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Bangladesh bids farewell on Wednesday to former prime minister Khaleda Zia with a state funeral expected to draw vast crowds, mourning a towering leader whose career defined politics for decades.

Taiwanese tech titan TSMC has started mass producing its cutting-edge 2-nanometre semiconductor chips, the company said in a statement seen by AFP on Wednesday.

Former Australian Test batsman Damien Martyn has been rushed to hospital in an induced coma after being diagnosed with meningitis, media reports said Wednesday.

Guinea's junta chief Mamady Doumbouya, who had pledged not to run for office after seizing power four years ago, has been elected president after securing a sweeping majority of the vote, according to initial results by the country's election commission published on Tuesday.

In 2025, Black Book expanded global healthcare IT research coverage; issued 32 complimentary, vendor-neutral benchmarking reports; advanced a 36‑KPI qualitative performance framework supported by Google Looker analytics and Qualtrics engagement; and compiled 311,732 verified end-user survey and satisfaction poll responses worldwide. This 2025 intake builds on a longitudinal repository now approaching four million verified end‑user reviews captured over the past decade.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / December 31, 2025 / Goldgroup Mining Inc. ("Goldgroup" or the "Company") (TSXV:GGA)(OTCQX:GGAZF).

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / December 31, 2025 / FireFox Gold Corp. (TSXV:FFOX)(OTCQB:FFOXF) ("FireFox" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a debt settlement agreement (the "Debt Settlement Agreement") as of December 31, 2025, with one director of the Company (the "Creditor") to settle deferred consulting fees payable in the aggregate principal amount of C$142,000 (the "Debt") by way of (i) C$70,000 in cash as partial satisfaction of the Debt, and (ii) the issuance of 144,000 fully paid common shares in the capital of the Company (the "Common Shares") at a deemed price of C$0.50 per Common Share (collectively, the "Shares for Debt Transaction"). The Debt comprises the outstanding balance owed by the Company to the Creditor.

GEORGE TOWN, CAYMAN ISLANDS / ACCESS Newswire / December 31, 2025 / Moolec Science SA ("Moolec" or the "Company") received an additional determination letter (the "Letter") from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq") indicating that the Company does not currently meet the minimum stockholders' equity requirement of $2.5 million under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1).

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / December 31, 2025 / There's a structural story playing out beneath the surface of the global supply chain, and it has little to do with trends or branding cycles. It's about what happens when materials stop being anonymous.

SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA / ACCESS Newswire / December 31, 2025 / We wish you the most wonderful time of the year!

Black Book Survey of 417 European health IT leaders across nine countries finds "interoperability-first" is now a procurement gate; multilingual localization is driving adoption; and modular modernization is reducing disruption-capabilities increasingly delivered by Europe-headquartered platforms and regional champions

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / December 31, 2025 / Pathfinder Ventures Inc. (TSXV:RV) (the "Company") announces that, at the request of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO), it is issuing this press release to comment on recent trading activity in the Company's common shares.

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK / ACCESS Newswire / December 31, 2025 / At first glance, the reaction is predictable. Gloves? Disposable rubber gloves used for minutes and discarded by the billions. The immediate question almost asks itself: why bother?

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA / ACCESS Newswire / December 31, 2025 / CoTec Holdings Corp. (TSXV:CTH)(OTCQB:CTHCF) ("CoTec" or the "Company") is pleased to note MagIron LLC's ("MagIron") press release dated December 31, 2025, following its prior press release dated December 19, 2025. CoTec owns 16.5% of the equity in MagIron on a fully diluted basis.

Black Book Survey of health IT leaders across five high-activity Middle East markets finds sovereignty-compatible architectures and Arabic/English workflow readiness are now pass/fail gates-while AI interest is rising faster than governance and dataflow transparency

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / December 31, 2025 / Silver has never needed much attention to matter. It sits quietly inside the systems modern economies rely on: power generation, electronics, data infrastructure, and advanced manufacturing. That quiet importance is exactly why recent shifts in the silver market deserve a closer look.

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK / ACCESS Newswire / December 31, 2025 / If you've lost one or more teeth, there are several options to restore your smile and confidence. But how do you know which solution is right for you? A dentist in Pembroke Pines, FL, can review your oral health, learn about your goals, and recommend the best solution. Read on to learn more about your options and what factors to consider before making your decision.

