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The president of crisis-hit Democratic Republic of Congo was set to meet his Rwandan counterpart at an emergency summit on Wednesday, as fighters backed by Kigali appeared on the brink of seizing the key city of Goma.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed that Pyongyang's nuclear programme would continue "indefinitely", state media reported Wednesday, days after new US President Donald Trump said he would make renewed diplomatic overtures to the reclusive leader.

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A stampede at the world's largest religious gathering in India killed at least 15 people with many more injured, a doctor at the Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj told AFP Wednesday.

Starbucks reported lower profits Tuesday in results that still topped expectations as the company's new CEO described various pilot program tests to reinvigorate the chain.

MONTREAL, QC / ACCESS Newswire / January 29, 2025 / Alphinat Inc. (TSXV:NPA.H:NEX) announces an unaudited net profit of $105,204 for the first quarter ended November 30 th , 2024 compared to a net loss of ($10,856) for the same period in 2023.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / January 29, 2025 / AZARGA METALS CORP. ("Azarga Metals" or the "Corporation") (TSXV:AZR) announces that the British Columbia Securities Commission (the "BCSC"), as the Corporation's principal regulator, on January 29, 2025, granted the Corporation's previously announced application, see news release dated January 10, 2025, for the issuance of a management cease trade order (the "MCTO") under National Policy 12-203 - Management Cease Trade Orders ("NP12-203").

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / January 29, 2025 / Alset AI Ventures Inc.(TSXV:GPUS)(OTC:ALSCF)(FSE:1R60, WKN:A3ESVQ)("Alset AI" or the "Company") an artificial intelligence (AI) venture company advancing innovation through strategic investment and cloud computing solutions, announces that the filing of its audited annual financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2024, including the related management discussion and analysis, and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial certifications (collectively, the "Annual Financial Filings") were not filed by the required filing deadline of January 28, 2025 (the "Filing Deadline").

VANCOUVER, BC AND MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA / ACCESS Newswire / January 29, 2025 / Southern Cross Gold Consolidated Ltd ("SXGC", "SX2" or the "Company") (TSXV:SXGC)(ASX:SX2) announces significant results from drill holes SDDSC150 and SDDSC153, the deepest holes at the Christina prospect, part of the 100%-owned Sunday Creek Gold-Antimony project in Victoria.

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LAFAYETTE, CO / ACCESS Newswire / January 29, 2025 / urban-gro, Inc. (NASDAQ:UGRO) ("urban-gro" or the "Company"), an integrated professional services and Design-Build firm offering solutions to the Controlled Environment Agriculture ("CEA") and other commercial sectors, today announced that it has received an exception from the Listing Qualifications Staff of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq") to regain compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) (the "Listing Rule"). This exception extends to February 18, 2025 the deadline for the Company to file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended June 30, 2024 and September 30, 2024 and to file restatements of the Company's previously issued financial statements relating to annual and quarterly periods during fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2023 and for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2024.

PHILADELPHIA, PA and VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / January 29, 2025 / Jericho Energy Ventures Inc. (TSXV:JEV)(OTC PINK:JROOF)(FRA:JLM) ("Jericho", "JEV" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the closing of the second and final tranche of its previously announced non-brokered private placement (the "Financing"). The Company issued 12,255,000 units (the "Units") at a price of $0.10 per unit in the second tranche of the Financing, generating gross proceeds of $1,225,500.

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / January 29, 2025 / Arras Minerals Corp. (TSX-V:ARK)(OTCQB:ARRKF) ("Arras" or "Arras Minerals" or "the Company") is pleased to announce additional drill results from its initial drill program on its Elemes project in Northeast Kazakhstan. Drilling has intersected wide zones of near surface gold mineralization at the Berezski East Target, and several gold-bearing veins at the K-Ozek Target adjacent to the porphyry-style copper-gold mineralization intersected at the Bereszki Central Target reported by the company in its news release on January 15, 2025.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / January 29, 2025 / PPX Mining Corp. is pleased to announce that yesterday it filed at SEDAR+ its Annual Audited Financial Statements for the fiscal year ending on September 30, 2024 and MDA. This information is available at www.sedarplus.ca.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / January 29, 2025 / Kingfisher Metals Corp. (TSXV:KFR)(FSE:970)(OTCQB:KGFMF) ("Kingfisher" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has closed the acquisition of the Ball Creek West project (the "BAM Project") from P2 Gold Inc. ("P2 Gold") (the "Transaction"), which was previously announced on December 5, 2024. Under the terms of the definitive agreement, the Company issued 1,515,151 common shares in the capital of Kingfisher to P2 Gold and paid C$950,000 in cash to P2 Gold in exchange for the transfer of the BAM Project claims on closing of the Transaction.

