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Decisions made by governments and major institutions can shape international relations, travel and economic conditions. This topic brings together those developments and their consequences for people across the region.

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Golf cult hero Michael Block shares wild quote about his wife and kids amid impressive PGA Tour Champions run

  • Michael Block has made a strong start on the PGA Tour Champions.
  • He has made the cut in all 11 starts and earned over $600,000.
  • Block says his tour run has not changed his family life.

Michael Block is enjoying a strong start on the PGA Tour Champions, following the attention he drew with a tied 15th-place finish and a hole-in-one at the 2023 PGA Championship. After a tied 10th-place finish at the Simmons Bank Championship, he said the senior tour had not changed…

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Tenerife player in intensive care with injury

  • De Miguel is stable in intensive care after serious injuries.
  • The Tenerife-Andorra match was abandoned at 2-2.
  • Spanish media reported paramedics resuscitated him after a cardiac arrest.

Tenerife striker Jesus de Miguel is in a stable condition in intensive care after suffering serious head and chest injuries during a match against Andorra. The incident prompted the referee to abandon the game and has drawn messages of support from both clubs. The collision happened seven minutes…

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Manufacturing sector marks 10 straight months of growth ahead of midterms

  • US factory activity expanded for a tenth straight month in October.
  • Production strengthened, while employment growth slowed slightly.
  • Input prices kept rising despite a slower rate of increase.

US manufacturing expanded for a tenth consecutive month in October, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s survey released on 2 November, the day before the midterm elections. Its purchasing managers’ index rose to 55.5 from 54.5 in September; a reading above 50 indicates expansion. New orders edged…

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On This Day in 1967, Eric Clapton and Cream Unleashed a Psychedelic Masterpiece That Changed the Sound of Rock

  • *Disraeli Gears* brought Cream their first major US album success.
  • “Sunshine of Your Love” reached No. 5 on the US Hot 100.
  • The album blended blues, psychedelia and jazz.

Cream released *Disraeli Gears* on 2 November 1967, marking a shift from the blues focus of their debut towards a more experimental mix of blues, psychedelia and jazz. The album became the trio’s first major US success and helped shape late-1960s and early-1970s rock. It reached No. 4…

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Isabela Merced & Patrick Schwarzenegger To Play Lorena And John Bobbitt In Hulu’s ‘Good American Family’ Anthology

  • Isabela Merced and Patrick Schwarzenegger will play the Bobbitts.
  • Hulu’s anthology will revisit the couple’s 1993 story.
  • The first season passed 140 million global viewing hours.

Hulu has cast Isabela Merced as Lorena Bobbitt and Patrick Schwarzenegger as John Bobbitt in the second instalment of its true-crime anthology *Good American Family*. The untitled limited series will revisit the couple’s widely publicised story and the 1993 incident that became a media spectacle, with Lorena later…

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9 Ways Mina the Hollower Was as Complex and Audacious to Make as Any AAA Game

  • *Mina the Hollower* began as an art experiment.
  • Burrowing gives players a clear way to evade and reposition.
  • Yacht Club aimed for simple controls with deeper combat.

Yacht Club Games says *Mina the Hollower* demanded creative and technical work comparable to much larger games, despite its Game Boy Color inspired look. The team discussed how the project grew from an art experiment into a top-down action game, and how its distinctive mechanics were designed to…

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‘Homestead: The Series’ Officially Returns After 2 Years Hiatus With an Epic First Look

  • Homestead: The Series returns on 3 November.
  • Season 2 spans eight episodes.
  • The community faces famine, disease and conflict.

Homestead: The Series is returning for a second season on 3 November, two years after its first season launched alongside the film Homestead. The eight-episode season continues the story of a prepper community facing threats and shortages after a battle, with the premiere setting up a struggle over…

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GuadaLAjara Film Festival: Manuel García-Rulfo Set For Honorary Award

  • Manuel García-Rulfo will receive the Árbol de la Vida Award.
  • The presentation is at the festival gala on 5 November.
  • The GuadaLAjara Film Festival runs for three days in Los Angeles.

Mexican actor Manuel García-Rulfo will receive the GuadaLAjara Film Festival’s honorary Árbol de la Vida Award at its Opening Night Gala in Los Angeles on 5 November. The award recognises people whose work has had a lasting impact on film, entertainment and culture. Born in Guadalajara, García-Rulfo has…

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Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ No. 1 on Hot 100 for Record-Extending 26th Week

  • “Choosin’ Texas” leads the Hot 100 for a record 26th week.
  • The run began on the chart dated 14 February.
  • The song also leads Hot Country Songs for a 47th week.

Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” has spent a record-extending 26th week at No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100, extending its lead among the chart’s longest-running hits. The run began on the chart dated 14 February and has now lasted across nine months, adding to the song’s record…

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Readwise Books combines an e-book shop with detailed reading analytics

  • Readwise has launched an app combining e-book buying, reading and tracking.
  • It offers detailed metrics such as pace, immersion and words read.
  • Its US store includes millions of e-books, plus print books and some audiobooks.

Readwise has launched Readwise Books, an app that combines an e-book shop and reader with tools for logging and analysing reading. The move puts the bootstrapped company in competition with Amazon’s Kindle and Goodreads, while offering more detailed measures of reading activity. The US store offers millions of…

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