Let's Do The News! (April 25, 2024)

                              

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

- A magnitude 5.4 quake hits Davao Oriental. According to PHIVOLCS, the quake's epicenter is in the northeast part of Baganga just 74km away.

- Luzon and Visayas grids are on yellow alert as of Thursday, April 25, according to NGCP.

- Four people died as China's Guandong province was hit by floods from the strongest rainfall experienced in the province since 1959.

- US President Joe Biden has signed into law the $95 billion foreign aid package for Israel and Ukraine, saying "it's going to make the world safer".

- Violence spreads at US universities over pro-Palestinian protests. US House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican, confronts students, calling the protests anti-Semitic and demanding they stop, while protesters fear loss of free speech.

- Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez halts official duties to consider resigning after his wife is investigated for corruption.

- IndyCar announced penalties for Team Penske, including disqualifications for Josef Newgarden and Scott McLaughlin and a 10-point penalty for Will Power from the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg due to software violation. Newgarden's disqualification means second placer Pato O'Ward was promoted as the winner of the season opener in St. Petersburg, Florida.

- The Lamborghini Urus SE was unveiled. The new version of the Urus has PHEV tech implanted in its 4.0L V8 twin-turbo engine, resulting in 800PS of power output, and has a top speed of 312kph.

2025 Lamborghini Urus SE

- The first-ever all-electric Mini Aceman was unveiled.

2025 Mini Aceman

- The Skoda Vision Gran Turismo was unveiled and it's set to be a playable car in the newest Gran Turismo 7 update.

Skoda Vision Gran Turismo Concept

- Seiyuu Takaaki Seki dies at the age of 54.

- HYBE has shared an interim report about the audit of ADOR. HYBE announced that a formal accusation will be filed against ADOR CEO Min Hee Jin and related individuals for occupational breach of trust.

- The Chicago Bears unveiled a $5bn plan for an enclosed stadium near Soldier Field as part of a major project that would transform the city's lakefront, and they are asking for public funding to help make it happen.

TTFN.