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Jurors resume deliberations on Tuesday in a landmark social media trial after signaling that they were having trouble agreeing when it comes to one of the two defendants, Meta and YouTube.

The European Union executive said on Monday reports that the Hungarian foreign minister had passed sensitive information about European Union negotiations to Russia were "greatly concerning".

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ORLANDO, FL / ACCESS Newswire / March 24, 2026 / Currency Exchange International, Corp. (the "Company" or "CXI") (TSX:CXI)(OTCQX:CURN), is pleased to announce the voting results for the Company's Annual General and Special Meeting of shareholders held on March 24, 2026 (the "Meeting"). A total of 4,873,195 common shares of the Company (the "Common Shares"), being 81.40% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares as of the record date of February 3, 2026, were present in person or represented by proxy at the Meeting.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / March 24, 2026 / Redwood AI Corp. (CSE:AIRX)(Frankfurt:Y0N, WKN:A422EZ) ("Redwood" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has been selected to present at BIO-Europe Spring 2026, following a competitive selection process for the event's company presentation program, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal. The conference is intended to bring together a broad cross-section of executives from leading biotechnology companies, business development teams from large and midsize pharmaceutical companies, investors, and other key industry experts, providing an important forum for collaboration, strategic dialogue, and the potential for new commercial opportunities.

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Indigenous-owned CellCore Technologies Inc. will be the flagship facility of Des Nedhe Group Defence's new Defence Development. CellCore will provide sovereign nitrocellulose manufacturing capacity to Canada. The company has secured binding supply contracts and is already engaged in institutional research and development.

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New business accelerates market entry for scaling cybersecurity vendors and channel partners with next‑generation, AI‑native technologiesHighlights:Ignition provides an incubation and growth engine for emerging and scaling cybersecurity vendors, helping those innovators accelerate market readiness and expand revenue opportunities.The business delivers end-user-centric demand generation, hyperscaler alignment and deep ecosystem expertise to speed up adoption of disruptive technologies across the channel.Ignition shortens the typical time-to-market for innovative solutions and fosters next generation advancements across the cybersecurity landscape.

IRVINE, CA / ACCESS Newswire / March 24, 2026 / Music festivals are high-energy environments that combine factors that can heighten safety risks. This mix can quickly elevate risk to attendees if they don't come prepared. Allied Universal®, the world's leading security and facility services provider, offers some helpful safety tips for music festival fans this 2026 season including a short safety tips video.

New analysis from ACCESS Newswire examines how AI search, answer engines, and evolving SEO standards are reshaping the way press releases are discovered, cited, and valued

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / March 24, 2026 / GGL Resources Corp. (TSXV:GGL) ("GGL" or the "Company") announces that it has closed the option agreement with ASX - listed Nelson Resources Limited ("NES"), which was previously announced on December 11, 2025, and updated on March 16, 2026, by which NES can acquire up to a 90% interest in GGL's high-grade, gold-silver Gold Point Project located in the Walker Lane District, Nevada.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / March 24, 2026 / Integrated Financial Technologies (IFT), a leading business process outsource provider, announced that its AI-powered quality assurance (QA) tool has received a 2026 ChannelVision AI (CVAI) Award from ChannelVision Magazine. The CVAI Awards recognize technologies that help channel partners deliver meaningful AI-generated insights across business environments.

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / March 24, 2026 / Mako Mining Corp. ("Mako") (TSXV:MKO)(OTCQX:MAKOF) is pleased to announce that, further to obtaining the approval of the shareholders of Mako on March 3, 2026, Mako has completed the acquisition (the "Acquisition") of 100% of the legal registered membership interests of Mt. Hamilton LLC, the owner of the Mt. Hamilton project in Nevada, USA (the "Mt. Hamilton Project"), from Sailfish Royalty Corp. ("Sailfish").

