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Brigitte Bardot widower slams sale of star's belongings

The widower of French screen icon Brigitte Bardot on Saturday slammed as a "joke" the planned auction of hundreds of the late star's personal belongings organised by her animal welfare foundation.

UK actor Naomi Watts honoured at Spain film festival

British actor Naomi Watts is to receive a special honour on Saturday at the San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain, where she declared an unwavering appetite for challenging roles that make audiences think differently.

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Torq Announces C$1.25 Million Financing and Loan Extension

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CoTec Holdings Corp. Investment Magiron Demonstrates Excellent Reduction Pellet Quality in Latest Test Program

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 20, 2026 / CoTec Holdings Corp. (TSXV:CTH)(OTCQX:CTHCF) ("CoTec" or the "Company") is pleased to note that MagIron LLC ("MagIron"), a U.S. based company in which it owns an approximately 17% fully diluted equity interest, has announced excellent results from its first independent full pot-grate pellet test program ("Pellet Tests Program"), further demonstrating the ability of MagIron's Minnesota iron resources to produce high-quality Direct Reduction ("DR") grade pellets.

Strategic Metals Ltd Advances its Division Mountain Project with a Scoping Study and a Preliminary Economic Assessment

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 20, 2026 / Strategic Metals Ltd (TSXV:SMD) ("Strategic") is pleased to release two reports concerning its wholly owned Division Mountain Coal Project ("Division Mountain"), located in south-central Yukon, 90 km north of Whitehorse. Division Mountain hosts a road-accessible, measured resource totalling 52.5 million tonnes of High Volatile "B" Bituminous coal and other unquantified, but drill confirmed coal occurrences. Strategic, through a wholly owned subsidiary - Yukon Energy Solutions ("YES") - is exploring the potential to develop one or more coal-fired power plant(s) using coal from an open pit mine at Division Mountain, to alleviate a growing shortage of electricity in Yukon.

Eagle Plains' Partner Xcite Uranium Inc. Commences Drill Program at the Don Lake Uranium Project, Saskatchewan

CRANBROOK, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 20, 2026 / Eagle Plains Resources Ltd. (TSXV:EPL)(OTCQB:EGPLF) ("EPL" or "Eagle Plains") is pleased to announce that partner Xcite Uranium Inc. (TSXV:XRI) ("XRI or Xcite"), has commenced a diamond drilling program at Eagle Plains' 100% owned Don Lake Project, Saskatchewan. The 1500m, 14-hole program will test for structurally-controlled uranium mineralization defined by both historical work and results from the 2025-2026 field programs.

HM Exploration Announces DTC Eligibility of Its Common Shares in the United States

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 20, 2026 / HM Exploration Corp. ("HM Exploration", "HM" or the "Company") (CSE:HM)(FSE:X5H)(OTCQB:HMEXF) is pleased to announce that its common shares are now eligible for electronic clearing and settlement in the United States through The Depository Trust Company ("DTC"). The Company's common shares trade on the OTCQB Venture Market under the symbol "HMEXF".

Great Western Mining Corporation plc Announces Holding(s) in Company

DUBLIN, IRELAND / ACCESS Newswire / August 20, 2026 / TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

Prince Harry and Meghan moving back to UK: British press

Six years after stepping down as working royals, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are moving back to the United Kingdom within weeks, British press reported late Wednesday.

Infrastructure Sterilisation Drilling Begins at Tunkillia

Development programs advancing, Resource upgrades pendingHIGHLIGHTSPre-feasibility Study (PFS) underway for large-scale gold production, targeting Q1 CY27 publication1Sterilisation drilling programs begin for potential locations of key project infrastructureGold and silver JORC Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) upgrades pending following recent drilling2

Irving Resources Announces Results of AGM

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 19, 2026 / Irving Resources Inc. (CSE:IRV)(OTCQX:IRVRF)(FSE:1IR) ("Irving" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that its annual general meeting of shareholders was held in Vancouver, British Columbia on August 19, 2026 at which all matters set out in its notice of meeting were approved. In particular:

Great Western Mining Corporation PLC Announces Holding(s) in Company

DUBLIN, IRELAND / ACCESS Newswire / August 19, 2026 / Great Western Mining Corporation PLC (OTCQB:GWMOF)(AIM:GWMO)

ReElement Technologies Receives Air Permits for Marion, Indiana Rare Earth and Critical Mineral Refinery

