Friday, September 1, 2023

Let's Do The News! (September 1, 2023)

                                                                                                            

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

- Philippine President Bongbong Marcos said the country will respond to China's new map with the ten-dash line that includes Taiwan and the entire South China Sea, saying "We'll defend PH territory".

- Philippine President Bongbong Marcos declared Palawan an insurgency-free province.

- Donald Trump pleads not guilty to charges in Georgia state election inquiry, waiving the right to appear in court next week. Meanwhile, two former leaders of Proud Boys were given long sentences for their involvement in the 2021 Capitol riots.

- Over 70 people were killed in a blaze in block flats in Johannesburg, South Africa.

- Britain's Royal Navy said in a statement that they've tracked Russian vessels close to its waters in what it called a "concerted monitoring operation".

- The man the military has named as Gabon's interim leader says the ousted president Ali Bongo had no right to continue in office.

- An investigation reports sex abuse by the late Johnny's talent agency founder Johnny Kitagawa, concluding that Kitagawa had sexually abused teenagers for decades.

- Lewis Hamilton renews contract with Mercedes F1 team for another two years.

- A new-generation Formula 2 car, set to debut in the 2024 season, was unveiled ahead of this weekend's Italian Grand Prix. The new machine bears a close resemblance to today's F1 car and it's now powered by a 3.4L turbocharged engine that includes some new features to accommodate the Aramco synthetic sustainable fuel coming 2025.

- BYD will drop its BUILD YOUR DREAMS badging in select models in Europe following customer feedback.

- Osomatsu-san franchise gets Matsuinu animated shorts airing this October 7th on TV Tokyo's Eeny Meeny Miney Mo block.

- The Netflix original anime Onmyoji will stream this November 28th.

- ZEROBASEONE member Sung Han Bin was named as the new presenter of M Countdown.

- Ronald Acuña Jr. of the Atlanta Braves became the first MLB player in history to amass at least 30 home runs and 60 stolen bases in a single season.

TTFN.

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