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TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / February 20, 2025 / Eskay Mining Corp. ("Eskay" or the "Company")(TSXV:ESK)(OTC PINK:ESKYF)(Frankfurt:KN7)(WKN:OYDPM) is pleased to announce its 2025 prospecting and mapping program at two high-value targets, the TV Zone and the C10-Vermillion-Ted Morris (TM) trend. This work is expected to bring both targets to drill readiness with the possibility of executing a limited drill campaign this coming season.

BEIJING, CHINA / ACCESS Newswire / February 20, 2025 / First High-School Education Group Co., Ltd. ("First High-School Education Group" or the "Company") (OTCQB:FHSEY), an education service provider primarily focusing on high schools in Western China, today announced that it has set January 28, 2025 as the record date for the dissemination of Rule 13e-3 Transaction Statement on Schedule 13E-3 (as amended, the "Schedule 13E-3") and the plan of merger (the "Plan of Merger") in connection with a previously announced going private transaction contemplated under an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") the Company entered into with One Education Holding Limited, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands ("Parent") and One Education Merger Limited, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent, on November 22, 2024.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / February 20, 2025 / (TSXV:OGN)(OTCQX:OGNRF) Orogen Royalties Inc. ("Orogen" or the "Company") is pleased to announce an update to the Expanded Silicon project in Nevada, USA. Project owner AngloGold Ashanti NA ("AngloGold") has announced an updated Inferred Resource of 12.1 million ounces gold at the Merlin deposit1. The new resource at Merlin is separate from the 4.22 million ounce gold resource at the Silicon deposit1, located approximately 270 metres to the northwest.

FREMONT, CA / ACCESS Newswire / February 20, 2025 / Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ:AEHR), a worldwide supplier of semiconductor test and burn-in equipment, today announced it will participate in the Oppenheimer 10th Annual Emerging Growth Conference being held virtually February 25-26, 2025. Aehr Test CFO Chris Siu will be hosting virtual meetings with investors throughout the day on Wednesday, February 26th.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / February 20, 2025 / Southern Cross Gold Consolidated Ltd. ("SXGC" or the "Company") (TSXV:SXGC)(ASX:SX2)(OTC PINK:MWSNF)(Frankfurt:MV3.F) is pleased to announce its participation in several upcoming mining investment conferences in Miami and Toronto through late February and early March 2025.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / February 20, 2025 / Faraday Copper Corp. ("Faraday" or the "Company") (TSX:FDY)(OTCQX:CPPKF) is pleased to announce the results of its metallurgical program for the Copper Creek project in Arizona ("Copper Creek"). The metallurgical program utilized samples from the Phase III drill program and was conducted by ALS Metallurgy (Kamloops, BC), with oversight by Ausenco Engineering.

DENVER, CO / ACCESS Newswire / February 20, 2025 / SRH Total Return Fund, Inc. (NYSE:STEW) (the "Fund") announced the declaration of a quarterly distribution of $0.1650 per share to occur in April 2025. This distribution is being paid as part of the Fund's managed distribution program under which the Fund intends to make per share distributions of $0.1650 per quarter or approximately $0.66 per year. As of market close on February 14, 2025, the distribution (on an annualized basis) amounts to approximately 3.91% of the Fund's market price and 3.05% of its net asset value ("NAV").

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SODANKYLÄ, FINLAND / ACCESS Newswire / February 20, 2025 / FireFox Gold Corp. (TSXV:FFOX)(OTCQB:FFOXF)("FireFox" or the "Company") is pleased to report results from borehole (BHEM) and fixed loop (FLEM) electro-magnetic geophysical surveys executed at the East Target of the Mustajärvi Gold Project in Finland. The purpose of the surveys was to identify new drill targets for high-grade gold that may be associated with highly conductive rocks. Rocks that are high in pyrite tend to be conductive of electricity, making them excellent targets for these types of electromagnetic (EM) systems. The high-grade gold at Mustajärvi, encountered in numerous drill holes since 2019, is almost always associated with high concentrations of pyrite.

LONDON, GB / ACCESS Newswire / February 20, 2025 / Birkenstock Holding plc ("BIRKENSTOCK", the "Company" or "we"), (NYSE:BIRK) today announces financial results for the first quarter ended December 31, 2024. The Company reports first quarter revenue growth of 19% on a reported and constant currency basis, ahead of the Company's annual guidance of 15-17%, driven by strong holiday demand for its products across all segments, channels and categories.

