Let's Do The News! (June 28, 2018)

- The low pressure area prevailing east of the Philippines could enhance the habagat within the next two to three days. According to PAGASA, the LPA was estimated at 1,095 kilometers east of Aparri, Cagayan around Thursday morning.

- Senator Antonio Trillanes IV is not buying the Palace defense of President Rodrigo Duterte's backlash against God and Christianity. For Trillanes, however, such explanation from the administration is yet another attempt to divert the issue. “Malacañang is attempting to deceive the public once again. The issue is not about Duterte’s freedom of expression or his freedom to choose his faith. The issue is about Duterte’s gross disrespect and mockery of the Filipino Christians’ faith,” the staunch Duterte critic said in a statement.

- Feasts masses will be celebrated tomorrow at Saints Peter and Paul Parish in Poblacion, Makati City, in solemn commemoration of the joint feast day of the pillars of the Catholic Church – Saints Peter and Paul, traditionally celebrated by the Roman Catholic Church as Pope’s Day.

- Six patients with Leptospirosis have died this week at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute in Quezon City, according to the chairman of its Adult Nephrology Department.

- Following the SCOTUS' decision to upheld the Trump travel ban, US Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy resigned from his post, giving the Trump administration an opening to cement Republican control of the high court.

- Queen Elizabeth II’s granddaughter Zara Tindall and her husband Mike Tindall have named their new daughter Lena Elizabeth.

- The Audi A4 B9 minor change has been unveiled with minor visual tweaks.

2019 Audi A4

- Keeping the Fairy Tail franchise alive, series creator Hiro Mashima unveiled the spinoff manga with Ushio Ando handles the story and art for the new spin-off coming this fall.

- Segun Akinola is named the new series composer for BBC's Doctor Who TV series. He will be replacing long-time composer Murray Gold as in charge of the show's soundtracks.

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First Color: PINK

The opening episodes of Aikatsu Friends, the third installment of Bandai Namco Entertainment's Aikatsu children's franchise, were really signalling the start of something new as viewers witnessed the newfound bond between Aine and Mio that prompted themselves to be called Pure Palette and as the Pure Palette's journey continues, the first batch of featured songs from the TV series and the DATA CARDDASS arcades are here.

First Color: PINK

The first color of the compilation of the Aikatsu Friends! featured songs is PINK and in this newest addition to your Aikatsu Friends! playlist, kids can now listen to three new songs as heard from the TV series such as Mio Minato's 6cm上の景色, Mirai Asuka's アイデンティティ, and Karen Kamishiro's 愛で溢れている. Little did they know that for a limited time, there's an accessory card for use in the DATA CARDDASS Aikatsu Friends! arcade game.

Enjoy the latest additions to the Aikatsu Friends! playlist and be sure to keep watching Aikatsu Friends! every Thursday nights on TV Tokyo before Pokemon Sun and Moon.

THE IDOLM@STER MILLION THE@TER GENERATION 09 4Luxury

The ninth installment of the MILLION THE@TER GENERATION CD range, inspired from THE IDOLM@STER Million Live! Theater Days app game, has arrived and the latest addition packs some glamour and fanciness into it.

THE IDOLM@STER
MILLION THE@TER GENERATION 09 4Luxury

Starring in this latest installment of the MILLION THE@TER GENERATION CD range are Kaori Sakuramori (CV. Arisa Kori), Fuka Toyokawa (CV. Rie Suegara), Reika Kitakami (CV. Emi Hirayama), and Konomi Baba (CV. Minami Takahashi). They refer to themselves as 4Luxury and in this installment, be ready for some fab and glam 4Luxury possess with their audio drama parts as the girls are getting their fancy living on and while the girls are getting fancy for the night, they have two new songs for you to enjoy such as 花ざかりWeekend✿ and RED ZONE. How's that for fancy living?

Enjoy listening to this latest addition to the range and be sure to keep playing THE IDOLM@STER Million Live Theater Days for more!

Bang Dream! Girls Band Party! Cover Collection Vol.1

At Bang Dream!, it's not just the bands' signature songs the fans raved the most but they have also paying tribute to some of the rocking J-Pop and anime songs in history and to honor such feat, your favorite bands from Bang Dream! performed cover versions of hit J-Pop and anime songs for the fans to enjoy on their Girls Band Party! app game. Those who had fun listening Bang Dream's take on hit J-Pop rock songs, here comes the first compilation of cover versions the girls from Bang Dream worked really hard to celebrate the best of J-Pop and anime music.

