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Fresh fighting in the Middle East and rising oil prices have put the European Central Bank on alert ahead of its rate-setting meeting on Thursday.

The fraught and fiery trial of late football legend Diego Maradona's medical team has at times been as turbulent as the life of Number 10 himself.

Hundreds of hapless creatures are waiting to be reunited with their owners or find refuge with an adoptive family after Venezuela's devastating earthquakes struck one month ago.

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Argentina's top football officials on Wednesday firmly denied reports that their federation's president and treasurer were detained and questioned upon leaving the United States after the World Cup final.

Tesla reported weaker-than-expected quarterly profits on Wednesday despite increased auto sales, depressing shares in after-hours trading amid questions over massive capital spending plans.

Britain's record-breaking June heatwave resulted in some 24 million lost hours of work, costing the economy £1.15 billion ($1.5 billion), according to an estimate released Thursday by the London School of Economics (LSE).

MONTREAL, QC / ACCESS Newswire / July 23, 2026 / Alphinat Inc. (TSXV:NPA.H)(NEX:NPA.H) announces a net loss of $(44,521) for the third quarter 2026 ended May 31st, 2026 compared to a net profit of $29,127 for the same period ended May 31st, 2025.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / July 23, 2026 / Global Education Communities Corp. ("GECC" or the "Company") (TSX:GEC)(OTCQB:GECSF) is pleased to announce that the Company is named one of the "Top 50 Profitable Companies in British Columbia" in the July 26, 2026 issue of Business in Vancouver ("BIV"). GECC is ranked No. 46 among the Top 50 Profitable companies operating in British Columbia, with net income of $22.141 million in fiscal 2025.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / July 23, 2026 / CoTec Holdings Corp. (TSX-V:CTH)(OTCQX:CTHCF) ("CoTec" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Company's Chief Executive Officer, Julian Treger, and Chief Financial Officer, Braam Jonker will host an investor update on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at 11:00am EST / 8:00am PST.

OCONOMOWOC, WI / ACCESS Newswire / July 23, 2026 / Wisconsin-based Solstice Health, the nation's only healthcare organization integrating Direct Primary Care and Direct Surgical Care under one model while offering a comprehensive suite of innovative healthcare services, has been named a 2026 Future 50 company by BizTimes Media, in partnership with the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC), recognizing the fastest-growing privately owned companies in southeastern Wisconsin.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / July 23, 2026 / Galway Metals Inc. (TSXV:GWM)(OTCQB:GAYMF) (the "Company" or "Galway") is pleased to announce that two diamond drills have been mobilized and drilling has commenced at the Estrades Project in the northern Abitibi region of western Québec. The approximately 5,000-metre program forms part of the Phase I work program under the Option and Joint Venture Term Sheet with DOWA METALS & MINING CO., LTD. ("DOWA"), announced in January 2026. The Estrades Project is a high-grade, gold- and zinc-rich volcanic massive sulphide (VMS) deposit. Historically, Breakwater Resources Ltd. invested approximately CAD$20 million developing the precious-metal-rich deposit, which was previously mined via a 200-metre-deep ramp with production in 1990-1991. Galway released a positive Preliminary Economic Assessment on the Estrades Project earlier this year.

CALGARY, AB / ACCESS Newswire / July 23, 2026 / Touchstone Exploration Inc. ("Touchstone" or the "Company") (TSX:TXP)(AIM:TXP) announces that all matters put before shareholders at the Company's 2026 annual and special meeting of shareholders (the "Meeting"), held virtually on July 23, 2026, were duly approved. A total of 82,383,533 common shares were voted at the Meeting, representing 25.37% of the common shares eligible to vote.

The award, nicknamed the Nobel Prize of mathematics, recognizes outstanding achievement - and the promise of future achievement - by mathematicians under 40.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / July 23, 2026 / Klondike Gold Corp. (TSXV:KG)(FRA:LBDP)(OTCQB:KDKGF) ("Klondike Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to report additional gold royalty receipts from Armstrong Mining Corp. related to ongoing placer mining operations at the Montana Creek Placer Property. The Company also announces completion of Phase 1 of its 2026 diamond drill program and provides an update on the ongoing exploration program at its 100%-owned Klondike District Project in the Dawson Mining District, Yukon Territory, Canada.

