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Imperial Petroleum Inc. Declares Dividend on Series A Preferred Shares

ATHENS, Greece, Sept. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Imperial Petroleum Inc. (Nasdaq: IMPP) (the "Company”), a ship-owning company providing petroleum products, crude oil, and drybulk seaborne transportation services, today announced a dividend of $0.546875 per share on its 8.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock (the "Series A Preferred Shares”), payable on September 30, 2026 to holders of record as of September 25, 2026. The dividend payment relates to the period from the

Mexico captain Edson Alvarez denies involvement in kidnapping

MEXICO — National soccer team captain Edson Alvarez denied allegations that he was involved in a kidnapping two years ago after an entertainment magazine printed accusations against him. Businessman and television producer Juan Ordonez told TV Notas that he had been kidnapped in November 2024, accusing Alvarez's then father-in-law of orchestrating the abduction. He also claimed that the West Ham midfielder was aware of the operation. "I categorically reject any allegation or attempt to lin

California Waste Solutions Approaches 35 Years of Recycling and Global Environmental Infrastructure

The Oakland-headquartered, family-owned company serves more than 343,000 customers across Oakland and San Jose, operates six Bay Area facilities and extends its environmental infrastructure operations to Vietnam through Vietnam Waste Solutions. OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- California Waste Solutions, Inc. (CWS) is approaching its 35th year as a leader in the international recycling, resource recovery and environmental infrastructure business with operations in California a

"BEYOND THE EXTREME" Digital Music Night Debuts at ICEBAR Stockholm

BEYOND THE EXTREME Digital Music Night Debuts_01.JPG The audience enjoy the music. BEYOND THE EXTREME Digital Music Night Debuts_02.JPG AI generated the realtime music captures. BEYOND THE EXTREME Digital Music Night Debuts_03.JPG The guests watching the e-sports show on the screen. STOCKHOLM, Sept. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- "BEYOND THE EXTREME - An Arctic Night of Digital Art & Electronic Music," hosted by Perfect World Digital Art, officially opened at ICEBAR by ICEHOTEL in Stockholm. Set i

States Logistics Distribution Center Coming to Las Vegas

States Logistics Announces Plans to Establish a Distribution Center in Las Vegas Buena Park, CA, Sept. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- States Logistics Services, Inc. today announced plans to establish a Las Vegas distribution center, extending its network across the Western United States. The move positions the company to serve one of the fastest growing logistics hubs in the region, with direct access to Southern California, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, and the broader Mountain West. States Logistics A

CGTN: How BRICS creates new opportunities for Global South development

CGTN published an article examining how China's four global initiatives are aligning with BRICS cooperation to create new development opportunities for the Global South. The article highlights how the initiatives are helping the Global South pursue more inclusive development and gain a greater voice in global affairs. BEIJING, Sept. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A solar power plant is bringing cleaner energy to remote communities. A digital industrial platform is connecting businesses across borders.

Kvika banki hf.: Transaction in relation to a share buy-back programme

In week 37 Kvika banki hf. („Kvika" or „the bank") purchased 3,000,000 of its own shares at the purchase price ISK 37,200,000. See further details below: DateTimeNo. of sharesShare pricePurchase price09.09.202615:21:27 1,000,000 12.48 12,475,00010.09.202614:44:52 1,000,000 12.48 12,475,00011.09.202610:13:27 1,000,000 12.25 12,250,000Total 3,000,000 37,200,000 The trade is in accordance with Kvika‘s buyback programme, announced on 3 July 2026, based on the authorisation of the bank’s Annual Gener

DOTr: 5 dead, 43 accounted for in MV June Aster incident

MANILA, Philippines — Ongoing search and retrieval operations are still looking for 84 passengers as well as MV June Aster crew members as five fatalities were confirmed while 43 individuals have been accounted for, according to the Department of Transportation (DOTr). DOTr Secretary Giovanni Lopez on Friday cited a manifest verification which indicated 117 ticketed passengers but only 115 boarded the ill-fated vessel along with 17 crew members. Declaring the fire at the vessel controlled

Opening a new chapter in the high-quality development of greater BRICS cooperation

BEIJING, Sept. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A report from People's Daily Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi from Sept. 12 to 13 at the invitation of Prime Minister of the Republic of India Narendra Modi. Over the years, the BRICS cooperation mechanism has grown into one of the most important platforms for solidarity and cooperation among emerging markets and developing countries. As a staunch supporter and active participant in the mechanism, China is expecte

HdL Companies Names Chief Financial Officer Richard Park as President

Richard Park’s expanded role reflects HdL’s continued growth, financial discipline, and commitment to helping local governments strengthen revenue operations. BREA, Calif., Sept. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HdL Companies named Richard Park President and Chief Financial Officer, expanding his leadership role as the company continues to grow its municipal revenue management and compliance solutions for local governments. Since joining HdL in 2019, Park has been one of the driving forces in the em

CoinFactory Founder Rasoul Rezvani Unveils the Vision Behind RZ Oasis

ZURICH, Switzerland, Sept. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CoinFactory AG has announced the development of RZ Oasis, a large-scale Web3 project led by the company’s founder, Rasoul Rezvani, and designed to bring gaming, blockchain, token economies, digital platforms and real-world economic activity into one connected ecosystem. The project is being developed by CoinFactory AG and reflects an idea Rezvani and his team call "Country 196.” The name does not describe a political or geographical country

