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Tens of thousands of Catholics flocked to a small parish in the Mekong Delta on Thursday for the first beatification ceremony held on Vietnamese soil.

Small companies that form the backbone of the German economy are struggling with the shift to carbon-neutral production, which adds extra costs when they are already battling high power prices and a broader slowdown.

Russian missile and drone strikes rocked Kyiv early Thursday, killing at least nine people and wounding dozens, after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Moscow was preparing a "massive attack".

Hundreds of rescuers struggled Thursday to unearth a 43-year-old Venezuelan man trapped for eight days under a collapsed building after twin earthquakes killed almost 2,300 people, an AFP reporter witnessed.

Basketball superstar LeBron James congratulated Folarin Balogun on scoring for the United States in their World Cup victory on Wednesday after the striker emulated his trademark "Silencer" celebration.

USA coach Mauricio Pochettino said Wednesday striker Folarin Balogun should "never" have received a red card after he was sent off against Bosnia following a VAR review, meaning he will miss his side's last-16 World Cup showdown with Belgium next week.

Ireland coach Andy Farrell opted for Sam Prendergast as his playmaker for their Nations Championship opener against Australia in Sydney in a starting XV dominated by Leinster players.

Japan on Thursday named uncapped student fly-half Ryunosuke Ito to start against Italy in their Nations Championship opener in Tokyo, with banned head coach Eddie Jones absent.

Australia coach Joe Schmidt recalled Jock Campbell after four years in the Test wilderness Thursday while gambling on a fresh halves combination for their season-opener against Ireland.

Tech stocks led losses across most of Asia on Thursday as investors continued to unwind huge bets on the sector that have propelled markets to record highs this year.

Harry Kane scored twice to rescue England from the brink of a calamitous World Cup exit as co-hosts the United States swept into the last 16 with victory in their primetime clash against Bosnia-Herzegovina.

South Korea's baseball authority suspended a school team from Thursday for chanting about a Starbucks Korea marketing fiasco that evoked a deadly 1980 crackdown on pro-democracy protests.

Hunched over sizzling grills and shrouded in smoke, trainees at the Yueyang Barbecue Academy in southern China roast skewer after skewer of succulent beef tendon, perfecting the skills that could land them a restaurant job.

Barefoot, arms raised and teeming with emotion, Ceuzany belts out the signature track from her latest album, a song dedicated to the fight against domestic violence, in a powerful voice that sends shivers through the Cape Verde bar.

Ten years ago England-based artist Mia Hansson embarked on a painstaking project that continues to this day: creating a replica of the 70-metre (230-foot) long Bayeux Tapestry.

Folarin Balogun scored and was sent off as the United States beat Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0 to reach the last 16 of the World Cup on Wednesday.

Russian missile and drone strikes rocked Kyiv early Thursday, killing two people and wounding more than a dozen, after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Moscow was preparing a "massive attack".

The EU's top court will decide Thursday whether to uphold a record 4.1 billion euro ($4.7 billion) fine the bloc slapped on Google for anti-competitive practices related to its Android operating system.

Belgium coach Rudi Garcia hailed captain Youri Tielemans after the midfielder's last-gasp penalty completed an astonishing 3-2 comeback victory over Senegal in the World Cup last 32 on Wednesday.

Long looked down upon, skilled trades are booming in the United States, especially among young adults drawn by strong demand -- even as artificial intelligence (AI) eats into service-sector jobs.

At Fourth of July barbecues this weekend, Americans are more likely than ever to crack open a can of cannabis, rather than a beer.

Hope of finding more survivors faded Wednesday as Venezuela marked a week since twin earthquakes killed almost 2,300 people, while many who lived through the disaster were running desperately short on food.

Celtics star Jaylen Brown is headed to the Philadelphia 76ers in a stunning NBA trade that will send Paul George to Boston, ESPN reported on Wednesday.

Russian missile and drone strikes rocked Kyiv early on Thursday, setting off fires and wounding at least five people, after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Moscow was preparing a "massive attack".

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / July 2, 2026 / Redwood AI Corp. (CSE:AIRX)(OTCQB:RDWCF)(Frankfurt:Y0N, WKN: A422EZ) ("Redwood" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has been added to the CSE25 Index following the Canadian Securities Exchange's most recent quarterly rebalancing. The CSE25 Index is composed of the twenty-five largest companies by market capitalization listed on the CSE. Redwood's inclusion places the Company among a select group of CSE-listed issuers and may support increased visibility among institutional and retail investors who follow CSE-listed growth companies and market index benchmarks.

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MELBOURNE, FL / ACCESS Newswire / July 2, 2026 / The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Chief Information Officer (OCIO) has awarded a three-year, $9,179,225 task order to Skymantics, LLC, a leader in artificial intelligence (AI)-driven data analytics and systems modernization. Skymantics successfully beat out four other bidders to lead Phase 5 of the Enterprise Systems Testing (EST) Simulation of the Nation (SimoN) Synthetic Data Engine project.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / July 2, 2026 / Infield Minerals Corp. (TSXV:IN) ("Infield" or the "Company") further to its press release dated June 22, 2026, is pleased to announce that it has issued 1,508,092 common shares of the Company at a deemed price of $0.066309 per share to Geomark Minerals USA Inc. ("Geomark") in connection with the third option payment due under the option agreement (the "Kings Canyon Option Agreement") relating to the Company's Kings Canyon Property in the state of Utah, USA (the "Property"). The common shares are subject to a statutory hold period expiring November 3, 2026.