FRISCO, TX / ACCESS Newswire / July 23, 2026 / GameSquare Holdings, Inc. ("GameSquare" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:GAME), a next-generation media, entertainment, technology and digital native treasury company, today announced it repurchased over 1 million shares of its common stock during the month of July 2026 for less than $0.4 million, representing an average price of approximately $0.38 per share. Following this transaction, the Company has approximately $10.9 million remaining under its current authorization, which was expanded on April 14, 2026.

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TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / July 23, 2026 / AirIQ Inc. ("AirIQ") (TSXV:IQ), a leader in IoT-based asset management solutions since 1997, today announced its financial results for the year ended March 31, 2026, reporting a record 23% increase in recurring revenue growth.

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CEO: "The access infrastructure improvements are expected to materially reduce exploration costs, improve operational efficiency and safety, and accelerate the timelines for advanced exploration and development of one of the most significant domestic critical mineral resources in the United States"HIGHLIGHTSUnder the US federal FAST-41 transparency dashboard permitting program, AEMC is seeking permits to upgrade and extend the existing Rainy Creek Mining Trail, a gravel trail that leads westward 25 kilometers from the paved Richardson Hwy to the Company's Eureka nickel-rich, multi-critical, polymetallic deposit.Field work in support of the permitting effort will be done by AEMC contractors in late July and August 2026.Studies will include a cultural resources survey and additional wetland delineation work along the proposed access corridor.Permitting activities continue under the schedule established by the federal FAST-41 program, with ongoing coordination amongst federal and state agencies on track.Permitting decisions are expected in late Fall 2026.Ground access to the Eureka deposit will significantly reduce future exploration costs, increase safety and accelerate timelines for advanced exploration and future project development.Construction activities could begin as early as winter 2026/2027, depending on permitting and field conditions.

CRANBROOK, BC / ACCESS Newswire / July 23, 2026 / Eagle Plains Resources Ltd. (TSX-V:EPL)(OTCQB:EGPLF) ("EPL" or "Eagle Plains") is pleased to announce that partner Sun Summit Minerals Corp. (TSX-V:SMN)(OTCQB:SMREF) ("Sun Summit") has mobilized exploration crews to commence the second phase of 2026 fieldwork at Eagle Plains' Theory copper-gold project (the "Theory Project"), north-central British Columbia. The property is owned 100% by Eagle Plains, with 122 hectares of the property subject to an underlying 0.5% Net Smelter Royalty held by a third party.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / July 23, 2026 / Galway Metals Inc. (TSX-V:GWM)(OTCQB:GAYMF) (the "Company" or "Galway") is pleased to announce that it has engaged BBA E&C Inc. ("BBA") to complete a Preliminary Economic Assessment (the "PEA") for its 100%-owned Clarence Stream Gold Project (the "Project") located in southwestern New Brunswick, Canada. The PEA will build upon the Company's recently completed updated Mineral Resource Estimate, announced on July 13, 2026, and incorporate the significant technical work completed over the past several years to evaluate the economic potential of the Project. The decision to initiate the PEA reflects the continued advancement of the Clarence Stream Project and the continued strength in the gold market.

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Company selected under DOE's Genesis Mission initiative to develop artificial intelligence technologies that will optimize domestic rare earth separation. Successful Phase I projects have the opportunity to advance to Phase II for additional federal funding.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / July 23, 2026 / PJX Resources Inc. ("PJX" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the close of the second tranche of our previously announced (see June 18 and July 8, 2026, news releases) non-brokered private placement (the "Private Placement" or "offering") for gross proceeds of $6.3 million.

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DRILLS 1.5 M OF 581 G/T AG AND 2.2 G/T AU

ECO (ATLANTIC) OIL & GAS LTD.("Eco," "Eco Atlantic," "Company," or together with its subsidiaries, the "Group")Audited Results for the Year Ended 31 March 2026Adoption Of Semi-Annual Financial Reporting

Surface drilling defines previously unrecognised gold zone containing oxide and sulphide mineralisation(NYSE AMERICAN: CMCL; AIM: CMCL; VFEX: CMCL)

Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed to have struck two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea on Wednesday, potentially opening a new front in the US-Iran war engulfing the region.

Google's cloud business grew by more than 80 percent, the company said on Wednesday, which exceeded investor expectations who are looking for signs that the company's AI investments are paying off.

Wildfires raged on Wednesday in Sicily, southwestern France and central Spain, sparking thousands of evacuations and claiming the life of an Italian firefighter.