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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder avenged last week's defeat to the Cleveland Cavaliers with a crushing 134-114 victory in a lopsided clash between the league-leading NBA rivals on Thursday.

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka had to battle hard to beat Denmark's Clara Tauson 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 on Friday and reach the second week of the Australian Open after suffering another bout of the serving jitters.

Israel's security cabinet was set to meet Friday after final details of a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal were ironed out, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said, with the United States "confident" the truce would begin as planned this weekend.

Asian markets were mixed Friday as data showing China's economy grew slightly quicker than expected last year failed to inspire investors, with Beijing battling to revive consumption and boost the battered property sector.

North Korea condemned on Friday joint military drills between South Korea, Japan and the United States held this week, threatening to respond by exercising its right to self-defence "more intensively".

Atletico Madrid lead Spain's two giants by a whisker heading into the second half of the La Liga season, after racking up 15 victories on the spin across all competitions.

Lens will measure up to Paris Saint-Germain this weekend at a time when the club who came close to winning the Ligue 1 title two seasons ago appear to be losing their way.

Premier League leaders Liverpool must end their recent wobble to keep the chasing pack at bay this weekend.

Terunofuji is retiring from sumo, the ancient Japanese sport's governing body said Friday, potentially leaving it without a wrestler at the highest rank of yokozuna for the first time in over 30 years.

China recorded one of its slowest rates of economic growth in decades last year, data showed Friday, as leaders nervously eye a potential trade standoff with incoming US president Donald Trump.

A series of jaw-dropping upsets of top 10 players at the Australian Open by fearless teenagers has fuelled excitement at the future of men's tennis as the old guard fades into history.

Jannik Sinner has paid tribute to master coach Darren Cahill after revealing that 2025 will mark the final year of their successful partnership.

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday again refused investigatgors' efforts to question him over his failed martial law bid, as the deadline on his detention neared.

US tennis great Pam Shriver revealed on Thursday that a horde of major trophies from her Hall of Fame career were stolen along with her car after she evacuated following the Los Angeles wildfire disaster, ESPN reported.

On one side of the street lie the ashes of ruined houses, lost to the huge blazes that defeated Los Angeles firefighters when hydrants ran dry.

Her voice tinged with anger, an American mother worried about what the future holds for her teenage daughter, just one of dozens of girls targeted in yet another AI-enabled pornography scandal that has rocked a US school.

Nintendo shares tumbled more than six percent Friday after the Japanese games giant failed to impress with a brief video preview of its new Switch 2 console.

Hours after Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin nailed its first-ever orbital mission, SpaceX seized back the spotlight on Thursday as its latest test of Starship, its gargantuan next-generation megarocket, ended with the upper stage dramatically disintegrating over the Atlantic.

Hours after Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin nailed its first-ever orbital mission, SpaceX seized back the spotlight on Thursday as the latest dramatic test of Starship, its gargantuan next-generation megarocket, ended with the upper stage blowing up over the Atlantic.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / January 17, 2025 / Torq Resources Inc. (TSXV:TORQ)(OTCQB:TRBMF) ("Torq" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the finalization of the previously announced earn-in option and joint venture transaction involving the Company's Santa Cecilia project in Chile (the "Project"). The option and joint venture transaction is with an affiliate of Gold Fields Limited ("Gold Fields") and by which Gold Fields has acquired a staged option to earn into up to a 75% indirect interest in the project by funding up to USD$48 million over a period of up to 6 years of which a committed minimum spend of USD$6 million will earn Gold Fields an initial 10% interest. Further to the Implementation Agreement entered into on November 29, 2024, as amended on January 9, 2025, the parties entered into an option and joint venture shareholders agreement (the "OJVSA") and a related Chilean formal option agreement (the "Chilean Option Agreement") to give effect to the option and joint venture transaction. The parties have also made minor conforming amendments to the investment agreement between Torq and another affiliate of Gold Fields (the "Investment Agreement Amendment"). Torq will file the executed OJVSA, Chilean Option Agreement and Investment Agreement Amendment (together, the "Definitive Agreements") on SEDAR+ together with its material change report disclosing completion of the transaction.

