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A dejected-looking Lionel Messi walked off the field in defeat on Wednesday after his Inter Miami team were exposed in emphatic fashion by a young Vancouver Whitecaps.

A man was in hospital after falling some 20 feet from the stands onto the warning track in the PNC Park outfield during a Pittsburgh Pirates game on Wednesday, the Major League Baseball team said.

Rich in solar and wind power, and bulging in critical minerals for renewable energy technology, Australia touts itself as a leader in the race to net zero carbon emissions.

Japanese stocks rose Thursday as the central bank kept its key interest rates steady as expected, in thin trade with most Asian markets shut for the May 1 holiday.

The Bank of Japan on Thursday left its key interest rate unchanged but revised down its growth forecasts, warning that US trade tariffs are fuelling economic uncertainty.

Bordeaux-Begles host Toulouse in the Champions Cup semi-final on Sunday having come a long way since their inception more than two decades ago.

Napoli are closing in on a second Serie A title in three seasons ahead of their trip to struggling Lecce on Saturday, the first of four matches against modest opposition which could confirm a stunning league crown.

Driven by huge crowds, unpredictable results and some of Germany's biggest clubs including Hamburg and Schalke, the Bundesliga 2 broke through the billion-euro revenue barrier last season to become Europe's wealthiest second division.

Paris Saint-Germain must go to Strasbourg this weekend, in between the two legs of their Champions League semi-final against Arsenal, for a clash with one of a host of sides scrapping to qualify from Ligue 1 for Europe's elite club competition next season.

Centenarian Dorothea Barron recalled the wave of relief she felt when she heard World War II had finally come to an end.

Myanmar's military junta let a truce declared to spur aid efforts after last month's earthquake expire on Thursday, a ceasefire that monitors say it consistently violated with air strikes.

The Houston Rockets thrashed the Golden State Warriors 131-116 to fend off elimination in the NBA playoffs on Wednesday, narrowing the gap in their Western Conference series to 3-2.

Lionel Messi's dream of winning Inter Miami's first CONCACAF Champions Cup title ended on Wednesday with the Vancouver Whitecaps reaching the final with a 3-1 win in south Florida earning them a 5-1 aggregate victory.

The head of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) on Wednesday criticized US President Donald Trump's order to fast-track deep-sea mining in the open ocean outside American territorial waters.

Britain's two main parties are tipped to suffer losses Thursday in local elections likely to confirm the rise of hard-right populists and portend the splintering of a century-long political duopoly.

A US judge on Wednesday accused Apple of defying an order to loosen its grip on the App Store payment system to the point that criminal charges could be warranted.

The last time these thrumming, red-eyed bugs burrowed out of the ground across America's suburbs and woodlands was the early summer of 2008.

Nine-time Olympic gold medallist Katie Ledecky made a blistering return to the swimming pool on Wednesday, clocking the second fastest 1,500m freestyle in history in heats at the TYR Pro Series meeting in Florida.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Wednesday that rapidly spreading wildfires near Jerusalem could reach the city, as he declared the situation a "national emergency".

Istanbul authorities on Wednesday closed metro trains, buses and Bosphorous ferries, paralysing Turkey's biggest city in a bid to prevent May Day demonstrations.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 1, 2025 / NexOptic Technology Corp. (TSXV:NXO) (the "Company") announced today that it is delayed in filing its audited annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024 (the "Annual Financial Statements"), the related management's discussion and analysis and CEO and CFO certifications (collectively, the "Annual Filings") due to a combination of factors, including as a result of delays in receiving information and confirmations from third parties, and as a result of the appointment of a new Chief Financial Officer in the weeks leading up to the deadline for the Annual Filing. The Company will work with its auditors to complete the audit of the Annual Financial Statements and anticipates that, subject to current conditions remaining the same, it will require approximately three additional weeks to complete the process of preparing the Annual Filings and in any event will use its best efforts to complete the process within the next two months.

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 1, 2025 / Lakeshore Acquisition III Corp, a blank check company incorporated in the Cayman Islands as an exempted company (the "Company"), today announced the closing of its previously announced initial public offering ("IPO") of 6,900,000 units at an offering price of $10.00 per unit, with each unit consisting of one ordinary share and one right to receive one-sixth (1/6) of one ordinary share upon the consummation of an initial business combination. This includes the exercise in full by the underwriters' over-allotment option to purchase up to an additional 900,000 units.

OVERLAND PARK, KS / ACCESS Newswire / May 1, 2025 / Tortoise Capital today announced the following unaudited balance sheet information and asset coverage ratio updates for closed-end funds TYG and TEAF.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA / ACCESS Newswire / May 1, 2025 / Forte Group Holdings Inc. (CSE:FGH)(OTC:FGHFF)(FSE:7BC0, WKN:A40L1Z)("Forte Group" or the "Company"), a diversified lifestyle and wellness consumer packaged goods company, announces a delay in filing its audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, along with the accompanying management's discussion and analysis and CEO and CFO certifications (collectively, the "Required Filings"), which were due by April 30, 2025.

HOUSTON, TEXAS / ACCESS Newswire / May 1, 2025 / Epique Realty is excited to announce the addition of Kathy Fowler as the company's new Director of Retention, a groundbreaking move that further demonstrates Epique's unshakeable dedication to the people already at the heart of its success: its agents.

Unveiling Dr. Hirschfeld: The Oncologist Who Defies Odds and Inspires Hope

CALGARY, AB / ACCESS Newswire / May 1, 2025 / NXT Energy Solutions Inc. ("NXT" or the "Company") (TSX:SFD)(OTCQB:NSFDF) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a new contract with its Strategic Alliance Partner, Synergy Exploration and Production Technologies Limited ("Synergy"), to provide an SFD® survey for an oil and gas exploration company in Africa. Data acquisition operations for this SFD® contract are expected to commence in the third quarter of 2025, and NXT's interpretations and recommendations are expected to be delivered to the client in the fourth quarter of 2025.

SHELTON, CT / ACCESS Newswire / May 1, 2025 / On April 30, 2025, The Eastern Company (NASDAQ:EML) declared its regular quarterly cash dividend of eleven cents ($0.11) per share, payable June 16, 2025, to common shareholders of record as of May 15, 2025. This dividend represents the Company's 339th consecutive quarterly dividend.

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 1, 2025 / On April 28, 2025, Phoenix Asia Holdings Limited (Nasdaq:PHOE) (the "Company" or "PHOE"), a premier substructure contractor for public and private sector projects in Hong Kong, announced the closing of its initial public offering (the "Offering") of 1,600,000 ordinary shares (the "Ordinary Shares") at a public offering price of $4.00 per share for total gross proceeds of $6,400,000, before deducting underwriting discounts and other offering expenses. The Offering closed on April 28, 2025, and the Ordinary Shares commenced trading on Nasdaq Capital Market on April 25, 2025, under the ticker symbol "PHOE".

Board Director and Acting VP of Engineering Siraj Nour El Ahmadi to Attend as a Keynote Speaker on May 6th

WARRENTON, VA / ACCESS Newswire / May 1, 2025 / Oak View Bankshares, Inc. (the "Company") (OTC PINK:OAKV), parent company of Oak View National Bank (the "Bank"), reported net income of $1.46 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, compared to net income of $1.34 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, an increase of 9.10%.

RICHARDSON, TX / ACCESS Newswire / May 1, 2025 / Optex Systems Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:OPXS), a leading manufacturer of precision optical sighting systems for domestic and worldwide military and commercial applications, announced today that it plans to report its financial performance for the second quarter of fiscal 2025 on Tuesday, May 13th, 2025.