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The NBA will return to China for the first time since 2019 with two pre-season games in Macau between the Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns next October, ESPN reported Thursday.

President Emmanuel Macron on Friday was to hold talks with political factions as he seeks to name a new prime minister and find a way out of France's political crisis.

Choking smog, scorching heat and ravaging floods -- arch-rivals India and Pakistan share the same environmental challenges, offering a rare but unrealised opportunity for collaboration, according to experts.

Europe's new Vega-C rocket launched Thursday from French Guiana and put a satellite into orbit in its first takeoff since a failed flight two years ago.

Alicia Ceresoli yearns for the smell of new leather shoes and her mouth waters when she imagines sinking her teeth into a succulent steak, two indulgences the 80-year-old Argentine can no longer afford.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday said he hoped Ukraine's allies took "seriously" Moscow's recent use of a hypersonic missile in the conflict there, and warned that Russia was ready to use "any means" to defend itself.

A thin detonating cord snakes its way into an illegal gold mine drilled high up on a mountain near the Colombian city of Cali, exploding with a roar and destroying a lucrative source of money for armed groups that include leftist rebels.

South Korea's ruling party chief demanded Friday that President Yoon Suk Yeol stand down over his martial law attempt, warning he posed a great danger to the country.

There are few accolades missing from Beatles songwriter Paul McCartney's stellar career, and now he is to be recognised with a collection of £5 ($6.35) coins, the UK's Royal Mint said Friday.

Houston Rockets head coach Ime Udoka was fined $50,000, Rockets forward Tari Eason was fined $35,000 and Rockets center Alperen Sengun was fined $15,000 by the NBA, the league announced on Thursday.

Former Olympic and world champion Lindsey Vonn will launch her return to ski racing after a near six-year absence in second-tier races in Colorado this weekend, a source close to the skier confirmed to AFP.

Battery X Metals Inc. (CSE:BATX)(OTCQB:BATXF)(FSE:R0W, WKN:A3EMJB) ("Battery X Metals" or the "Company") announces that, further to its news release dated November 29, 2024, the Company will implement the consolidation of its issued and outstanding common shares (the "Common Shares") on the basis of three and one-third (3.3) pre-consolidation Common Shares for every one (1) post-consolidation Common Share (the "Consolidation"), effective as of December 10, 2024.

CoTec Holdings Corp. (TSXV:CTH)(OTCQB:CTHCF) ("CoTec" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has engaged Peter Epstein to provide certain investor relations services to the Company, subject to acceptance by the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSX-V").

Sendero Resources Corp. (TSXV:SEND) (the "Company" or "Sendero") announces that Mr. Michael Wood has resigned from his position as Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") of the Company and he will be succeeded by Mr. David Cross who has been appointed as the CFO with immediate effect. Mr. Wood has also resigned a director and as Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Mace Security International (OTCQB:MACE) (the "Company") announces the completion of the merger (the "Merger") contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") dated October 12, 2024 by and among W Electric Intermediate Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Parent"), Mace Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub"), the Company and a representative of the Company's stockholders (the "Stockholders' Representative"). Charles A. Gaddis was appointed as the Stockholders' Representative at the Special Meeting of its stockholders held on December 3, 2024.

("Organto" or the "Company"), a provider of branded, private label and bulk distributed healthy and organic fruit and vegetable products today announced that Mr. Jeremy Kendall has resigned as a Director of the Company due to personal circumstances, effective immediately.

Marvel Discovery Corp. (TSXV:MARV)(FSE:O4T)(OTCQB:MARVF) ("Marvel" or the "Company") is pleased to announce its return to both its Blackfly Gold Project in Ontario and its Duhamel Nickel-Copper-Cobalt Project in Quebec. As part of this realignment, Marvel will not proceed with its Athabasca Basin uranium property options but will retain its high-potential uranium assets, including Elliott Lake, Pecors West, and East Bull in Ontario. This will better enable the Company to shift resources to our more advanced stage projects where better infrastructure and lower operating costs are established to advance them.

