Monday, September 9, 2019

Let's Do The News! (September 9, 2019)



- Medics warn that patients die as Manila traffic jams block ambulances. Special lanes for emergency vehicles are not enforced, the infrastructure is outdated, and local drivers are often unwilling or unable to make way  a situation experts say is causing patients to die en route.

- The Department of Agriculture announced that 14 out of 20 blood samples from sick pigs that eventually died in local piggeries tested positive for African Swine Fever. The blood samples were sent to the United Kingdom.

- The El Deposito underground water reservoir in San Juan City will be opened to the public next year.

- The fourth convict in the Chiong sisters rape-slay case has also been released on the basis of good conduct time allowance but expected to surrender soon.

- Afghans brace for new wave of Taliban violence after US President Donald Trump abruptly called off talks with the insurgent group, which vows to continue its fight against what it calls "foreign occupation."

- Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong is on his way to Germany after he was released from a brief spell in custody following a mistake in his bail conditions.

- Pope Francis finished his African tour with his visit to Mauritius.

- The Ferrari F8 Spider has been unveiled, featuring the same 720PS V8 Twin Turbo engine as the hardtop, only now it has a retractable hardtop roof.



- Bugatti celebrates the Chiron's break through the 300mph barrier with the special Chiron Super Sport 300 with the 1578hp 8.0L quad-turbo W16 engine, new aerodynamics, and new longer gearbox that helped achieve that record.



- ICYMI: Allen Ansay, Kim de Leon, Shayne Sava, and Lexi Gonzales are named the Final Four of the seventh season of Starstruck as it reaches its Final Judgment this weekend.

- The grandfather of Korean actor Yoon Shi Yoon passed away.

TTFN!!!

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