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The coach of the first North Korean sports team to visit the South in eight years batted away questions Tuesday about the prospect of South Koreans cheering his side, saying: "We are here solely to play football."

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in Beijing on Tuesday for talks with his Chinese counterpart and his "long-time good friend" Xi Jinping, intending to show their ties are unshakeable days after a visit by Donald Trump.

Millions of exhaust-belching motorbikes zip through Hanoi's narrow streets every day fuelling its chronic air pollution, but authorities have backtracked from an ambitious plan to ban them in favour of electric two-wheelers.

Japanese economic growth surpassed expectations at the start of 2026, official data showed on Tuesday, but Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is mulling an extra budget as concerns grow over inflation due to the Middle East war.

The 2026 World Cup has bucked the trend of international football's struggles to compete with the riches of the club game when it comes to securing some of the world's best coaches.

Aryna Sabalenka looked unbeatable when the clay-court season got underway last month, but now as the world number one arrives in Paris for her latest tilt at winning Roland Garros, her dominance of the women's game has started to show cracks.

Freiburg have never won a trophy nor qualified for the Champions League, but could achieve both with victory against Aston Villa in the Europa League final in Istanbul on Wednesday.

Aston Villa are taking inspiration from the club's former European champions as they seek to end their 30-year trophy drought in the Europa League final against Freiburg on Wednesday.

Jannik Sinner will head into the French Open as the most overwhelming favourite to win the men's title since Rafael Nadal's hey-day and with the career Grand Slam firmly in his sights.

Nvidia boss Jensen Huang expects China to eventually open its market to high-end US chips that can train and run artificial intelligence systems.

Asian markets were mixed Tuesday as oil prices eased on hopes of a US-Iran deal, though elevated crude levels capped investor appetite for risk.

A shooting Monday at a mosque complex in southern California killed three people, with two suspected teenage gunmen later found dead in a car from apparent self-inflicted gunshot wounds, police said.

From gardens to inspire younger generations, to havens of peace and sanctuary, to a hothouse space designed to stir desire, the UK's top flower show is flourishing.

Every Sunday, percussionists, dancers and everyday residents of the US capital gather in a Washington park for a drum circle -- a decades-old tradition that historically celebrated Black liberation.

In a lot behind a disused West Virginia gas station at the foot of the Appalachian Mountains, Roy Funkhouser is surrounded by about a dozen beekeepers and countless buzzing bees.

It's the middle of the night in Havana, but Alejandro Benitez is just getting down to work.

An attempt in Italy to introduce a consent-based rape law is floundering and experts warn rapists could stand to gain after the far right torpedoed an "only yes means yes" definition.

A former boss of a notorious Libyan prison faces three days of hearings at the International Criminal Court from Tuesday, accused of war crimes including murder, rape and torture.

Scientists attempting to determine whether or not hantavirus is present in Argentina's Ushuaia on Monday laid the very first traps to catch rodents potentially carrying the disease, AFP journalists observed.

His face smiles out from every kiosk in Rome on the cover of the ubiquitous "sexy priest" calendar sold to tourists but Giovanni Galizia was never a man of the cloth.

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WEST PALM BEACH, FL / ACCESS Newswire / May 19, 2026 / Publicly Traded (Ticker Symbol:ELEK)

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 19, 2026 / Onco-Innovations Limited (CBOE CA:ONCO)(OTCQB:ONNVF)(Frankfurt:W1H, WKN: A3EKSZ) ("Onco" or the "Company") is pleased to announce, further to its news release dated April 28, 2026, continued progress in the intermediate1 scale-up and process development activities for the A83 and B4 precursor components supporting the Company's lead oncology program, ONC010, a novel nanoparticle-formulated PNKP inhibitor currently advancing through IND-enabling development.

WEST PALM BEACH, FL / ACCESS Newswire / May 19, 2026 / Management applauds the vision, timing, and strategic mindset of microcap investors who recognize early-stage opportunities within the lithium mining and EV technology sector. As more investors continue discovering ELEK, the Company believes it is steadily expanding its presence within the global electrification, lithium, and EV patent technology landscape.

- Continued Advancement of CALMA Phase 2 Trial -

Wellgistics Pharmacy monthly revenue increased from approximately $0.1 million in November 2025 to approximately $0.6 million in April 2026, based on preliminary unaudited resultsQ1-26 focus on optimization of Wellgistics Pharmacy revenue growth and capabilities positions Company to integrate emerging licensed PharmacyChain™ pharmacy data tokenization technology into pharmacy dispensing AI hub EinsteinRx™Kare Pharmtech joint venture expands the Company's telepharmacy and direct-to-patient capabilities, providing immediate access to 200,000+ patient livesStrategic partnership with Tollo Health provides access to proprietary pharmaceutical-adjunct medical foods & dietary supplements, telemedicine and mental health AI coaching & regimen compliance tools via "Health Lives Here" app that is targeted to launch in August 2026 following the reveal with NFL Alumni Health at 2026 NFL Draft in PittsburghThe Company is in advanced discussions with Datavault AI regarding a binding term sheet to expand the scope of the PharmacyChain™ license to include Health-as-a-Service (HaaS) capabilitiesCompany has terminated previously announced non-binding letters of intent with Neuritek and WellCare and does not intend to proceed with those transactions

LATROBE, PA / ACCESS Newswire / May 19, 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 June 5, 2026 to shareholders of record as of May 29, 2026.

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BEVERLY HILLS, CA / ACCESS Newswire / May 19, 2026 / In a fusion of lunar preservation, humanity's cultural heritage and now a 1 billion year preserved legacy, an iconic Mycenaean "Golden Mask" - a rare 3,000-year-old artifact symbolizing prestige, rarity, enduring excellence, and multi-generational impact - has been permanently inscribed on Lunaprise archival discs and delivered in a SpaceX launched lunar lander ("Odysseus" IM-1) to the lunar surface on 2.22.2024; as part of the private payload, "Lunaprise Museum". The Swann Awards recognizes Ivanson in cooperation with Space Blue's founder's curation of the world's first art museum on the Moon which came about from the first lunar landing for the United States and NASA since 1972.