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Ticket prices for the 2026 World Cup have skyrocketed on FIFA's official resale platform, with seats for many matches listed at several times their face value even though most tickets have only recently been distributed following the end of the main sales phase in January.

What began as an ordinary shift for Jerusalem bus driver Fakhri Khatib ended hours later in tragedy.

Venezuela's attorney general said Wednesday that an amnesty envisaged for political prisoners and those who jailed them during years of political repression must also be extended to toppled leader Nicolas Maduro.

The closure of a Texas airport triggered conflicting explanations Wednesday, as the government claimed an incursion by Mexican cartel drones but lawmakers and media reports suggested the Pentagon's use of anti-drone technology was to blame.

President Donald Trump is poised Thursday to revoke a landmark scientific finding that greenhouse gases endanger public health by driving climate change -- a determination that underpins US regulations aimed at curbing planet-warming pollution.

Argentine workers hurled stones and bottle bombs Wednesday at police who responded with tear gas and rubber bullets as a protest against proposed labor reforms turned briefly violent.

Nottingham Forest sacked manager Sean Dyche on Wednesday after a dismal draw with Wolves left them hovering above the Premier League relegation zone.

France's foreign minister has requested a probe into a French diplomat who corresponded with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and who another envoy said was investigated while at the United Nations over child sex abuse websites.

Milwaukee Bucks coach Doc Rivers and retired NBA stars Amar'e Stoudemire, Blake Griffin and Kevin Johnson were among finalists named Wednesday for 2026 election to the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Israel's President Isaac Herzog said Thursday antisemitism in Australia is "frightening" but most people want good relations, on the final day of a visit expected to spark protests in the city of Melbourne.

CALGARY, AB AND TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / February 12, 2026 / Southern Energy Corp. ("Southern" or the "Company") (TSXV:SOU)(AIM:SOUC), an established producer with natural gas and light oil assets in Mississippi, and three related arm's length private investors, Treelawn Group Inc., TCC 1 Corp. and TCC Royalty Corp. (each, an "Investor"), are pleased to announce the completion of Southern's previously announced offering, on a non-brokered private placement basis, of senior secured convertible debentures (the "Debentures") and new common shares ("Shares") of the Company (the "Offering") and sale of a newly-created gross overriding royalty ("GORR" and, collectively with the Offering, the "Transaction") to the Investors for aggregate net proceeds of US$22.0 million after a 8.8235% original issue discount (the "OID") equivalent to US$1.5 million on the Debentures. Any early warning reports and insider reports required under applicable Canadian securities laws will be filed in accordance with regulatory requirements.

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CALGARY, AB / ACCESS Newswire / February 12, 2026 / GINSMS Inc. (TSXV:GOK) ("GINSMS" or the "Corporation") has announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and twelve months ended December 31, 2025.

YFQ-42A Uncrewed Fighter Jet Executes Mission Autonomy Test

Quarterly Revenue of $15.5M up 39% YoY; Adjusted EBITDA1 of $2M, up 265% YoY, and Net Profit of $1M ($0.02/share)Strong Progress with the development of ultra-high rate charging cell and system technology along with other product development activitiesReaffirms Fiscal 2026 Revenue Guidance Exceeding $83M

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / February 12, 2026 / Park Lawn Corporation ("Park Lawn" or "PLC"), is pleased to announce that, effective January 12, 2026, it acquired substantially all of the assets of Vondel L. Smith & Sons Mortuaries and Crematoriums as well as Heritage Burial Park at South Lakes, all located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (collectively "Vondel"). This transaction expands Park Lawn's presence in the greater Oklahoma City market through the addition of two (2) stand-alone funeral homes and one (1) combination funeral home and cemetery property.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / February 12, 2026 / Verdera Energy Corp. (the "Company" or "Verdera") and POCML 7 Inc. (TSXV:POC.P) ("POCML7"), are pleased to announce that they have closed their previously announced offering of subscription receipts of Verdera and POCML7 for aggregate gross proceeds of $20 million (the "Offering"). Verdera has reserved the ticker symbol "V" on the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSX-V") and expects trading on the TSX-V to commence on or about February 24, 2026.

