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Aston Villa have one last chance to seal automatic qualification for the Champions League last 16 when they face Celtic in a crucial 'Battle of Britain' clash on Wednesday.

The new league phase of this season's expanded Champions League is all set for a frantic conclusion on Wednesday, as 18 matches are played simultaneously across Europe and the likes of Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain battle to avoid an early exit.

US President Donald Trump said Monday he had signed an executive order ridding the military of what he called "transgender ideology," in a potentially major setback for LGBTQ rights.

Japanese tech firms sank Tuesday after a sell-off in US titans following news of China's DeepSeek chatbot, while the dollar rallied on a report saying Washington was considering universal tariffs on a range of goods.

When President Donald Trump learned Colombia had pushed back on US deportations, his threat of a massive trade war laid out the stakes: cooperate, or else.

Entrepreneurs running small and medium-sized businesses that manufacture and source exclusively in the United States have learned to cope with globalization, and do not expect major changes from Donald Trump's tariffs threats.

Fears of upheaval in the AI gold rush rocked Wall Street on Monday following the emergence of a popular ChatGPT-like model from China, with US President Donald Trump saying it was a "wake-up call" for Silicon Valley.

A tiny silver fish which is an important food source in the North Sea will take centre stage Tuesday as the European Union and Britain square off over post-Brexit fishing rights.

Filming in dirty, bug-infested rooms with scant breaks and shared sex toys: Colombia's "webcam models" are speaking out about abuse in one of the world's top providers of adult webcam content.

For President Donald Trump's allies, his crackdown on the "illegal and immoral discrimination" of equal opportunities programs reflects a shifting US electorate that has lost patience with ineffective and performative political correctness.

The jingle of itinerant scrap merchants has long been part of Mexico City's soul. Now it has made a cameo appearance in Hollywood in the Oscar-nominated narco-musical "Emilia Perez."

Survivors of the Holocaust have entrusted their memories of the Nazi death camps to artificial intelligence to ensure that generations to come can access recollections of the genocide of six million Jews.

FRANKLIN, IN / ACCESS Newswire / January 28, 2025 / IBC Advanced Alloys Corp. ("IBC" or the "Company") (TSXV:IB)(OTCQB:IAALF) announces that, pursuant to its stock option plan, it has granted incentive stock options to its directors, officers, employees, and consultants to purchase up to an aggregate of 2,975,000 common shares in the capital of the Company, exercisable at a price of C$0.09 per share and expiring January 27, 2030. The options vest immediately.

Lease covers 248ha of Kryvyi Rih City owned land upon which a large portion of Black Iron's Shymanivske Iron Ore body is locatedLand leased extends beyond envisaged iron ore pit boundaries close to Ministry of Defence land sought for future processing plant, tailings and waste rock stock pilesLease of this land is essential for completing the technical and environmental studies required as part of mining permit renewal

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATESHIGHLIGHTS:Meridian Mining plans transformational 2025 as an emerging Brazilian copper gold developerDriven by its flagship Cabaçal Au-Cu-Ag VMS mine development and expansion programsResource growth from the Santa Helena infill and expansion programBelt scale exploration program along 50km Cabaçal VMS BeltCAD 10 million fully subscribed non-brokered financing at CAD 0.39Subscribed by a single sophisticated European investorProceeds to be used to advance Cabaçal PFS completion, initiation of the subsequent Feasibility Study, expanded drill program at Santa Helena and regional exploration

The Fat Shark Aura FPV Camera is equipped with a SONY 1/3" CMOS image sensor, offering 1200TVL resolution and Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) processing for excellent image clarity and low-light performance. Unusual Machine believes that this advanced feature set ensures a superior flying experience for both recreational and professional drone pilots.

IRVINE, CA / ACCESS Newswire / January 28, 2025 / Allied Universal®, the world's leading security and facility services provider, is one of America's Most Admired Workplaces according to Newsweek. The news outlet's 2025 list features companies most respected by, both, current employees and job seekers.

PASADENA, CA / ACCESS Newswire / January 28, 2025 / The Now Corporation, through its renewable energy subsidiary Green Rain Solar Inc., is making significant progress in enhancing electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure in disadvantaged communities across the United States. The company is pleased to announce that it has completed a utility feasibility study for its flagship project at 1600 West Ridge Road in Rochester, New York, clearing the way to move forward with installation plans.

