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The mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have invited US President Donald Trump to visit this year for the 80th anniversary of the World War II atomic bombings, officials said Wednesday.

Sumo's only grand master Hoshoryu vowed not to "tarnish the title" after being officially promoted to the highest rank on Wednesday, 15 years after his uncle quit the sport in disgrace.

Asian markets rose in holiday-thinned trade Wednesday, tracking a rally on Wall Street, where tech titans led by Nvidia recovered some of their hefty losses a day earlier as worries over Chinese AI startup DeepSeek subsided.

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Elon Musk's company SpaceX will "soon" begin a mission to repatriate two American astronauts who have been stranded for months on the International Space Station.

The president of crisis-hit Democratic Republic of Congo was set to meet his Rwandan counterpart at an emergency summit on Wednesday, as fighters backed by Kigali appeared on the brink of seizing the key city of Goma.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed that Pyongyang's nuclear programme would continue "indefinitely", state media reported Wednesday, days after new US President Donald Trump said he would make renewed diplomatic overtures to the reclusive leader.

A stampede at the world's largest religious gathering in India killed at least 15 people with many more injured, a doctor at the Kumbh Mela festival told AFP Wednesday.

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The house that Michael Kovac built is the only one on his street still standing after a huge fire raced through his Los Angeles neighborhood.

After US President Donald Trump dashed her hopes of gaining asylum in the United States, Arianne Dominguez joined hundreds of other migrants seeking refuge in Mexico instead.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday offered most federal workers the option to leave their jobs in exchange for eight months severance, in his most radical move yet to drastically overhaul the government.

A stampede at the world's largest religious gathering in India killed at least 15 people with many more injured, a doctor at the Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj told AFP Wednesday.

Starbucks reported lower profits Tuesday in results that still topped expectations as the company's new CEO described various pilot program tests to reinvigorate the chain.

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / January 29, 2025 / AZARGA METALS CORP. ("Azarga Metals" or the "Corporation") (TSXV:AZR) announces that the British Columbia Securities Commission (the "BCSC"), as the Corporation's principal regulator, on January 29, 2025, granted the Corporation's previously announced application, see news release dated January 10, 2025, for the issuance of a management cease trade order (the "MCTO") under National Policy 12-203 - Management Cease Trade Orders ("NP12-203").

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / January 29, 2025 / Alset AI Ventures Inc.(TSXV:GPUS)(OTC:ALSCF)(FSE:1R60, WKN:A3ESVQ)("Alset AI" or the "Company") an artificial intelligence (AI) venture company advancing innovation through strategic investment and cloud computing solutions, announces that the filing of its audited annual financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2024, including the related management discussion and analysis, and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial certifications (collectively, the "Annual Financial Filings") were not filed by the required filing deadline of January 28, 2025 (the "Filing Deadline").

ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA / ACCESS Newswire / January 29, 2025 / Menorah Life is committed to protecting the privacy and security of its patients' health information. We are writing regarding a data security incident that may have affected the protected health information of certain Menorah Life patients.

VANCOUVER, BC AND MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA / ACCESS Newswire / January 29, 2025 / Southern Cross Gold Consolidated Ltd ("SXGC", "SX2" or the "Company") (TSXV:SXGC)(ASX:SX2) announces significant results from drill holes SDDSC150 and SDDSC153, the deepest holes at the Christina prospect, part of the 100%-owned Sunday Creek Gold-Antimony project in Victoria.

LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESS Newswire / January 29, 2025 / The recent closure of FEV Tutors marks a significant loss for the K-12 education community. For years, FEV Tutors provided valuable virtual tutoring solutions to students across the United States, and their abrupt closure leaves many learners, educators, and families facing uncertainty. At HeyTutor, our thoughts are with the students, teachers, and FEV employees affected by this sudden change.

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NEWARK, CALIFORNIA / ACCESS Newswire / January 29, 2025 / Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc. ("Protagonist" or the "Company")will host an in-person and virtual investor event on Thursday, February 6, 2025, at 10:30 AM ET in New York. To register, click here.

LAFAYETTE, CO / ACCESS Newswire / January 29, 2025 / urban-gro, Inc. (NASDAQ:UGRO) ("urban-gro" or the "Company"), an integrated professional services and Design-Build firm offering solutions to the Controlled Environment Agriculture ("CEA") and other commercial sectors, today announced that it has received an exception from the Listing Qualifications Staff of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq") to regain compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) (the "Listing Rule"). This exception extends to February 18, 2025 the deadline for the Company to file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended June 30, 2024 and September 30, 2024 and to file restatements of the Company's previously issued financial statements relating to annual and quarterly periods during fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2023 and for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2024.

PHILADELPHIA, PA and VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / January 29, 2025 / Jericho Energy Ventures Inc. (TSXV:JEV)(OTC PINK:JROOF)(FRA:JLM) ("Jericho", "JEV" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the closing of the second and final tranche of its previously announced non-brokered private placement (the "Financing"). The Company issued 12,255,000 units (the "Units") at a price of $0.10 per unit in the second tranche of the Financing, generating gross proceeds of $1,225,500.

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STROUDSBURG, PA / ACCESS Newswire / January 29, 2025 / ESSA Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ:ESSA), the holding company for ESSA Bank & Trust (the "Bank"), a $2.2 billion asset financial institution providing full service commercial and retail banking, asset management and trust, and investment services in eastern Pennsylvania, today announced financial results for the fiscal first quarter period ended December 31, 2024.

DORADO, PUERTO RICO / ACCESS Newswire / January 29, 2025 / Pharma-Bio Serv, Inc. ("Pharma-Bio Serv" or the "Company") (OTCQB:PBSV), a regulatory affairs, quality, compliance, project management and technology transfer support consulting firm that provides services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, cosmetic, food and allied products industries, today announced that revenues for the year ended October 31, 2024 were approximately $9.5 million, a decrease of approximately $7.5 million when compared to last year. Additionally, a net loss for the year ended October 31, 2024 was reported of approximately $0.8 million, compared to a net income of approximately $1.3 million for last year.

DORADO, PUERTO RICO / ACCESS Newswire / January 29, 2025 / Pharma-Bio Serv, Inc. ("Pharma-Bio Serv" or the "Company") (OTCQB:PBSV), a regulatory affairs, quality, compliance, project management and technology transfer support consulting firm that provides services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, cosmetic, food and allied products industries, today announced that the Board of Directors approved a Special Dividend of $0.075 per share for shareholders. The Special Dividend will be payable on or about March 20, 2025 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 28, 2025.