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Oil and precious metals slid Thursday after US President Donald Trump appeared to dial down threats of imminent military action on Iran, while Asian markets were mixed after Wall Street edged lower the previous day.

AI-generated videos purportedly depicting protests in Iran have flooded the web, researchers said Wednesday, as social media users push hyper-realistic deepfakes to fill an information void amid the country's internet restrictions.

Uganda, where President Yoweri Museveni is seeking to extend his 40-year rule with a seventh term on Thursday, has one of the world's youngest populations and is pinning its hopes on oil reserves to overcome poverty.

Uganda was on edge as it headed for elections on Thursday, with President Yoweri Museveni expected to extend his 40-year rule amid an internet shutdown and a police crackdown on the opposition.

Books tucked under their arms, children file into a small classroom in Bangladesh's vast refugee camps, home to more than a million Rohingya who have fled neighbouring Myanmar.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is meeting with top Chinese leaders in Beijing on Thursday, hoping to repair a long acrimonious relationship as he pulls away from traditional ally the United States.

New Zealand fired coach Scott Robertson on Thursday, less than two years before the World Cup, after a scathing 2025 performance review and rumours of a player revolt.

The European Union and South American bloc Mercosur are set to sign an agreement Saturday, more than 25 years in the making, to create one of the world's largest free trade areas.

From playing football in the Oval Office to sipping cocktails on a sun lounger in Gaza and attacking critics from a fighter jet, Donald Trump has become the first US president to deploy AI-generated imagery as a key tool of political communications.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr has long been known for vaccine skepticism and fringe views that bled into conspiracy -- ideology he is now baking into the US public health system.

One year into his second term, US President Donald Trump is shattering the post-World War II order as never before, leaving a world that may be unrecognizable once he is through.

Growing up in a rural, religious community in western Canada, Kyle McCarthy loved hockey, but once he came out at 19, he quit, convinced being openly gay and an active player was untenable.

Veteran Spanish singer Julio Iglesias is preparing his defence against sexual abuse and human trafficking allegations by two women ex-employees that have dominated headlines in Spain, celebrity magazine Hola! reported.

Actor Matthew McConaughey has filed recordings of his image and voice with US patent authorities to protect them from unauthorized usage by artificial intelligence platforms, a representative said Wednesday.

Elon Musk's platform X on Wednesday announced measures to prevent its AI chatbot Grok from undressing images of real people, following global backlash over its generation of sexualized photos of women and children.

Hosts Morocco will play Sadio Mane's Senegal in this weekend's Africa Cup of Nations final after both emerged victorious in tense last-four ties on Wednesday as Mohamed Salah's dreams of winning the title were again dashed.

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he had been told the killings of protesters in Iran had been halted, but added that he would "watch it and see" about threatened military action.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / January 15, 2026 / LIR Life Sciences Corp. (CSE:SKNY)(OTC PINK:BBCMF)(Frankfurt:N790, WKN:A41QA9) ("LIR" or the "Company")is pleased to announce the launch of a controlled comparative animal study designed to evaluate cell-penetrating peptide (CPP) mediated, needle-free transdermal delivery of second generation GLP/GIP-based obesity therapies. This in vivo study represents an important next step towards advancing LIR's transdermal platform from design-stage planning into functional testing in a small animal model.

COEUR D'ALENE, ID / ACCESS Newswire / January 15, 2026 / Coeur d'Alene Bancorp (OTC PINK:CDAB), the parent company of bankcda, is pleased to announce its results for the fourth quarter 2025.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / January 15, 2026 / Guanajuato Silver Company Ltd. (the "Company" or "GSilver") (TSXV:GSVR)(OTCQX:GSVRF), a growing Mexico-based precious metals producer, is pleased to announce the closing of the previously announced acquisition of the Bolanitos gold-silver mine ("Bolanitos") located in Guanajuato, Mexico, from Endeavour Silver Corp. ("Endeavour")(TSX:EDR) (See GSilver news release dated November 24, 2025 - Guanajuato Silver to Acquire Bolanitos Gold-Silver Mine in Mexico).