MIAMI, FL / ACCESS Newswire / January 17, 2025 / Athena Bitcoin Global (OTC PINK:ABIT) ("Athena" or the "Company"), a leading international operator of Bitcoin ATMs and digital asset fintech solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Omar Jimenez as Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately.

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WHITE ROCK, BC / ACCESS Newswire / January 17, 2025 / TDG Gold Corp. (TSXV:TDG) (the "Company" or "TDG") is pleased to provide the following update as context for the exciting new gold-silver-copper discovery announced today by Freeport-McMoRan Inc. and Amarc Resources Ltd. ("Freeport-Amarc") on their AuRORA target1 (link), located on the boundary with TDG's 100 % owned, Greater Shasta-Newberry project Toodoggone District, B.C.

CAMBRIDGE, MA / ACCESS Newswire / January 17, 2025 / Moderna, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRNA) today announced ongoing support from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to accelerate the development of mRNA-based pandemic influenza vaccines. The award was made through the Rapid Response Partnership Vehicle (RRPV) Consortium with funding from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of the HHS Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR).

MONTREAL, QC / ACCESS Newswire / January 17, 2025 / Quebec Precious Metals Corporation (TSXV:QPM)(FSE:YXEP)(OTCQB:CJCFF) ("QPM") is pleased to announce that it has received a payment of $200,000 plus other valuable consideration from International Explorers and Prospectors Inc. ("IEP") in connection with the sale to IEP of its 50% undivided interest in certain mining rights forming part of the Matheson Township mining property located in the Province of Ontario.

TULSA, OK / ACCESS Newswire / January 17, 2025 / BOK Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:BOKF) today reported operating results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2024. The fourth quarter and full-year 2024 earnings release can be viewed here: https://investor.bokf.com/Q4-2024-Earnings-Full-Release-PDF

WESTMINSTER, MA / ACCESS Newswire / January 17, 2025 / TechPrecision Corporation (NASDAQ:TPCS) ("TechPrecision" or "the Company"), today announced that John A. Moore resigned as a member of the board of directors (the "Board") of the Company, effective on January 13, 2025 to focus on his other responsibilities. The Board has decided not to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Moore's resignation at this time. As a result of Mr. Moore's resignation, the composition of the committees of the Board has changed as follows:

ELKHART, INDIANA / ACCESS Newswire / January 17, 2025 / ITR Concession Company LLC (ITRCC), the concessionaire and operator of the Indiana Toll Road (ITR), is set to begin construction work along the stretch from mile marker 123 - 157, spanning through Howe, IN to the Ohio state line. The extensive rehabilitation project is designed to improve safety and driving conditions for all ITR motorists. The work is scheduled to start in March 2025 and will continue through mid-November, with temporary pauses during the holidays to minimize disruptions.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / January 17, 2025 / Snipp Interactive Inc. ("Snipp" or the "Company") (TSX-V:SPN)(OTCPK:SNIPF), a global provider of digital marketing promotions, rebates and loyalty solutions, announced that Tom Treanor, the Company's Chief Marketing Officer, will be stepping down from his role effective January 15, 2024.

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WESTMINSTER, MA / ACCESS Newswire / January 17, 2025 / Today, TechPrecision Corporation (Nasdaq:TPCS) ("TechPrecision" or "we," "us" or "our") announced it plans to release financial results for its 2025 fiscal second quarter on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 after market close.

BALTIMORE, MD / ACCESS Newswire / January 17, 2025 / Univec, Inc. (otcmarket:UNVC) A mental health and substance abuse total wraparound service provider announced that Michael Knight has joined the Board of Directors replacing Chris Farnworth. "We welcome Michael to the board adding his expertise in the mental health sector." said Lamont Ellis President of Univec, Inc.