LONDON, UK / ACCESS Newswire / February 20, 2025 / Pantheon Resources plc (AIM:PANR) ("Pantheon" or the "Company"), the oil and gas company developing the Kodiak and Ahpun oil fields in close proximity to pipeline and transportation infrastructure on Alaska's North Slope, is pleased to announce the appointment of accomplished energy executive, Max Easley, as Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Jay Cheatham. Mr. Easley will be appointed as a member of the Pantheon Board of Directors effective 28 February 2025, while Jay will continue to serve the Company as a Non-Executive Director for a period of handover to Max.

LONDON, UK / ACCESS Newswire / February 20, 2025 / Genflow Biosciences Plc (LSE:GENF)(OTCQB:GENFF) ("Genflow" or "the Company") an emerging leader in the field of longevity research, focused on developing therapeutic solutions for the prevention of age-related diseases is pleased to announce today that its exclusive, out-licensed patent application for "Variants of SIRT6 for Use in Preventing and/or Treating Age-Related Diseases" has successfully progressed through the Supplementary European Search Report without further questions from the European Patent Office (EPO).

The US government on Wednesday moved to kill New York's nascent congestion pricing scheme designed to ease traffic and finance public transport by imposing tolls on drivers in Manhattan -- a first-in-the-nation plan President Donald Trump had vowed to quash.

Kylian Mbappe's hat-trick against Manchester City propelled Real Madrid into the Champions League last 16 on Wednesday and him to a new personal high with Los Blancos.

US President Donald Trump's decision to designate eight Latin American drug trafficking groups as "terrorist" organizations has raised speculation about possible military action on foreign soil.

Pep Guardiola conceded Manchester City need a rebuild after being swept aside by a Kylian Mbappe hat-trick as Real Madrid progressed to the last 16 of the Champions League 6-3 on aggregate.

Real Madrid swept Manchester City aside to qualify for the Champions League last 16 on Wednesday, while Paris Saint-Germain rubber-stamped their spot in the next round by thrashing French rivals Brest.

Global stocks were under pressure Wednesday after US President Donald Trump broadened his tariff threats, leaving European bourses lower even as the S&P 500 notched a fresh record.

Donald Trump's labor secretary nominee on Wednesday distanced herself from previous pro-union stances that sparked Republican criticism, as she called herself a champion of the US president's "America First agenda."

Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven battled into the last 16 of the Champions League Wednesday, after a pulsating 3-1 extra-time win over Juventus gave them a 4-3 aggregate play-off victory.

A US federal judge peppered a top member of Donald Trump's Justice Department with questions Wednesday during a hearing over the office's extraordinary move to drop corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams.

Kylian Mbappe struck a brilliant hat-trick for Champions League holders Real Madrid in a 3-1 win over Manchester City on Wednesday, helping Los Blancos reach the last 16 with a 6-3 aggregate victory.

Paris Saint-Germain can look forward to a showdown with either Liverpool or Barcelona in the last 16 of the Champions League after mercilessly crushing French rivals Brest 7-0 on Wednesday to win their play-off round tie 10-0 on aggregate.

The Trump administration has ordered senior US military leaders to plan for expansive cuts that could slash the defense budget by eight percent annually, or some $290 billion within the next five years, US media reported Wednesday.

Liverpool's Premier League title charge was slowed by Aston Villa after a pulsating 2-2 draw on Wednesday left neither side satisfied.

US President Donald Trump called Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky a "dictator" Wednesday, widening a personal rift with major implications for efforts to end the conflict triggered by Russia's invasion three years ago.

Ousted South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol will become the country's first sitting head of state to stand trial in a criminal case as hearings open Thursday on his bid to impose martial law.

NFL team salary caps for the 2025 season have been projected by the league at $277.5 million to $281.5 million, a huge hike for each club according to multiple reports on Wednesday.

Green groups on Wednesday launched the first environmental challenges against the new Trump administration, targeting the president's plans to expand offshore drilling.

Grand Slam champions Venus Williams and Petra Kvitova were among four wildcard entrants announced Wednesday for next month's ATP and WTA Indian Wells tennis tournament.

An Israeli group campaigning for the release of hostages described the deaths of three members of the Bibas family as "heart-shattering" Wednesday as Hamas prepared to hand over their bodies.