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With its team already hailed as heroes and under the star guidance of Ballon d'Or and World Cup winner Fabio Cannavaro, Uzbekistan will make its first appearance at the 2026 tournament with no pressure from fans back home.

Wildlife officers have busted an illegal cockroach-breeding operation in rural Australia, seizing a skin-crawling haul worth more than $100,000 on the black market for exotic bugs.

Jennifer Kupcho made a hot start in firing a five-under-par 66 for a one-shot lead in the first round of the US Women's Open at Riviera Country Club on Thursday.

Asian equities went into reverse Friday on continued worries about the AI trade after disappointing forecasts from chip titan Broadcom, while investors were also keeping a wary eye on stuttering Middle East peace efforts.

US President Donald Trump is scheduled to attend game three of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden on Monday, saying he accepted an invitation from New York Knicks owner James Dolan.

Many German families have faced the uncomfortable question: What did grandpa do during the war? Now, the answer may be just a few clicks away -- but it may not be what they wanted to hear.

Long before the first punch lands at President Donald Trump's unprecedented hosting of a UFC fight on the White House lawn, some in the usually ultra-pro-Trump mixed martial arts community are already throwing political blows.

Colombia's outgoing President Gustavo Petro tore into his US counterpart Donald Trump on Thursday for supporting a hard-right candidate to succeed him, accusing Washington of allying itself with the "narco-traffickers" it professes to combat.

New York City's first set of rules for the use of artificial intelligence in public schools is being called weak by many parents who favor a stricter approach.

Russia's Vladimir Putin will address a flagship investment forum in Saint Petersburg on Friday, as the war in Ukraine drags the economy into stagnation and days after brazen Ukrainian drone strikes rocked his home city.

A top representative of Australia's far-right One Nation party has clarified the party will not be kicking foreign permanent residents out of their homes if it takes power.

Thousands of Albanians protested Thursday evening in Tirana for a fourth consecutive day against a coastal tourism complex allegedly linked to US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner.

Queensland Reds' Les Kiss is confident his team can "scare" the Waikato Chiefs in their Super Rugby playoff in what could be his last game in charge before taking over as Wallabies coach.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / June 5, 2026 / Battery X Metals Inc. (CSE:BATX)(OTCQB:BATXF)(FSE:5YW0, WKN:A41RJF) ("Battery X Metals" or the "Company") an energy transition resource exploration and technology company, announces that, further to its news release dated May 22, 2026, the Company has closed the first tranche (the "First Tranche") of its previously announced non-brokered private placement (the "Private Placement"), through the issuance of 218,182 units of the Company (each, a "Unit") at a price of $2.75 per Unit, for aggregate gross proceeds of $600,000.50. Each Unit consists of one common share in the capital of the Company (each, a "Share") and one transferable common share purchase warrant (each, a "Warrant"). Each Warrant entitles the holder to acquire one additional Share (each, a "Warrant Share") at an exercise price of $3.00 per Warrant Share, exercisable until June 5, 2028.

A first-of-its-kind White House fragrance salon and a Capitol Hill perfumery event drew senior administration officials and bipartisan congressional leaders to engage with the science, innovation, public health and wellbeing, and economics behind an $80 billion fragrance-dependent American industry.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / June 5, 2026 / Onco-Innovations Limited (CBOE CA:ONCO)(OTCQB:ONNVF)(Frankfurt:W1H, WKN: A3EKSZ) ("Onco" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a non-binding Letter of Intent ("LOI") with Nanosoft Polymers ("Nanosoft"), a biotechnology-focused polymer company, as an initial step toward negotiating a services agreement related to polymer process development, analytical characterization, and drug formulation optimization activities for the Company's exclusively licensed PNKP Inhibitor Technology, ONC010. The LOI is non-binding, and there is no certainty that a services agreement will be entered into.

HOUSTON, TX / ACCESS Newswire / June 5, 2026 / PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC. (NASDAQ:PTEN) today reported that for the month of May 2026, the Company had an average of 92 drilling rigs operating in the United States. For the two months ended May 31, 2026, the Company had an average of 90 drilling rigs operating in the United States.

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO / ACCESS Newswire / June 5, 2026 / Fortitude Gold Corp. (OTCQB:FTCO) (the "Company") announced the closing of a $5.5 million USD Private Placement, selling 1.15 million unregistered shares of its common stock at $4.82 per share, to Hawthorne Land and Minerals, LLC. There were no placement or agent fees paid by the Company associated with the placement. The proceeds of the private placement are primarily to be used to accelerate an expansion to the Isabella Pearl heap leach pad. Fortitude Gold is a gold producer, developer, and explorer with operations in Nevada, U.S.A. offering investors exposure to both gold production and dividend yield.

