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Vita Hydrokultur Group Ltd (VHK), the biotechnology manufacturing platform that develops and manufactures high-value, plant-derived bioactive proteins and botanical active ingredients, has announced the opening of a £1.5m Series A funding round to accelerate commercial scale-up and bring its plant-expressed ingredients to the global beauty and wellness industry.

New manager Xabi Alonso said Monday there was "good energy" at Chelsea as he bids to turn around the club's fortunes, but was reluctant to say what a successful first season would look like.

China's leading memory chipmaker CXMT became the most valuable company in the mainland after soaring more than 500 percent on its market debut Monday, underscoring how AI demand is boosting the semiconductor sector.

Stand-in coach VVS Laxman praised the growing maturity of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, after the 15-year-old's 81 off 49 balls helped India complete a Twenty20 series sweep against Zimbabwe.

New Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso on Monday said Morgan Rogers was "a great signing" who would make the club more competitive and expected the England midfielder to "link really well" with Cole Palmer.

China's leading memory chipmaker CXMT became the most valuable company in the mainland after soaring 500 percent on its market debut Monday, underscoring the impact of AI-driven demand on the semiconductor sector.

Oil prices tumbled Monday as a pause in tit-for-tat strikes between the US and Iran boosted hopes for a return to their ceasefire and negotiations on reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

The 59-year-old former Japan striker Kazuyoshi Miura scored his first competitive goal in almost four years when his Fukushima United side strolled to a 7-0 win at the weekend.

Indonesia's central bank governor has resigned early as the country battles a weakening currency and other economic woes sparked by the Middle East war, the government said Monday.

At a Sikh temple in India's Punjab state, a crowd gathered to watch a film that has drawn authorities' ire, recounting the horrors surrounding a separatist insurgency in the 1980s-90s.

Just days before her final secondary school examinations, the house opposite the temporary home where 18-year-old Saba Rabah was living in central Gaza was bombed.

From beauty mogul Kylie Jenner lighting up on the cover of Vanity Fair to cigarette trays at singer Dua Lipa's wedding, the pop culture-verse has rebooted cigarettes as the accessory du jour, health risks be damned.

On a boat off the coast of California, Sara Lesser gazes wistfully at dozens of dolphins playing in the vessel's wake. This summer, extreme heat is making such a scene increasingly rare.

Imagine a world where you could ask a book a question as you read it.

Ordered to flee their homes as wildfires raged nearby, Spanish villagers often only had minutes to seize what they could: most pets were banned and some had no chance to grab their medicine.

Former All Blacks and Scotland assistant Brad Mooar was Monday appointed head coach of Super Rugby side Fijian Drua.

New Zealand coach Dave Rennie named three uncapped players in a 44-strong squad Monday while Reiko Ioane and Fabian Holland return for the All Blacks tour of South Africa, an assignment he called "the toughest in rugby".

HighlightsChallenger Gold Project, SA (100%)Drilling confirms new high-grade mineralisation up to 170g/t Au in ‘main' pit (read), up to 60g/t Au at Challenger West (read), new open pittable mineralisation at CSSW and Challenger 3 (read)Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) ongoing; existing mill suitable for recommissioning, scenario analyses now underway (read)JORC Mineral Resources Estimate (MRE) update pending; Barton targeting DFS publication during Q1 CY 2027Tunkillia Gold Project, SA (100%)‘Phase 2' upgrade drilling yields highest-grade assays to-date from ‘Area 51' zone (read) and southern ‘Area 223' zone (read), indicating potential growth in Resources, open pit and mine life‘Phase 2' reverse circulation (RC) drilling expanded to ~40,000m following analysis of ‘Phase 1' and ‘Phase 2' results to-date (read), with ~3,000m dual rig diamond drilling (DD) commenced (read)GR Engineering Services (GRES) appointed to lead Pre-feasibility Study (PFS), targeting publication during Q1 CY27 (read)Tolmer Silver Discovery, SA (100%)~3,700m follow up drilling completed targeting extensions (read) after preliminary trial yields >100,000 g/t Ag concentrate (read)Corporate$26m placement led by new substantial shareholders Franklin Templeton and Aegis Financial at modest discount of only ~3.5% to closing price, with only ~11% dilution and

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / July 27, 2026 / Storm Exploration Inc. (TSXV:STRM) ("Storm" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has closed the non-brokered private placement (the "Offering") previously announced on July 2nd, 2026.

