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Olympic Games in northern Italy have German twist

Biathlon fans brush up your Italian -- but also your German, for the events this Winter Olympics will be in South Tyrol in Italy, an autonomous province bordering Austria and Switzerland.

At Grammys, 'ICE out' message loud and clear

Music's A-listers on Sunday lashed out at the immigration raids rocking the United States at the Grammy Awards, with Puerto Rican megastar Bad Bunny setting the tone.

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Netflix boss promises Warner Bros films would still be seen in cinemas

Netflix will continue to distribute Warner Bros. films in cinemas if its takeover bid for the storied studio is successful, the streaming service's chief executive Ted Sarandos said in an interview Tuesday in Paris.

Tepid 2026 outlook dents Pfizer shares

Pfizer signaled Tuesday it expects a challenging 2026 as it invests in new products to offset declines in Covid-19 revenues while limiting shareholder payouts.

VW stops production at German site for first time

The last car rolled off the production line at a Volkswagen site in Dresden on Tuesday, marking the first time in company history that it has stopped production at a German factory as cost cuts bite.

Rome's new Colosseum station reveals ancient treasures

Beyond the entrance of Rome's newest metro station under the Colosseum, there are display cases filled with hundreds of ancient artefacts found during a decade-long construction project.

EU eases 2035 combustion-engine ban to boost car industry

The EU on Tuesday walked back a 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel cars seen as a milestone in the fight against climate change, as the bloc pivots to bolstering its crisis-hit auto sector.

US unemployment rises further, hovering at highest since 2021

The US jobless rate picked up again in November, hovering at its highest level in four years, official data showed Tuesday in a report underscoring a labor market cooldown in the world's biggest economy.

Shift in battle to tackle teens trapped in Marseille drug 'slavery'

They work as drug dealers, but the notes they slip to customers in drug baggies begging for help -- and their pleas to the police -- tell a very different story.

Stocks retreat on US jobs, oil drops on Ukraine hopes

Stock markets fell Tuesday as investors data showed the US jobless rate hit its highest level since 2021, while oil prices slumped on renewed hopes for an end to Russia's war in Ukraine.

Stocks retreat ahead of US jobs, oil drops on Ukraine hopes

Stock markets mostly fell Tuesday as investors prepared for key US jobs and inflation data, while oil prices slumped on renewed hopes for an end to Russia's war in Ukraine.

China to impose anti-dumping duties on EU pork for five years

China will impose anti-dumping duties on European Union pork imports for five years, but at lower rates than temporary levies in place since September, Beijing announced Tuesday.

Economic losses from natural disasters down by a third in 2025: Swiss Re

Global economic losses from natural disasters are projected to have dropped by 33 percent to $220 billion in 2025, despite the damage wrought by the Los Angeles wildfires, reinsurer Swiss Re said Tuesday.

Kenyan girls still afflicted by genital mutilation years after ban

Maasai women erupted with mocking heckles as a community elder, wrapped in a traditional red blanket, claimed that female genital mutilation had all but stopped in their community in southern Kenya.

Bank of Japan expected to hike rates to 30-year high

The Bank of Japan is expected to hike interest rates Friday for the first time since January, pushing them to their highest level in 30 years and potentially exacerbating turmoil in debt markets.

EU to unveil plan to tackle housing crisis

The EU will on Tuesday present a first-ever plan to address the continent's deepening housing crisis, aiming to boost construction and regulate short-term rentals.

Asian markets retreat ahead of US jobs as tech worries weigh

Asian markets extended losses with Wall Street on Tuesday as investors jockeyed for position ahead of key US jobs and inflation data, while sentiment remains subdued by worries over a possible tech bubble.

Famed Jerusalem stone still sells despite West Bank economic woes

Despite the catastrophic state of the Palestinian economy, Faraj al-Atrash, operator of a quarry in the occupied West Bank, proudly points to an armada of machines busy eating away at sheer walls of dusty white rock that stretch into the distance.

World Brand Lab Releases '2025 World's 500 Most Influential Brands'

Google, Microsoft, and Apple claimed the top three slots. The US has the most representation, while China surpasses Japan and firmly holds the third position again.

Chris Paul Family Foundation, Feed the Children and YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City Deliver Food and Essentials to 200 Oklahoma City Families

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK / ACCESS Newswire / December 16, 2025 / The Chris Paul Family Foundation, Feed the Children and YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City came together today to host a Resource Rally, providing food, hygiene items and other essentials to 200 families in the Oklahoma City community.

Linear Minerals Corp Closes First Tranche of Private Placement Financing

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / December 16, 2025 / Linear Minerals Corp. ("Linear" or the "Company") (CSE:LINE)(OTCQB:LINMF) (WKN: A40 Y3E) is pleased to announce it has closed the first tranche of the non-brokered private placement previously announced on December 10, 2025 for gross proceeds of up to $900,000. As part of the closing the first tranche, the Company will issue 3,000,000 flow-through common shares at a price of $0.05 cents per share for gross proceeds of $150,000. In addition, the Company will issue 3,000,000 hard-dollar units at a price of $0.05 cents per share and one common share purchase warrant for gross proceeds of $150,000. Each hard-dollar warrant entitles the holder to purchase one common share at a price of 25 cents for a period of one year from the issue date and will pay 6% cash in finder's fee of $9,000.

Why Sovereign-Aligned Markets Are Forcing a Rethink of Gold Verification

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / December 16, 2025 / Gold does not change easily. Its rules, rituals, and trust frameworks have been built over centuries, reinforced by habit as much as by law. When gold markets do shift, it is rarely because of rhetoric or regulation. They move when infrastructure evolves so decisively that the old way of doing things starts to look inefficient by comparison. That is what is happening now, and Dubai is at the center of it.

