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Cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin buys team in Tech M's Global Chess League

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin has partnered with Prachura Group founder Prachura PP and former Prestige Estates CEO Venkat K. Narayana to acquire the American Gambits team in the Global Chess League (GCL), a joint venture between Tech Mahindra and the International Chess Federation. The team will debut in the second season of the league, which will be held from October 3-12 in London.

Spains recovers lost 'language' of ringing church bells by hand

Voice of America 

JOANETES, Spain — Xavier Pallàs plants his feet on the belfry floor, grips the rope, and with one tug fills the lush Spanish valley below with the reverberating peal of a church bell.  Clang-clong! Clang-clong! Clang-CLONG! The swinging bronze bell resonates with each strike of the clapper, filling the small stone tower with an undulating hum. Once Pallàs finishes his peals, the metallic melody fades to stillness. Silence returns to the tower, giving the valley's soundscape back to the birdsongs and rooster crows. Читать дальше...

French legislative elections: 'Far right failed to convince it was ready to govern'

France24.com (en) 

Richard Werly, France correspondent for Swiss newspaper Blick, and Douglas Herbert, France 24's international affairs commentator discuss the results of France's legislative elections that saw a leftist alliance score a surprise victory and take a look at what went wrong for the far-right National Rally, which many had tipped for a historic win.

Carmaker Mercedes-Benz India posts record half-yearly sales at 9,262 units

Business Standard 

German luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz on Monday reported a 9 per cent growth in sales at 9,262 units in India in the first half of 2024, its highest ever half-yearly sales in the country, riding on strong demand across categories and availability of volume models. The company had posted sales of 8,528 units in the January-June period of 2023, which was its previous highest half-yearly sales, Mercedes-Benz India said in a statement. It plans to launch six new products in the second half (H2) of 2024. Читать дальше...