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Spanish banking giant Santander announced record annual profits for a third consecutive year on Wednesday as a strong commercial performance offset the impact of falling interest rates.

Recovering South Korean shopaholic-turned-climate activist Lee So-yeon used to buy new clothes almost daily -- until a $1.50 winter coat triggered an awakening that stopped her shopping entirely.

Australia captain Pat Cummins is "hugely unlikely" for the Champions Trophy because of injury while fellow paceman Josh Hazlewood is also a doubt, coach Andrew McDonald said Wednesday.

Nissan shares plunged on Wednesday after Japan's Nikkei business daily said the carmaker had decided to withdraw from merger talks with rival Honda.

China's new tariffs on US imports like oil, coal and cars are relatively modest in scale, suggesting that Beijing is hoping for a last-minute deal but also giving them the option to inflict more pain if needed, analysts say.

LeBron James said Tuesday he is relishing the prospect of joining forces with Luka Doncic at the Los Angeles Lakers following the shock deal which has stunned the basketball world.

Jayson Tatum scored 22 points as the Boston Celtics laid down a postseason marker against the high-flying Cleveland Cavaliers with a 112-105 victory on the road on Tuesday.

Myanmar's junta failed in its attempt to auction Aung San Suu Kyi's lakeside mansion on Wednesday, with no bids submitted for the former democracy leader's home -- the third time the sale has flopped.

Australia has banned DeepSeek from all government devices on the advice of security agencies, a top official said Wednesday, citing privacy and malware risks posed by China's breakout AI program.

China will welcome a mix of world-class athletes and relative novices from desert and tropical nations when the Asian Winter Games open in the city of Harbin on Friday.

Jayson Tatum scored 22 points as the Boston Celtics laid down a postseason marker against the high-flying Cleveland Cavaliers with a 112-105 victory on the road on Tuesday.

Google on Tuesday updated its principles when it comes to artificial intelligence, removing vows not to use the technology for weapons or surveillance.

Africa could break the glass ceiling of winning the World Cup in the next 10 years, partly thanks to a platform highlighting to foreign clubs the most talented youth from the continent, the co-founder has boldly claimed to AFP.

France's hopes of a rare away win over England on Saturday in the Six Nations will hinge on the impact of superstar scrum-half Antoine Dupont.

Edoardo Bove and Fiorentina will relive Italian football's most harrowing episode of recent years on Thursday when the Viola complete their home match with Inter Milan, which was interrupted in December when the midfielder suffered a heart attack on the pitch.

With a year to go until the start of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, organisers are racing against time to ensure the sliding events are held in Italy and not moved over 6,000 kilometres away to Lake Placid.

Sofia Goggia is hunting more Winter Olympic success as the one-year-to-go countdown begins for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Games, where the Italian skiing star will be one of the favourites for gold on home snow.

Asian markets stumbled Wednesday and gold hit a new record as investors kept tabs on China and the United States after they exchanged tariffs, sparking fears of another debilitating trade war between the economic superpowers.

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou is expected on Wednesday to survive a no-confidence vote in parliament, winning some breathing space after less than two months in office but by no means ensuring his long-term future.

President Donald Trump revealed an extraordinary plan Tuesday for the United States to take over the Gaza Strip, resettle Palestinians in other countries -- seemingly whether they wanted to leave or not -- and turn the territory into "the Riviera of the Middle East."

Google's parent company Alphabet on Tuesday reported revenue jumped in the recently-ended quarter, but shares sank on concerns it may be pouring too much money into artificial intelligence.

Honda shares surged in Tokyo on Wednesday as Japanese media said the automaker had proposed making its struggling rival Nissan a subsidiary -- with some reports saying the move could spell the end of their merger talks.

President Donald Trump made an extraordinary proposal for the United States to "take over" the Gaza Strip, as he hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for crucial talks on the truce with Hamas.