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TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / July 27, 2026 / Silver Storm Mining Ltd. ("Silver Storm" or the "Company") (TSX.V:SVRS)(OTCQX:SVRSF)(FSE:SVR) is pleased to announce first shipment of lead-silver and zinc concentrates from the Company's 100%-owned La Parrilla Silver Mine Complex ("La Parrilla") in Durango State, Mexico.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / July 27, 2026 / Strategic Metals Ltd. (TSXV:SMD) ("Strategic") announces that it has granted GGL Resources Corp. (TSXV:GGL) ("GGL") a two-staged option to acquire up to a one hundred percent (100%) interest in the Hopper, Kluane, Batt and Moraine mineral properties (the "Properties"), all located in the southwestern Yukon Territory.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / July 27, 2026 / (TSXV:OGN)(OTCQX:OGNNF) Orogen Royalties Inc. ("Orogen" or the "Company") is pleased to announce updates for its partner funded exploration stage projects and royalties for the first half of 2026 and forecast for the remainder of the year.

WILMINGTON, DE / ACCESS Newswire / July 27, 2026 / Electric Metals (USA) Limited ("Electric Metals" or the "Company") (TSXV:EML)(OTCQB:EMUS) is pleased to announce the launch of a coordinated investor relations and capital markets communications program designed to expand investor awareness across North America. As part of this initiative, the Company has engaged Oak Hill Financial Inc. ("Oak Hill"), ICP Securities Inc. ("ICP") and Darrow Associates ("Darrow") to provide complementary investor relations, market making and capital markets advisory services.

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Company Progressing Toward 100% Ownership of ARway to Streamline Operations and Strengthen Its AI-Powered Event Technology Platform

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / July 27, 2026 / Metallic Minerals Corp. (TSX-V:MMG)(OTCQB:MMNGF)(FSE: 9MM1) ("Metallic" or the "Company") announces its participation in a U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") supported research initiative led by the Colorado School of Mines ("Mines") to develop next-generation artificial intelligence ("AI") technologies for critical minerals exploration. The collaborative project, Agentic GeoAI for Precision Mineral Exploration ("AGAPEX"), is part of the DOE's Genesis Mission, a national initiative that brings together government, industry, academia and philanthropy to accelerate scientific discovery through artificial intelligence, high-performance computing and advanced scientific research.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / July 27, 2026 / GGL Resources Corp. (TSXV:GGL) ("GGL") announces that on July 20, 2026 it has signed a two-staged option to acquire up to a one hundred percent (100%) interest in the Hopper, Kluane, Batt, and Moraine mineral properties (the "Properties") from Strategic Metals Ltd. (TSXV:SMD). All four properties are strategically located on or near key infrastructure which includes roads, power and port facilities. There are no finder's fees associated with the option agreement.

Garrett Galloway, Senior Vice President of Corporate Development, Named Interim CEO

Commissioning of finished magnet production equipment targeted for H1-2027, ahead of fully integrated U.S. operations in Q2 2028

HALIFAX, NS / ACCESS Newswire / July 27, 2026 / Axo Metals Corp. (TSXV:AXO) ("Axo", "Axo Metals" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Mexican Federal Environmental Department ("SEMARNAT") has issued a positive decision approving the Environmental Impact Statement ("Manifestos de Impacto Ambiental" or "MIA") for the San Antonio gold project located in the State of Sonora.