Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Let's Do The News! (July 19, 2023)

                      

                                                                                      

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

- The Philippine National Police says they are on full alert for Monday's three-day transport strike while advising those who are on strike not to harass everybody on the streets.

- Senator Bato Dela Rosa underestimated the ICC's decision to continue the investigation on the previous Duterte administration's bloody drug war campaign. The PH Senate defended the former president following the ICC's investigation.

- The Civil Aeronautics Board vows that airfares for the month of August will remain low. Since June, the fuel surcharge has been at Level 4, which is the lowest in the last 15 months.

- PAGASA warns that the Low-Pressure Area last spotted 710km east of Hunatuan, Surigao del Sur, will become tropical depression Egay.

- A woman in the UK named Carla Foster, who was jailed over abortion will be released on appeal as the UK Court of Appeal reduced her sentence for illegally obtaining abortion tablets.

- Donald Trump says he expects indictment in the January 6th probe.

- Veteran US diplomat Henry Kissinger has returned to China at the age of 100.

- Data from China suggests a spike in COVID-related deaths as the figures from earlier this year suggest cremation figures increased.

- McDonald's faces questions to answer after workers in Britain claim harassment.

- JLR announced plans for a flagship electric car battery factory in Somerset, UK, creating up to 9,000 jobs.

- Mercedes-Benz and Volvo became the latest carmakers to adopt Tesla's NACS charging connector, gaining access to the Supercharger network.

- FIFA insists they will not be responsible for payments to Women's World Cup players. FIFA boss Gianni Infantino says the prize money will be paid to federations but asks a portion of that money to go to players.

- The Las Vegas police are in search of a home in connection with the unsolved 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur.

TTFN.

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