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World Cups are where rising stars of football quickly transform into global icons.

Aaron Rai grew up hardworking and humble in central England, family examples developing the patterns that led to his victory on Sunday at the PGA Championship.

A cruise ship that sparked global alarm after a deadly outbreak of hantavirus will end its voyage in Rotterdam on Monday, with its remaining skeleton crew facing weeks of quarantine.

A Wall Street banker's explosive sexual harassment lawsuit against a female executive has triggered a torrent of salacious falsehoods muddying the waters -- with AI-created deepfakes and memes fueling the frenzy.

The UN General Assembly on Wednesday will weigh a draft resolution underlining states' obligations to combat climate change, a long-awaited move that has been scaled back under pressure from major greenhouse gas emitters.

After three weeks of intense hearings,Silicon Valley's first major AI trial -- over the lawsuit filed by Elon Musk against the co-founders of OpenAI -- is nearing an end. It is expected to go to the jury on Monday.

Deliberations begin Monday in the blockbuster trial pitting Elon Musk against AI giant OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, whom Musk accuses of abandoning the company's founding mission.

Rory McIlroy yelled an obscenity at a heckler who disturbed his shotmaking at a crucial moment in Sunday's final round of the PGA Championship.

IndyCar king Alex Palou stayed on course to claim back-to-back Indianapolis 500 titles on Sunday after storming to pole position for the May 24 motorsport showpiece.

Lionel Messi's goal and dazzling assist finally earned Inter Miami a first win at their new stadium Sunday, beating the Portland Timbers 2-0.

Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was named the NBA's Most Valuable Player for a second straight season on Sunday, the NBA confirmed.

President Donald Trump and top cabinet officials addressed thousands of Americans at a mass prayer rally in Washington on Sunday -- an event critics saw as an overt display of Christian nationalism undermining the separation of church and state.

An international dive safety group sent experts to the Maldives on Sunday to join a multinational recovery effort after five Italians and a rescue diver died in the Indian Ocean tourist destination's deadliest diving disaster, an official said.

Iran put to death over 2,150 people last year, a "staggering" increase that pushed recorded worldwide executions to their highest level since 1981, Amnesty International said Monday.

SHELTON, CT / ACCESS Newswire / May 18, 2026 / NanoViricides, Inc. (NYSE American:NNVC) ("NanoViricides" or the "Company"), a clinical stage, leading ghttp://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&filenum=333-271706l pioneer in the development of broad-spectrum antivirals based on host-mimetic nanomedicine technology that viruses and their variants cannot escape, today announced the closing of its previously announced registered direct offering (the "Offering") of 1,333,334 million shares of common stock (or pre-funded warrants in lieu thereof), together with accompanying warrants to purchase 1,333,334 common shares (the "Offering"). The Offering was made to a single, fundamental institutional investor and priced at-the-market price of US$1.50 for each common share and accompanying whole warrant to purchase one common share. Each whole warrant has an exercise price of US$1.75 per share and will be exercisable six months from issuance and will expire in three years. The Company received aggregate gross proceeds of $2,000,001 from the Offering, before deducting placement agent fees and other related expenses.

HONG KONG, HK / ACCESS Newswire / May 18, 2026 / LiberNovo, the premium ergonomic chair brand redefining how people sit, today unveiled the full scope of its 2026 product expansion: three distinct lines engineered to bring Dynamic Ergonomics to a far wider range of users. The Omni SE, Omni Pro, and all-new Maxis series will officially launch on June 16, with deposit-based pre-orders now open to U.S. customers.

Follow up drilling expedited after recent high-grade concentrate resultsHIGHLIGHTS~4,000m reverse circulation (RC) program targeting extensions of Tolmer's high-grade silver; mineralisation confirmed in numerous prior drilling assays exceeding 2,000 gram-metres Ag1Recent preliminary test yields high-grade concentrate over 100,000 g/t Ag (10% silver)1

WEST PALM BEACH, FL / ACCESS Newswire / May 18, 2026 / Ondas Inc. (NASDAQ:ONDS) ("Ondas" or the "Company"), a leading provider of autonomous aerial and ground robot intelligence, reminds all stockholders of record as of April 9, 2026 to promptly vote their shares ahead of the Company's 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on Thursday, May 28, 2026 (the "Meeting"). A quorum is required to open the Meeting and conduct business. A majority of the shares of stock, issued and outstanding and entitled to vote, present in person or represented by proxy at the Meeting is needed for a quorum.

