Friday, June 18, 2021

Let's Do The News! (June 18, 2021)

    

Your daily round-up of today's news:

- The Philippines is temporarily suspending the deployment of OFWs to Oman in response to Oman's inclusion of the Philippines in its travel ban.

- The Department of Energy advised power companies in the Philippines to revise preventive maintenance schedules.

- Temperatures in the US Southwest have been soaring again in the midst of the heatwave.

- Senator Richard Gordon is looking for a vice presidential running mate for the 2022 elections.

- Israel launched airstrikes on Gaza after militants in the Palestinian territory launched incendiary balloons again into southern Israel.

- US President Joe Biden's first foreign trip sees pushback on China but ready to see Xi Jinping, according to his top aide.

- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for full respect for the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in light of the recent conflict between the two.

- Mazda to launch 13 electrified models by 2025, each running on a new SkyActive platform due next year.

- Porsche broke the Nurburgring SUV record with their new Cayenne variant lapped at 7:38.925.

- Pokemon Unite to launch on Nintendo Switch this July and on smartphones this September!

- Naomi Osaka withdraws from Wimbledon.

TTFN.

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