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They clung on through years of conflict in Myanmar but a surge of fighting has driven tens of thousands more Rohingya to flee, escaping with little more than harrowing tales of war.

A resurgent Steve Smith crunched his second century in as many Tests as Australia built a daunting total on day two of the fourth Test against India in Melbourne on Friday.

Israeli air strikes pummelled Sanaa's international airport and other targets in Yemen on Thursday, with Huthi rebel media reporting six deaths.

A former Peruvian congressional official on Thursday denied having set up a prostitution ring in the legislature providing sexual favors to lawmakers in return for votes.

Australia's Steve Smith slammed his second century of the series against India on Friday, reaching three figures on day two at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Todd McLellan was named the new head coach of the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday after the NHL club fired Derek Lalonde after three seasons in the role.

Labor Smart, Inc. (OTC:LTNC) Announces Acquisition of Go Fast Sports and Beverage Company, a Legendary Extreme Sports Lifestyle Brand

SPETZ INC. (the "Company" or "Spetz") (CSE:SPTZ)(OTC Pink:DBKSF) is pleased to announce that it is arranging a private placement offering (the "Offering") of up to 5,000,000 Common Shares, at a price of $0.10 per share, for gross proceeds of up to $500,000. In addition, Spetz is proposing to settle an aggregate of $445,645.89 in accounts payable to arm's length parties by way of the issuance of 4,456,458 shares for debt at an issue price of 0.10 per share (the "Shares for Debt Transactions"), and is negotiating the restructuring of certain outstanding debt, in the aggregate principal amount of $1,017,673, consisting primarily of convertible debentures that have become due, as further described below (the "New Debentures"). The Company has been working on the foregoing initiatives for the past several weeks and believes that they are in the best interests of the Company.

EV Nickel Inc. (TSX-V:EVNI) ("EVNi" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the results from its annual general meeting (the "Meeting") held on December 18, 2024.

(TSXV:NVX)(OTCQB:NVGLF)(FSE:8NV) ("NV Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the exploration permit at its Surselva Gold Project in Switzerland has been extended to October, 2030. The Surselva Gold Project located in the Surselva district of the Graubunden (also called Grisons) Canton, Switzerland. NV Gold holds 100% of the project through its wholly owned subsidiary, SwissGold Exploration AG ("SwissGold"), a private Swiss corporation.

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Funds to be Used to Advance Biochar Production Capabilities

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180 Life Sciences Corp. ("180" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:ATNF), a biotechnology company that is currently refocusing its business on the international entertainment and iGaming sector, today announced that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement with several institutional investors to sell 1,200,000 shares of common stock in a registered direct offering priced at market under Nasdaq rules. In a concurrent private placement, the Company also agreed to issue unregistered warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,200,000 shares of common stock. The combined effective offering price for each share of common stock and accompanying warrants is $2.41. The warrants will have an exercise price of $2.28 per share, will be exercisable immediately, and expire on the five and a half year anniversary from the date of issuance.

Donald Stuart Seigal aka ANTHEMan™ and his Antheman super band announce today its brand new song, "Party People (Happy New Year!)." Just in time for New Year's Eve.

Ondas Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq:ONDS) ("Ondas" or the "Company"), a leading provider of private industrial wireless networks and commercial drone and automated data solutions, announced today it has received a notification letter from Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq") confirming that it has regained compliance with the minimum bid price requirement set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) ("Rule").

NioCorp Developments Ltd. ("NioCorp" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:NB) will hold its 2024 Annual General Meeting ("AGM") on Thursday, March 13, 2025 starting at 10:00 AM Mountain time. The meeting will be held at 7000 S. Yosemite Street, Lower Level Conference Room, Centennial, Colorado, 80112.

Elektros (OTC PINK:ELEK), a leader in electric mobility and lithium mining, highlights total addressable market for off-grid energy storage demand for US, and South Florida region.

Battery X Metals Inc. (CSE:BATX)(OTCQB:BATXF)(FSE:R0W, WKN:A3EMJB) ("Battery X Metals" or the "Company") announces the appointment of Mr. Martino Ciambrelli as an independent director of the Company, effective December 25, 2024.

Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:CDRpB)(NYSE:CDRpC) (the "Company") announced today a "modified Dutch auction" tender offer (the "Offer") to purchase up to an aggregate amount paid of $12,500,000 of shares of its outstanding 6.50% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the "Series C Shares"), at a price per Series C Share of not less than $13.75 and not greater than $15.75. The tender offer will commence upon the filing by the Company of a tender offer statement on Schedule TO, including an offer to purchase, letter of transmittal and related materials, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").

The Glimpse Group, Inc. ("Glimpse") (NASDAQ:VRAR)(FSE:9DR), a diversified Immersive Technology platform company providing enterprise-focused Virtual Reality ("VR"), Augmented Reality ("AR") and Spatial Computing software and services, announced today that it will lead a discussion on X Spaces on the topic of: "Positioned To Win In the Spatial Computing, AI and Cloud Immersive Segment".

The Company announces that on 24 December 2024 it purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 20340/399 pence each through Goldman Sachs International ("GSI") on the London Stock Exchange in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 3 May 2024 (the "Purchase"). The Purchase was effected pursuant to instructions issued by the Company on 20 February 2024, as announced on 20 February 2024.

RELIEF THERAPEUTICS Holding SA(SIX:RLF)(OTCQB:RLFTF)(OTCQB:RLFTY) (Relief, or the Company), a biopharmaceutical company committed to delivering innovative treatment options for select specialty, unmet and rare diseases, today provided an update on the potential reverse merger with Renexxion, Inc. (Renexxion), a privately-held U.S.-based clinical-stage biotechnology company specializing in gastrointestinal disorders therapies.

Australian firefighters said Friday they were fighting to control a bushfire racing through a national park that has consumed an area the size of Singapore.

Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep on Friday pulled out of Australian Open qualifying and a warm-up tournament in Auckland citing pain in her knee and shoulder.

Liverpool powered seven points clear at the top of the Premier League as the title favourites survived a scare in their 3-1 win against Leicester, while Bruno Fernandes was sent off in Manchester United's dismal 2-0 defeat at lowly Wolves.

Two sailors have been killed in separate incidents in the treacherous Sydney to Hobart bluewater classic, organisers said Friday, a day after the race began with gale-force winds and high seas forecast.

Curtis Jones fired Liverpool seven points clear at the top of the Premier League as the title favourites survived a scare in their 3-1 win against struggling Leicester on Thursday.

Membership of Britain's upstart anti-immigration Reform UK party has overtaken that of the centre-right Conservative Party for the first time, the party said Thursday, as Tories disputed the numbers.

Wall Street stocks were little changed on Thursday while Asian equities rose in thin Boxing Day trade, extending their "Santa Claus Rally" with several bourses still shut for the holiday.