VANCOUVER, BC AND CENTENNIAL, CO / ACCESS Newswire / February 12, 2026 / Nepra Foods Inc. (CSE:NPRA)(FSE:2P6)(OTCQB:NPRFF) ("Nepra" or the "Company"), is pleased to announce that the Company has reached an agreement with William Hogan (the "Lender") to convert all of the outstanding USD$475,000 principal amount of debt under a revolving promissory note agreement between the Company and the Lender, dated July 15, 2024, as amended on January 1, 2025 (the "Note Agreement"), together with accrued and unpaid interest and all other amounts outstanding under the Note Agreement (collectively, the "Loan Obligations"), into common shares of the Company ("Common Shares"), at a conversion price equal to CAD$0.10 per Common Share (the "Conversion Transaction").

SF-based Company Delivers $34-45M in Annual Value for Refineries Through Advanced AI That Combines Data, Engineering Analysis, and Organizational Knowledge

KELOWNA, BC / ACCESS Newswire / February 12, 2026 / Diamcor Mining Inc. (TSXV:DMI), (the "Company") announces that subject to the terms and conditions of an agreement executed between the Company and Tiffany & Co. Canada parties ("Tiffany") and having an effective date of February 6, 2026, Tiffany has agreed to release and discharge the Company from all security and indebtedness related to the outstanding Tiffany credit facilities to the Company, and to the termination of the off-take agreement between the parties.

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Founder Simon Burgess Transitions to Founder & Chief Innovation Officer to Lead Next-Generation Mobile Gaming Innovation

SHELTON, CONNECTICUT / ACCESS Newswire / February 12, 2026 / NanoViricides, Inc., a publicly traded company (NYSE American:NNVC) (the "Company"), and a clinical stage, leading global pioneer in the development of broad-spectrum antivirals based on host-mimetic nanomedicine technology that viruses cannot escape, announced today that it has filed an application for Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) for "NV-387 as a Treatment for MPox" with the US FDA Office of Orphan Products Development (OOPD).

WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK / ACCESS Newswire / February 12, 2026 / Loar Holdings Inc. (NYSE:LOAR), will report Q4 and Full Year 2025 earnings before the market opens on Thursday, February 26, 2026.

Company Confirms Structured Evaluation Underway as Engineering Progress Accelerates Path to AHRI, ENERGY STAR® Certification and 2H 2026 Revenue

Gold Basin Is Restrained From Transacting Any Business Without Prior Court Approval

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / February 12, 2026 / BTU METALS CORP. ("BTU" or the "Company") (TSXV:BTU)(OTCQB:BTUMF) announces Kinross is planning to initiate a two phase 2026 drill program this month on BTU's Dixie Halo property. Kinross has indicated It plans to complete sufficient work on the BTU Dixie Halo property to earn a 70% interest in the project this year.

SAN BERNARDINO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / February 12, 2026 / Dateline Resources Limited (ASX:DTR)(OTCQB:DTREF)(FSE:YE1) (Dateline or the Company) is pleased to report results from diamond core hole CM25-41 at its 100%-owned Colosseum Gold and Rare Earth Element (REE) Project in San Bernardino County, California. The hole was drilled in the northeast extension of the North Pipe breccia system, an area beyond the currently defined mineral resource boundary that has been progressively delineated through the Company's 2025 drilling program.

TULSA, OK / ACCESS Newswire / February 12, 2026 / Jericho Energy Ventures Inc. (TSXV:JEV)(OTCID:JROOF)(FRA:JLM) ("Jericho", "JEV" or the "Company"), an energy innovation company positioned at the nexus of energy and AI infrastructure, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a letter of intent (the "LOI"), dated February 11, 2026, with Comstock Holding Companies, Inc. (Nasdaq:CHCI) ("Comstock"), pursuant to which the parties have committed to establish a strategic partnership (the "Joint Venture" or "JV") focused on the acquisition and development of land in and around Jericho's existing energy assets in Oklahoma.

Q1 Revenues of $4.2 million and Controlled Net Loss

Collaboration enables deployment of MaxYield™ and CardioYield™ into third-party health systems and clinic sitesThis pilot expands the Movesense collaboration to scale low-cost, AI-powered 1-lead ECG and Holter-style monitoring deployments

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / February 12, 2026 / BeMetals Corp. (TSXV:BMET)(OTCQB:BMTLF)(Frankfurt:1OI.F) (the "Company" or "BeMetals") is pleased to announce high-grade surface sampling results from geological reconnaissance field work, undertaken in October 2025 at its district-scale, Savant Gold Exploration Project ("Savant Project") located in northwestern Ontario (See Figure 1). The Company also provides an outline of exploration activities for 2026.