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / December 31, 2025 / Silver rarely announces itself. It lacks gold's mythology and copper's growth narrative, yet it quietly underpins the systems modern economies depend on: electricity, efficiency, and precision. That unassuming ubiquity is precisely why its recent behavior deserves attention.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / December 31, 2025 / NextSource Materials Inc. (TSX:NEXT)(OTCQB:NSRCF) ("NextSource" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the results of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company (the "Meeting") held virtually at 8:00 AM (Toronto time) on December 30, 2025.

GEORGE TOWN, CAYMAN ISLANDS / ACCESS Newswire / December 31, 2025 / Moolec Science SA (NASDAQ:MLEC) "The Company"; "Moolec"), a science-based food ingredient company focused on producing animal proteins and nutritional oils in plants, today announced that its board of directors (the "Board") has determined the effective date and the final ratio for the previously approved share consolidation of Moolec's ordinary shares of par value of US$0.10 each (the "Share Consolidation"). The Share Consolidation will become effective as of 8:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) on January 5, 2026 (the "Effective Date"). The final share consolidation ratio is 15-for-1 so that all shareholders holding every 15 ordinary shares of par value of US$0.10 each will hold 1 ordinary share of par value US$1.50 each.

Giving glove materials a verifiable "memory" to support safe recovery, traceability, and circular reuse

New orders strengthen Ondas' record 2025 trajectory across counter-UAS, UAS, UGVs, and other mission-critical security capabilitiesMomentum builds on Ondas' expanding multi-domain autonomy portfolio and growing international program activity

SAN DIEGO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / December 31, 2025 / Modular Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ:MODD) ("Modular Medical" or the "Company"), an insulin delivery technology company with the first FDA-cleared patch pump designed specifically to target all adult "almost-pumpers" with its user-friendly and affordable design, today announced the Company received written notification from the Listing Qualifications Department of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq"), granting the Company's request for a 180-day extension to regain compliance with Nasdaq's minimum bid price requirement under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A) (the "Bid Price Rule"). The Company now has until June 29, 2026 to meet the requirement. If at any time prior to June 29, 2026, the bid price of the Company's common stock closes at $1.00 per share or more for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days, the Company will regain compliance with the Bid Price Rule.

Board strengthened with seasoned operator to support governance, execution cadence, and capital strategy initiatives

DALLAS, TX / ACCESS Newswire / December 31, 2025 / Black Dragon Resource Companies, Inc. (OTCID:BDGR), ("The Company") a partly held company of Auri Inc, ("OTCID:AURI") and its new management announces end of year Letter to Wish Stakeholders a Happy New Year!

DALLAS, TX / ACCESS Newswire / December 31, 2025 / Auri Inc. (OTCID:AURI), a cutting-edge driven incubating holding company, releases end of year report with excitement for the Productive New Year 2026.

Extension preserves liquidity runway, carries no added cost, and provides flexibility as Capstone advances its disciplined growth strategy.

ORLANDO, FLORIDA / ACCESS Newswire / December 31, 2025 / Laser Photonics Corporation(NASDAQ:LASE) ("LPC"), $LASE, a global leader in industrial laser systems for cleaning and other material processing applications, today announced that it has regained compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) related to the timely filing of its periodic reports.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / December 31, 2025 / Aclara Resources Inc. ("Aclara" or the "Company") (TSX:ARA) is pleased to announce the release of a letter to its shareholders from the Company's Chief Executive Officer, Ramón Barúa.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / December 31, 2025 / Apex Critical Metals Corp. (CSE:APXC)(OTCQX:APXCF)(FWB:KL9) ("Apex" or the "Company"), a Canadian mineral exploration company focused on the identification and development of critical and strategic metals, is pleased to provide a summary of all analytical results from its 2025 regional exploration drilling program and 2026 outlook at the 100%-owned Cap Critical Minerals Project ("Cap" or the "Project") in central British Columbia.

LONDON, UK / ACCESS Newswire / December 31, 2025 / In accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the Company hereby announces that as at 31 December 2025 there were 168,498,967 ordinary shares of 1 pence each in issue, none of which are held in treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 168,498,967.

Chelsea assistant coach Willy Caballero defended Enzo Maresca's decision to replace Cole Palmer after the controversial substitution sparked jeered from angry fans during the 2-2 draw against Bournemouth on Tuesday.