Let's Do The News! (February 18, 2024)

          

                                                                        

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

- The death toll from the landslide in Davao de Oro has risen to 98 as rescue efforts continue after a landslide struck a mining village in Davao de Oro, leaving over 5,300 people displaced.

- 27 miners were missing after a landslide in Compostela Valley.

- British PM Rishi Sunak said that King Charles III's cancer was diagnosed early. The British PM has revealed that the King's recent surgery for skin cancer was successful.

- TOEI announced the cast of the 2024 Super Sentai installment Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger, airing on TV Asahi this March 3rd. The 2024 Super Sentai installment casts Haruhi Iuchi as Taiya Hando/Boon Red, Yuuki Hayama as Ishiro Meita/Boon Blue, Miu Suzuki as Mira Shifuto/Boon Pink, Ryu Saito as Joe Akuse/Boon Black, and Satoru Souma as Genba Bureki/Boon Orange. Rika Matsumoto will voice the robot character Boondrio Boonderas while Junichi Suwabe, Nana Mizuki, and Sumire Morohoshi will voice villains Dekotorarde, Itarsha, and Yaiyai Yarcar.

- The winners of the 51st Annie Awards were announced with Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse winning best feature and seven other awards.

- Ilia Topuria defeated Alexander Volkanovski by knockout at the UFC 298 featherweight main event title fight.

- Alex Pereira will battle Jamahal Hill in the UFC 300 light heavyweight title fight this April 13 in Las Vegas.

- NBA commissioner Adam Silver says the league will reassess the G League Ignite in the wake of the NIL coming into the NCAA.

TTFN.