Let's Do The News! (July 23, 2024)

                                     

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

- Parts of Metro Manila are experiencing sudden rainfall. Residents affected by the flood are in abundance at the Del Pan Evacuation Center in Manila.

- PAGCOR vows to follow the timeline of PBBM's total POGO ban following yesterday's SONA.

- Typhoon Carina slightly strengthens. According to PAGASA, it has a strength of 140 km/h in the center has a gust of 170 km/h. It is still moving west at a speed of 15 km/h.

- US Vice-President and Democratic Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris made her first public appearance since President Joe Biden announced his dropout from the elections. Harris praised the Biden administration's "legacy of accomplishment" and secured enough Democrats to put her on track to become the party's nominee for president.

- US Secret Service chief Kimberly Cheatle faces grilling from the House committee over her agency's actions in lead up to the Trump shooting. The failed attempt to kill Donald Trump was the "most significant operational failure for decades", Secret Service chief tells US lawmakers. “The Secret Service’s solemn mission is to protect our nation’s leaders. On July 13th, we failed”. Cheatle says she takes “full responsibility” for “any security lapse of our agency”.

- A woman in her 30s has died after being attacked by a pet dog in Coventry, UK, according to police.

- Construction of the WISE Gopeing - Kuala Kangsar highway will begin this year after the signing of the concession agreement, according to Perak menteri besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad.

- The i☆Ris documentary film will hit theaters this September 13.

- Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher James Paxton was designated for assignment.

TTFN.