Let's Do The News! (February 28, 2024)

                  

                                                                        

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

- Construction of the centennial water source of Kaliwa Dam is tightly guarded by PNP and AFP at Quezon.

- Three NPA rebels from Northern Samar have been surrendered to the PNP. The other two were killed in the other encounter at Misamis Oriental and Agusan del Norte.

- Former PH President Rodrigo Duterte denies reports saying he was given weapons by religious leader Apollo Quiboloy.

- US President Joe Biden comfortably wins Democratic primary in Michigan but tens of thousands vote "uncommitted" after calls for protest over Gaza.

- The United Nations said that teams in Gaza were routinely blocked from making deliveries. Other aid deliveries into the territory have already been suspended because of looting

- France's NATO allies reject the idea of sending its western troops to Ukraine.

- The godson of Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay was found guilty with another man of shooting the hip-hop star dead in New York in 2002. Karl Jordan Jr and Ronald Washington targeted the musician at his recording studio after being cut out of a drug deal, the trial heard.

- Apple cancels its car project and instead works on generative AI projects.

- Aston Martin unveiled the new Vantage GT4 race car, made to compete in GT4-class races. The GT4 race car features a new wing and improved suspension based on the Vantage minor change. The V8 engine's power output was dropped to 470bhp to comply with GT4 regulations while mated to an 8-speed AT.

2024 Aston Martin Vantage GT4

- EA teases its EA SPORTS F1 24 game revealing this April. The 2024 edition features an all-new Driver Career mode and other in-game features yet to be revealed.

- The Hyundai Staria range received a new hybrid variant powered by a turbocharged 1.6L engine mated to an electric motor producing a total output of 242PS.

2025 Hyundai Staria Hybrid

- The recent Pokemon Presents presentation revealed the upcoming Pokemon Legends Z-A game coming to the Nintendo Switch this 2025 and the Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket app game coming this year.

- Sony Interactive Entertainment announced 900 layoffs including those from PlayStation Studios.

- The Netflix original series, Parasyte: The Gray, will stream this April 5th. The series stars Jeon So Nee and Goo Kyo Hwan.

- K-pop boy group THE BOYZ confirmed their March comeback.

TTFN.