Silver X to acquire the 7,712.5-hectare Pampas Gold-Silver Project in Huancavelica, Peru, adding a new high-grade exploration asset to its precious metals portfolio.High grades: Historical rock chip samples returned up to 85.9 g/t gold and 1,065 g/t silver.District-scale system: 36 mapped gold-silver veins with strike lengths of up to 2,000 metres across a large epithermal system.Major exploration upside: Despite extensive historical work, the project has never been systematically drill tested, with an initial 5,000 m drill program planned.

Integrated geophysical data confirms a continuous mineralized corridor and strengthens the project's relevance to domestic critical mineral supply.

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / March 24, 2026 / (TSXV:OGN)(OTCQB:OGNNF) Orogen Royalties Inc. ("Orogen" or the "Company") reports preliminary and unaudited financial results for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2025.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / March 24, 2026 / Faraday Copper Corp. (" Faraday " or the " Company ") (TSX:FDY)(OTCQX:CPPKF) is pleased to announce the results of eight drill holes from its Phase IV drill program at the Copper Creek Project, located in Arizona ("Copper Creek"). Seven holes were drilled in the American Eagle area and targeted near-surface copper mineralization. One hole targeted the northeast extension of Keel.

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More than forty percent of Canadians who have a mortgage or are planning to get one see homeownership as financially out of reach, but confidence in long-term value remainsCanadians are considered reliable mortgage holders; the majority of those surveyed (83%) have never missed a mortgage payment.Amid broader affordability pressures, one-third (36%) found it challenging to make mortgage payments this past year.Against a backdrop of economic uncertainty and the upcoming CUSMA review, 36% of Canadian mortgage holders identified interest rate uncertainty as their top concern when renewing a mortgage.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / March 24, 2026 / BioNxt Solutions Inc. ("BioNxt" or the "Company") (CSE:BNXT)(OTCQB:BNXTF)(FSE:BXT), a bioscience innovator specializing in advanced drug delivery systems, is pleased to announce a major advancement in its commercialization strategy, supported by a rapidly expanding global patent portfolio for its proprietary sublingual drug delivery platform.

Aggressive follow up drill plan to follow, with maiden Star North hole confirming porphyry-style alteration and sulphide vectoring, and Copper Creek drill hole CC-25-001 offering 57.0m of 0.614% CuEq within 111.0m of 0.348% CuEq

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / March 24, 2026 / Usha Resources Ltd. ("Usha" or the "Company") (TSXV:USHA)(OTCQB:USHAF)(FSE:JO0) ) is pleased to announce that Panther Minerals Inc. ("Panther") has acquired (the "Transaction") a 100% interest in Usha's Rubidium Ridge pegmatite project located in Ontario, Canada (the "RR Property"), pursuant to the sale and purchase agreement between the Company and Panther, dated February 18, 2026. In consideration, Panther paid the Company $80,000 in cash and issued the Company 4,150,000 common shares of Panther (the "Consideration Shares"). The Consideration Shares are subject to resale restrictions expiring six (6) months from the date of issuance.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / March 24, 2026 / Panther Minerals Inc. ("Panther Minerals"or the "Company") (CSE:PURR)(OTCQB:GLIOF)(FWB:2BC), a North American mineral acquisition and exploration company, is pleased to announce that it has completed its previously announced acquisition (the "Transaction" or "Acquisition") of a 100% interest in the Rubidium Ridge pegmatite project located in Ontario, Canada (the "RR Property") from Usha Resources Ltd. ("Usha").

European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen met Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday as talks to strike a trade pact enter their "last mile" after years of negotiations.

A series of strikes hit Beirut's southern suburbs on Monday and early Tuesday, the first attack on the Hezbollah stronghold in days, as Israel's military said it captured two members of the Iran-backed group in southern Lebanon.

European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen will meet Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday as talks to strike a trade pact enter their "last mile" after years of negotiations.

Defending champion Jakub Mensik was bundled out of the Miami Open on Monday, losing a gruelling three-set battle against 19th seed Frances Tiafoe 7-6 (7/4), 4-6, 7-6 (13/11).

The jurors in a landmark social media trial signaled Monday that they could not reach a consensus against one of the two defendants, Meta and YouTube.