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Ding Liren Draws First Blood, Beats D Gukesh In World Chess Championship Opener

Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh paid dearly for unwarranted complications in the middle game, allowing defending champion Ding Liren of China to clinch the opening game of the World Chess Championship on Monday. The 18-year-old Gukesh, who is the youngest ever challenger for the world championship crown, came up with an early surprise in the opening by pushing his king pawn forward. It's a move that symbolises attacking intentions and the Chinese chose the French defense to combat the situation.

Mercosur: France seeks to rally blocking minority against trade deal

As negotiators from all sides on the Mercosur deal enter a new round of negotiations this week ahead of a meeting in Uruguay on 5 and 6 December at which there are hopes the deal can be closed, France is stepping up its attempts to rally support from Italy, Austria, Poland and the Netherlands to halt the deal in its tracks.

Boks' World Cup winner Jantjies to join French club Bayonne

South Africa's 2019 Rugby World Cup winner Herschel Jantjies will join Bayonne next season on a two-year deal, the French Top 14 club announced on Monday.

Kylian Mbappe Takes Reins For Real Madrid In Liverpool Clash

With Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior injured for the Champions League clash at Liverpool on Wednesday, superstar summer signing Kylian Mbappe will become their key attacking weapon. The France captain has endured a tough start to life in the Spanish capital, on and off the pitch, but found the net for the first time in five matches at Leganes on Sunday in La Liga. Mbappe was started on the left wing in his favoured role by coach Carlo Ancelotti for the first time and rewarded the Italian by opening the scoring at Butarque.

Microsoft Outlook, Exchange and Teams calendar are down worldwide

Microsoft Exchange and Teams Calendar are currently down worldwide, with Outlook also "crashing," according to users who said they could not view or send emails.

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Lithuania: Investing in emotional intelligence to tackle burnout

The mental health of workers is becoming a priority for a growing number of companies. Mindletic is a European project, based in Lithuania, which aims to build resilience to stress, prevent work-related burn-out and reduce the costs that this entails for businesses. Its founder, Ieva Vaitkevičiūtė, defines it as follows:

Marina Alex retires after more than a decade on LPGA Tour

Add Marina Alex to the list of players who have retired from the LPGA Tour this year, with the two-time tournament winner calling it a career after she finished tied for 12th in this past weekend's CME Group Tour Championship at Naples, Fla.

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Ding Liren Draws First Blood, Beats D Gukesh In World Chess Championship Opener

Mercosur: France seeks to rally blocking minority against trade deal

Boks' World Cup winner Jantjies to join French club Bayonne

Kylian Mbappe Takes Reins For Real Madrid In Liverpool Clash

Microsoft Outlook, Exchange and Teams calendar are down worldwide

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Lithuania: Investing in emotional intelligence to tackle burnout

Marina Alex retires after more than a decade on LPGA Tour