University Bank Acquires 37.4999% of Credit Union Trust for $3.75 Million, Increasing Its Ownership to 49.9999%, Putting into Place a Key Part of our Wealth Management Strategy

ANN ARBOR, MI / ACCESS Newswire / December 16, 2025 / University Bancorp, Inc. (OTCQB:UNIB or "UNIB") announced that University Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of UNIB, will acquire effective on December 31, 2025 an additional 37.4999% of the shares of Credit Union Trust for $3.75 million, increasing its ownership to 49.9999%. The acquisition is a key part of University Bank' wealth management strategy. All regulatory approvals and all paperwork required for the share acquisition have been completed and the closing has been scheduled for month-end to simplify the post-acquisition accounting requirements under GAAP.

SMX's Version of the New Gold Standard Is Less About Money and More About PROOF

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / December 16, 2025 / For years, even decades, analysts kept waiting for gold to reclaim its role as the foundation of global money. They predicted a return to a monetary gold standard, a moment when central banks would peg currencies to bullion again. But while the world argued about economic theory, the real revolution arrived from an unexpected direction. The next global gold standard will not be financial. It will be forensic.

Jury Awards Record $13.1M to Family of Man Who Stabbed a Riverside Co. Sheriff's Deputy Then was Fatally Shot

** A copy of the lawsuit and verdict form can be found HERE **Plaintiffs' attorneys Houman Sayaghi and Neama Rahmani of Los Angeles-based West Coast Trial Lawyers are available for interviews.

Gold Reserves Are About to Face the First Real Audit in History, And it Will Lack What's Most Needed: PROOF (NASDAQ: SMX)

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / December 16, 2025 / For a century, the world has operated on a comfortable illusion. Central banks believe they know how much gold they hold. Sovereign wealth funds assume their reserves are exactly what the paperwork claims. Bullion banks trust that what sits beneath their headquarters is perfectly authentic. But the truth is far more fragile. No country on earth has ever conducted a full, bottom-up authentication of its gold reserves. Not one. Reserve systems rely on certificates, refinery stamps, and legacy chain-of-custody documents that lose meaning the moment a bar is melted or restamped. The world's most important financial backstop has never been tested with modern tools.

Optima Tax Relief Strengthens Community Ties During the Holiday Season

Employees give back to local nonprofits, contributing hundreds of hours to support underserved populations.

How to Choose the Right Port Charlotte Dentist for Your Dentures

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / December 16, 2025 / If you live in Port Charlotte and have multiple missing teeth, you may want to consult a reliable dentist in Port Charlotte, FL, about getting dentures. A trusted dentist can help you explore your options, explain the types of dentures available, and create a personalized treatment plan to restore your smile, comfort, and ability to eat and speak with confidence. Here are some factors you should consider to make a stress-free choice.

The Market Finally Woke Up: Why SMX Is Suddenly on the World's Radar

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / December 16, 2025 / For more than a year, SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) quietly built the kind of infrastructure companies talk about but rarely execute. Molecular identity for plastics. Traceability for metals. Verification that survives every transformation inside some of the world's most advanced bullion ecosystems. National circularity programs developed with leading research institutions. These weren't concepts on a slide deck. They were real systems deployed with real partners across multiple continents.

SMX's Global Collaborations Are Building the World's First Cross-Industry Verification Mesh

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / December 16, 2025 / The world has spent years talking about circularity, ESG integrity, and supply-chain transparency, but the truth is simple. No industry has ever had the verification infrastructure needed to make any of those goals real. Plastics lose identity when they melt. Metals lose identity when they move. Gold loses identity the moment it hits a furnace. Documentation has filled the gap, but documentation was designed for a slower, less interconnected world. Into this vacuum stepped SMX (NASDAQ:SMX), and the company is not moving alone. It is collaborating across plastics, metals, gold, packaging, and national circularity programs to create the world's first verification mesh.

The Market Finally Gets It: SMX's PCT is Creating a New Asset Class

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / December 16, 2025 / Every market cycle introduces a new category of assets that feels almost inevitable in hindsight. Sometimes it is a technological leap. Sometimes it's a financial instrument. Sometimes it's a shift in how value is measured. Today, a growing number of investors are beginning to ask whether verified recovery is emerging as the next major asset class. The idea has been around for years, but no company has created a system capable of turning recovery into a measurable economic unit. SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) has changed that conversation with its Plastic Cycle Token, and the market is starting to take note.

Montlick Injury Attorneys Sponsors Veterans Day Telethon, raising $110,395 for Top Dogg K9 Foundation

ATLANTA, GEORGIA / ACCESS Newswire / December 16, 2025 / Montlick Injury Attorneys, in partnership with the Top Dogg K9 Foundation and 11Alive, announces that this year's Veterans Day Telethon raised an incredible $110,395 to provide life-changing service dogs to veterans.

AVVAA World Health Care Products, Inc. (OTC:AVVH)/GoldQuest Capital, Inc. Provides Shareholder Update

Recaps 2025 Activities and Outlines Roadmap for 2026

Why Market Interest in SMX Is Accelerating as the Plastic Cycle Token Comes Into Focus

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / December 16, 2025 / There are moments when a company moves from being a name on a ticker to becoming a topic that keeps showing up in investor conversations. SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) has entered that moment. What began as a quiet interest in its verification technology has turned into something broader, with traders, analysts, and crypto readers all starting to recognize the same thing. The Plastic Cycle Token is not a side project. It is the organizing layer for a new category of real-world assets built on verifiable truth rather than estimates or intentions.

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