No rating-based spots! FIDE launches new qualification system for 2028 Candidates chess tournaments | Chess News

2026 Candidates women champion Vaishali with her mother (FIDE Photo) The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has approved a new qualification system for the 2028 FIDE Candidates Tournament and the 2028 FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament. These events decide who will challenge for the World Championship titles. The updated rules are designed to make qualification fairer by…

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Scientists cut climbing vines from a damaged Borneo forest. Its canopy then grew three times faster, and the method may cost 10 times less than tree planting

Dipterocarp forest at the Danum Valley Field Centre. Borneo’s tropical forests, dominated by trees from the Dipterocarp family, have some of the highest canopies in the world, with some trees reaching 100 meters Simply cutting back aggressive climbing vines in logged tropical forests allows the tree canopy to recover three times faster than planting new…

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KCET counselling 2026: Round 1 final seat allotment result out; direct link to download here

The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has announced the Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET) 2026 Round 1 final seat allotment result for admission to undergraduate courses today, July 15. Candidates who participated in the first round of the Undergraduate Common Entrance Test (UGCET) counselling can now check their allotment status on the official website, cetonline.karnataka.gov.in.To access…

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Tom Cruise breaks down extensive make-up process for ‘Digger’; reveals Inarritu tied the look: ‘You look at the taste of this man’ |

Tom Cruise, the charismatic and invincible action star, dons a new mask for Alejandro González Iñárritu’s upcoming dark comedy-satire, ‘Digger.’ The four-time Academy Award nominee revealed that he put on layers of makeup and costumes to communicate through physicality. Making his first non-franchise film in almost a decade, the 64-year-old found his lenses, colour, and…

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Iran says 30 civilians killed in US strikes as Trump warns of ‘hitting them harder’

Representative Image (Source: Reuters) Iran said more than 30 civilians have been killed in recent US strikes on southern Iran, as US President Donald Trump warned that Washington would target Iranian power plants and bridges next week unless Tehran returns to the negotiating table.Government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani said on X that the strikes had killed…

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‘India needs your voice’: Shashi Tharoor urges Sonam Wangchuk to end hunger strike, writes letter to Jantar Mantar protestors | India News

Tharoor urged Sonam Wangchuk to end his strike NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday penned an open letter expressing solidarity with the students protesting at Jantar Mantar over alleged irregularities in competitive examinations, while urging climate activist Sonam Wangchuk to end his indefinite hunger strike.He appealed to Wangchuk to end his fast, saying…

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‘Abhishek has done no wrong’: Mamata Banerjee stands firmly behind nephew amid rebellion in TMC | India News

Mamata stands firmly behind nephew amid rebellion in TMC NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday strongly defended her nephew and party’s national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, saying he had ‘done no wrong’ and would remain in politics for the next 50 years. Her remarks came as the party continues to face…

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