Five-time World Chess champion quits event after refusing to change out of jeans

World chess champion Magnus Carlsen walked out of the World Rapid Chess Championship on Friday after refusing to change out of a pair of jeans, a direct violation of International Chess Federation rules. FIDE said Carlsen, a five-time world chess champion and seven-time world blitz chess champion, violated long-standing rules for the event. Carlsen, 34,…

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Physical therapy: The ‘best-kept secret in health care’

If you think physical therapy is just about rehabilitation after surgery or an accident, think again. For the vast majority, seeing a physical therapist should be aimed at prevention, routine evaluation, and maintaining well-being. “We are the best-kept secret in health care,” Sharon Dunn, former president of the American Physical Therapy Association, told The Associated…

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Putin apologises to Azerbaijan’s Aliyev over ‘tragic incident’ with plane in Russian airspace – World

Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized to the president of Azerbaijan on Saturday for a “tragic incident” in Russian airspace involving an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane that crashed after air defenses were used against drones. Ukrainians. Flight J2-8243 crashed on Wednesday in a fireball near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan after diverting from southern Russia,…

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Cold wave to grip North India from Sunday; Delhi sees wettest December day in 101 years: IMD | India News

The India Meteorological Department on Sunday forecasts cold wave conditions in northern India starting Sunday, December 29, according to a statement issued by the agency.From December 29 to January 1, isolated cold wave conditions will affect Himachal Pradesh, while Punjab and Haryana will face similar conditions until January 3. Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Rajasthan…

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Fire rips through one of Gaza’s last hospitals; Israel detains director

Israel detained the director of one of Gaza’s last functioning hospitals, Gaza’s Health Ministry said Saturday after Israeli forces “forcibly” removed patients and staff and fires were set throughout the hospital. . “The occupation forces arrested Dr. Hussam Abu Safia, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital,” the ministry said in a statement. Fighting has raged in…

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Diddy Luigi Mangione: The husband-wife team working 2024’s biggest cases

Rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs and the alleged killer of healthcare CEO Luigi Mangione have decided on a similar defense strategy: hire an Agnifilo. Or two. Marc Agnifilo is leading Combs’ defense against racketeering and sex trafficking conspiracy charges, while Karen Friedman Agnifilo is leading Mangione’s murder defense, with Marc in a supporting role. For much…

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Pakistan’s long-standing crisis can be resolved if Nawaz, Imran and Zardari sit together: Rana Sanaullah – Pakistan

PML-N leader Rana Sanaullah on Saturday said that if the top leaders of the three main political parties (PTI, PML-N and PPP) met to negotiate, the crisis in which the country has been embroiled for 70 years would be resolved within a period of 70 years. 70 days. Since the imprisonment of Imran Khan last…

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UP: Over the top celebrations after bail land father-son duo behind bars again | India News

BULANDSHAHR: Loud celebrations and dismissals soon after being released on bail left a father-son duo in Bulandshahr in fresh trouble after they were arrested on charges of illegality. weapons smugglingofficials said Saturday. Police seized a large cache of illegal firearms and ammunition, along with a vehicle during their arrests, they said. “The accused, Rizwan Ansari…

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