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Cade Cunningham scored 33 points as the Detroit Pistons ended the Charlotte Hornets' nine-game winning streak on Monday with a stormy 110-104 victory overshadowed by a mass brawl that saw four players ejected.

The planet experienced its fifth-hottest January on record despite a cold snap that swept across the United States and Europe, the EU's climate monitor said Tuesday.

Asian shares extended gains Tuesday following a Wall Street rally, with Tokyo's Nikkei jumping more than two percent to another record following Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's stunning election triumph.

Standing in his boat with binoculars in hand, hunter Malik Kleist scans the horizon for seals. But this February, the sea ice in southwestern Greenland has yet to freeze, threatening traditional livelihoods like his.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) won 315 seats in weekend snap elections, giving it a two-thirds majority, official results confirmed Tuesday.

American Airlines CEO Robert Isom faced pressure Monday from labor unions frustrated with the carrier's financial performance and handling of recent weather disruptions.

Simba, a large cat with thick ginger and white fur, is one of thousands of felines that live in New York's corner shops known as "bodegas" -- even if their presence is illegal.

Japan has filed an official protest with Olympic organisers after the figure skating medal podium at the Milan-Cortina Games left athletes with chipped skate blades following the team competition.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has defended a Winter Olympian's right to wear a helmet featuring athletes killed during the war with Russia after skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych said the IOC banned it at the Games.

Meta and Google-owned YouTube were accused Monday of pushing highly addictive apps on children as a landmark social media trial began in earnest in a California court.

President Donald Trump called Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime performance a "slap in the face" to the United States.

Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell refused on Monday to answer questions from US lawmakers but her attorney said was prepared to speak if granted clemency by President Donald Trump.

CALGARY, AB / ACCESS Newswire / February 10, 2026 / CANEX Metals Inc. ("CANEX" or the "Company") (TSXV:CANX) is pleased to announce that a total of 73,026,822 common shares of Gold Basin Resources Corporation ("Gold Basin") (TSX.V:GXX), representing 54.04% of the issued and outstanding common shares of Gold Basin (the "Gold Basin Shares"), have been validly deposited (and not withdrawn) under its offer (the "Offer") to purchase all of the Gold Basin Shares as of the expiry of the mandatory 10-day extension (the "Mandatory Extension Period") of the Offer at 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on February 10, 2026. The Mandatory Extension Period was initially announced on January 29, 2026, and the Offer has now expired.

Experienced kids advertising executive strengthens direct-to-brand strategy as Company provides business update

IntellaStore® IV, APCON's new network security appliance, offers the on‑box APCON Intelligent Processor (AIp) to run the user's choice of security applications including APCON's own ThreatGuard

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / February 10, 2026 / Earthwise Minerals Corp. (CSE:WISE)(FSE:966) ("Earthwise" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has completed its non-brokered private placement financing (the "Offering") announced January 30, 2026. The Company has raised gross proceeds of $601,804.49 by issuing a total of 17,194,414 non-flow through units ("NFT Units") at a price of $0.035 per unit.

TORONTO, ON and VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / February 10, 2026 / Ginkgo Mortgage Investment Corporation ("Ginkgo MIC") held its 2026 Annual General Meeting ("AGM") in Toronto and Vancouver, bringing together investors, partners, and industry professionals for a reflective and forward-looking review led by CEO Henry Tse.

GA-ASI's YFQ-42A Platform to Support Next-Generation Expeditionary Air Operations

LONDON, UK / ACCESS Newswire / February 10, 2026 / Diets high in meat, eggs, and dairy products incur significant environmental costs. But a new study has revealed that, in many cases, switching your dog to a more sustainable diet may have a bigger impact on the planet and farmed animals than changing your own diet.

After growing ARR by 400% in 2025, Reco secures new backing months after its last funding to secure AI SaaS usage 

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / February 10, 2026 / Predictiv AI Inc. (CSE:PAI)(FWB:7IT) (the "Company" or "Predictiv AI"), is pleased to announce the establishment of the Company's Asia Regional Office, to support commercial engagement, partnerships, and implementation activities across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.

Powered by Elevate, CIX Startup Awards is the Largest National Showcase of Canada's Most Innovative Emerging, Early, and Growth-Stage Startups

JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA / ACCESS Newswire / February 10, 2026 / The 2026 tax filing season began Monday, January 26, and everybody is expecting bigger refunds this year due to the 2025 tax changes. In the prior filing season, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) processed over 140 million individual returns, with roughly 60% of taxpayers receiving refunds averaging around $3,000.

DENVER, CO / ACCESS Newswire / February 10, 2026 / Vox Royalty Corp. (NASDAQ:VOXR)(TSX:VOXR) ("Vox" or the "Company"), a returns focused mining royalty and streaming company, is pleased to announce the release of its annual investor letter. The letter can be found on the Vox website at https://irp.cdn-website.com/f6695bc1/files/uploaded/Vox+2025+Shareholder+Letter_10+February+2026.pdf.

Haven applies artificial intelligence to modernize incident investigations, root cause analysis, and prevention across high-risk industries

SHELTON, CONNECTICUT / ACCESS Newswire / February 10, 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 Measles with the US FDA Office of Orphan Products Development (OOPD).

CALGARY, AB / ACCESS Newswire / February 10, 2026 / Kestrel Gold Inc. ("Kestrel"), (TSXV:KGC) is pleased to announce results from the 2025 diamond drilling program completed on the "Main Zone" and "14 Vein" zones at its 100%-owned QCM Gold Property, located in the Manson-Germansen area, approximately 240 kilometres northwest of Prince George, British Columbia, Canada.

Significantly Outpacing Canadian Market Growth

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA / ACCESS Newswire / February 10, 2026 / Osa Commerce, the Atlanta-based leader in supply chain orchestration, today announced the launch of AI-Powered Retail Compliance, a new capability of the Osa Unified Commerce Platform, at Manifest: The Future of Supply Chain & Logistics conference.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / February 10, 2026 / BTU METALS CORP. ("BTU" or the "Company") (TSXV:BTU)(OTCQB:BTUMF) is pleased to announce it is commencing grid construction and a geophysical program to identify specific drill target locations on its recently acquired Dixie East Project located on the geological trend with, and 5 km east of the Kinross (Great Bear) BTU Metals Dixie Halo project (being explored under an agreement with Kinross).

North Aircraft Industries selected for proven complex aerospace composite manufacturing, engineering, and testing capabilities