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Clinical Pegula dumps defending champion Keys out of Australian Open

Clinical Pegula dumps defending champion Keys out of Australian Open

A clinical Jessica Pegula dumped defending champion and good friend Madison Keys out of the Australian Open on Monday to surge into the quarter-finals.

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Lindsey Vonn defies the odds to chase Olympic dream

Lindsey Vonn defies the odds to chase Olympic dream

US ski star Lindsey Vonn has defied age and injury to make one of the most remarkable comebacks in Olympic history, the latest chapter in a storied career of memorable highs and crushing setbacks.

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Frozen in time: Olympic legends on ice

Frozen in time: Olympic legends on ice

With the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic Games opening ceremony getting underway on February 6, AFP looks back at some of the golden stars of the ice rink.

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Haute Couture Week begins in Paris

Haute Couture Week begins in Paris

Four days of ultra-exclusive Haute Couture fashion shows get underway in Paris on Monday, but how is the calendar constructed and who gets to take part? AFP has the answers.

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Fifteen dead, 28 missing as ferry sinks in southern Philippines

Fifteen dead, 28 missing as ferry sinks in southern Philippines

A ferry with more than 350 people onboard sank Monday morning in the southern Philippines, leaving at least 15 dead and 28 still missing, the coast guard said.

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Living like sultans: Istanbul's pampered street cats

Living like sultans: Istanbul's pampered street cats

Kanyon is getting fat: since someone stole his basket, this white cat with grey markings who lives at an Istanbul shopping centre has been showered with snacks, love and affection.

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Scheffler marches to season-opening PGA Tour win in La Quinta

Scheffler marches to season-opening PGA Tour win in La Quinta

World number one Scottie Scheffler launched his 2026 US PGA Tour campaign with a runaway victory in the American Express at La Quinta, California.

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TIS Appoints New CEO to Accelerate Global Growth

TIS Appoints New CEO to Accelerate Global Growth

BERLIN, DE / ACCESS Newswire / January 26, 2026 / Treasury Intelligence Solutions (TIS), a leading cloud-based platform for payments and cash management, today announced Zlatko Vucetic as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective from February 1, 2026. This move comes as a pivotal step in advancing the company's long-term vision and global growth strategy in cloud-native cash management, liquidity, and payment solutions.

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Datavault AI to Support Establishment of International Research Center Focused on Real-World Asset Digitization in Taiwan

Datavault AI to Support Establishment of International Research Center Focused on Real-World Asset Digitization in Taiwan

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA / ACCESS Newswire / January 26, 2026 / Datavault AI Inc. (NASDAQ:DVLT) ("Datavault AI" or the "Company"), a leader in data monetization, credentialing, digital engagement and real‑world asset ("RWA") tokenization technologies, today announced the execution of a memorandum of understanding with St. John's University in Taipei to support the establishment of the RWA International Research Center (the "Center"). The Center will serve as a core platform for promoting inter-university alliances and international industry-academia collaboration, as well as for advancing the study of real-world asset tokenization frameworks, regulatory technology, and applied financial innovation. The Center is scheduled to be inaugurated on St. John's University's campus on January 26, 2026.

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Patriots reach Super Bowl in blizzard-hit 10-7 win over Broncos

Patriots reach Super Bowl in blizzard-hit 10-7 win over Broncos

Quarterback Drake Maye led the New England Patriots to their first Super Bowl appearance since the glory days of predecessor Tom Brady with a blizzard-hit 10-7 win over the Denver Broncos Sunday.

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