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Since he was old enough to climb into a boat, Samata Mahmoud has been fishing the vast, dune-lined waters of Mauritania's Banc d'Arguin bay, living a centuries-old lifestyle threatened by climate change and overfishing.

Beneath portraits of their Pan-African heroes, including the man they worship as God incarnate, Ethiopia's former emperor Haile Selassie I, Kenya's Rastafarians hold hands and pray a court will let them smoke cannabis legally.

Crowds thronged the streets of Najaf on Wednesday as the coffin of Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei moved through the holy city in a procession devoted to Iraq, home to Shia Islam's most sacred shrines.

The United States launched extensive strikes on Iran over attacks on ships in the vital Strait of Hormuz, triggering a wave of reprisals Wednesday that Iran's Guards said targeted US bases in the Gulf.

The tiny Pacific island nation of Tuvalu on Wednesday expressed "grave and serious concern" over a Chinese test of a long-range missile that landed in the Pacific Ocean near its waters.

Rescuers scoured flooded parts of China for survivors after devastating storms killed 17 people, caused dozens of rivers to overflow and a reservoir dam to burst, with officials warning rain will persist on Wednesday.

Engineering graduate Abhijeet Dipke said he didn't intend to spark a student movement, after India's chief justice reportedly likened young people who criticised the government to "cockroaches" and "parasites".

Former Australia Test cricketer Stuart MacGill lost an appeal Wednesday against his conviction and sentence over a cocaine deal.

Pan Sok still remembers his relative screaming as a tiger dragged him away one night, deep inside the Cambodian rainforest where they were tapping trees for resin.

Oil prices extended a surge on Wednesday as the Middle East crisis burst back into the spotlight with US forces launching fresh strikes on Iran after an attack on three vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.

The sound of pliers clicking filled a workshop in eastern China's Hangzhou as a group of women practised stripping wires, their female instructor moving around the classroom to offer advice.

Funeral processions carrying the coffin of Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei will pass on Wednesday through Iraq's holy cities of Najaf and Karbala, home to Shia Islam's most sacred shrines.

When a person goes missing, their relatives usually contact the police, hospitals or even the morgue.

Eliana Garcia, 38 weeks pregnant, ran with her family to a baseball field on the afternoon of June 24 when the earth shook violently in La Guaira, on the Venezuelan coast where twin earthquakes hit hard.

As a child, Enrique Bordallo would gaze in awe at the starry night sky in rural Spain. Next month's solar eclipse has now made his passion a popular obsession.

Day will briefly turn into night across a swathe of northern Spain on August 12, when the Moon will completely cover the Sun during a rare total solar eclipse.

Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez said on Tuesday the international airport damaged in last month's twin earthquakes would reopen as soon as possible using an alternative runway.

After a pomp-filled welcome in Ankara where his NATO allies were at pains to keep him onside, US President Donald Trump was to get down to the hard business of the summit on Wednesday.

The World Cup is down to just eight teams, with a heavyweight line-up set to do battle in the quarter-finals from Thursday.

"Government's Own Scientific Expert Testified Marijuana Failed DEA's Traditional Medical Use Standard, Lacked Reproducible Chemistry, and That HHS Omitted Critical Public Health Findings" stated Duane Boise CEO MMJ International Holdings.

LA VERNE, CA / ACCESS Newswire / July 8, 2026 / Greenlite Ventures, Inc. (OTCID:GRNL) today announced the launch of its AI-powered Prediction Market platform. The new platform allows users to make predictions across a wide variety of topics-including sports, news, entertainment, finance, politics, and current events-using play chips in a fun and engaging environment. An integrated AI assistant helps users evaluate information, identify trends, and sharpen their prediction skills.

NAVASOTA, TX / ACCESS Newswire / July 8, 2026 / Raises.com is pleased to announce the successful closing of the inaugural acquisition of an operator-led roll-up platform founded by Cody Sechelski, with the controlled buyout of a profitable Texas-based heating, ventilation, and air conditioning services business. The transaction marks the first completed acquisition in what is intended to be a multi-deal roll-up of family-operated service businesses across Texas and the broader Gulf Coast. The transaction was funded by a multi-tranche capital structure that combined an institutional senior credit facility with a structured seller-financing instrument designed to preserve long-term founder participation. Tre Brown, Head of Capital Markets at Raises.com, worked closely with Mr. Sechelski over the course of the engagement to negotiate and structure an equity-light transaction that allowed the buyer to acquire control of the platform with minimal sponsor cash equity at closing, source the senior lender, and architect the seller-financing instrument that ultimately enabled the closing. The buyer was originally onboarded to the Raises.com platform by Keneil Clarke, the firm's first point of contact for incoming operator-led acquirers, who introduced Mr. Sechelski to the advisory team. Tre Brown, Head of Capital Markets at Raises.com, served as the buyer's deal-structuring and capital advisor throughout the engagement and personally led the transaction from initial lender outreach through closing. Raises.com, the capital advisory firm built on the founding vision of Natu Myers, supported the engagement with its broader capital-markets platform and lender relationships. Transaction terms were privately negotiated.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / July 8, 2026 / Alset AI Ventures Inc. (TSXV:GPUS)(OTCQB:GPUSF)(FSE:1R60, WKN:A40M0J) ("AlsetAI" or the "Company"), is pleased to announce that it has closed the previously announced debt settlement (the "Debt Settlement"), pursuant to which the Company has settled an aggregate of $592,800.00 owed to certain arm's length creditors through the issuance of 3,592,727 common shares of the Company (the "Shares") at a deemed price of $0.165 per Share.

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, CA / ACCESS Newswire / July 8, 2026 / Ruthy Mulligan left the bright lights and a promising career of singing, dancing, and show business, for the bucolic views of Yosemite National Park. The evergreen travel pro and part-time 'fixer-upper' wanted to show others everything she loved about 'The Golden State.' She pulled up anchor, sent wagons northeast, and is now laying down roots on the outskirts of Yosemite National Park, with the stated goal of showing others the beauty, bounty, and benefits of getting outside and the inherent need to 'enjoy the silence.'

The NADCA-certified West Palm Beach firm releases 2026 field findings - and details what a properly sealed duct system actually looks like - as rainy-season humidity peaks.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / July 8, 2026 / New to The Street, one of the world's largest business television and digital media platforms, announced today that its Exclusive M&A Interview Series featuring Frank Aquila, Senior M&A Partner at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, is rapidly approaching 2 million views and has generated more than 130,000 watch hours, underscoring the growing global demand for executive-level discussions on artificial intelligence, negotiation strategy, and the future of mergers and acquisitions.

LUXEMBOURG, LU / ACCESS Newswire / July 8, 2026 / Ternium S.A. (NYSE:TX) today announced the release of its Sustainability Report 2025, presenting the company's performance, strategy, governance and risk management across key environmental, social and governance (ESG) dimensions.

Contract renewal and upgrade underscores strong partner confidence, expanded platform adoption, and new growth opportunities

WEST PALM BEACH, FL / ACCESS Newswire / July 8, 2026 / ELEKTROS Inc. (OTC PINK:ELEK) today reaffirmed its commitment to pursuing innovative opportunities in the rapidly evolving electric vehicle charging industry. As demand for dependable, high-speed charging solutions continues to grow, the Company remains focused on evaluating strategic initiatives that management believes can support sustainable long-term growth and enhance shareholder value.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. / ACCESS Newswire / July 8, 2026 / Kalorama Group, a leading advisor on internet infrastructure transactions, has been named a finalist for the 2026 Moxie Award in the Technology ( category.

Publicly Traded • Ticker Symbol: ELEK