Let's Do The News! (July 18, 2023)

                     

                                                                                      

Your daily round-up of today's news...

- A magnitude 5.4 quake hits Sarangani.

- Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda said that the Maharlika Investment Fund will be a way for the Philippines to keep "trillions" worth of money from local corporations that would otherwise be used outside the country.

- Transport groups across the Philippines will hold a three-day transport strike next week.

- Russian forces carried out an attack on a bridge in Crimea. Two people were killed in the attack on the Kerch Bridge.

- The Kremlin says the deal allowing Ukraine to export grain through the Black Sea has ended because the conditions have not been met.

- A large trial has confirmed that the new Alzheimer's drug Donanemab was hailed a "miracle".

- BAC, makers of the Mono, has expanded its operations in Saudi Arabia.

- The fifth-generation Hyundai Santa Fe was unveiled.

2024 Hyundai Santa Fe

- The third-generation Chevrolet Traverse was unveiled along with the Z71 variant for the first time.

2024 Chevrolet Traverse

- The Mercedes-AMG GLC43 and the GLC63 range were unveiled. The GLC43 is powered by a 2.0L turbo engine producing 416bhp while mated to a 9-speed auto while the GLC63 S E Performance is powered by a 2.0L turbo PHEV producing 671bhp of power.

2024 Mercedes-Benz GLC63 S E Performance

- Eight former Northwestern football players have retained civil rights attorney Ben Crump and a Chicago-based law firm to pursue legal action against the school for hazing incidents.

- The owners of the NFL's San Francisco 49ers have assumed control of the English soccer club Leeds United.

- Kevin Bacon joins the SAG-AFTRA strike as studio horror stories go viral.

- Former politician Chavit Singson is reportedly involved in the training of Dream Maker-winning boy group HORI7ON in South Korea.

TTFN.