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / January 28, 2025 / Stillwater Critical Minerals Corp. (TSXV:PGE)(OTCQB:PGEZF)(FSE:J0G) (the "Company" or "Stillwater") announces it has filed an Early Warning Report related to its updated holdings of 15,350,000 common shares of Heritage Mining Ltd. ("Heritage") (CSE: HML) which represents approximately 13.3% of the total issued and outstanding shares of Heritage. In addition, the Company holds 3,000,000 share purchase warrants which, if exercised, would bring Stillwater's ownership to 15.5% on a partially diluted basis. These securities were issued to Stillwater in addition to past cash payments and the completion of over $2.5M in exploration work as required to satisfy the commitments for a 51% earn-in to the Company's Drayton - Black Lake project per the Definitive Earn-In Agreement (the "Agreement") announced November 29, 2021, as amended.

TAMPA, FL / ACCESS Newswire / January 28, 2025 / CTT Pharmaceutical Holdings, Inc. (OTC:CTTH) and Johns Hopkins University have successfully submitted our proposal for a NIH Grant that will utilize CTT's patented technology as a smoking cessation product. This grant will allow for clinical trials to be conducted and up to $15 million given to cover these trials. The NIH will begin the review process of this proposal in April 2025 and will notify Johns Hopkins University and CTT Pharma of the results. The CEO of CTT Pharma, Ryan Khouri stated, "This brings us one step closer to helping smokers quit, as 480,000 Americans die every year or 1300 per day from the effects of smoking. The last oral nicotine product that was FDA Approved for smoking cessation was Nicorette gum in 1984. While Nicorette gum has helped many people quit smoking, I believe consumers need more options to quit. CTT's fast acting dissolvable nicotine strips would use substantially less nicotine per dose compared to Nicorette Gum and also dissolve in seconds compared to the gum staying in the mouth for 30 minutes. I also want to price our patented technology at or below the price of Nicorette gum, as pricing of our product should not be a deterrent for a consumer looking to quit smoking. Upon approval from the NIH I'm confident in our teams ability to execute our technology and do not anticipate any problems arising. Johns Hopkins University will be in charge of the clinical trials from start to finish. This past October I attended and briefly spoke at a FDA/NIH hearing about advancing smoking cessation technology. I personally met with many individuals who work for both the FDA and NIH and had productive conversations. Furthermore, I have been asked to appear on Fox Business and Bloomberg for interviews in regards to this grant and have interest in doing both shows. I would prefer to do these interviews once our proposal has been approved but I'm considering doing them beforehand. I firmly believe CTT Pharma's dissolvable nicotine strips are a viable solution to a worldwide problem and should be used as a tool to get people to stop smoking." The World Health Organization states, "The tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health threats the world has ever faced, killing over 8 million people a year around the world. More than 7 million of those deaths are results of direct tobacco use while 1.3 million are the result of non-smokers being exposed to second-hand smoke." The CDC says, "Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. Cigarette smoking causes more than 480,000 deaths each year in the United States. This is nearly one in five deaths." CTT will continue to update shareholders as more news becomes available.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / January 28, 2025 / Electric Metals (USA) Limited ("EML" or the "Company") (TSXV:EML)(OTCQB:EMUSF) is proud to announce the launch of its Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) for the Emily Manganese Project in Minnesota, a pivotal step in securing a domestic supply of high-purity manganese vital for the United States' national security and energy infrastructure.

Brazilian star Neymar on Monday ended his injury-plagued 18 month stay in Saudi Arabia as his club, Al-Hilal said they had "agreed to terminate the player's contract by mutual consent".

Billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent won Senate approval Monday to become US Treasury secretary, placing him at the forefront of implementing Donald Trump's economic agenda -– which is already triggering global jitters.

Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand believes Marcus Rashford has no future at the club after manager Ruben Amorim said he would rather have his goalkeeping coach in his matchday squad.

The US Justice Department fired a number of officials on Monday who were involved in the criminal prosecutions of President Donald Trump.

The Miami Heat indefinitely suspended Jimmy Butler on Monday after the disgruntled forward walked out of a practice session, reportedly when he was told he would be coming off the bench for the NBA team.

Ivory Coast coach Emerse Fae is confident his team can become the first country since Egypt in 2008 to successfully defend the Africa Cup of Nations title.

US chip-maker Nvidia led a rout in tech stocks Monday after the emergence of a low-cost Chinese generative AI model that could threaten American dominance in the fast-growing industry.

Colombia on Monday sent an aircraft to repatriate migrants from the United States after being forced by President Donald Trump to back down in a blazing row over deportations.

A new bout of fighting between two guerrilla groups in northeastern Colombia, where violence has displaced nearly 50,000 people in 10 days, claimed 13 lives this weekend, authorities said Monday.

A Nigerian man has been extradited to the United States to face charges in connection with the sextortion of a teenage boy who subsequently committed suicide.