BEIJING, CHINA / ACCESS Newswire / June 5, 2026 / ATA Creativity Global ("ACG" or the "Company", Nasdaq:AACG), an international educational services company focused on providing quality learning experiences that cultivate and enhance students' creativity, today announced that its 2026 Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders ("EGM") was held on Friday, June 5, 2026.

Choosing the best Gold IRA company is not just about finding the firm with the best advertisement, celebrity endorsement, or "free gold" promotion. A Gold IRA involves retirement money, physical precious metals, IRS rules, custodians, storage arrangements, dealer markups, and long-term liquidity. That means the company you choose can directly affect your costs, compliance, and overall investment experience.

Proprietary Deep Conversion Upstream Specialized Refinery delivers up to 400%+ more transportation fuel per barrel - no new pipelines, no additional infrastructure required.

ORLANDO, FL / ACCESS Newswire / June 5, 2026 / RedChip Companies will host an investor webinar with Calidi Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NYSE American:CLDI) ("Calidi" or "the Company") on June 9, 2026, at 4:15 p.m. ET.

MMJ International Holdings, SAM, CIVEL, and the Coalition Takes CMS Hemp Program Fight to Federal Appeals Court. D.C. Circuit Asked to Decide Whether Following FDA Rules Can Become a Legal Disadvantage?

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MONTREAL, QC / ACCESS Newswire / June 5, 2026 / Valsoft Corporation Inc. ("Valsoft"), a Canadian company specializing in the acquisition and long-term development of vertical market software businesses, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Countfire, a London-based provider of cloud-based takeoff and estimation software for electrical, mechanical, and other estimators. The acquisition was completed through TAG Software Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Valsoft.

MIDLAND, VA / ACCESS Newswire / June 5, 2026 / Smith-Midland Corporation (NASDAQ:SMID), a leading producer of innovative precast concrete products for infrastructure, transportation, and building construction, today announced management will present at the East Coast IDEAS Investor Conference on Thursday June 11, 2026 at The Westin Times Square in New York, NY. The Company's presentation is scheduled to begin at 3:20pm ET and will hold investor meetings throughout the day. The presentation is webcast and can be accessed through the conference host's main website: https://www.threepartadvisors.com/east-coast.

Leadership transition reinforces governance structure as Company advances toward next phase of operational readiness and growthChris Cooper to become Board Chair, in addition to his role as Chief Executive OfficerWray Thorn to serve as Chairperson of the Finance CommitteeSi‑Yeon Kim to serve as Lead Independent Board Member in addition to her role as Chairperson of the Governance Committee

Industry Perspective:"Lithium batteries are the new oil." - Elon Musk, Tesla CEO (publicly reported statement regarding the strategic importance of battery materials)."Lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese and graphite are crucial to battery performance, longevity and energy density." - International Energy Agency (IEA), Global EV Outlook.

Industry Perspective"Lithium batteries are the new oil." - Elon Musk, Tesla CEO (publicly reported statement regarding the strategic importance of battery materials)."Lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese and graphite are crucial to battery performance, longevity and energy density." - International Energy Agency (IEA), Global EV Outlook.

Post Oak Group, a leading middle-market investment bank, has announced an expansion of its global investor network, broadening its already extensive relationships with family offices and venture capital firms across international markets.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / June 5, 2026 / Norsemont Mining Inc. (CSE:NOM)(OTCQX:NRRSF)(FWB:LXZ1) ("Norsemont" or the "Company") is pleased to announce precious-metal and base-metal assay results for two (2) additional Phase 3 drill holes at it's 100%-owned Choquelimpie high-sulfidation gold-silver-copper project in northern Chile. These encouraging results continue to add to the geological understanding of the system and help refine targets for the ongoing diamond drill program at Choquelimpie, focused on testing higher-grade hydrothermal breccia targets at depth and supporting potential resource growth. As previously announced, the Phase 3 drill program recommenced at Choquelimpie in mid-April 2026.

Industry Perspective"Lithium batteries are the new oil." - Elon Musk, Tesla CEO (publicly reported statement regarding the strategic importance of battery materials)."Lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese and graphite are crucial to battery performance, longevity and energy density." - International Energy Agency (IEA), Global EV Outlook.