ESTES PARK, CO / ACCESS Newswire / January 29, 2025 / Taranis Resources Inc. ("Taranis" or the "Company") (TSX.V:TRO)(OTCQB:TNREF) has filed a new Notice of Work ("NoW") permit application to explore a recently-identified area of opportunity on the Thor Property. The application was submitted on January 28, 2025 and consists of five drill sites strategically located along an existing access road to the project. Taranis already holds an existing 5-year MYAB permit to conduct exploration which was submitted August 30, 2023 and issued in March of 2024. Although some of the planned drill holes can be drilled from the existing permitted area, they are most efficiently and safely drilled from the existing access road to Thor. Drilling from the access road will reduce the total number of meters drilled and minimize environmental impact due to significantly reduced surface disturbance. We are genuinely excited about the prospect of having this permit issued quickly (before the summer of 2025), considering Premier Eby's recent comments on exploration and mine permitting.

CENTENNIAL, CO / ACCESS Newswire / January 29, 2025 / NioCorp Developments Ltd. ("NioCorp" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:NB) today announced the pricing of an underwritten offering of 2,577,320 common shares, 2,577,320 Series A warrants to purchase up to 2,577,320 common shares (the "Series A Warrants") and 1,288,660 Series B warrants to purchase up to an additional 1,288,660 common shares (the "Series B Warrants") (the "Offering"). Each common share is to be sold together with one Series A Warrant and one-half of one Series B Warrant at a combined public offering price of $1.94, for gross proceeds of approximately $5.0 million before deducting underwriting discounts and offering expenses.

Gastrointestinal disorders are the most frequently reported adverse effects during clinical trials of GLP-1 agonists; GI adverse events usually develop in 40-70% of treated patients, and have been reported in up to 85%Crofelemer, approved by the FDA under the brand name Mytesi® for HIV-related diarrhea, has demonstrated a significant benefit in improving gastrointestinal symptoms, including diarrhea, abdominal pain and discomfort, incontinence, bloating and constipation, when studied in populations with HIV-related diarrhea, cancer therapy-related diarrhea, and IBSCrofelemer could have a significant supportive impact on GLP-1 therapies, one of the fastest growing classes of drugs, estimated to be a $56 billion global market in 2025 and projected to grow at a CAGR of 21% to $322 billion 20341

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BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA / ACCESS Newswire / January 29, 2025 / NOA Lithium Brines Inc. (TSXV:NOAL) ("NOA" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that as part of its 2025 exploration activities, it has completed 28 Vertical Electrical Sounding ("VES") geophysics procedures that supplement previous geophysical campaigns carried out at the Company's Rio Grande Project (the "RioGrandeProject"), and will further support the start of the fresh/industrial water exploration program, which is anticipated to commence in the coming weeks.

Canada faces an urgent environmental challenge as its electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) continues to climb. A 2020 study revealed that Canada generates nearly one million tons of e-waste annually-the equivalent of filling the CN Tower 110 times-much of which comes from large household appliances, which make up 36% of e-waste by mass. Against this backdrop, Andrey Czupiel and the Appliance Service Master Class are not only providing a solution but also bolstering Canada's economy in the process.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / January 29, 2025 / Justera Health Ltd. (CSE:VTAL)(OTC PINK:SCRSF) ("Justera" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has signed a non-binding LOI to acquire 100% of Babbage Mining Co. ("Babbage Mining"), on January 28, 2025 (the "Transaction").