Through this commitment, AFC will deploy catalytic capital in leading Africa-focused technology Funds and in particular African-owned fund managers

SHELTON, CT / ACCESS Newswire / May 18, 2026 / NanoViricides, Inc. (NYSE American:NNVC) (the "Company"), a clinical stage leader developing antiviral drugs that viruses cannot escape, emphasizes the critical need for a revolutionary, broad-spectrum, antiviral drug like NV-387 as another severe Ebolavirus outbreak has occurred in the Eastern part of DR Congo (DRC), with spillage across the border into Uganda.

Not for release, publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, Japan OR the republic of SOUTH AFRICA OR IN OR INTO ANY OTHER JURISDICTIONS WHERE TO DO SO WOULD BREACH ANY APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION.THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, INCLUDING APPENDIX I, IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT ITSELF CONSTITUTE A PROSPECTUS OR OFFERING MEMORANDUM OR CONTAIN ANY OFFER TO BUY, ACQUIRE OR SUBSCRIBE FOR (OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY, ACQUIRE OR SUBSCRIBE FOR) COMMON SHARES TO ANY PERSON. IN PARTICULAR, THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, INCLUDING APPENDIX I, DOES NOT CONSTITUTE OR CONTAIN ANY INVITATION, SOLICITATION OR OFFER TO ANY PERSON WITH A REGISTERED ADDRESS IN, LOCATED IN, OR WHO IS A RESIDENT OF, AUSTRALIA, JAPAN, THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH INVITATION, SOLICITATION OR OFFER WOULD BE UNLAWFUL OR CONTRAVENE ANY REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY SUCH JURISDICTION.THE INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS DEEMED BY THE COMPANY TO CONSTITUTE INSIDE INFORMATION STIPULATED UNDER THE MARKET ABUSE REGULATION (EU) NO. 596/2014 AS IT FORMS PART OF THE DOMESTIC LAW OF THE UNITED KINGDOM BY VIRTUE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (WITHDRAWAL) ACT 2018 (AS AMENDED) ("UK MAR"). IN ADDITION, MARKET SOUNDINGS (AS DEFINED IN UK MAR) WERE TAKEN IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN OF THE MATTERS CONTAINED IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, WITH THE RESULT THAT CERTAIN PERSONS BECAME AWARE OF SUCH INSIDE INFORMATION, AS PERMITTED BY UK MAR. UPON THE PUBLICATION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT VIA THE REGULATORY INFORMATION SERVICE, THIS INSIDE INFORMATION IS NOW CONSIDERED TO BE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN AND SUCH PERSONS SHALL THEREFORE CEASE TO BE IN THE POSSESSION OF INSIDE INFORMATION.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / May 18, 2026 / Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd. ("Eco," "Eco Atlantic," "Company," or together with its subsidiaries, the "Group")(AIM:ECO)(TSX‐V:EOG), the oil and gas exploration company focused on the offshore Atlantic Margins, is pleased to provide an update, further to the Company's announcements on March 11, 2026 and April 29, 2026, regarding its proposed acquisition of JHI Associates Inc. ("JHI") by way of a court-approved plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement").

Aaron Rai won his first major title on Sunday by capturing the PGA Championship, making birdies on four of the last eight holes to become the first Englishman since 1919 to win the event.

England's Lottie Woad held her nerve to clinch a two-shot victory at the LPGA Queen City Championship in Ohio on Sunday, firing a one-under-par 69 to capture her first tour win on US soil.

Israeli strikes killed seven people in Lebanon on Sunday, including an Islamic Jihad commander, Lebanese authorities and state media said, despite a fragile ceasefire as Hezbollah called US-brokered talks between the two countries a "dead end".

La Rochelle kept alive their chances of a Top 14 playoff spot as they beat Toulouse 38-10 on Sunday, a defeat that prevented the reigning champions from clinching a top-two finish.

Paris Saint-Germain lifted the Ligue 1 trophy but then lost 2-1 away to neighbours Paris FC on Sunday in their last game before the Champions League final against Arsenal, as Lille secured qualification for Europe's elite club competition on the final night of the French season.

Antoine Griezmann bade farewell to Atletico Madrid fans on Sunday after playing his final home match for the club, and apologised again for his decision to leave for Barcelona in 2019.

Neymar was involved in a furious dispute with match officials after he was substituted by mistake as his Santos team lost 3-0 to visiting Cortiba on Sunday.

Jannik Sinner has his eyes on a first Roland Garros title after winning the Italian Open on Sunday to claim a record-extending sixth consecutive Masters 1000 tournament victory.

A Canadian who was aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius has tested positive for the Andes hantavirus, public health officials said Sunday.

Ellie Kildunne and Jess Breach scored two tries apiece as world champions England sealed an eighth straight Women's Six Nations title with a 43-28 win away to France in Bordeaux on Sunday.