Tuesday, September 19, 2023

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

                                                                                                                           

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

- Five Americans and five Iranians swapped prisoners in a complex deal that made $6 billion in frozen assets available to Tehran.

- A new lawsuit claims that the Australian government failed to protect the Great Barrier Reef from climate change.

- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there are "credible allegations" that India was involved in Hardeep Singh Nijjar's death.

- Pope Francis welcomed Russia's new ambassador to the Vatican and the envoy said the pontiff told him he was determined to forge ahead with his peace and humanitarian initiatives for Ukraine.

The debris of an F-35 military jet that went missing over South Carolina was found by military officials. The wreckage was found in rural Williamsburg County. The pilot ejected from a cockpit and parachuted to safety in a North Charleston neighborhood.

- Post Office Horizon scandal victims are offered 600K pounds of compensation.

- The UAW warned that their strikes will intensify if the American carmakers do not raise their wage offers in ongoing negotiations.

- Tesla produced its 5 millionth car and the milestone car is a Model 3 made in China.

- Genesis sold one million vehicles worldwide since its December 2015 launch.

- The Spanish court has junked former Spanish FA head Luis Rubiales's pre-kiss defamation lawsuit.

- YouTube suspends monetization of the official channel of Russell Brand amid sexual assault allegations by the actor.

- Veteran actor Byun Hee Bong passed away at the age of 81.

TTFN.

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