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Australia-Nepal conservation partnership strengthened through new leadership appointment

BALLARAT, Australia, July 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A decade-long partnership between Nepal's National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC) and Federation University Australia is entering a new chapter, with Australian conservation scientist Professor Wendy Wright appointed to the NTNC Governing Board of Trustees. Professor Wendy Wright takes a selfie with an orphaned one-horned rhinoceros at Chitwan National Park, Nepal. The appointment recognises more than 10 years of collaboration between Nepal

Kotak Mutual Fund Shares Guidance on Midcap Funds to Help Investors Build More Diversified Portfolios

AMC outlines how medium sized companies fit between large cap stability and small cap growth for long term investors Kotak Mutual Fund Kotak Mutual Fund Shares Guidance on Midcap Funds to Help Investors Build More Diversified Portfolios Mumbai, India, July 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kotak Mutual Fund, the asset management arm of Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited, is sharing guidance for retail investors on the role of midcap funds within a diversified equity portfolio. The guidan

Heart Evangelista returns to Paris Fashion Week

MANILA, Philippines — Heart Evangelista made another successful appearance at Paris Fashion Week, where the actress and fashion icon crossed paths with international personalities, including Thai influencer Aon Somrutai. Evangelista documented her latest fashion week experience through a series of social media posts where she showed followers a look at both the glamour of the runway circuit and the fast-paced schedule behind the scenes. Her updates featured designer showcases, outfit chang

Is Gilas ready without Brownlee?

IT was a realistic outcome considering Kai Sotto was absent. He was our tallest, possibly our best player, and these are arguably the two strongest teams in Asia-Oceania. We have already defeated New Zealand before, and the close game was expected. Gilas fell short, and it boiled down to one possession and free throws — something that our team can definitely work on.The past two games begs the first big question: Can this Gilas Pilipinas version move on from Justin Brownlee?Kabayan’s

Keeper Security surpasses $225M in ARR with transformative growth and is emerging as the market standard for AI-native identity security

Compelling path to $1billion ARR and public offering, fueled by product market fit in the agentic AI age, explosion of identities and related threats, and accelerating growth SINGAPORE - Media OutReach Newswire - 9 July 2026 - Keeper Security ("Keeper" or "we"), the identity security platform for humans, machines and AI agents, today announced a major milestone in its journey to become the market standard for AI-native identity security, having reached $225 million in Annual Recurring Revenue (A

UST Partners with Anthropic to Bring Claude into UST's Platforms, Engineering, and Operations and Train 20,000 UST Employees Globally

Under the strategic alliance, UST will combine Anthropic's Claude models with UST's proprietary industry and horizontal platforms, engineering services, domain solutions, and internal operations, helping clients modernize and transform core systems and operationalize trusted AI at scale. MELBOURNE, Australia, July 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- UST, a leading AI and technology transformation solutions company, today announced a strategic alliance with Anthropic, the AI safety and research company behin

Resouro to raise up to C$2M

Common shares priced at C$0.25 per share in non-brokered private placement THIS PRESS RELEASE SHALL NOT BE DISTRIBUTED IN THE UNITED STATES OR DISSEMINATED TO U.S. NEWSIRE SERVICES. VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Resouro Strategic Metals Inc. (TSXV: RSM, ASX: RAU, FSE: 8TX) ("Resouro” or the "Company”) announces a non-brokered private placement (the "Offering”) for the sale of up to 8,000,000 common shares of the Company at a price of C$0.25 per common share for g

Wedbush Rings the Cboe Closing Bell, Celebrating a Longstanding Partnership and a Shared Commitment to Market Innovation

From equity options to Bitcoin futures, 24/7 prediction markets and perpetual futures, Wedbush continues to build the infrastructure powering the next generation of institutional trading CHICAGO, July 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wedbush, a leading financial services firm, today rang the closing bell at Cboe Global Markets to commemorate nearly two decades as a Cboe member and celebrate a longstanding partnership built on innovation, market integrity, and the continued evolution of global capita

