "Company") on July 24, 2026 through the facilities of the Canadian Securities Exchange, representing approximately 0.65% of all issued and outstanding common shares of the Company as of such date immediately following such transaction.

Gross margin of 49.0% in the second quarter of 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 19.6 percentage pointsNet loss of $10.6 million, includes $7.8 million in changes in unrealized loss and realized loss on digital assets and investments in ETH fundAdjusted EBITDA of $1.0 million for the second quarter, driven by higher sales, strong gross margin expansion, and improved operating leverage

Record Quarterly Gross Margin of 34.9%; Record Adjusted EBITDA¹ of $3.7 Million, Up 27% Year over Year; Quarterly revenue of $17.7 millionAmazon Commercial Agreement and ElvaPulse™ 1500 Launch Position Company for Expanded Growth Opportunities

Company introduces SekurOne CUI communications capabilities to the Intelligence Community ahead of October launch

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BEDFORD, NS / ACCESS Newswire / August 10, 2026 / (TSXV:SSE) - Silver Spruce Resources, Inc. ("Silver Spruce" or the "Corporation") announces that its Board of Directors has approved the appointment of Kevin Thieneman as Chief Financial Officer, replacing Michael Kinley.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 10, 2026 / Gemdale Gold Inc. (TSXV:GEMG)(OTCQB:GDGIF) ("Gemdale" or the "Company") is pleased to announce further drill results from the 2026 drill program at its 100% owned Pontio Gold Project located in western-central Finland. This release reports on the results of 9 holes from the southern (S1 and S2) Sectors of the M2 Trend at Pontio, focussed mainly on the S1 Sector, as part of the 5,009m, 28 diamond drill hole 2026 Phase 1 programme.

SHELTON, CT / ACCESS Newswire / August 10, 2026 / NanoViricides, Inc. (NYSE American:NNVC) (the "Company"), a clinical stage leader developing antiviral drugs that viruses cannot escape, announces that it has received regulatory approval to begin a Phase II Clinical Trial of NV-387 Oral Gummies as a Treatment for the Current Bundibugyo Ebolavirus and other Ebola viruses, from the local regulatory agency ACOREP in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / August 10, 2026 / Sterling Metals Corp. (TSXV:SAG)(OTCQB:SAGGF) ("Sterling" or the "Company") is pleased to report assay results from drill hole SC-26-13 at the MEPS Zone ("MEPS"), part of the Company's ongoing 20,000m drill program at the Soo Copper Project ("Soo Copper" or the "Project"), near Batchewana Bay, Ontario. Drilled approximately 140 metres east of SC-26-10 (reported in a press release on July 29, 2026) the hole intersected 445.0m grading 0.40% copper equivalent ("CuEq") (0.24% Cu, 172 ppm Mo, 0.05 g/t Au, 2.09 g/t Ag), including 203.10m grading 0.51% CuEq (0.38% Cu, 43.4 ppm Mo, 0.09 g/t Au, 2.99 g/t Ag) and higher-grade intervals of 16.25m grading 2.31% CuEq (1.90% Cu, 127.6 ppm Mo, 0.226 g/t Au, 12.09 g/t Ag) and 9.50m grading 2.34% CuEq (1.29% Cu, 63.6 ppm Mo, 0.88 g/t Au, 20.72 g/t Ag).

HIGHLIGHTS:Planned core drilling program (8 holes - 2,125 meters) to test the McBride prospect where copper-nickel-iron sulfide showings at surface are underlain by coincident electromagnetic - magnetic geophysical and geochemical anomalies.Authorization for impact-causing exploration work (ATI) permit has been received.Drill crew is expected to mobilize in mid-August 2026.

NioCorp Management to Review Feasibility Study Results for its Elk Creek Project and Take Questions From Analysts and InvestorsRegister Here: https://redchip.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nkbK9DNtTzqfpHtDMWUFNw

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 10, 2026 / AZARGA METALS CORP. ("Azarga Metals" or the "Company") (TSXV:AZR) is pleased to announce that the drill rig and supporting equipment has been mobilized for its diamond drilling program at the Company's high-grade, copper-rich Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide ("VMS") Marg project (the "Marg Project") located in the prolific Keno Hill mining district of central Yukon Territory, Canada.