Monday, September 16, 2019

Let's Do The News! (September 16, 2019)



- Local authorities culled at least 50 pigs in Quezon City to prevent spread of African swine fever. This came after 11 dead pigs from Barangay Bagong Silangan in Quezon City tested positive for ASF.

- At least 1,500 soldiers and reservists from the three branches of the Armed Forces of the Philippines had been tapped for military exercises that would include live fire training.

- The Philippine National Police states that a total of 435 GCTA-freed convicts have surrendered to various police stations ahead of the Duterte administration's deadline.

- Almost 80,000 homes are still without power a week after Typhoon Faxai hit eastern Japan.

- Crude prices drastically jumped following an attack on Saudi Arabia's largest oil processing plant, through its longer-term impact depends on how long production is disrupted and the attack's future implications.

- Visiting a black church bombed by the Ku Klux Klan in the civil rights era, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said the country hasn’t “relegated racism and white supremacy to the pages of history” as he framed current tensions in the context of the movement’s historic struggle for equality.

- British PM Boris Johnson likens himself to the Hulk in an interview emphasizing his determination to take his country out of the European Union next month. Jonshon faces considerable legal and political hurdles but told he will meet the October 31 deadline no matter what.

- About 262,076 attendees attended last weekend's Tokyo Game Show.

- The New Sakura Wars hype continues with a stage play coming Spring 2020.

- A manga about Kaixa from Masked Rider 555 will launch late September.

- Michelle Dee crowned Miss World Philippines 2019.

- Kim de Leon and Shayne Sava named StarStruck Season 7 ultimate survivors.

- Spain wins the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

TTFN!!!

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