WHITE PLAINS, NY / ACCESS Newswire / January 15, 2026 / FRMO Corp. (the "Company" or "FRMO") (OTCID:FRMO) today announced that shareholders and others should not rely upon certain of the Company's previously issued financial statements and that it will delay filing its condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended November 30, 2025.

DALLAS, TX / ACCESS Newswire / January 15, 2026 / Tectonic Financial, Inc. ("Tectonic Financial" or the "Company") (Nasdaq:TECTP), a diversified banking and financial services holding company, today announced its intention to redeem all of its issued and outstanding 9.00% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Series B Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (the "Preferred Stock") and, as a result, to delist its Preferred Stock from The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC. The Company further intends to withdraw the registration of its Preferred Stock with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act").

Companies to jointly develop PDK for PIC-based quantum solutions

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA / ACCESS Newswire / January 15, 2026 / GoMyHire Travel Sdn Bhd, a Southeast Asia-based travel and tour technology company, is expanding its presence in the region through its growing focus on tech-powered tourism mobility. With newly incorporated entities in Singapore and Hong Kong - Gomyhire PTE. LTD. and Gomyhire (HK) Company Limited, the company is laying the foundation for a cross-border transportation ecosystem that serves Asia's travel industry.

ORLANDO, FLORIDA / ACCESS Newswire / January 15, 2026 / Unusual Machines, Inc. (NYSE American:UMAC), a leading provider of NDAA-compliant drone components, today announced it has received a $2.1 million purchase order supporting domestically assembled drone systems for defense and government applications.

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK / ACCESS Newswire / January 15, 2026 / Cell Source, Inc. (OTC Pink Limited:CLCS) ("Cell Source" or the "Company"), a leading innovator in immune tolerance management, announced today that it has closed a private placement of original issue discount convertible notes in the aggregate principal amount of $1,875,000. The Company received gross proceeds of $1,500,000 from the offering. The notes bear interest at a rate of 10% per annum and are convertible into shares of the Company's common stock at a conversion price equal to 90% of the lowest volume weighted average price of the common stock during the ten trading days prior to conversion. The notes become due upon the earlier of June 17, 2026 or the listing of the Company's common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market or another national securities exchange. For each $100,000 invested, investors in the offering received a five-year warrant to purchase the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $.40 per share. A total of 1,875,000 warrants were issued in the offering.

Precision extraction system proves faster, low-impact, data-driven alternative to conventional mining for narrow vein deposits.

GREENVILLE, SC AND ATLANTIC CITY, NJ / ACCESS Newswire / January 15, 2026 / Soteria Battery Innovation Group ("BIG"), a private company focused on improving lithium-ion battery safety through the development and sharing of technologies that address common failure modes, today announced that it will participate in the DealFlow Discovery Conference, taking place January 28-29, 2026.

DENVER, CO / ACCESS Newswire / January 15, 2026 / For too long, women have been told that their worth comes from men. That if a relationship falls apart, it must be their fault. That speaking up about pain is wrong. Those messages leave behind invisible wounds, shaping how we love, trust, and even see ourselves. But it doesn't have to be this way. Layers & Lessons: The Men I've Buried, released on January 13th just ahead of Valentine's Day, is debut author Amanda Townsend's invitation to women to reclaim their heart and their voice. This powerful memoir shows how to transform heartbreak into strength, heal past wounds, and learn to love yourself first.

How AI Driven Discovery and Trust Based Shortlisting Are Reshaping Modern Growth Strategy

ROUND ROCK, TX / ACCESS Newswire / January 15, 2026 / TSS, Inc. (Nasdaq:TSSI), a data center services company that integrates AI and other high-performance computing infrastructure and software and provides related data center services, today announced that Darryll Dewan, CEO, and Danny Chism, CFO, will participate in the 28th Annual Needham Growth Conference in virtual 1x1 meetings on January 16, 2026.

The Miami Beach-based practice integrates the newly approved oral GLP-1 into its physician-supervised weight management programs.