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Japanese electronics and entertainment giant Sony Group said Wednesday that it has promoted Hiroki Totoki to chief executive officer as part of a wider management reorganisation.

Sixteen Just Stop Oil protesters handed tough UK prison terms will appeal for leniency on Wednesday in a closely watched case as two others face court for damaging Stonehenge.

Britain's finance minister Rachel Reeves is on Wednesday expected to announce controversial plans for a third runway at London's Heathrow airport as the Labour government seeks to kickstart economic growth.

Former swimming great Kirsty Coventry says she sees no problem in being a candidate to become the most powerful person in sport despite being a minister in the Zimbabwean government whose election in 2023 was described as neither "free nor fair."

Manchester United and Tottenham are among the sides aiming to ensure direct passage to the Europa League last 16 in Thursday's league phase finale with nine places in the knockout stages up for grabs.

Japanese media are still failing to report sexual assault cases properly, a key figure in the country's nascent #MeToo movement told AFP in the wake of the scandal surrounding celebrity Masahiro Nakai and Fuji TV.

The mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have invited US President Donald Trump to visit this year for the 80th anniversary of the World War II atomic bombings, officials said Wednesday.

Sumo's only grand master Hoshoryu vowed not to "tarnish the title" after being officially promoted to the highest rank on Wednesday, 15 years after his uncle quit the sport in disgrace.

Asian markets rose in holiday-thinned trade Wednesday, tracking a rally on Wall Street, where tech titans led by Nvidia recovered some of their hefty losses a day earlier as worries over Chinese AI startup DeepSeek subsided.

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Elon Musk's company SpaceX will "soon" begin a mission to repatriate two American astronauts who have been stranded for months on the International Space Station.

The president of crisis-hit Democratic Republic of Congo was set to meet his Rwandan counterpart at an emergency summit on Wednesday, as fighters backed by Kigali appeared on the brink of seizing the key city of Goma.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed that Pyongyang's nuclear programme would continue "indefinitely", state media reported Wednesday, days after new US President Donald Trump said he would make renewed diplomatic overtures to the reclusive leader.

A stampede at the world's largest religious gathering in India killed at least 15 people with many more injured, a doctor at the Kumbh Mela festival told AFP Wednesday.

Unfounded cancer cures, dubious anti-vaccine narratives, and false claims that neurological disorders can be "reversed" through diets: influential American and European podcasters are peddling harmful health misinformation while largely escaping scrutiny, researchers say.

Beyonce is the most decorated artist in Grammys history, and her album releases have both triggered cultural earthquakes and reshaped music industry norms.

For a month every year, thousands of Bolivians throng the stalls of an unusual market in La Paz, shopping for tiny toy houses and wads of fake cash -- substitutes for the real-life objects their hearts desire.

Blurred posts, downranked searches and deleted accounts: Since President Donald Trump's election, groups sharing information about abortion pills say they have faced a surge in online censorship—hindering their ability to reach women urgently seeking the procedure.

As the clock ticks down on TikTok's 75-day reprieve from divesting from its Chinese owners or being banned in the United States, several contenders are in the running.

The house that Michael Kovac built is the only one on his street still standing after a huge fire raced through his Los Angeles neighborhood.

After US President Donald Trump dashed her hopes of gaining asylum in the United States, Arianne Dominguez joined hundreds of other migrants seeking refuge in Mexico instead.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday offered most federal workers the option to leave their jobs in exchange for eight months severance, in his most radical move yet to drastically overhaul the government.

A stampede at the world's largest religious gathering in India killed at least 15 people with many more injured, a doctor at the Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj told AFP Wednesday.

Starbucks reported lower profits Tuesday in results that still topped expectations as the company's new CEO described various pilot program tests to reinvigorate the chain.

VANCOUVER, BC AND MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA / ACCESS Newswire / January 29, 2025 / Southern Cross Gold Consolidated Ltd ("SXGC", "SX2" or the "Company") (TSXV:SXGC)(ASX:SX2) announces significant results from drill holes SDDSC150 and SDDSC153, the deepest holes at the Christina prospect, part of the 100%-owned Sunday Creek Gold-Antimony project in Victoria.

LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESS Newswire / January 29, 2025 / The recent closure of FEV Tutors marks a significant loss for the K-12 education community. For years, FEV Tutors provided valuable virtual tutoring solutions to students across the United States, and their abrupt closure leaves many learners, educators, and families facing uncertainty. At HeyTutor, our thoughts are with the students, teachers, and FEV employees affected by this sudden change.

NEWARK, CALIFORNIA / ACCESS Newswire / January 29, 2025 / Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc. ("Protagonist" or the "Company")will host an in-person and virtual investor event on Thursday, February 6, 2025, at 10:30 AM ET in New York. To register, click here.

Propelling Nuclear Innovation: Terra Innovatum, a Leader in the Clean Energy Revolution, Setting New Industry Benchmarks with SOLO Micro-Modular Reactor (SMR)

PHILADELPHIA, PA / ACCESS Newswire / January 29, 2025 / While mass outages like 2024's CrowdStrike event can bring small businesses and major corporations alike to their knees, small technical issues or IT events are far more common and can shut down business functions with equally devastating effects. Cybersecurity threats raise the stakes even more, especially for small- and mid-sized businesses that rarely have strong protections in place to stave off potentially business-ending attacks.

ROCK HILL, SC / ACCESS Newswire / January 29, 2025 / With just two days left until the critical January 31, 2025, deadline, businesses must act quickly to file Forms 1099 and W-2 with the IRS, SSA, and state agencies. Equally important, this date marks the final opportunity to distribute recipient copies to employees and contractors for the 2024 tax year. Missing this deadline can lead to penalties, making timely action essential for compliance.

Cuez, Singular.live, Megaphone TV, to launch new workflows; Open call for technology partner integrations at ISE 2025

ONTARIO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / January 29, 2025 / Focus Universal inc. (Nasdaq:FCUV) ("Focus" or the "Company"), a provider of patented hardware and software design technologies for Internet of Things (IoT) and 5G, announces that its board of directors has approved a 1-for-10 reverse stock split of the Company's common stock. The Board of Directors approved the reverse stock split proposal at the Company's Board Meeting held on August 7, 2024.

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