Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Let's Do The News! (June 30, 2021)

   

Your daily round-up of today's news:

- PHIVOLCS said that sulfuric smog from the Taal Volcano has reached Metro Manila and nearby provinces.

- Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said that the possible split with the ruling PDP-Laban party could "help" the opposition.

- A low-pressure area is spotted east of extreme Northern Luzon.

- The escape of suspected drug lord Peter Lim proves its "two-faced, criminal" war on drugs, according to Senator Leila de Lima.

- The Hong Kong security law has created a "human rights emergency", according to Amnesty.

- China is certified malaria-free after its seven-decade effort to combat the mosquito-borne disease.

- US President Joe Biden will visit the site of the deadly condo collapse in Florida.

- The world's second-largest hydropower dam goes online in China.

- 69 people in Vancouver have died in a record-breaking heatwave that engulfed western parts of the US and Canada.

- The NHTSA has ordered carmakers and vehicle operators to report crashes involving any form of autonomous driving system in the United States.

- Canada is banning sales of petrol and diesel vehicles from 2035.

- The Porsche Cayenne Coupe Turbo GT has been unveiled and it's powered by a 4.0L V8 twin-turbo engine producing 640PS of power and 850Nm of torque, making it capable of going from 0-100kph in 3.3 seconds and a top speed of 300kph. It was known for breaking the Nurburgring SUV record in 7:38.925 before its official unveiling.



- Actress Son Yen Jin to star in a new JTBC drama.

TTFN.

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