It being our first event, we began by explaining Blackbox's mission statement and the social context that led to our launch. General Manager Taiki Iwasaki talked about the growing support for startups - especially foreign startups - in Japan over the last few years.

CRANBROOK, BC / ACCESS Newswire / February 5, 2025 / Eagle Plains Resources Ltd. (TSXV:EPL), or ("Eagle Plains") is pleased to announce that partner Xcite Resources Inc.(TSXV:XRI) ("Xcite"), has received the results from fieldwork conducted on the Beaver River, Black Bay, Don Lake, Lorado and Smitty projects. Thirty-six field stations were recorded, six of which were sampled for geochemical characterization at ALS Laboratories in North Vancouver, using the ME-MS61U and U-XRF15b analytical packages.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / February 5, 2025 / Zeus North America Mining Corp. (CSE:ZEUS)(OTCQB:ZUUZF)(FRANKFURT:O92) (the "Company" or "Zeus") is pleased to announce that, further to its news releases dated August 27, 2024, December 20, 2024 and January 9, 2025, the statutory arrangement under a plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement") with Kelso Mining Inc. ("Kelso") has been completed on February 5, 2025.

Testing strike extensions near grades of 83.6 g/t Au and 312 g/t Ag

OTTAWA, ON / ACCESS Newswire / February 5, 2025 / Focus Graphite Inc. (TSXV:FMS)(OTCQX:FCSMF)(FSE:FKC) ("Focus" or the "Company"), announced today that it has arranged a non-brokered private placement of up to 5,000,000 units (the "Units") of the Company at a price of $0.10 per Unit (the "Offering Price") for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of up to $500,000 (the "Offering"). Each Unit will consist of one common share (a "Common Share") in the capital of the Company and one non-transferable common share purchase warrant (each whole warrant, a "Warrant") of the Company. Each whole Warrant will entitle the holder thereof to acquire one Common Share at an exercise price per Common Share of $0.20 for a period of 24 months from the closing of the Offering (the "Closing Date").

DENVER, CO / ACCESS Newswire / February 5, 2025 / Aytu BioPharma, Inc. (the "Company" or "Aytu") (NASDAQ:AYTU), a pharmaceutical company focused on commercializing novel therapeutics, will report its operational and financial results for its second quarter of fiscal 2025, after the market close on Wednesday, February 12, 2025. The Company has scheduled a conference call and webcast that same day, Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time, to review the results followed by a question and answer session.

OTTAWA, ON / ACCESS Newswire / February 5, 2025 / Focus Graphite Inc. (TSXV:FMS)(OTCQB:FCSMF)(FSE:FKC) ("Focus" or the "Company"), a developer of high-purity graphite resources, is pleased to announce that as part of its strategic focus on advanced materials and their capabilities, the Company has shipped multiple drums of ore from its second project called Tétepisca to American Energy Technologies Company (AETC) in Illinois for downstream processing and analysis.

VANCOUVER, BC and HONG KONG / ACCESS Newswire / February 5, 2025 / Reyna Silver Corp. (TSXV:RSLV)(OTCQX:RSNVF)(FRA:4ZC)("Reyna" or the "Company") is pleased to announce a first closing of its previously announced private placement offering (the "Offering") of units ("Units"). In aggregate, the Company issued 14,889,999 Units in the first closing for aggregate gross proceeds of CAD$1,116,749.93.

KINGSTON, NY / ACCESS Newswire / February 5, 2025 / Kingstone Companies, Inc. (Nasdaq:KINS) (the "Company" or "Kingstone"), a Northeast regional property and casualty insurance holding company, today announced that it has signed an agreement to sell its headquarters building along with an adjacent mixed-use property to Ulster County, NY. The transaction will result in an approximate pre-tax gain of $1.9 million ($1.5 million after-tax) and is expected to be recognized in the first quarter of 2025, subject to closing of the sale. Additionally, this transaction will reduce Kingstone's annual operating costs by approximately $300,000.