Milestone Completes the Air Permitting Required for All Four Phase I Production Lines and Advances the Marion Supersite Toward Multi-Element Commercial OperationsGermanium and Heavy Rare Earths (Y, Gd, Sm, Dy, Tb) Make Up a Significant Portion of ReElements' Order Book From Both Recycled and Virgin Ore From the Commercial and Defense Industries

United States Antimony Announces $100 Million Share Repurchase Program

"The Critical Minerals and ZEO Company"~ Antimony, Gold, Tungsten, and Zeolite ~

UraniumX Discovery Corp. Provides Update On Transaction With Pond Technologies Holdings INC.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 19, 2026 / UraniumX Discovery Corp. (CSE:STMN)(OTCQB:STMXF)(FSE:Q7S) ("UraniumX" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a share exchange agreement (the "Agreement") dated August 18, 2026 with Pond Technologies Holdings Inc. (TSXV: POND) ("Pond") pursuant to which Pond will acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company's wholly owned subsidiary 1477571 B.C. Ltd. ("SubCo"), which holds a 100% interest in the Zoo Bay Uranium Property (the "Property"), located in Saskatchewan's Athabasca Basin, subject to a 2.0% net smelter returns royalty in favour of UraniumX (the "Transaction"). The Agreement supersedes the letter of intent announced on April 27, 2026 and is to be completed in connection with Pond's planned delisting from the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSXV") and listing on the Canadian Securities Exchange (the "CSE").

Abasca Announces Positive Preliminary Economic Assessment for the Loki Flake Graphite Deposit: After-Tax NPV of US$130 Million and 16.7% IRR

Study projects Loki Flake Graphite Deposit as a long-life graphite development project with positive economics; project to advance toward Feasibility Study

Wolfden Announces Positive Precious Metal Results at Canoe Landing

Metallurgical Test Work Indicates Potential to Double Gold Recoveries

Empire Metals Limited Announces MRE Upgrade at Pitfield Titanium Project

MRE Upgrade Confirms Pitfield Project as the World's Largest Titanium Resource

Angelique Kidjo immortalised on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Five-time Grammy winner Angelique Kidjo on Tuesday became the first Black African to be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Whales spark joy in New York but face threats from boat traffic

"WHALE AT ONE O'CLOCK!"

Sterling Metals Announces Approval of Arrangement by QcX Gold Shareholders

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / Sterling Metals Corp. (TSXV:SAG)(OTCQB:SAGGF) ("Sterling" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that further to its press release of June 2, 2026, the shareholders of QcX Gold Corp. ("QcX") have approved the previously announced plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (the "Arrangement") involving the Company and QcX at the annual general and special meeting of QcX held on August 18, 2026.

PPX Receives Environmental Approval for 10,315 metre Drill Program at Portachuelos, Igor Project

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / PPX Mining Corp. (TSXV:PPX)(BVL:PPX) (the "Company" or "PPX") is pleased to announce that it has successfully obtained the environmental approval required to conduct exploration in the Portachuelos area of the Igor concession. This marks an important milestone toward advancing the Company's objectives. The planned program is designed to improve the Company's understanding of mineralization previously identified through historical drilling. Notably, drill hole CA-18-94, completed in 2018 on the Bx2 structure, returned 6.0 metres of sulfide mineralization grading 5.77 g/t Au, 443.8 g/t Ag and 0.67% Cu, including a higher-grade interval of 1.0 metre grading 9.87 g/t Au, 904.0 g/t Ag and 1.08% Cu.

Chilean Cobalt Corp. Advances Accelerated NeoRe Development and Strategic Processing Partnerships as U.S. Rare Earth Exploration Identifies New Prospective Zones

BERWYN, PA / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / Chilean Cobalt Corp. (OTCQB:COBA) ("Chilean Cobalt" or the "Company") is pleased to provide an update on continued progress across its integrated development program at the NeoRe project in Chile, including further progress of exploration, pilot plant operations, permitting, engineering exploration, engineering, permitting, and supply chain activities, as well as continued engagement with potential strategic partners regarding processing and downstream development opportunities in both Chile and the United States. The Company also reported the completion of its initial United States rare earth exploration campaign, with preliminary results identifying multiple prospective zones for follow-up work.