NCLA to Fifth Circuit: Revive Suit Against Gov’t-Led Censorship of Covid Vaccine-Injured Americans

Brianne Dressen, et al. v. Rob Flaherty, et al., and Andrew Slavitt Washington, D.C., July 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New Civil Liberties Alliance clients Brianne Dressen, Shaun Barcavage, Kristi Dobbs, Nikki Holland, and Suzanna Newell all suffered serious, debilitating injuries following Covid vaccination. Ernest Ramirez, vaccinated without incident, lost his previously healthy 16-year-old son five days after the teenager received his first Pfizer dose. The autopsy attributed his death to an

Outliyr's Independent Spectrometer Tests Find Popular Red Light Therapy Devices Delivering From 67 Percent to Nearly Triple Their Advertised Power

Outliyr's free public database catalogs more than seventy red light therapy panels and other light therapy devices, and publishes its own spectrometer measurements next to manufacturer claims for the units it has tested hands-on, seven so far. Austin, TX, July 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Two light therapy devices tested on a calibrated spectrometer at the same twelve-inch distance their manufacturers advertise returned numbers far from the spec sheet: a full-spectrum lamp measured nearly three

SK Hynix hits Nasdaq July 10. SKUU and SKDD are expected to launch on July 13.

NEW YORK, July 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On July 10, one of the most anticipated market debuts in years is expected to hit the Nasdaq. SK hynix, the Korean chipmaker behind the High Bandwidth Memory inside nearly every advanced AI accelerator, is set to list its shares in the US under the ticker SKHY, in what is reported to be the largest ADR offering in market history, bigger than Alibaba's 2014 debut. If Nvidia is the engine of the AI boom, SK hynix makes the fuel injectors. Its HBM chips s

TAP Real Estate Technologies Launches MyHomeCloud™ an AI-Powered, Home Operating System

Subscription platform introduces AI-powered home management for reports, documents, valuables, service providers, repairs, warranties and more. San Diego, California, July 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TAP Real Estate Technologies (OTC: RWAX) today announced the launch of MyHomeCloud™, an AI-powered platform that helps homeowners organize, protect and manage everything connected to their home from documents and warranties to repairs, valuable assets and trusted service providers. MyHomeCloud comb

Major Shift in London Luxury Hospitality: AENDRE Initiates Absolute Realisation of Luxury Furniture, Fixtures, and Fittings (FF&E)

LONDON, July 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Following a monumental shift in the UK’s luxury real estate and hospitality landscape, European hospitality platform AENDRE has initiated a major portfolio optimisation and capital restructuring phase across its newly acquired central London portfolio. In a move that signals a rapid realignment of prime hospitality assets ahead of a comprehensive luxury hotel refurbishment phase, Europe’s leading asset realisation specialist, Pro Auction, has been formal

Fervo Energy Learning Curve Continues on 3rd Generation Well Design, Boosting Drilling Rates by 143% Since Its First Cape Station Well

Sawtooth 7 sets a new drilling pace record, reaching 19,448 feet measured depth with a 7,500-foot lateral in 21 days HOUSTON, July 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fervo Energy, the leader in enhanced geothermal systems (EGS), today announced that it has drilled Sawtooth 7, the ninth well using its 3.0 well design at Cape Station for Phase II, from spud to total depth (TD) in 21 days. Setting a new company record for drilling pace on its most complex well design to date, Sawtooth 7 reached a measure

HCI Group Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

TAMPA, Fla., July 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The board of directors of HCI Group, Inc. (NYSE: HCI) has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend in the amount of 40 cents per common share. The dividend is scheduled to be paid September 18, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of business August 21, 2026. About HCI Group, Inc. HCI Group is a diversified holding company engaged in insurance, reinsurance, real estate, claims services, and insurance technology. The HCI Group portfolio of c