Signal Gold Inc. ("Signal Gold" or the "Company") (TSX:SGNL)(OTCQB:SGNLF) is pleased to announce that the shareholders of the Company ("Shareholders") have overwhelmingly approved the special resolutions authorizing the plan of arrangement of the Company under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) (the "Arrangement") and a related private placement, at the special meeting of Shareholders held earlier today (the "Meeting"). Pursuant to the Arrangement, previously announced on October 10, 2024, NexGold Mining Corp. ("NexGold") will acquire all the issued and outstanding common shares of Signal Gold to create a top near-term gold developer advancing NexGold's Goliath Gold Complex Project in Northern Ontario and the Goldboro Project in the historic Goldboro Gold District in Nova Scotia.

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Nepra Foods Inc., (CSE:NPRA)(FSE:2P6)(OTC Pink:NPRFF) ("Nepra Foods" or the "Company"), a company specializing in allergen and gluten-free food ingredient technologies, is pleased to announce its condensed consolidated financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2024, along with a summary of business achievements during that period.

ProteinQure, the leading company in computational design of peptide therapeutics, will be presenting compelling new data on the progress of their lead triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) drug PQ203 (December 12, 2024 presentation ID: P4-12-17) at the 2024 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

Metavista3D Inc. ("Metavista3D" or the "Company") (CSE:DDD)(Frankfurt: E3T) is pleased to announce that it is actively engaging with automotive manufactures to provide innovation solutions for replacing traditional physical mirrors.

Silver Tiger Metals Inc. (TSXV:SLVR)(OTCQX:SLVTF) ("Silver Tiger" or the "Corporation") is pleased to announce the filing of a Preliminary Feasibility Study ("PFS") for its 100% owned, silver-gold El Tigre Project (the "Project" or "El Tigre") located in Sonora, Mexico. The Technical Report supports the scientific and technical disclosure in the Company's news release dated October 22, 2024, announcing the results of an updated Mineral Resource Estimate and Pre-Feasibility Study. The Technical Report is available at www.sedarplus.ca under the Company's profile.

The study is one of five clinical efforts - three IIT proof-of-concept studies and two Phase 2 studies - of crofelemer for the rare disease indications of SBS-IF and/or microvillus inclusion disease (MVID), an ultrarare congenital diarrheal disorder, in the US, EU, and/or Middle East/North Africa (MENA) regions; availability of IIT proof-of-concept results potentially in Q2 2025Crofelemer, Jaguar's novel plant-based prescription drug, has been granted Orphan Drug Designation by the FDA and the European Medicines Agency for both SBS-IF and MVID

(TSX:NEXT)(OTCQB:NSRCF) ("NextSource" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the results of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company (the "Meeting") held virtually at 9:00 AM (Toronto time) on December 5, 2024.

Electrovaya Inc. (NASDAQ:ELVA)(TSX:ELVA), a leading lithium-ion battery technology and manufacturing company, announces that it will file and release its fourth quarter and fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, following the market close on Thursday, December 12, 2024. This will be followed by a conference call at 5:00 p.m. ET on the same day, presented by CEO, Dr. Raj DasGupta and CFO, John Gibson to discuss the financial results and provide a business update.

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(CSE:BSKY)(OTCQB:BSKCF)(FWB:QE4/WKN: A401NM) ("BluSky" or the "Company"), an innovative entry into the carbon removal clean technology sectoris pleased to announce a strategic agreement (the "agreement") with New York based Lympha Inc. ("Lympha"), a project financing and advisory firm dedicated to accelerating the development of a low-carbon economy through innovative financing tools.

Luke Richardson was fired as coach of the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday, the NHL club announced, after the team stumbled to the league's worst record so far this season.

The Los Angeles Galaxy will aim to complete one of the most remarkable transformations in Major League Soccer history on Saturday when they host the New York Red Bulls chasing a record-extending sixth MLS Cup crown.

Bournemouth's teenage defender Dean Huijsen condemned spluttering Tottenham to a shock 1-0 defeat that dealt another blow to their hopes of finishing in the Premier League's top four on Thursday.

Europe's new Vega-C rocket launched Thursday from French Guiana in its first takeoff since a failed flight two years ago, an AFP correspondent said.