The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will bring a new series to Netflix in December, revealing the “grit behind the glamour” in the high-stakes world of polo. The five-part series will debut globally on December 10, following elite global players on and off the field as they compete in the US Open Polo Championship in Wellington, Florida. A trailer for the series titled Polo, executive produced by Harry and Meghan, was released on Thursday, giving a behind-the-scenes look at the “fast-paced and glamorous world of polo”. In a statement, Harry said: “This series offers audiences an unprecedented, behind-the-scenes look into the passion and determination driving some of the world’s elite polo players, revealing the grit behind the glamour. “We’re proud to showcase the true depth and spirit of the sport — and the intensity of its high-stakes moments.” It has been produced by the Sussexes’ Archewell Productions, having previously released three documentaries with Netflix as part of a multimillion-pound deal with the streaming giant. Heart Of Invictus, which aired last August, followed a group of service members on their road to the Invictus Games, the Paralympic-style sporting competition set up by Harry in 2014 for injured and sick military personnel and veterans. Netflix also released the documentary series Live To Lead and the controversial six-part Harry & Meghan documentary in December 2022. Harry and Meghan moved to the US in 2020 after stepping down from royal duties.

The match itself proved to be a thrilling encounter, with both teams showcasing their attacking prowess and defensive resilience. Despite the high stakes and intense pressure, Liverpool managed to hold Manchester City to a hard-fought draw. Henderson's composed presence in midfield and vocal leadership on the pitch played a crucial role in ensuring that his team remained organized and disciplined throughout the match.The rivalry between iG and TES dates back to their earliest days in the League of Legends competitive scene. Both teams have a rich history of success, with iG securing the World Championship title in 2018 and TES cementing their status as one of the top teams in the LPL. However, what truly sets this matchup apart is the reunion of former teammates who once shared the spotlight on the same stage.The Guangzhou Metro has long been committed to providing a safe and comfortable transportation experience for its passengers. With the increase in security threats globally, it is crucial for public transportation systems to implement effective security measures to protect passengers and staff.

Primech Holdings Receives NASDAQ Minimum Bid Price Requirement ExtensionThe Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and the European Agricultural Machinery Association (CEMA) will be working together on key issues relating to its industry. AEM and CEMA signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance advocacy efforts for the makers of agricultural equipment. The agreement aims to create a positive legislative and regulatory environment across the Atlantic and globally, ensuring alignment on key issues impacting manufacturers in both regions. The MoU establishes a framework for the two organizations to work together toward alignment, achieving mutual recognition, ensuring regulatory compliance, and harmonizing practices and standards in several key areas that impact agricultural equipment manufacturers. AEM Senior Vice President Curt Blades said the with the signing, AEM and CEMA look forward to enhanced collaboration. “To address key issues of importance and ensure there is alignment between Europe and the U.S. as it relates to our two very important global machinery markets,” Blades said. The MoU specifies several key areas to increase co-operation including engine emissions, autonomous equipment, cybersecurity, safety and technical requirements, advanced technology and sustainability. CEMA Secretary General Jelte Wiersma said by focusing on these shared priorities, AEM and CEMA aim to help the industry navigate global markets for the benefit of manufacturers and farmers alike. “We are committed to work together to support agricultural equipment manufacturers as they build the products that help feed our world,” Wiersma said. The MoU was signed last month at two major industry events—EIMA International in Bologna, Italy, and AEM’s Annual Conference in Palm Springs, California. – alice.mcfarlane@pattisonmedia.com On X: @farmnewsNOW

