Thursday, August 29, 2024

Let's Do The News! (August 29, 2024)

         


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

- A fire broke out at the Baseco Compound in Manila, the second alarm has been raised. As of 1:14 PM Manila Time, the fire that broke out in a residential area in Baseco Compound, Manila has been declared out.

- The oil collected from the submerged MT Terranova has reached over 200k liters, according to the Philippine Coast Guard.

- The Bureau of Immigration is punished for failure to prosecute accomplices in issuing fake passports and birth certificates.

- Advocacy groups are supporting the PNP's efforts to hunt down Pastor Apollo Quiboloy. Meanwhile, Quiboloy's hangar is possibly connected to an underground bunker. The PNP is closely monitoring the hangar.

Telegram chief Pavel Durov was placed under formal investigation in France and banned from leaving the country.

- At least nine Palestinians killed as Israel launches operation in occupied West Bank, and troops surround Jenin hospital.

- The FBI said the gunman who tried to kill Donald Trump last month had searched extensively online for events by him and President Joe Biden.

- The smart #5 crossover was unveiled. It's the first to feature a Sennheiser sound system with 20 speakers.

2025 smart #5
2025 smart #5

- The all-new MG ZS was unveiled with a hybrid powertrain.

2025 MG ZS

- Land Rover remastered the first-generation Defender with the 5.0L V8 natural aspiration engine mated to an 8-speed ZF AT.

- Mashin Sozoden Wataru TV anime premieres this January 2025 on TV Tokyo.

SM Entertainment has shared a statement in response to recent reports about Taeil’s sexual offense allegations being filed earlier this year in June.

- The Paris 2024 Paralympics has officially begun. The opening ceremony took place at the Place de la Concorde.

- Korean actor Kim Ji Soo officially signs a contract with Sparkle GMA Artist Center.

- TV presenter Willie Revillame drew flak from netizens over last night's Wil To Win episode when he rejected the phone call from a contestant for watching Family Feud on GMA-7.

TTFN.

No comments: