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Maradona died 'in agony,' forensic expert tells court
The state of Diego Maradona's corpse suggested he must have died "in agony," an expert who participated in the late football legend's autopsy testified Thursday in the trial of seven medical professionals accused of homicide over his death.

Prosecutors ask for 18-months suspended jail for French actor Depardieu
Prosecutors in the sexual abuse trial of Gerard Depardieu on Thursday recommended a suspended jail sentence of 18 months for the French star actor.

Pope returns home from hospital, thanks faithful
Pope Francis was discharged from hospital Sunday after more than five weeks being treated for pneumonia, waving to cheering crowds and thanking everyone for their support.

Tired-looking pope leaves hospital, thanks faithful
Pope Francis was discharged from hospital Sunday after more than five weeks being treated for pneumonia, waving to crowds gathered and thanking everyone for their support before heading for home.

Trump suggests Tesla vandals be jailed in El Salvador
President Donald Trump suggested Friday that people who vandalize Tesla property -- the car brand owned by his billionaire ally Elon Musk -- could be deported to prisons in El Salvador.

Insults and acceptance: being trans in rural France
Valerie Montchalin found out who her friends were when she transitioned to being a transgender woman in her village high in the Massif Central of central France.

Stench of death as Sudan army, paramilitaries battle for capital
In a war-ravaged neighbourhood of Sudan's capital Khartoum, the stench from a gaping sewage pit is unbearable as Red Crescent workers pull a bloated body from deep underground.

Race to name creatures of the deep as mining interest grows
In the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners -- and huge numbers of strange and rare animals almost entirely unknown to science.

Giant mine machine swallowing up Senegal's fertile coast
Like something from the science fiction film "Dune", the "world's biggest mining dredger" has been swallowing acre after acre of the fertile coastal strip where most of Senegal's vegetables are grown.

Sri Lanka counts nuisance wildlife in bid to protect crops
Sri Lanka carried out a nationwide census Saturday of nuisance wildlife, including monkeys and peacocks, in a bid to prepare countermeasures to protect crops, officials said.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs pleads not guilty to new indictment
Sean "Diddy" Combs pleaded not guilty Friday to a new indictment that added accusations to his US federal sex trafficking and racketeering case.

UN chief promises to do "everything" to avoid food cuts to Rohingyas in Bangladesh
UN chief Antonio Guterres said Friday the organisation would do "everything" to prevent food rations being cut for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.

UN chief in Rohingya refugee camp solidarity visit
UN chief Antonio Guterres met with Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh Friday, some of the one million people who escaped war in neighbouring Myanmar who are now threatened by dire humanitarian aid cuts.

You're kidding! Prince William reveals Aston Villa superstitions
Prince William revealed on Friday that he is such a superstitious Aston Villa supporter that he often resorts to shuffling his children around his house to help bring the team a change of luck.

First brown bear to have brain surgery emerges from hibernation
A bear cub bear that underwent pioneering life-saving brain surgery has come out of hibernation and appears to have made a "remarkable" recovery, UK zoo chiefs said on Thursday.

Australia tells US influencer: 'leave baby wombat alone'
Australia's top diplomat on Thursday urged a visiting American influencer to "leave the baby wombat alone", after a viral video appeared to show the woman pestering a young marsupial.

South Star Battery Metals Enhances Board of Directors
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Aclara Announces Appointment of New Director
TORONTO, ONTARIO / ACCESS Newswire / March 13, 2025 / Aclara Resources Inc. ("Aclara" or the "Company") (TSX:ARA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Juan Enrique Rassmuss to Aclara's board of directors (the "Board"), as a nominee of CAP S.A. ("CAP"), following a unanimous approval by the members of the Board.

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Announces Strategic Appointment in its Financial Leadership Bench Strength
HONG KONG, CHINA / ACCESS Newswire / March 13, 2025 / Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Limited ("Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group", the "Group", or the "Company"; SEHK stock code: 1929), a Hong Kong Main Board listed company, today announces a new strategic appointment to strengthen its financial leadership bench.

Zeus North America Mining Corp. Delineates over 741 Acre Copper and Molybdenum Soil Anomaly at Cuddy Mountain, Idaho
Strongest soil anomaly over the mapped volcanic rocks near the valley floor interpreted to be sub-cropping exposure of the Seven Devils Volcanics, host rock of the Leviathan discovery

Silver X Mining Announces Closing of Brokered Private Placement for Gross Proceeds of C$3.5 Million, Which Includes A Lead Order By Palisades Goldcorp Ltd.
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Vox Royalty Provides Development Updates and Approval of 2025 Share Repurchase Program
DENVER, CO / ACCESS Newswire / March 13, 2025 / Vox Royalty Corp. (TSX:VOXR)(NASDAQ:VOXR) ("Vox" or the "Company"), a returns focused mining royalty company, is pleased to provide recent developments from royalty operating partners, Black Cat Syndicate Limited ("Black Cat"), Orla Mining Ltd. ("Orla") and Galway Metals Inc. ("Galway"), along with announcing that its Board of Directors has approved the renewal of a share repurchase program ("SRP").

Grid Metals Corp - Corporate and Cesium Project Updates
TORONTO, ONTARIO / ACCESS Newswire / March 13, 2025 / Grid Metals Corp. (TSXV:GRDM)(OTCQB:MSMGF) ("Grid" or the "Company") is pleased to provide a corporate update including the appointment of a new Chief Financial Officer and completion of an updated transaction with revised terms resulting in an improved working capital position. The Company remains focused on its high potential critical metals projects in southeastern Manitoba including recently announced transactions with Tantalum Mining Corporation of Canada Limited (for cesium) and with Teck Resources Limited (nickel-copper-PGM).

Relevant Gold Closes Second Tranche of Upsized $8.5 Million Non-Brokered Private Placement Led by Strategic Investors Kinross and Bollinger
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Star Royalties Highlights Copperstone Project Economics and Stream Valuation
TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / March 13, 2025 / Star Royalties Ltd. ("Star Royalties", or the "Company") (TSXV:STRR)(OTCQX:STRFF) is pleased to highlight the reissuance of the Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA") on the Copperstone Gold Mine ("Copperstone") by Minera Alamos Inc. ("Minera Alamos") (TSXV: MAI, OTCQX: MAIFF). This reissued PEA does not incorporate ongoing work and trade-off studies currently being evaluated by Minera Alamos but does reflect a reduction in the Net Smelter Royalty ("NSR") burden on Copperstone as a 1.5% NSR was extinguished since the first publication of the PEA by Sabre Gold Mines Corp. in 2023. Furthermore, given the significant rise in the gold price over the last 18 months, the reissued PEA includes a gold price sensitivity analysis range of $1,000/oz to $3,000/oz compared to the original PEA's gold price sensitivity analysis range of $1,600/oz to $2,000/oz. All amounts are in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated.

Western Alaska Minerals Announces Loan Transaction
TUCSON, AZ / ACCESS Newswire / March 12, 2025 / Western Alaska Minerals Corp. (the "Company" or "WAM") (TSXV:WAM) announces that it intends to complete an unsecured loan transaction with certain lenders to the Company to be determined (the "Lenders"), pursuant to which the Company will issue promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of up to C$1,726,920 (collectively, the "Loan"). The Loan will mature after 15 months and bear interest at rate of 10% per annum. The Loan will be repayable by the Company after 12 months.

Trans Canada Gold Corp. Ships 3,763 Barrels For The Month Of February 2025 From Both Of Its Lloydminster Multilateral Heavy Oil Wells
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA / ACCESS Newswire / March 12, 2025 / Trans Canada Gold Corp. (TSXV:TTG)(OTCQB:TTGXF) ("Trans Canada" or the "Company"), is pleased to announce that the Company has now completed another month of steady oil production for the month of February 2025, with trucking and oil sales to Altex. The two Lloydminster wells have shipped 3,763 barrels (bbl) for the month of February and produced at an average daily rate of 127 bbl/d gross (25.2 bbl/d net) to the Company since being placed on production, representing its 18.75% working interest ownership in both wells. Daily production was impaired due to extremely cold weather conditions which resulted in seven lost shipping days. Production shipping and sales commenced on the first newly drilled Multilateral well a year ago on October 6th, 2023, and the new well was brought on production in mid-September 2024. Croverro Energy Ltd. is the Operator.

Tinka Announces Resignation of Director
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / March 12, 2025 / Tinka Resources Limited ("Tinka" or the "Company") (TSXV:TK)(BVL:TK)(OTCQB:TKRFF) announces the resignation of Mr. Pieter Britz from the board of directors of the Company (the "Board") with immediate effect. Mr. Britz has withdrawn his name from the slate of nominees for election to the Board at the annual general and special meeting of shareholders to be held on March 26, 2025. Mr. Britz is stepping back as a director of Tinka to focus on ongoing work commitments with regards to the management of the Sentient Resources ("Sentient") funds and associated investments.

EVSX Secures New Three-Year Battery Supply Agreement
MONTRÉAL, QC / ACCESS Newswire / March 12, 2025 / St-Georges Eco-Mining Corp. (CSE:SX)(OTCQB:SXOOF)(FSE:85G1) announces a new battery supply agreement for its battery processing in EVSX Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary, with facilities located in Thorold, Ontario.

Pegasus Resources Secures Key Uranium Asset with Successful Private Placement
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / March 12, 2025 / Pegasus Resources Inc. (TSXV:PEGA)(Frankfurt:0QS0)(OTC PINK:SLTFF) (the "Company" or "Pegasus") is pleased to announce that it has closed its non-brokered private placement offering (the "Offering") announced February 27, 2025, raising gross proceeds of $340,354.02. A total of 5,672,567 units of the Company (the "Units", and each a "Unit") were issued at a price of C$0.06 per Unit.

Zentek Completes Shelf-Life Efficacy Testing for ZenGUARD(TM) Enhanced Air Filter Commercialization
GUELPH, ON / ACCESS Newswire / March 12, 2025 / Zentek Ltd. ("Zentek" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:ZTEK)(TSXV:ZEN), an intellectual property technology development and commercialization company announces that shelf-life efficacy testing has been completed on aged ZenGUARD™ Enhanced Air Filters, which is required for medical device compliance.

BluWave-ai and the City of Summerside, PEI Partner to Deploy AI for Renewable Energy Management in Inter-Provincial Collaboration Boosting Canadian Exports
Seven Year Partnership Integrates AI into its Wind, Solar, and Battery Storage Systems Enabling Product Innovation for Live Operations and Decarbonization Globally