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Andrea feels deep shame when she thinks about the loan she took out a year ago in Buenos Aires that she is now unable to repay.

Hakainde Hichilema, who secured a second term as Zambia's president on Tuesday, built a business empire before first winning the presidency in 2021, but says he remains at heart an ordinary "cattle boy".

Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema won re-election with around 60 percent of votes cast last week, the electoral commission announced Tuesday, after a race critics said was tightly managed by his government.

The threat that rising temperatures fuelled by climate change pose to the health of older people has been dramatically underestimated, according to a US modelling study published Tuesday.

An attorney for Jeanie Buss says she will fight her siblings' plan to sell their 17.8% stake in the Los Angeles Lakers to former Disney chief executive Bob Iger's new majority ownership group, according to multiple media reports on Monday.

SHANGHAI, CN / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / Momenta, a leading Physical AI company, together with XHEART, has selected QNX® OS for Safety from QNX, a division of BlackBerry Limited (NYSE:BB)(TSX:BB), as the foundation for its Physical AI-defined autonomous driving platform.

Repeat Designation Reflects Consistent Performance Among the Nation's Leading Independent Insurance Agencies

Innovative Outlet Retail Concept Takes Over 47 Additional Locations, Bringing Outlet-Exclusive Pricing and David's Signature Bridal Experience to Every Major Market

Internal analysis from AI Search Engineers identifies the legal vertical as one of the most commercially significant AI search opportunity categories and releases the first complete attorney-specific AI search visibility checklist covering entity signals, structured data trusted source citations topical authority and documented outcomes.

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BEVERLY HILLS, CA / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / Momentum Media Fund and Momentum Studios, announced they will provide valuable investor relations media coverage and support for The Hampton Global Passion Projects "Legacy Events", an invitation-only series of private gatherings curated for top Hampton family wealth, hedge fund principals, philanthropists, and sophisticated investors. Momentum Media Fund invested a major stake in its Media venture Momentum Studios, whose credits include placement of its clients' stories and positioning to investor audiences in networks like NASDAQ TV, NYSE TV, Bloomberg TV, Fox News, Forbes, and to hundreds of media outlets in finance, space, AI, technology and entertainment and sports.

Optimized process delivered a 10-fold improvement in productivity, significantly improving the estimated economics of future commercial-scale manufacturing.Estimated manufacturing cost equivalent has fallen more than 100x from the first version of the NCT process to the current optimized process, based on internal process-cost assessments.The new process produced approximately 67% more NCT per liter than the previously announced 100-liter pilot run.Reaction time was reduced by over 80%, allowing substantially more product to be produced in less time.The improvements support a more scalable and efficient manufacturing process as eXoZymes prepares for technology transfer to future commercial partners.

Commercially Proven Swarm Technology Capable of Coordinating Thousands of Aircraft Now Available to U.S. Defense Organizations for Drone-Swarm Training, Testing and Evaluation

NEWARK, CA / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:PTGX) today reported that on August 17, 2026, it granted inducement awards to two recently hired employees in accordance with the terms of their employment offer letters. The awards were granted under the Protagonist Therapeutics Amended and Restated Inducement Plan, which was adopted May 29, 2018, and amended February 18, 2020 and February 15, 2022.

CASHMERE, WA / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / Cashmere Valley Bank (OTCQX:CSHX) (the "Bank"), today announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously selected Len Devaisher as the Bank's next President and Chief Executive Officer following a comprehensive succession process.

Two centuries of Rome's wars seen from the wrong end of the record, from the First Punic War to a legionary's forty-year march to the edge of Han China. All three standalone novels are now available in English and Italian, two of them in Romanian.

LATROBE, PA / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / Commercial National Financial Corporation (OTCQX:CNAF), parent company of Commercial Bank & Trust of PA, has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.13 per share payable September 4 to shareholders of record as of August 28.

"Why would the Attorney General write an order relying upon state diversion controls when DEA and HIDTA intelligence appear to document repeated failures in those same markets?" Duane Boise CEO of MMJ International Holdings asked.Part One examines Oklahoma, California, Oregon, Colorado and Washington-and asks whether High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) intelligence reports contradicted the factual premise of the Attorney General's rescheduling order.

A female graduate tells how America's Destination Trade School for automotive, diesel, welding, and collision trades gave her the skills and confidence to build a career in classic car restoration.

Forman Mills Grand Opening: Thursday, September 17, 2026, at 9:00 AMLocation: 1317 Liberty St., Springfield, MA

LEESBURG, VA / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / Vertosoft is thrilled to announce their newest partnership with Datadog, the leading AI-powered observability and security platform. Through this partnership, Vertosoft will combine its public sector knowledge with Datadog's cloud-based monitoring capabilities to help government agencies more easily adopt modern technologies that support mission success.

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New International Expansion Begins Week One of Q4 2026, Extending New to The Street's Global Business Media Footprint Across 14 Asia-Pacific Markets

TUCSON, AZ / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / Wyyerd Fiber, an Arizona-based, award-winning internet service provider, has officially started construction in Pima County. This expansion brings Wyyerd's Honestly Awesome Internet, 100% fiber speeds, and local customer support directly to Southern Arizona homes and businesses in the community.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / Sterling Metals Corp. (TSXV:SAG)(OTCQB:SAGGF) ("Sterling" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that further to its press release of June 2, 2026, the shareholders of QcX Gold Corp. ("QcX") have approved the previously announced plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (the "Arrangement") involving the Company and QcX at the annual general and special meeting of QcX held on August 18, 2026.

Stocks and ETFs Now Available Across iTrustCapital's Tax-Advantaged IRA* and Premium Custody Account for Everyday Investing

Learn how Bimergen is advancing a diversified portfolio of utility-scale and distributed battery energy storage projects toward construction and commercial operationManagement to discuss Q2 2026 results, including $7.9M in revenue and $3.9M in Adjusted EBITDA, alongside the Company's growing 2.0 GW development pipeline and capital-efficient growth strategy

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / NX3 Commercial Group, a Fort Lauderdale-based commercial real estate investment sales firm specializing in net lease properties nationwide, will host an exclusive private cocktail reception benefiting Grey Team, a Boca Raton-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to supporting the health and wellness of active-duty service members, veterans, and the broader military community.

Management will also be conducting 1x1 Virtual Investor Meetings

A question that comes up regularly in facial consultations gets a practical answer from an Irvine surgeon who performs both procedures.

Proprietary resources aim to help licensed insurance agents compete during a fast-moving enrollment season

The acquisition brings together two established platforms to better serve independent landlords nationwide