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The season-opening Tour Down Under will next year become the first WorldTour race to hold men's and women's stages on the same course, on the same day, and over the same distance, organisers said Friday.

Forecasters say a potentially "super" El Nino is rapidly taking shape in the Pacific -- but whether it evolves into a history-making event could hinge on fickle winds and other volatile atmospheric shifts.

French giants Paris Saint-Germain secured a 14th league title last week to continue their recent Ligue 1 domination.

Holders Bordeaux-Begles are aiming to establish themselves as one of club rugby's dynasties when they face four-time winners Leinster in the Champions Cup final on Saturday in Bilbao, Spain.

In 1970 it was the introduction of yellow and red cards. In 2018 VAR made its World Cup debut, while in Qatar in 2022 a FIFA directive to referees led to huge extensions to the amount of stoppage time played in games.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio voiced hope of progress on ending the war with Iran, as he looked to Pakistani mediators to help advance efforts to strike an agreement.

The arrival of a potentially powerful El Nino weather system this year could devastate coral reefs around the world already weakened by back-to-back rounds of bleaching, scientists warn.

Samsung labour union members will begin voting Friday on a tentative wage deal that averted what would have been a major strike at the South Korean chip giant this week.

A colony of macaques that gorge on snacks offered by tourists in the British territory of Gibraltar swallow soil to recover from their junk food binges, a study has found.

As a teenager struggling to fit into life in rural Sicily, psychiatrist Francesco Panto found refuge in anime, where he discovered characters that resembled the kind of man he wanted to be.

Incoming Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh will be sworn in at the White House on Friday, taking the reins of the US central bank as it faces unprecedented pressure from President Donald Trump to cut interest rates.

Lebanese mother-of-two Hala Farah is collecting photos and videos to preserve the memory of her hometown which, like many others along the southern border, has been completely destroyed by Israeli forces.

Larry Graves pulled up to a home tucked into a Colorado mountainside. His radio was crackling, as was the wildfire burning beyond the trees -- it was time to move.

Critics of US President Donald Trump are pointing to a series of recent windfalls for the 79-year-old billionaire and his family as evidence of "brazen," historic corruption.

Like many Moroccan farmers, Mehdi el-Maazi was hopeful that rare heavy rains would yield an abundant harvest this year -- but those hopes were quickly shattered as the Middle East war sent fuel and fertiliser costs soaring.

The first-ever Enhanced Games -- widely dubbed the "Steroid Olympics" -- take place Sunday in Las Vegas, where elite sprinters, swimmers and weightlifters will vie for world records while taking banned performance-enhancing drugs.

Kurtley Beale says he still has "fire in the belly" as the veteran Australian back readies to move past All Blacks great Aaron Smith and become the third most-capped Super Rugby player.

Middlesbrough and Hull will meet in the richest game in world football at Wembley on Saturday, competing for a place in the Premier League in a match overshadowed by Southampton's "spygate" saga.

The biggest and most lucrative ever World Cup this summer will also set a record for the most-polluting sporting event in history, environmental experts say.

Juan Mata has been voted Australia's A-League player of the year as the veteran Spanish World Cup winner enjoys a late career resurgence.

An arts commission stacked with allies of US President Donald Trump gave the greenlight on Thursday to designs for his massive triumphal arch, as several lawsuits seek to halt the project.

Elon Musk's SpaceX postponed the highly anticipated launch of its upgraded Starship megarocket, calling off Thursday's test after multiple countdown stops-and-starts.

Erling Haaland and Martin Odegaard headline Norway's World Cup squad, which was announced in a video by the country's King Harald V on Thursday.

HONG KONG, HK / ACCESS Newswire / May 22, 2026 / Sitting isn't a posture. It's a thousand small movements across a workday, and LiberNovo Omni is built to track every one of them. For five days over Memorial Day weekend, the chair ships in a flash bundle that takes US$481 off the regular price, with an extra stack waiting for Veterans, students, teachers, and healthcare workers.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 22, 2026 / UraniumX Discovery Corp. (CSE:STMN)(OTCQB:STMXF)(FSE:Q7S) ("UraniumX" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Company's common shares have been approved for trading on the OTCQB Venture Market (the "OTCQB"), effective May 14, 2026, under the symbol "STMXF."

News Release Highlights:Battery X Metals demonstrated estimated driving range increases of up to approximately 84 kilometers per charge across multiple electric vehicles manufactured by BYD following completion of full lithium-ion battery rebalancing procedures using its next-generation, patent-pending Rebalancing Machine.The most significant improvement was observed on the BYD Song, with estimated driving range increasing from approximately 337 kilometers to 421 kilometers per charge (+84 km), representing a significant recovery in effective driving range.Validation across multiple BYD Vehicle platforms, including the Song, Seal, and Han, underscores the repeatability, scalability, and commercial relevance of Battery X Metals' lithium-ion battery rebalancing platform across a large installed base of electric vehicles at a time when many EV warranties are beginning to expire.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 22, 2026 / Bolt Metals Corp. ("Bolt" or the "Company")(CSE:BOLT)(OTCQB:PCRCF)(FSE:A3D8AK), a critical mineral acquisition and exploration company, is pleased to announce the successful completion of an airborne MobileMT survey over its Northwind property in Quebec, Canada.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 22, 2026 / Battery X Metals Inc. (CSE:BATX)(OTCQB:BATXF)(FSE:5YW0, WKN:A41RJF) ("Battery X Metals" or the "Company") an energy transition resource exploration and technology company, announces a series of strategic initiatives intended to advance the Company's corporate growth objectives and strengthen its balance sheet.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 22, 2026 / LIR Life Sciences Corp. (CSE:SKNY)(OTCPK:BBCMF)(Frankfurt:N790, WKN:A41QA9) ("LIR" or the "Company")is pleased to announce that Neuland Laboratories Limited ("Neuland") has ordered the required raw materials and is preparing to initiate Phase 1 of its macromolecule-enabled transdermal delivery development activities under the previously announced services agreement (see Company press release dated January 8, 2026) between the parties.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 22, 2026 / GLG Life Tech Corporation (NEX:GLG.H) ("GLG" or the "Company"), a global leader in the agricultural and commercial development of high-quality zero-calorie natural sweeteners, announces financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2026. The complete set of financial statements and management discussion and analysis are available on SEDAR and on the Company's website at www.glglifetech.com.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 22, 2026 / Molten Metals Corp. (the "Company" or "MOLT") (CSE:MOLT)(FSE:Y44), is pleased to announce the successful completion of an airborne Mobile Magneto Telluric (MobileMT) geophysical survey over its Texas Project in British Columbia. The survey was completed over two days, on May 1 and 2, 2026, with a total of 360 line-kilometres flown in a N45° direction.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 22, 2026 / Redwood AI Corp. (CSE:AIRX)(OTCQB:RDWCF)(Frankfurt:Y0N, WKN: A422EZ) ("Redwood" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a collaboration with Resilience Biosciences Inc. ("Resilience" or "RBI"), a Vancouver-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, to support the development and evaluation of AI-assisted computational chemistry workflows for small-molecule drug development. The collaboration will allow Resilience to use Redwood's AI platform to explore new drug-like molecules more efficiently, with a focus on identifying useful chemical designs that may facilitate development, manufacture, and intellectual property evaluation.