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Attorney General Ford Joins Bipartisan Coalition Urging Meta to Protect Users from Fraudulent Investment Ads
Nevada Attorney General
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July 8, 2025
Carson City, NV — Today, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford joined a bipartisan coalition of 42 attorneys general in calling on Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta) to protect people from fraudulent investment ads appearing on Facebook. In their letter...
The Launch of SoloChain: The World's First Blockchain Specifically Designed for Agentic Transactions and DePIN Mining
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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June 13, 2025
TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands, June 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The world welcomes SoloChain, the first blockchain designed for agentic transactions and DePIN (Decentralized Physical Infrastructure) mining. With a focus on facilitating...
Aura Minerals Agrees to Acquire the Mineração Serra Grande Gold Mine in Goiás, Brazil
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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June 2, 2025
ROAD TOWN, British Virgin Islands, June 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aura Minerals Inc. (TSX: ORA, B3: AURA33 and OTCQX: ORAAF) (“Aura” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that Aura, AngloGold Ashanti plc (“AngloGold”) and a wholly owned...
Portage Biotech and Compedica Stock-for-Stock Exchange
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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June 9, 2025
DOVER, Del., June 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Portage Biotech Inc. (NASDAQ: PRTG), a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company formed under the laws of the British Virgin Islands (“Portage”) announce that on June 5, 2025 Portage and Compedica...
AMO halts yola attempting to smuggle 170 pounds of cocaine near Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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July 3, 2025
AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico — Air and Marine Operations (AMO), an operational component of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, nabbed a yola-type vessel today arresting 2 aliens from the Dominican Republic and seizing 170 pounds (76.6 kilograms) of...
Meiwu Technology Company Limited and Shenzhen Zhinuo Weichuang Technology Co., Ltd Form Strategic Partnership
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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July 1, 2025
SHENZHEN, China, July 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Meiwu Technology Company Limited (“WNW” or the “Company”), (NASDAQ: WNW) announced today that today that it entered into an agreement with Shenzhen Zhinuo Weichuang Technology Co., Ltd. (“Zhinuo...
AMO interdicts vessel smuggling 1,155 pounds of cocaine near southwestern Puerto Rico
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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June 26, 2025
AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico — Air and Marine Operations (AMO), an operational component of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, interdicted a vessel Tuesday arresting 3 aliens from the Dominican Republic and seizing 1,155 pounds (524 kilograms) of...
Aura Announces Q1 2025 Financial and Operational Results
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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May 5, 2025
ROAD TOWN, British Virgin Islands, May 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aura Minerals Inc. (TSX: ORA) (B3: AURA33) (OTCQX: ORAAF) (“Aura” or the “Company”) announces that it has filed its unaudited consolidated financial statements and management...
Aura Declares Dividend of US$0.40 per share and US$0.1333 per BDR based on Q1 2025 Results, resulting in a Dividend Yield of 11%¹ in the LTM
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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May 6, 2025
ROAD TOWN, British Virgin Islands, May 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aura Minerals Inc. (TSX: ORA, B3: AURA33 and OTCQX: ORAAF) (“Aura” or the “Company”) announced today that the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) has declared and approved...
SF Holding Launched H-share Equity Issuance and Concurrent Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds Offering
EIN Presswire
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June 25, 2025
SHENZHEN, CHINA, June 26, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- S.F. Holding Co., Ltd. (002352.SZ; 06936.HK, ‘SF Holding’, ‘SF’ or the ‘the Company’) announced a USD 376 million H-share equity placement and concurrent USD 376 million offering of 363-day...
Aura Announces Confidential Submission Of Draft Registration Statement For Proposed U.S. Public Offering
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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May 5, 2025
ROAD TOWN, British Virgin Islands, May 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aura Minerals Inc. (TSX: ORA) (B3: AURA33) (OTCQX: ORAAF) (“Aura” or the “Company”) announces that we have confidentially submitted a draft registration statement on Form F-1 to...
CBP seizes 518 pounds of cocaine inside an abandoned vessel in Rincon, Puerto Rico
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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June 23, 2025
AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico — U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s operational components, Air and Marine Operations and the US Border Patrol, found a vessel Sunday with 518 pounds (235 kilograms) of cocaine in Rincon, Puerto Rico. The estimated value...
Holepunch Launches Bare: A Minimal JavaScript Runtime That Runs Everywhere
EIN Presswire
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April 7, 2025
Enables fast, peer-to-peer apps across mobile, desktop, and connected devices VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH, April 7, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Holepunch, the open-source peer-to-peer company, announced the launch of its newest runtime: Bare. Bare is...
Orca Energy Group Inc. Announces Completion of Q1 2025 Interim Filings
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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May 14, 2025
TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands, May 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Orca Energy Group Inc. (“Orca” or the “Company” and includes its subsidiaries and affiliates) (TSX-V: ORC.A, ORC.B) today announces that it has filed its condensed consolidated...
Consolidated Water Increases Dividend and Declares Third Quarter Cash Dividend of $0.14 per Share
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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June 2, 2025
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, June 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ Global Select Market: CWCO), a leading designer, builder and operator of advanced water supply and treatment plants, has increased its quarterly...
Hong Kong and New Zealand, the easiest jurisdictions for doing business in APAC, says GBCI 2025
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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June 4, 2025
LONDON, June 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Global Business Complexity Index (GBCI), recently launched by TMF Group, analyses the business environment of 79 jurisdictions, accounting for 94% of the world's GDP. It also ranks them based on over...
University of the West Indies St. Augustine Captures Top Honors at CTO’s Regional Nex-Gen Tourism Showcase Final
EIN Presswire
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June 20, 2025
NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, June 20, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Innovation, cultural pride and next-level creativity took center stage as the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) concluded its 2025 Regional Nex-Gen Tourism Showcase 2025,...
Washington state will receive up to $105.6 million from national settlement with Purdue Pharma
Washington State Office of Attorney General
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June 16, 2025
SEATTLE – Attorney General Nick Brown today announced that all 55 attorneys general, representing all eligible states and U.S. territories, agreed to sign on to a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family. This...
FEMA Obligates $1.02 Billion for Critical Repairs and Replacement of Territory’s 911 Communication Towers and Power Plants
FEMA
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January 16, 2025
ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands – FEMA, along with the Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands (GVI) and the Virgin Islands Office of Disaster Recovery (ODR), announce several recent key obligations of additional funding to assist the Territory in...
Global Pears Hackathon Winners Announced
EIN Presswire
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March 17, 2025
Entrants showcase ease of creation and range of peer-to-peer apps made possible with the open-source Pear Runtime platform VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH, March 17, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Pears, the leading open-source peer-to-peer live data...