Let's Do The News! (January 16, 2023)

                                                              

Your daily round-up of today's news:

-  Nepal mourns its worst air disaster in three decades as the Yeti Airlines flight came down near the town of Pokhara on Sunday morning. 68 passengers were onboard as well as 4 crew members.

- NATO promises more deliveries of heavy weapons to Ukraine soon as the number of deaths from the Russian strike on the apartment building continues to rise.

- A day after 80,000 Israelis protested in Tel Aviv against the new religious-nationalist government's plans to water down the Supreme Court's authority, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refuses to back down.

- Demand is soaring for Pfizer's COVID drug, Paxlovid, in China. In recent weeks, many have turned to the black market where illegal imports of Indian-made Paxlovid were fetching high prices.

- Mexico introduces stringent anti-tobacco laws banning smoking in all public places. The measures also include a ban on tobacco advertising.

- McLaren discontinues the 720S supercar.

- The Tokyo Auto Salon is coming to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for the first time this June 9-11 at the MITEC in Kuala Lumpur.

- The Hennessey Venom F5 gets a track-focused Revolution version, featuring track-focused upgrades that slashed 50lbs of weight compared to the normal F5. 24 of these will be made, each costing $2.7 million, and all units were sold out.

- Disney's Phineas and Ferb TV series is returning soon with 40 new episodes as well as Hamster and Gretel renewed for the second season.

TTFN.