Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Let's Do The News (April 12, 2023)

                                        

Your daily round-up of today's news:

- Typhoon Amang maintains its strength as its reaches Caramoan, Camarines Sur. It's moving north-northwest at speeds of 10kph, 45kph of wind strength, and 55kph of gusts.

- Former Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista and former QC administrator Aldrin Cuña were charged with corruption by the Sandiganbayan.

- The oil spill at Oriental Mindoro is under control according to the Philippine Coast Guard.

- A magnitude 5.4 quake hits Jose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental, according to PHIVOLCS.

- US President Joe Biden arrives at Northern Ireland ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement that ended three decades of violence in Northern Ireland.

- The IMF has predicted that interest rates are likely to fall back to pre-COVID levels.

- Russia has tightened the rules of drafting new recruits in their ongoing war in Ukraine, making it technically impossible to dodge the draft.

- Lexus is teasing its new LM minivan ahead of its April 18th world premiere in Shanghai.

- The Acura Integra Type S was unveiled and this high-performance version uses the same 2.0L turbo engine as the Honda Civic Type-R FL5 while mated to a 6-speed MT but it produces 320HP of power. It will be on sale this June.

2024 Acura Integra Type S

- Actress Jung Chae Yull passed away at the age of 26.

- The agency of actor Yoo Ah In has released a statement regarding speculative reports of the actor's use of drugs and will take legal action.

- The SAG-AFTRA has bought a new office building in North Hollywood for $46.6 million to serve as its new national headquarters for the performers' union.

- Stranger Things actress Millie Bobby Brown is now engaged to the son of rock star Jon Bon Jovi.

TTFN.

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