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Sports & Recreations

*Magnus Carlsen beaten by clock; the Norwegian loses winning position to Alireza Firouzja*

London, 04 October 2024: Day two at the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League Season 2 featured a highly anticipated duel between league favorites, the Alpine Sg Pipers, and reigning champions, the Triveni Continental Kings. The Pipers, playing with the white pieces, entered the match with three points after defeating the Ganges Grandmasters on day one. Triveni, meanwhile, were looking to bounce back from a crushing 15-3 loss to the Alaskan Knights in their opening round.

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Shopping & Promotions

Dubai Festival City Mall eyes first to market portfolios amid a fast-evolving retail sector

The city’s premium lifestyle destination is set to offer a wide range of new retail, F&B, leisure and entertainment experiences.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates: As part of its transformation plans, Dubai Festival City Mall revealed an all-new line up of first to market brands set to be launched this winter. Given the year-on-year increase in visitor numbers and a growing appetite for novel experiences, the mall announced 95% GLA (gross leasing area) occupancy across over 332,000 sq. ft. and 400 stores, alongside having recorded a footfall of 23 million last year.

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Sports & Recreations

Global Chess League kicks off with American Gambits and Alpine SG Pipers leading the charge

Season 2 of the Global Chess League began with a bang as top players from around the world squared off on an electrifying opening day. In the first two matches, American Gambits and Alpine SG Pipers emerged as victors, setting the pace for the competition.

London, 03 October 2024: The packed venue at Friends House in London erupted in applause as players entered the playing hall, dressed in team jerseys in an atmosphere more akin to a football match than a chess tournament.

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Technologies

Riverbed Event Highlights Growing Adoption of Unified Observability Among META ‘Digital-First’ Enterprises

IDC research shared at the end-customer event showed 50% of META enterprises face challenges balancing digital innovations while managing daily operational issues

Dubai, United Arab Emirates – October 3, 2024 – With over three-quarters of organisations in the META region having adopted ‘digital-first’ strategies, establishing proactive and autonomous IT operations has become central to advancing digitalisation and innovation. This was highlighted at an exclusive event hosted by Riverbed recently for C-suite executives from some of its largest enterprise customers in the META region.

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Shopping & Promotions

Union Coop Launches 7 Promotional Campaigns for October with Discounts Up to 60%

Enjoy Up to 60% Off on Selected Items This October at Union Coop!

Dubai, UAE:

Union Coop has announced the launch of new discount campaigns across all its branches and malls/commercial centers in Dubai, featuring discounts of up to 60% on 900 carefully selected items. These campaigns are part of October’s initiatives aimed at delighting consumers, meeting their needs, and providing high-quality products at competitive prices, in line with the cooperative’s community initiatives.

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