China slams 'bandit' CIA after economic espionage remarks

BEIJING — China condemned on Friday remarks by the CIA's deputy director, Michael Ellis, who has implied that US intelligence agencies were spying on Beijing, heightening tensions ahead of a planned leaders' meeting. Ellis told a cybersecurity conference on Tuesday that the United States was carrying out economic espionage operations to respond to the Chinese "threat". "Our economy is intertwined with theirs," giving Beijing potential leverage over Washington, Ellis said, adding that the "

Zettabyte and Raku Advanced Tech Sign MOU on Green AI Data Centers Across Asia

The collaboration combines Zettabyte's compute operations with Raku Advanced Tech's energy and data center build-out, starting in Taiwan and Thailand. TAIPEI, Sept. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Zettabyte, a global AI computing company, and Raku Advanced Tech, a Taipei-based smart-energy and AI infrastructure integrator and a wholly owned subsidiary of Raku Co., Ltd. (TPEx: 4154), today signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly promote green AI data center capacity across Asia, starting with Ta

MetaOptics Ltd announces S$1.1 million placement to advance full automation of its metalens colour camera module production line

SINGAPORE, Sept. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- MetaOptics Ltd (Catalist: 9MT) ("MetaOptics" or the "Company", and together with its subsidiaries, the "Group"), a leading-edge semiconductor optics company, today announced that it has entered into several placement agreements for a placement of 2,685,825 new ordinary shares in the capital of the Company ("Placement Shares"), at S$0.3912 per Placement Share, to raise gross proceeds of S$1.1 million ("Share Placement"). The placement agreements for the S

X Pay is live on mainnet

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The x402 gateway is now settling real USDC on Base. Any API can charge for a single request, and the thing paying does not have to be a person. X Pay is live on Base mainnet. From today the gateway settles real USDC, which means any HTTP endpoint on the internet can name a price, take payment and serve its response inside a single request. No account. No card. No API key. No subscription. No redirect to a checkout page. That last part is the one that

Vicor acquires sites for additional ChiP fabs

ANDOVER, Mass., Sept. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vicor (NASDAQ: VICR) is purchasing a 334,000 square foot building on 66 acres of industrial land in Merrimack, New Hampshire and, separately, 54 acres in Hooksett, New Hampshire. The two sites will support the build-out of Vicor ChiP™ Fab-2 and Fab-3 with a combined footprint of nearly one million square feet. Fab-2 and Fab-3 will expand total capacity beyond that of ChiP Fab-1 which was built-out to 320,000 square feet on 16 acres of land in An

Filing of NI 43-101 Technical Report for the Nalunaq Property, Vesting of RSUs and Total Voting Rights

Reykjavík, Sept. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ("Amaroq" or the "Company") Filing of NI 43-101 Technical Report for the Nalunaq Property, Vesting of RSUs and Total Voting Rights 11 September 2026 - Amaroq Ltd. (LSE and NASDAQ Iceland: AMRQ, OTCQX: AMRQF), an independent mine development company focused on unlocking Greenland’s mineral potential, announces that it has filed on SEDAR+ an independent technical report in respect of its Nalunaq property, entitled "NI 43-101 Technical Report, Mineral R

Admission of further securities to trading

11 SEPTEMBER 2026 NORTHERN 3 VCT PLC (the "Company") NOTIFICATION OF ADMISSION OF FURTHER SECURITIES TO TRADING (PRM 1.6.4R) Further to the Company’s Issue of Equity announcement on 4 September 2026 in respect of the allotment of Ordinary Shares under the Company’s Dividend Investment Scheme and following the admission to trading of those Ordinary Shares, the following additional information is disclosed in accordance with The Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations 2024 (POATRs) PRM

The Elwood Celebrates Grand Opening in Downtown Kokomo - Free Food, Drinks, and Tours on September 15

Community invited to tour Kokomo's newest luxury apartment community, meet the team, and take advantage of exclusive grand opening leasing offers Indianapolis, IN, Sept. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Goodin Development, a multifamily development firm based in Indianapolis, Indiana, will celebrate the grand opening of The Elwood, a $26 million luxury mixed-use community in downtown Kokomo, on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at 9:00 AM. The public is invited to stop by, tour the property, enjoy free f

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September Stock-Up Season Wraps Up as Yiwugo Merchants Deepen Their Focus on Cold-Weather Essentials

YIWU, China, Sept. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Yiwugo.com, the official website of the Yiwu Commodity Market, is the largest commodity wholesale market in the world. As September arrives, the lingering warmth of summer can still be felt across the Northern Hemisphere, yet the annual global stocking season for winter essentials is already drawing to a close in the Yiwu market. Through the Yiwugo platform, a wide range of source suppliers have long since mapped out their operations for the entire yea

BRICS: Building Bridges

BEIJING, Sept. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report from China Daily: President Xi Jinping has called for strengthening the foundation, momentum and impact of greater BRICS cooperation and delivering more practical benefits to the peoples. In recent years, China has advocated enhancing BRICS cooperation, delivering tangible results through concrete action. From doctors gaining new skills to businesses finding new markets and young people discovering new opportunities, BRICS cooperation is buil

LTV Funding Expands Real Estate Market Commentary Initiative

CLEVELAND, Sept. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LTV Funding announced an expanded real estate market commentary initiative led by Robert "Rob” Gillespie, drawing on nearly three decades of investing and private lending experience to provide context on financing costs, affordability pressures, transaction activity, distressed properties and access to capital. The initiative increases Gillespie’s public-facing work while LTV Funding continues providing business-purpose financing primarily for real e