Thursday, April 29, 2021

Let's Do The News! (April 29, 2021)

Your daily round-up of today's news:

- Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office board member Sandra Cam has surrendered to authorities.

- The DILG bans politicians' billboards and posters at community pantries.

- Two senators urged the NTF-ELCAC vice-chairman Hermogenes Esperon Jr. to review the 1987 Constitution when deciding whether or not controversial spokesperson Antonio Parlade Jr. can continue working for a civilian organization.

- Prince William and Kate Middleton celebrated their tenth royal wedding anniversary.

- Ecuador court decriminalizes abortion in rape cases

- Reports told that major Chinese investors in talks to take over stake of Saudi Aramco.

- The US Senate bipartisanly confirms Biden pick Samantha Power to head USAID.

- US President Joe Biden called for higher taxes on wealthy Americans and corporations as he sought ways to pay for his massive spending proposals aimed at improving infrastructure and the workforce.

- Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins passed away at the age of 90.

- Volkswagen unveiled the ID.4 GTX, the first MEB-based vehicle to have dual-motor all-wheel drive. Power output has been increased to 220kW thanks to its dual-motor electric powertrain, making it capable of going from 0-100kph in 6.2 seconds.


- Sakura Miyawaki, Nako Yabuki, and Hitomi Honda of the now-defunct girl group IZ*ONE are heading back to Japan.

TTFN.

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