In the high-stakes world of football transfers, the winter window always brings its fair share of surprises and intrigues. This time around, the rumour mill is abuzz with reports of a potential reverse poaching scenario, as a pharmaceutical factory is said to be eyeing a talented young star from Real Madrid. The twist? The Galacticos themselves are also reportedly interested in key players from the factory's team, setting the stage for a potentially intriguing exchange of talent between the two clubs.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The deadliest place for women is at home and 140 women and girls on average were killed by an intimate partner or family member per day last year, two U.N. agencies reported Monday. Globally, an intimate partner or family member was responsible for the deaths of approximately 51,100 women and girls during 2023, an increase from an estimated 48,800 victims in 2022, UN Women and the U.N. Office of Drugs and Crime said. The report released on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women said the increase was largely the result of more data being available from countries and not more killings. But the two agencies stressed that “Women and girls everywhere continue to be affected by this extreme form of gender-based violence and no region is excluded.” And they said, “the home is the most dangerous place for women and girls.” UN Women’s Deputy Executive Director Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda told a news conference launching the report that women have been killed by their loved ones for a long time and the trend is continuing because underlying issues haven’t been addressed — especially gender stereotyping and social norms. “This is killing which is associated with power over women,” she said, and it continues because of the continuing impunity for violent attacks against women. Gumbonzvanda, a Zimbabwean and longtime advocate for women’s rights, said there is “a lot of perpetrator anonymity” when it comes to the killing of women by partners or family members because “it means the family members have to bring justice against another family member.” UN Women is campaigning for those with economic and political power and for leaders in various traditions not to use their power to perpetuate violence. “Power should be used to facilitate options for prevention,” she said. According to the report, the highest number of intimate partner and family killings was in Africa – with an estimated 21,700 victims in 2023. Africa also had the highest number of victims relative to the size of its population — 2.9 victims per 100,000 people, it said. There were also high rates last year in the Americas with 1.6 female victims per 100,000 and in Oceania with 1.5 per 100,000, it said. Rates were significantly lower in Asia at 0.8 victims per 100,000 and Europe at 0.6 per 100,000. According to the report, the intentional killing of women in the private sphere in Europe and the Americas is largely by intimate partners. By contrast, the vast majority of male homicides take place outside homes and families, it said. “Even though men and boys account for the vast majority of homicide victims , women and girls continue to be disproportionately affected by lethal violence in the private sphere," the report said. “An estimated 80% of all homicide victims in 2023 were men while 20% were women, but lethal violence within the family takes a much higher toll on women than men, with almost 60% of all women who were intentionally killed in 2023 being victims of intimate partner/family member homicide,” it said. The report said that despite efforts to prevent the killing of women and girls by countries, their killings “remain at alarmingly high levels.” “They are often the culmination of repeated episodes of gender-based violence, which means they are preventable through timely and effective interventions,” the two agencies said.FTC Launches Major Antitrust Investigation Against Microsoft

I’m so sorry in advance. If you’ve clicked on this article, I’m warning you: this will be fully unhinged . The name of the game? Anonymous Agony . If you want an elevator pitch this time, honestly? This Steam review says so much while barely even getting into half of the insanity. “I bought this game two years ago, thanks Mandalore for reminding me of this hilarious gem where the deathnote protagonist catfishes and [gets rid of child lovers — sorry, don’t wanna make Google upset].” Played over the most unfitting rap music imaginable. Indeed, I too was exposed to the game through the noble sacrifice of MandaloreGaming . He streamed the entire game. And, man, it’s... something . The description on Steam tries its best to summarize everything. But that, too, is a woefully insufficient breakdown. “ Anonymous Agony is an episodic story that follows the parallel stories of a teenage serial killer named Haze Stratos, and the child psychologist, Dr. James Samson. What connects them together, is Haze’s sister, Clara; a victim of sexual assault and Dr. Samson’s patient. You switch perspectives after every chapter (File), switching to a different character.” Videos by VICE Haze is Shadow the Hedgehog, Sasuke Uchiha, and every other edgy “My life is so dark and tortured” character you can think of rolled into one. Every other word out of his mouth is a curse word. He has a startlingly low level of empathy for anyone who isn’t his sister. His little sister gets assaulted by a grown man and is promptly shuttled out of the story so we can see how pissed off Haze is about the tragedy. Oh, and the next image you’re about to see (minus the E for Edge graphic — 10/10 work, MandaloreGaming)? A legitimate loading screen in the game . oh, right, the happy rap music I mentioned You’d think a story featuring a burgeoning, overly edgy serial killer catfishing child predators so he can end their lives would carry a certain weight to it. You’re only talking about sexual assault , after all. Yet, you know what music plays as Haze is walking around town? If you had to guess one thousand songs , I guarantee you’d never — in your wildest dreams, in your most vivid nightmares — come close to the correct answer. Ready? YEAH, YEAH . Don’t get me wrong; it’s a BOP . But, can you understand why it may be a little inappropriate to play what I can best describe as “triumphant rap music” while a teenager feeds child predators to a group of dogs hanging out in a graveyard? Also, Haze meets a bounty hunter in a subplot that doesn’t really go anywhere. Oh, and he encounters the worst therapist in the world. Who actively antagonizes Haze and gets thrown through his office window in response. TWICE . Beyond the happy-ass rap music? Past Haze’s awful parents who are in the game for all of five minutes? The infamous, much beloved “ SMOOTHIE TIME ” scene. No, I won’t explain it. In summary: you can play Anonymous Agony for free on Steam. You can also watch MandaloreGaming’s stream. Whichever way you want it, I — for some ungodly reason — highly recommend watching/playing as much as you can before you lose your mind.

