Your daily round-up of today's news...
- Philippine President Bongbong Marcos will not attend the COP28 climate summit in Dubai to deal with the hostage situation in the Red Sea where 17 Filipino seafarers were held hostage. In his place, DENR Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga will attend the climate summit.
- Public policy think thank Infrawatch PH urged the National Economic Development Authority to cancel Chinese funding for big-ticket infrastructure projects given the ongoing territorial disputes.
- A ransomware group known as Black Basta has robbed at least 107 million US dollars in virtual currency with much of the laundered ransom payments making their way to the sanctioned Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex, according to reports.
- American diplomat and Nobel prize winner Henry Kissinger passed away at a centennial age.
- On the sixth and possibly final day of the truce between Israel and Hamas before the resumption of fighting in Gaza, more hostages were released and 30 Palestinian prisoners were also freed from Israeli prisons.
- The Hyundai Motor Group unveiled its new EV drivetrain system called the Uni Wheel system. The new system integrates pre-existing drivetrain technology that has essentially been re-engineered to move the main drive system components to the vacant area within a car’s wheel hub.
- NASCAR signed a seven-year media rights deal with FOX, NBC, Amazon, and Warner Bros. Discovery beginning in the 2025 season until the 2031 season.
- The third-generation Dacia Duster was unveiled. The all-new model runs on the CMF-B platform and is powered by a choice of a 1.6L hybrid, 1.2L turbo with mild-hybrid tech, and a 1.0L turbo bi-fuel engine that can be run on either petrol or LPG.
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- The third live-action Sonic the Hedgehog movie will hit theaters this December 2024, according to the film's director. The movie's director teases Sonic's arch-rival Shadow's arrival in the movie.
- TOEI announced the 2024 Precure installment will be titled Wonderful Precure!, coming in early 2024.
- ONE PACT announced the official fandom name ahead of their debut. ONE PACT’s fandom name will be “&heart”.
- Police in Newport Beach, California, are conducting an active investigation involving allegations that Oklahoma City Thunder guard Josh Giddey was involved in an improper relationship with an underage girl.
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