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XR Activists Arrest Acclaimed Chess Amidst Climate Concerns
Extinction Rebellion activists disrupted the 88th Tata Steel Chess tournament in Netherlands by dumping 2025 kilograms of coal outside the venue. Their banner reading "No Chess on a Dead Planet" delayed the prestigious event by 90 minutes. The protest targeted Tata Steel's environmental practices while the company's Dutch subsidiaries face health-related lawsuits from local communities.
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