Stocks wavered on Wall Street in afternoon trading Thursday, as gains in tech companies and retailers helped temper losses elsewhere in the market. The S&P 500 was down less than 0.1% after drifting between small gains and losses. The benchmark index is coming off a three-day winning streak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 6 points, or less than 0.1%, as of 1:52 p.m. Eastern time. The Nasdaq composite was down less than 0.1%. Trading volume was lighter than usual as U.S. markets reopened after the Christmas holiday. Chip company Broadcom rose 2.9%, Micron Technology was up 1% and Adobe gained 0.8%. While tech stocks overall were in the green, some heavyweights were a drag on the market. Semiconductor giant Nvidia, whose enormous valuation gives it an outsize influence on indexes, slipped 0.1%. Meta Platforms fell 0.7%, Amazon was down 0.6%, and Netflix gave up 1.1%. Tesla was among the biggest decliners in the S&P 500, down 1.9%. Health care stocks helped lift the market. CVS Health rose 1.7% and Walgreens Boots Alliance rose 3% for the biggest gain among S&P 500 stocks. Several retailers also gained ground. Target rose 2.8%, Best Buy was up 2.2% and Dollar Tree gained 2.7%. Retailers are hoping for a solid sales this holiday season, and the day after Christmas traditionally ranks among the top 10 biggest shopping days of the year, as consumers go online or rush to stores to cash in gift cards and raid bargain bins. U.S.-listed shares in Honda and Nissan rose 4% and 16%, respectively. The Japanese automakers announced earlier this week that the two companies are in talks to combine. Traders got a labor market update. U.S. applications for unemployment benefits held steady last week , though continuing claims rose to the highest level in three years, the Labor Department reported. Treasury yields turned mostly lower in the bond market. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 4.57% from 4.59% late Tuesday. Major European markets were closed, as well as Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia. Trading was expected to be subdued this week with a thin slate of economic data on the calendar. Still, U.S. markets have historically gotten a boost at year’s end despite lower trading volumes. The last five trading days of each year, plus the first two in the new year, have brought an average gain of 1.3% since 1950. So far this month, the U.S. stock market has lost some of its gains since President-elect Donald Trump’s win on Election Day, which raised hopes for faster economic growth and more lax regulations that would boost corporate profits. Worries have risen that Trump’s preference for tariffs and other policies could lead to higher inflation , a bigger U.S. government debt and difficulties for global trade. Even so, the U.S. market remains on pace to deliver strong returns for 2024. The benchmark S&P 500 is up roughly 26% so far this year and remains near its most recent all-time high it set earlier this month — its latest of 57 record highs this year. Wall Street has several economic reports to look forward to next week, including updates on pending home sales and home prices, a report on U.S. construction spending and snapshots of manufacturing activity. AP Business Writers Elaine Kurtenbach and Matt Ott contributed.

