Let's Do The News! (December 13, 2023)

                               

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

- A magnitude 7.4 earthquake rattled Surigao del Sur and triggered over 5,000 aftershocks.

- Philippine President Bongbong Marcos warns the public to brace for El Niño and conserve water.

- China slashes visa fees for Filipinos and other nationalities by 25%.

- British PM Rishi Sunak sees off rebellion for now as the flagship Rwanda bill clears its first Commons hurdle.

- The United Nations General Assembly is demanding an immediate Gaza ceasefire with 153 votes in favor of the non-binding resolution. Analysts say this latest vote acts as a powerful measure of international opinion, even though the United States opposed it.

- A new draft of the COP28 climate deal is released after hours of wrangling over the future of fossil fuels. For the first time ever, it calls on all countries to move away from the use of fossil fuels but not to phase them out, something many governments wanted.

- The Genesis G80 RG3 received a minor change for the 2024 model year with a revised exterior design and a new interior.

2024 Genesis G80

- The Citroen e-Berlingo received a minor change for the 2024 model year, featuring a new front face with the new Citroen logo on it. Its 100kW electric drivetrain is good for 320km of driving range.

2024 Citroen e-Berlingo

- The  NEOM McLaren Extreme E Team announced that Emma Gilmour and Tanner Foust will leave the team after the 2023 season.

- The Entertainment Sofware Association has permanently pulled the plug on the E3 showcase after 28 years. The announcement was made on X (formerly Twitter) regarding the end of E3.

- The San Francisco Giants made three offers to Shohei Ohtani, including a final proposal that president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi called "very comparable if not identical" to the record $700 million, 10-year contract the Japanese two-way star agreed to with the rival Los Angeles Dodgers.

- Actor Andre Braugher dies at the age of 61. The Brooklyn Nine-Nine actor reportedly passed away after a brief illness.

- Megastar Sharon Cuneta urged netizens to stop linking her to ex-husband Gabby Concepcion.

TTFN.