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Former winner Jay Vine and defending champion Jhonatan Narvaez completed a one-two for UAE Team Emirates XRG to dominate the second stage of the Tour Down Under near Adelaide on Thursday.

Police in south-central Chile have arrested a man on suspicion of starting one of the recent wildfires that killed 21 people and razed entire neighborhoods, the government said Wednesday.

Novak Djokovic sent 141st-ranked qualifier Francesco Maestrelli packing in straight sets to ease into the Australian Open third round on Thursday -- with a little help from a fig tree.

Madison Keys said she drew on her experience as defending champion to pull through a danger moment and make the Australian Open third round on Thursday, rattling off five straight games to secure victory.

The New York Knicks snapped their four-game losing streak with a record-breaking 120-66 obliteration of the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday, the most lopsided victory in franchise history.

Members of Philippine civil society groups filed an impeachment complaint against President Ferdinand Marcos on Thursday, accusing him of systematically bilking taxpayers out of billions of dollars for bogus flood control projects.

US President Donald Trump will show off his new "Board of Peace" and meet Ukraine's leader at Davos on Thursday -- burnishing his claim to be a peacemaker a day after backing off his own threats against Greenland.

Jessica Pegula laid down an Australian Open marker with a 58-minute annihilation of McCartney Kessler Thursday, but admitted to mixed emotions with the victim her doubles partner.

The national security trial of three Hong Kong activists who organised annual Tiananmen vigils began Thursday, with the trio facing up to 10 years in prison.

An erratic Madison Keys did enough on Thursday to reach the third round in her defence of the Australian Open, where men's title-holder Jannik Sinner is also in action later.

Bangladesh begins official campaigning on Thursday for hugely anticipated general elections next month, the first since the 2024 uprising ended the autocratic rule of Sheikh Hasina.

Asian stocks rose Thursday while safe-haven precious metals extended losses after Donald Trump rowed back on his threat to hit key European countries with tariffs over their opposition to the US takeover of Greenland.

South Korea logged its slowest growth in half a decade in 2025, the country's central bank said Thursday, while exports rose on the back of a boom in artificial intelligence.

Japan's Olympic snowboard champion Ayumu Hirano is facing a race to be fit to defend his halfpipe title at next month's Milan-Cortina Games after suffering fractures and bruises in a crash.

Nuclear weapons testing has affected every single human on the planet, causing at least four million premature deaths from cancer and other diseases over time, according to a new report delving into the deadly legacy.

Defending champion Madison Keys blew hot and cold before getting over the line 6-1, 7-5 against fellow American Ashlyn Krueger to make the Australian Open third round on Thursday.

A young Philippine journalist who spent nearly six years in a crowded provincial prison was found guilty of terror financing on Thursday in a case rights groups and a UN rapporteur had labelled a "travesty of justice".

Greenlanders were sceptical on Wednesday following US President Donald Trump's announcement that he had settled the question of the Arctic island's future.

Real Madrid stayed top of football's rich list as Liverpool outstripped their English rivals for the first time, according to Deloitte's Money League study on Thursday.

The votes are in and the moment is here: the Academy is set to reveal the nominations for this year's Oscars, with "One Battle After Another" and "Sinners" expected to top the list.

Madeline Marchiano realizes that this winter’s runaway heating prices mean she can’t afford to raise her thermostat enough to warm her entire South Philadelphia rowhouse.

Eight stadiums across Australia were on Thursday locked in as host venues for the 2027 Rugby World Cup, with all matches in Melbourne to be played under a closed roof.

If there's one material that defines modern life more than any other, it's plastic: present from the moment we're born in newborn stool, in product packaging, in the soil beneath our feet and the air we breathe.

PERTH, AU / ACCESS Newswire / January 22, 2026 / Galan Lithium Limited (Galan or the Company) confirms the formal appointment of Mr Ofer Amir, Founder of the Clean Elements Fund, to its Board as a Non-Executive Director as foreshadowed in the ASX announcement dated 5 November 2025. Mr Amir brings strong European capital markets expertise to Galan and the Board welcomes his appointment.

Josh Miller, CEO and Co-Founder, to Feature as Speaker

JASTLabs initiates U.S. public financing preparations for approval of non-estrogen menopause therapy targeting unmet medical needs in women's health.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS / ACCESS Newswire / January 22, 2026 / Aircraft Engine Lease Finance Inc. (AELF), a leading US-based commercial aircraft lessor, completed an active year in the capital markets space in 2025, having raised $355 million in committed capital or term financings from a group of lenders that includes Investec, Absa Group, Merchants Bank and Natixis. AELF will use the financing to pursue strategic growth opportunities and expand its fleet.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / January 22, 2026 / LIR Life Sciences Corp. (CSE:SKNY)(Frankfurt:N790, WKN: A41QA9) ("LIR" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the completion of a study design for an ex vivo porcine skin investigation that is designed to evaluate whether novel transdermal agents can enhance the transdermal penetration of therapeutic macromolecules across a wide molecular size range, spanning approximately 5kDa up to antibody scale (~150kDa). In particular, the study will test whether transdermal agents can help much larger medicines move through skin effectively, which could potentially open the door to developing certain therapies without injections.

New analysis reveals where Americans went between Thanksgiving and New Year's, and how far they traveled

BATON ROUGE, LA / ACCESS Newswire / January 22, 2026 / Investar Holding Corporation ("Investar") (NASDAQ:ISTR), the holding company for Investar Bank, National Association (the "Bank"), today announced financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2025. Investar reported net income available to common shareholders of $5.4 million, or $0.51 per diluted common share, for the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to net income available to common shareholders of $5.7 million, or $0.54 per diluted common share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, and net income available to common shareholders of $6.1 million, or $0.61 per diluted common share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2024.

JACKSONVILLE, FL / ACCESS Newswire / January 22, 2026 / GEE Group Inc. (NYSE American:JOB) together with its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the "Company," "GEE Group," "our" or "we"), a provider of professional staffing services and human resource solutions, today announced its response to the public commentary made through a press release issued today from Star Equity Holdings (Nasdaq:STRR) or "Star" referencing GEE Group and a letter (Indication of Interest or "IOI") dated January 6, 2026.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / January 22, 2026 / Green Bridge Metals Corporation (CSE:GRBM)(OTCQB:GBMCF)(FWB:J48)(WKN:A3EW4S) ("Green Bridge" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the commencement of a diamond core drilling program at its Titac Project, part of the Company's South Contact District in northeastern Minnesota, U.S.A. (Figure 1).