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, widely regarded as the architect of India’s economic reform program and a landmark nuclear deal with the United States, has died. He was 92. Singh was admitted to New Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences late Thursday after his health deteriorated due to a “sudden loss of consciousness at home,” the hospital said in a statement. “Resuscitative measures were started immediately at home. He was brought to the Medical Emergency” at 8:06 p.m., the hospital said, but “despite all efforts, he could not be revived and was declared dead at 9:51 p.m.” Singh was being treated for “age-related medical conditions,” the statement said. A mild-mannered technocrat, Singh became one of India’s longest-serving prime ministers for 10 years and leader of the Congress Party in the Parliament's Upper House, earning a reputation as a man of great personal integrity. He was chosen to fill the role in 2004 by Sonia Gandhi, the widow of assassinated Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi . But his sterling image was tainted by allegations of corruption against his ministers. Singh was reelected in 2009, but his second term as prime minister was clouded by financial scandals and corruption charges over the organization of the 2010 Commonwealth Games. This led to the Congress Party’s crushing defeat in the 2014 national election by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party under the leadership of Narendra Modi . Singh adopted a low profile after relinquishing the post of prime minister. Prime Minister Modi, who succeeded Singh in 2014, called him one of India’s “most distinguished leaders” who rose from humble origins and left “a strong imprint on our economic policy over the years.” “As our Prime Minister, he made extensive efforts to improve people’s lives,” Modi said in a post on the social platform X. He called Singh’s interventions in Parliament as a lawmaker “insightful” and said “his wisdom and humility were always visible.” Rahul Gandhi, from the same party as Singh and the opposition leader in the lower house of the Indian Parliament, said Singh’s “deep understanding of economics inspired the nation” and that he “led India with immense wisdom and integrity.” “I have lost a mentor and guide. Millions of us who admired him will remember him with the utmost pride,” Gandhi wrote on X. The United States offered its condolences, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken saying that Singh was “one of the greatest champions of the U.S.-India strategic partnership.” “We mourn Dr. Singh’s passing and will always remember his dedication to bringing the United States and India closer together,” Blinken said. Born on Sept. 26, 1932, in a village in the Punjab province of undivided India, Singh’s brilliant academic career took him to Cambridge University in Britain, where he earned a degree in economics in 1957. He then got his doctorate in economics from Nuffield College at Oxford University in 1962. Singh taught at Panjab University and the prestigious Delhi School of Economics before joining the Indian government in 1971 as economic advisor in the Commerce Ministry. In 1982, he became chief economic adviser to the Finance Ministry. He also served as deputy chair of the Planning Commission and governor of the Reserve Bank of India. As finance minister, Singh in 1991 instituted reforms that opened up the economy and moved India away from a socialist-patterned economy and toward a capitalist model in the face of a huge balance of payments deficit, skirting a potential economic crisis. His accolades include the 1987 Padma Vibhushan Award, India’s second-highest civilian honor; the Jawaharlal Nehru Birth Centenary Award of the Indian Science Congress in 1995; and the Asia Money Award for Finance Minister of the Year in 1993 and 1994. Singh was a member of India’s Upper House of Parliament and was leader of the opposition from 1998 to 2004 before he was named prime minister. He was the first Sikh to hold the country’s top post and made a public apology in Parliament for the 1984 Sikh Massacre in which some 3,000 Sikhs were killed after then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by Sikh bodyguards. Under Singh, India adopted a Right to Information Act in 2005 to promote accountability and transparency from government officials and bureaucrats. He was also instrumental in implementing a welfare scheme that guaranteed at least 100 paid workdays for Indian rural citizens. The coalition government he headed for a decade brought together politicians and parties with differing ideologies that were rivals in the country’s various states. In a move hailed as one of his biggest achievements apart from economic reforms, Singh ended India’s nuclear isolation by signing a deal with the U.S. that gave India access to American nuclear technology. But the deal hit his government adversely, with Communist allies withdrawing support and criticism of the agreement growing within India in 2008 when it was finalized. Singh adopted a pragmatic foreign policy approach, pursuing a peace process with nuclear rival and neighbor Pakistan. But his efforts suffered a major setback after Pakistani militants carried out a massive gun and bomb attack in Mumbai in November 2008. He also tried to end the border dispute with China, brokering a deal to reopen the Nathu La pass into Tibet, which had been closed for more than 40 years. His 1965 book, “India’s Export Trends and Prospects for Self-Sustained Growth,” dealt with India’s inward-oriented trade policy. Singh is survived by his wife Gursharan Kaur and three daughters. Associated Press writer Sheikh Saaliq in New Delhi contributed to this report.

It is time for leaders on both sides to set aside their differences and prioritize the preservation of peace. The de-escalation mechanism is not just a protocol; it is a lifeline, a beacon of hope in tumultuous times. By activating it, both the US and Russia can signal their commitment to a peaceful resolution and pave the way for a brighter, more harmonious future.The future is uncertain for Manchester City, but one thing is clear - they are at a crossroads and the decisions they make in the coming weeks could have far-reaching implications for the club's prospects. Guardiola's job hangs in the balance, with each result potentially shaping his legacy at the club. It remains to be seen whether the Cityzens can rise to the occasion and overcome their recent setbacks, or if they will succumb to the pressure and fall short of their lofty ambitions.As the pressure mounts on Guardiola, speculation has been rife about his future at the club. Once hailed as a revolutionary coach who could do no wrong, Guardiola now finds himself facing intense scrutiny and mounting criticism from fans and pundits alike. His once untouchable reputation is now under threat, with questions being raised about his ability to guide Manchester City through this turbulent period.

The sudden and simultaneous fainting of several patrons at the bathing centers has raised red flags among health authorities and the general public. Reports indicate that the incidents occurred within a short timeframe, leading to chaos and distress among both staff and other customers present at the scene. The exact cause of the fainting spells remains under investigation, with authorities focusing on potential factors such as air quality, water contamination, and overall sanitation standards at the facilities.