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Kabaddi has its roots in ancient rural communities in South Asia and India is the superpower, but Japan has developed a niche taste for the team contact sport -- thanks to a comic.

China's 13-year-old swimming prodigy Yu Zidi has stamped her mark all over the Asian Games and she could cause a sensation at the Los Angeles Olympics in two years' time.

Thailand are the latest country to slam the organisation at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Japan, likening it to a "chaotic" game of "musical chairs".

Former NFL star Antonio Brown will accept a plea deal to avoid a potential 30-year prison sentence in his attempted murder case stemming from a shooting last year, his lawyer said Wednesday.

North Korea will keep its nuclear weapons "forever", its foreign minister vowed Thursday, dismissing the South Korean president's renewed calls for a denuclearised Korean Peninsula.

As a Rohingya exile who abandoned his life in Malaysia to return to Myanmar, Ismail's bleak prospects may portend what awaits others caught in Kuala Lumpur's migrant crackdown.

Asian markets were mixed on Thursday as traders eyed a high-stakes summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping set to focus on AI, trade and the Middle East war.

An overnight airstrike hit the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, home to the Taliban government's supreme leader, a resident told AFP early Thursday.

The Swiss will vote Sunday on a heavily debated proposal to tighten their country's traditional neutrality, amid fears that an expected "no" could be interpreted abroad as abandoning the cherished principle altogether.

The tsunami-like flood that cut a swathe of destruction through Nepal on August 26 has left the Himalayan nation grappling with heavy losses and mounting reconstruction needs.

Nepal's rapper-turned-prime minister swept to power six months ago on a wave of youth-led anti-corruption protests, buoyed by optimism for change.

As Nepal's prime minister heads to the United Nations seeking climate justice, survivors of the catastrophic floods that tore through Himalayan valleys are counting on the young leader to give voice to their grief.

World champions Spain's visit to Wembley on Saturday is a painful reminder to England of what might have been, but Thomas Tuchel needs a positive response to silence criticism of how the Three Lions' World Cup ended.

The Trump administration has acknowledged eight suicide attempts by US service members during the extended deployment of an aircraft carrier to the Middle East, a US lawmaker revealed on Wednesday.

Feeling a little nervous, 21-year-old Thao Bounlay raps three times on the glass door of a church near Paris, declaring to the parish his decision to be baptised.

When a famous Iranian director sets out to make a movie about men having to live as women, she quickly finds that her actors struggle with the restrictions placed on the female half of society.

Stores and schools closed and drivers mostly stayed off the roads Wednesday as the Colombian city of Santa Marta limped back to normal after a wave of drug-gang violence prompted a deployment of army troops.

An ancient wall discovered in central Paris was hailed as a "major breakthrough" on Wednesday, as the archaeological find may have settled a long-standing debate about the location of the city's original settlement.

Iranian airlines were forced to cancel some international flights on Wednesday after the United States tightened sanctions on Iran's aviation industry in a new effort to cripple its economy.

Morocco's parliamentary election drew a turnout of 38 percent, authorities said on Wednesday, marking the lowest level in almost two decades as the kingdom struggled with voter apathy amid social crises.

Meta unveiled several new wearables powered by its artificial intelligence (AI) models on Wednesday, including an audio-only, camera-free version of its smart glasses, amid global concerns about privacy and the filming of women and girls without their consent.

LAFAYETTE, LA / ACCESS Newswire / September 24, 2026 / Viemed Healthcare, Inc. (the "Company" or "Viemed") (NASDAQ:VMD), a national provider of technology-enabled, home-based healthcare solutions and chronic disease management, today announced that Michael Moore, President of Viemed, has adopted an automatic securities disposition plan (the "ASDP") relating to common shares of the Company.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / September 24, 2026 / CoTec Holdings Corp. (TSXV:CTH)(OTCQX:CTHCF) ("CoTec" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that, subject to approval of the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSXV"), it intends to extend the date of the final closing of its previously announced non-brokered private placement of unsecured convertible debentures (the "Offering") to on or before October 15, 2026.

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TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / September 24, 2026 / Greenland Resources Inc. (TSX:MOLY)(FSE:M0LY) ("Greenland Resources" or the "Company") announces that it has adjourned its annual and special meeting of shareholders (the "Meeting") from the original meeting date of September 30, 2026 at 7:30 a.m. (Toronto time) to the new date of October 9, 2026 at 7:30 a.m (Toronto time). The Meeting was adjourned in order to clarify certain matters disclosed in the management information circular as well as due to management time availability. In connection with the adjourned meeting, management has made available an amended and restated management information circular which includes details on the Meeting and which is available under the Company's issuer profile at www.sedarplus.com and at https://uplistadvisory.com/greeenland-res-2026-agsm.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / September 24, 2026 / Jo-Jo Capital Canada Ltd. (TSX Venture Exchange:JOJO.P) ("Jo-Jo" or the "Company"), announces that John Timmons has tendered his resignation as a director of the Company, effective September 23, 2026. Mr. Timmons has served as a director of the Company since November 2023 and has resigned in connection with a relocation.

180 New Customer Contracts, Approximately 80% Software Gross Margins and Growth in Multi-Year Enterprise Agreements Reflect Expanding Enterprise Adoption

DENVER, CO / ACCESS Newswire / September 24, 2026 / Solitario Resources Corp. ("Solitario") (NYSE American:XPL)(TSX:SLR) is pleased to report President and CEO Chris Herald will provide a live webcast presentation at the 38th Annual Mining Forum Americas 2026 Conference on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, at 9:40 am Mountain Time. Mr. Herald plans to present an overview of Solitario's activities, including its most recent drilling results from the company's 2026 drilling programs at its Golden Crest gold project and Cat Creek critical metals project in South Dakota and Colorado, respectively. Mr. Herald will also be participating in one-on-one investor meetings during the Conference. To access the live presentation, please click here (the link for the live stream will be activated at 9:20 am on 9/30/2026). For more information on the conference, please click here.

Company Invites Investors to Submit Questions to be Answered on the Webcasted Earnings Call

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / September 24, 2026 / Nine Mile Metals Ltd. (CSE:NINE)(OTCID:VMSXF)(FSE:KQ9) (the "Company" or "Nine Mile") is pleased to announce assay results for DDH WD-26-14, at the Wedge Mine in the Bathurst Mining Camp, New Brunswick.

CALGARY, AB / ACCESS Newswire / September 24, 2026 / Reeflex Solutions Inc. (TSXV:RFX) ("Reeflex" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Coil Solutions Inc. ("CSI"), has completed the approximately C$1.23 million order for two 80K injector packages for GOES GmbH ("GOES") on schedule. The packages were ready for pickup on the delivery date promised to the customer when the order was placed. Reeflex will also present at the 2026 Annual Smallcap Discoveries Conference in Vancouver on September 28, 2026.

COPLEY, OH / ACCESS Newswire / September 24, 2026 / OuterBox, a leading performance marketing agency, today announced OBxFrontier, a custom AI development service. OBxFrontier maps a business's specific workflow problems, then builds and integrates AI agents around its existing systems and data. OBxFrontier applies the same process OuterBox used to build OBxOS, the AI operating system it introduced earlier this month to run its own agency, now customized for each client's business.