Actor and Celebrity Impressionist Jim Meskimen on Overcoming Career-Threatening Stage Fright

LOS ANGELES, July 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Professional actor and impressionist Jim Meskimen is known for his recurring role as Martin Housely on NBC's Parks and Recreation and for a career built on uncannily accurate celebrity impressions, including a widely admired take on Robin Williams. But that career nearly didn't happen. Speaking recently on the podcast The Melting Pot with Lucas Stein, Meskimen described the anxiety that gripped him as a young performer testing out impressions in fro

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UN launches appeal for nearly $300M in Venezuela quake relief

VENEZUELA — The United Nations launched an urgent appeal Wednesday for nearly $300 million towards Venezuela earthquake relief operations after the death toll from the disaster rose to more than 3,600 people. There is huge humanitarian need after one of Latin America's worst earthquake disasters left thousands of people homeless and thousands more still missing. In badly damaged La Guaira, families are still digging for the bodies of loved ones in the rubble. "Donors are already stepping u

Columbus Circle Capital Corp III Announces Pricing of $200,000,000 Initial Public Offering

New York, NY, July 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Columbus Circle Capital Corp III (NASDAQ: CCCTU) (the "Company”) today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 20,000,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit. The Company's units are expected to be listed on the Nasdaq Global Market ("Nasdaq”) under the symbol "CCCTU” and will begin trading on July 9, 2026. Each unit consists of one Class A ordinary share of the Company and one-third of one redeemable warrant, with each whole warran

Mercator Acquisition Corp. Announces Pricing of $150 Million Initial Public Offering

NORWALK, CT , July 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mercator Acquisition Corp. (the "Company”), a blank check company whose business purpose is to effect a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses, announced today that it has priced its initial public offering of 15,000,000 units at $10.00 per unit. Each unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one redeemable warrant. The uni

Teck to Release Second Quarter 2026 Results on July 23, 2026

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Teck Resources Limited (TSX: TECK.A and TECK.B, NYSE: TECK) ("Teck”) will release its second quarter 2026 earnings results before market open on Thursday, July 23, 2026. A webcast to review the results will be held as follows: Date: Thursday, July 23, 2026Time:8:00 a.m. PT / 11:00 a.m. ETListen-Only Webcast:hereDial In for Investor & Analyst Q&A: 1.647.846.8877 or 1.833.752.3828 Quote "Teck Resources”, to join the call Alternate, pre

Both Leading Independent Proxy Advisors Recommend Aterian Stockholders Vote for the Asset Sale

Glass Lewis cites structured strategic reviewISS cites sound transaction rationale, a competitive sale process, and potential downside risks of non-approval in endorsing the proposal. SUMMIT, N.J., July 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aterian, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATER) ("Aterian” or the "Company”) today announced that both leading independent proxy advisory firms Glass, Lewis & Co. ("Glass Lewis”) and Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. ("ISS”) have issued reports recommending that Aterian stockholde

Future Fintech Group Announces Reverse Stock Split

NEW YORK, July 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Future FinTech Group Inc. (Nasdaq: FTFT) ("Future FinTech”, "we” or the "Company”) today announced that the Company’s Board of Directors approved a 1-for-4 reverse stock split (the "Reverse Stock Split”) of the Company’s common stock (the "Common Stock”). The Company was not required to obtain shareholder approval to effectuate the Reverse Stock Split. The Company filed articles of amendment to the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Articles of Inco

TeleSpecialists to Host Webinar on Operational Readiness for the 2026 AHA/ASA Stroke Guidelines

Live session addresses new imaging, documentation, and accreditation requirements introduced by the first major guideline update in seven years ATLANTA, July 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TeleSpecialists, the physician-owned digital healthcare solution provider, will host a live webinar examining what hospitals need in place to operationalize the 2026 AHA/ASA Stroke Guidelines. The session, titled "The 2026 AHA/ASA Stroke Guidelines Are Active. Is Your Facility Operationally Ready?" takes place W