Your daily round-up of today's news...
- PHIVOLCS detected increased seismic activity in Mt. Bulusan. Phivolcs said 110 were volcano-tectonic earthquakes associated with rock fracturing beneath the southern flanks at depths of two to six kilometers, and the other six were low-frequency tremors associated with the movement of volcanic fluids.
- Manila Water revealed its desludging schedule for January 2024. Its desludging caravan will go around Barangay Amihan, Malaya, Socorro, and Vasra in Quezon City; Barangay Sta. Cruz, Bambang and Bagong Katipunan in Pasig City; Barangay Rizal and South CEMBO in Makati City; Barangay 773, 774, 777, 785, and 810 in the City of Manila; and Barangay Barangka Ibaba and Namayan in Mandaluyong City.
- Japanese investigators are beginning to investigate last night's collision of two airplanes at Tokyo's Haneda airport, weeks after the global airline industry heard fresh warnings about runway safety. All 379 people aboard a JAL Airbus A350 have escaped after a collision with a Japan Coast Guard plane that killed five or six crew.
- The death toll from the Japan New Year's Day quake hits 62.
- Harvard University President Claudine Gay steps down after coming under ferocious attack over plagiarism accusations and her response to anti-Semitism on campus amid the Israel-Hamas conflict.
- Israeli drone strikes killed deputy Hamas chief Saleh al-Arouri on Beirut's Dahiyeh, a stronghold of Hezbollah, signaling the conflict between Hamas and Israel could be expanding to engulf more of the region.
- A missing Chinese exchange student in Utah was found alive after he was a victim of what they're calling a "cyber-kidnapping". The Riverdale Police Department said Kai Zhuang, 17, was reported missing Thursday by his high school. His parents in China had contacted the school after they received a ransom photo of their son – and had sent $80,000 to bank accounts in China “due to continuous threats from the kidnappers,” according to a press release issued Sunday.
- A 13-year-old male beat the game Tetris for the first time in 34 years. "Blue Scuti" Gibson was the first to hit Level 157 before the game's "final kill screen", a jargon for the corrupted screen that prevents players from progressing once they reach a specific point.
- CJ ENM announced its 2024 Visionary picks who present new visions to K-entertainment with their originality. The list includes author Kang Full, director Kim Yong Hoon, Ryu Seung Ryong, Monika, Song Hye Kyo, Stray Kids, and Uhm Jung Hwa.
- New K-pop boy group TWS unveiled their profile film ahead of their debut song Sparkling Blue.
- Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper was fined $300,000 by the NFL for what the league called his "unacceptable conduct" during Sunday's 26-0 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars.
- A video distributed by the NFL reminded its teams that players bear the burden of ensuring they have properly reported as eligible receivers -- a clear response to last weekend's chaotic finish in the Dallas Cowboys' 20-19 victory over the Detroit Lions.
- Singer-actor Janno Gibbs drew flak over his New Year celebration in Japan days after the death of Ronald Valdez.
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