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RB Leipzig can achieve their "season goal" of returning to the Champions League as the top-four race in the Bundesliga comes to a head this Saturday.

A match away to title-holders Bordeaux-Begles side is tough enough but Bath also face an injury crisis ahead of their European Champions Cup semi-final that could lead to a senior debut for a teenage playmaker.

Former Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius thought his career was over after his error-strewn performance cost his side the Champions League final, eight years later he is finding redemption at fallen German giants Schalke.

King Charles III arrived in Bermuda on Thursday after wrapping up a marathon US state visit aimed at healing ties between Washington and London strained by the war in Iran.

An angry crowd clashed with Australian police outside a hospital treating the suspected killer of a five-year-old Indigenous girl in the outback town of Alice Springs.

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz as well as tensions in the Red Sea are reshaping trade routes, with Africa becoming a hub of global container ship traffic, according to logistics and maritime sources.

Across much of India, an energy crunch caused by the Iran war has prompted long queues for cooking gas cyclinders. That's not a problem for Gauri Devi.

In the middle of a field filled with bright red poppies, Afghans frolic among the spring flowers in a tradition deeply rooted in the country's north.

A vibrating violin behind a fiery curtain, a Greek cruise ship singer and a song about star-crossed planets are among the favourites to win this year's Eurovision Song Contest.

Oil prices edged up Friday after the previous day's wild swings, with investors awaiting the next move in the Middle East crisis, while stocks rose in holiday-thinned trade following a tech-led record day on Wall Street.

It's been the crucible of music icons from ABBA to Celine Dion, a flashy symbol of European integration, the charged focal point for geopolitics and a stage for social change.

The New York Knicks put on one of the most dominant displays in NBA playoff history Thursday, destroying Atlanta 140-89 to advance to the second round.

The European Union's mammoth trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur provisionally enters into force Friday, despite a pending court ruling on its legality.

A US Supreme Court ruling curbing protections for minority voters has reignited the political battle over electoral maps, with Republicans and Democrats racing to redraw districts in ways that could shape control of Congress for years to come.

A Florida man who has spent nearly half a century on death row was executed by lethal injection on Thursday for the murder of a 13-year-old girl.

Melanie Green aced the par-three 15th hole on the way to a six-under par 66 and a share of the first-round lead in the LPGA Riviera Maya Open in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, on Thursday.

US President Donald Trump said Thursday he wasn't keen on wearing a bulletproof vest despite multiple alleged assassination attempts -- as he is worried it may make him look fat.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 1, 2026 / UraniumX Discovery Corp. (CSE:STMN)(OTC PINK:STMXF)(FSE:A41L7T) (the "Company" or "UraniumX") is pleased to provide a financial update following the filing of its condensed interim consolidated financial statements and management discussion and analysis for the six months ended February 28, 2026, and to announce the engagement of a digital marketing services provider.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 1, 2026 / CoTec Holdings Corp. (TSXV:CTH)(OTCQB:CTHCF) ("CoTec" or the "Company") announces the grant of incentive stock options, restricted share units and deferred share units pursuant to the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP"), with an effective grant date of April 30, 2026, based on the closing price of the Company's common shares on the TSX Venture Exchange on that date of $1.34.

Also Announces Extension of IR Program

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 1, 2026 / Redwood AI Corp. (CSE:AIRX)(OTCQB:RDWCF)(Frankfurt:Y0N, WKN: A422EZ) ("Redwood" or the "Company") is pleased to announce preliminary results from a research initiative, conducted in collaboration with Professor Jolene Reid at the University of British Columbia ("UBC"), aimed at enhancing Reactosphere (the "Platform"), the Company's AI-driven chemical synthesis platform. The initiative has produced new models designed to complement Redwood's conventional AI models, expanding the platform's evaluated chemical reaction universe from approximately 4 million training examples to more than 21 million examples, a 425% increase. Redwood believes these early results are important because they point toward a more advanced synthesis platform that could give clients stronger predictive insight, and a better ability to assess synthetic routes before committing time and resources in the lab.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / May 1, 2026 / Nextech3D.ai Corp. (CSE:NTAR)(OTCQB:NEXCF)(FSE:1SS) ("Nextech3D.ai" or the "Company"), a technology company specializing in AI‑powered event technology and immersive digital solutions, today announced that Kreston GTA LLP ("Kreston GTA") has been appointed as the Company's new independent auditor, effective immediately.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 1, 2026 / Apex Critical Metals Corp. (CSE:APXC)(OTCQX:APXCF)(FWB:KL9) ("Apex" or the "Company") a mineral exploration company focused on advancing its strategic 100%-controlled Rift Rare Earth Project within the Elk Creek Carbonatite Complex in southeastern Nebraska, U.S.A., announces that it has extended its marketing and investor awareness agreement with Rumble Strip Media Inc. ("Rumble") to support ongoing investor outreach initiatives. Pursuant to the agreement, Rumble will provide digital marketing, content creation, advertising development, media planning and buying, and related consulting services to Apex.

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 1, 2026 / Star Copper Corp. (the "Company") (CSE:STCU)(OTCQX:STCUF)(FWB:SOP), a critical mineral exploration and development company, is pleased to announce that it has been invited to present at the Emerging Growth Conference on May 7, 2026.

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Company Selected as a Top 10 Business in America

CLEVELAND, OH / ACCESS Newswire / May 1, 2026 / Formerra, a leading distributor of performance materials, today announced the appointment of Matt Borowiec as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). Borowiec will lead the company's commercial organization to support continued growth and global expansion while strengthening sales execution and customer success.

INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA / ACCESS Newswire / May 1, 2026 / A global consortium of 64 experts (72 entities, 5 continents) unveiled two coordinated consensus plus policy brief reports, outlining a science‑driven roadmap to confront escalating health crises and to tackle the growing burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs-including cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes, etc.: 75% of global deaths; 82% in low-/middle income countries; 90% of all death in European region).

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / May 1, 2026 / CCL Industries Inc. (TSX:CCL.A)(TSX:CCL.B) (the "Company"), a world leader in specialty label, security and packaging solutions for global corporations, government institutions, small businesses and consumers, announced today the closing of the acquisition of Advanced Safety Technologies B.V. and its subsidiaries dba ALT Technologies ("ALT"), a privately owned provider of covers, wraps and seals for automotive airbags along with durable labels for automotive and industrial markets. The new business will immediately be renamed CCL Design and reported inside the CCL Segment.

LINCOLN, NE / ACCESS Newswire / May 1, 2026 / Securitas Healthcare, a leading provider of real‑time visibility and protection solutions for the healthcare industry, is proud to announce the acquisition of ZulaFly, a healthcare‑focused Real‑Time Location System (RTLS) and staff safety technology company known for its modern, cloud‑based platform.