Four Nines Gold to Present Hayden Hill Drill Program and Upcoming Catalysts at Emerging Growth Conference

President & CEO Charles Ross and VP Exploration David Flint to present August 20 at 2:20 p.m. ET as drilling advances at Hayden Hill and the Company enters an active period of exploration catalysts

Norsemont Mining to Present at the Emerging Growth Conference on August 20, 2026

Company invites individual and institutional investors, advisors and analysts to attend its live, interactive presentation

NWPG Names Frank Genovese CTO to Bring NFI Empire's Digital Platform to Launch

Genovese brings 25 years of technology and marketing leadership, including seven years as CEO of Paramount Lists, Inc., to finish and launch NFI Empire's digital marketplace

XCF Global (NASDAQ:SAFX) Achieves Commercial Velocity: Converts Production into Sales, Shipping 55,000 Gallons of Renewable Diesel Daily

HOUSTON, TX / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / XCF Global, Inc. (NASDAQ:SAFX) ("XCF" or the "Company"), an emerging U.S.-based producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), today announced a key operational and revenue-generating milestone: its flagship New Rise Renewables Reno facility is actively delivering approximately 55,000 gallons of renewable diesel per day to the market.

CANEX Successfully Acquires Gold Basin and Looks to Commence Exploration Activities

CALGARY, AB / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / CANEX Metals Inc. ("CANEX" or the "Company") and our 100% owned subsidiary Gold Basin Resources Corp. ("Gold Basin") are pleased to announce that CANEX has begun the final procedural step to complete its successful acquisition and integration of Gold Basin. With the procedural process nearing completion CANEX management is now focusing on exploration and delineation of the consolidated Gold Range - Gold Basin oxide gold project in Arizona and is working to drill test the Louise Copper-Gold Porphyry in British Columbia.

NiobiumX Confirms Updated OTCQB and Frankfurt Trading Symbols, Completing its Market Transition to NiobiumX Mining Inc.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / NiobiumX Mining Inc. (CSE:NIOX)(OTCQB:NIOXF)(FSE:O7D0) ("NiobiumX" or the "Company") is pleased to confirm, further to its news release dated July 29, 2026, that its common shares now trade under updated ticker symbols across all three of its listed markets, completing the Company's market transition to NiobiumX Mining Inc.

Magellan Copper and Gold Corp Subsidiary Magellan Energy Corp Enters into Letter of Intent to Acquire Ramm Power Group

WALLACE, ID / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / Magellan Copper & Gold Corp. (OTCID:MAGE) ("Magellan" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the company's wholly owned subsidiary Magellan Energy Corp. has entered a Letter of Intent to acquire Ramm Power Group. Upon closing of the acquisition, the combined companies will be pursuing brownfield development opportunities in the energy production and storage markets.

Great Western Mining Corporation PLC Announces Drilling Commences at Defender Tungsten Project

DUBLIN, IE / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / Great Western Mining Corporation PLC (AIM:GWMO)(OTCQB:GWMOF), a strategic minerals exploration and development company, is pleased to announce that drilling has commenced at its Defender Tungsten Project in Mineral County, Nevada, USA ("Defender" or the "Project").

Numerous High-Grade Assays Extend Tolmer Silver Discovery

Multiple new >2,000g-m Ag assays; metallurgical testwork to begin

NV Gold Announces Grant of Stock Options

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 17, 2026 / NV Gold Corporation (TSXV:NVX)(OTCQB:NVGLF)(FSE:8NV) ("NV Gold" or the "Company") announces that it has granted an aggregate of 575,000 stock options to certain directors, officers and consultants of the Company at a price of $0.60 per share for a period of five years. The options are subject to regulatory approval and are granted under the Company's stock option plan.

Taranis Announces New Critical Minerals By-Product Findings at the Thor and Ajax Mines

ESTES PARK, CO / ACCESS Newswire / August 17, 2026 / Taranis Resources Inc. ("Taranis" or the "Company") [TSX.V:TRO][OTCQB:TNREF] is releasing the results of a study of by-product metals found at Thor. Samples were collected from a stockpile of vein material at Thor, and from adit dumps at another historic mine (Ajax) located across a valley. Identical analytical processes were applied to the samples from both locations with results demonstrating that consistent enrichment of epithermal-style precious and critical minerals has occurred at both sample sites. The findings of the study strongly indicate further exploration activities between the two historical mine sites and further indicates that a single enrichment event is responsible for the existence of both mineral deposits.

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