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Fresh US strikes triggered air defences in Tehran on Wednesday after President Donald Trump warned he was "not finished" with a war with Iran that has already cost his nation $37.5 billion.

Heavy rains in Chile have killed at least 13 people and left more than 60,000 others cut off due to washed out roads, government officials said in a report Tuesday, as the recovery effort focused on restoring basic services.

Enthusiasm for tech shares boosted Asian stocks for a second day Wednesday, as more mayhem in the Middle East lifted Brent crude back above $92 a barrel and the yen came under renewed pressure.

Holding his scalpel loosely in his right hand, the surgeon made a cross in the air before cutting down into the bloody mass of flesh and bone on the operating table.

Austria will formally open a new police station on Wednesday in Adolf Hitler's former house, in the hope of deterring today's ascendant far-right extremists from making the pilgrimage to the Nazi dictator's birthplace.

Racing against a stopwatch, a group of women folds bedsheets as they train to join an Indian startup that offers instant home services, transforming a traditionally word-of-mouth sector and promising better pay.

The body of a teenage girl found in the trunk of US singer D4vd's car had decomposed to the point it was "unrecognizable," a police detective testified in a Los Angeles court on Tuesday.

In a century-old Japanese public bath, a DJ works the decks while naked men bathe behind him and students film the scene.

Once wary of artificial intelligence, Hollywood is now striking up partnerships with AI start-ups and weaving the technology into productions more and more openly -- all while insisting the creative process itself will remain untouched.

Archaeologists in El Salvador exhumed human remains believed to be nearly 3,000 years old on Tuesday, the Ministry of Culture said.

As cycling fans on the roadside and watching at home on television marvel at the stunning scenery on view at the Tour de France, organisers ASO are already planning the next editions of the Grande Boucle.

France on Tuesday backed a controversial bill reintroducing two pesticides critics say harm bees, as the environment minister said she would resign.

Recent government climate change policy decisions will see New Zealand miss its own emissions reduction targets, an independent report has warned.

Chelsea signed England midfielder Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa on Tuesday in a deal British media valued at £117 million ($157 million), a price that smashed the transfer record for a British player.

Hormuz and a handful of maritime straits around the world have served as the linchpin of global trade since the 16th century and have fuelled geopolitical rivalries throughout history.

When filmmaker Josh Greenbaum first ventured onto a pickleball court, he found an accessible pastime that could quickly turn intense, generating not just sweat but a range of emotions in minutes.

UTRECHT, NL / ACCESS Newswire / July 22, 2026 / Plethora Precious Metals Fund ("Plethora") announces that it has filed an early warning report (the "Report") with respect to the sale (the "Transaction") of an aggregate of 1,200,000 common shares (the "Shares") in the capital of Prosper Gold Corp. (the "Company"). Prior to the Transaction, Plethora beneficially owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, an aggregate of 4,279,909 Shares and 1,500,000 Share purchase warrants ("Warrants"), representing approximately 6.90% of the Company's issued and outstanding Shares on an undiluted basis and approximately 9.10% of the Company's issued and outstanding Shares on a partially diluted basis. Following the Transaction, Plethora beneficially owns or controls, directly or indirectly, an aggregate of 3,079,909 Common Shares and 1,500,000 Warrants, representing approximately 4.97% of the Company's issued and outstanding Common Shares on an undiluted basis and approximately 7.21% of the Company's issued and outstanding on a partially diluted basis

NationWide Self Storage highlights self storage has evolved into an essential extension of the modern home as homes are getting smaller while the need for storage continues to grow.

CALGARY, AB / ACCESS Newswire / July 22, 2026 / Valeura Energy Inc. (TSX:VLE)(OTCQX:VLERF) ("Valeura" or the "Company") has entered into a revolving and expandable credit facility (the "Facility") with a syndicate of leading international banks and a global commodities trading house. The mandated lead arrangers of the Facility are ICBC Standard Bank Plc, Macquarie Bank Limited (also acting as technical and modelling Bank), Trafigura Pte Ltd, and UOB.

Initial engagement expands the Company's international project development portfolio through technical advisory services supporting the design and optimization of a proposed nature-based carbon project.

Jaguar remains sharply focused on its ongoing global development program for oral crofelemer as adjunctive therapy to parenteral support (PS) for rare IF diseases, including MVID

New partnership delivers end-to-end digitization and long-term preservation for audio, video, film, and legacy data formats.

Agreement With AI Hub of Innovation Delivers BESS Pilot and Access to AHI's Datacenter Tenant Network

SHELTON, CT / ACCESS Newswire / July 22, 2026 / NanoViricides, Inc. (NYSE American:NNVC) (the "Company"), a clinical stage leader developing antiviral drugs that viruses cannot escape, announces that it has applied to the regulatory agency, ACOREP, for approval to begin a Phase II Clinical Trial of NV-387 Oral Gummies as a Treatment for the Current Bundibugyo Ebolavirus in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Purpose-built AI application deployed at C.C. Carlton Industries, demonstrating AIAI's Transformational AI strategy from framework to operational execution

Operational Enhancements Drive Efficiency Gains and Margin Expansion

Net sales increase 46%, while gross profit materially outpaces top-line growth, Company materially closer to cash-flow breakeven.

New AI feature helps creators answer "What should I make next?" using proprietary channel data, audience comments and niche insightsEarly results drive strong user engagement, conversion and an approximately 10% increase in new subscribers since the recent marketing launch

SAN BERNARDINO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / July 22, 2026 / Dateline Resources Limited (ASX:DTR)(OTCQB:DTREF)(FSE:YE1) (Dateline or the Company) refers to its previous ASX announcements relating to the proceedings brought by a non-government organisation (NGO), the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) against the US Department of the Interior (DOI), the National Park Service (NPS) and related US federal parties (NPCA Proceedings).

CALGARY, AB / ACCESS Newswire / July 22, 2026 / CANEX Metals Inc. ("CANEX" or the "Company") and our 100% owned subsidiary Gold Basin Resources Corp. ("Gold Basin") are pleased to announce that the bulk of dissenting Gold Basin shareholders will be paid out in CANEX shares and not cash. We also provide an update on the litigation against Helix Resources Ltd. ("Helix") (HLX) and announce a new civil suit has been filed against former directors and officers, Michael Povey and Charles Straw.

Two-phase underground program designed to grow the current Mineral Resource and upgrade Inferred ounces, following channel sampling of 735 g/t Ag over 65 meters of strike

KELOWNA, BC / ACCESS Newswire / July 22, 2026 / Avant Brands Inc. (TSX:AVNT)(OTCQX:AVTBF)(FRA:1BU) ("Avant" or the "Company"), is pleased to announce the successful completion of a comprehensive facility-wide lighting retrofit at the Company's largest cultivation facility, The Flowr Group Okanagan Inc. ("Flowr"), located in Kelowna, B.C.