Bang Dream! Girls Band Party! Cover Collection Vol.1

For the first installment of the Bang Dream! Girls Band Party! Cover Collection, a compilation of ten hit J-Pop and anisongs performed by your favorite Bang Dream bands. Beginning with Poppin'Party, they've performed their versions of the Your Lie in April theme song Hikaru Nara and Senbonzakura. In the Afterglow side, they've performed their own version of Asu no Yozora Shoukaihan and the Full Metal Alchemist theme song READY STEADY GO. In the Pastel*Palettes side, they did their versions of that K-ON! song titled Fuwa Fuwa Time and secret base~Kimi ga Kureta Mono~. For Roselia, they did their version of the Evangelion: Death and Rebirth" film theme song Tamashii no Refrain and the Lyrical Nanoha A's theme song ETERNAL BLAZE. And lastly, on the Hello, Happy World! side, they made versions of songs titled Yī Èr Fanclub and Romeo.

All compiled in this compilation, you can be sure which version you think is your favorite based on your liking and your endless hours of playing that song on the app game. With everything's set, which cover song will be next to be added on the future installment and what hit song will the bands cover next? Be sure to keep on playing Bang Dream! Girls Band Party! app game for more from your favorite bands.

THREATS FROM NORTH KOREA: Two Koreas form a joint investigation to assess railways

The two Koreas will form a joint investigation team and get down to checking the status of North Korean and inter-Korean railroads next month. This as agreed at Tuesday's inter-Korean talks on connecting and modernizing railway lines the two Koreas are hoping to work on: the Gyeongui Line that links Seoul and North Korean city of Sinuiju and the Donghae Line, along the eastern coast of the peninsula.

From July 24th, Seoul and Pyongyang will start the joint investigation as they also hope to jointly check parts of the railways that cut through the border, starting from mid-July.

The delegations say they've agreed to connect and modernize the two lines at a high level, and agreed to arrange practical measures for design and construction. However, concerns remain on these railway projects as South Korean resources and equipment will have to go into North Korea for construction, which may violate international sanctions on North Korea.

However, Kim Jeong-ryeol, Vice Minister of Land, Infrastructutre, and Transport said "most of our work is preparing and checking-up to begin our projects when the conditions are met, so I think there are none that will violate international sanctions."

The two Koreas agreed to communicate further through their contact channel to settle on the detailed schedules on preparations for the joint investigation next month.

Source: Arirang News

FIFA WORLD CUP RUSSIA 2018 - June 26, 2018

FIFA World Cup Russia 2018

Australia taking on Peru at Fisht Stadium while Denmark takes on France at Luzhniki Stadium, Nigeria vs. Argentina at St. Petersburg, and Iceland vs. Croatia at Rostov. That's the 13th day of the FIFA World Cup Russia 2018.

Beginning at Sochi's Fisht Stadium, Peru knocked Australia out of the tourney with two points. The Los Incas scored their first World Cup goal since Spain 1982. At Luzhniki, meanwhile, a no-point draw sees Denmark progressing through Round of 16 with France top Group C. In St. Petersburg, looks like Lionel Messi of Argentina made history by scoring his 100th goal in his career as he and Marcos Rojo's late surge toppled Nigeria at the score of 2-1. And in Rostov-on-Don, Croatia kicked Iceland out of the World Cup at the score of 2-1.

The next match will see South Korea taking on Germany at the Kazan Arena, Mexico vs. Sweden at Ekaterinburg Arena, Serbia vs. Brazil at Spartak Stadium, and Switzerland vs. Costa Rica at Nizhny Novgorod Stadium.

Let's Do The News! (June 27, 2018)

- A new low pressure area has formed west of Pampanga but has small chance of turning into a tropical cyclone. PAGASA said the LPA was inside the country’s area of responsibility or 190 kilometers west of Clark, Pampanga around Wednesday morning.

- The presidential spokesperson said that President Rodrigo Duterte will not issue an apology to the Catholic doctrines following last weekend's controversial verbal attacks on the said religion.

- The Iglesia Ni Cristo's Lingap sa Mamamayan outreach program was successfully held in two African countries recently. The nation's most influential religious sect hosted outreach activities in Kibera and Kawangware in Nairobi, Kenya on June 23 and 24 after holding similar activities in Blantyre and Samama Vil. Mangochi in Malawi on June 19 and 20. Over 33,000 Lingap attendees were provided assistance.

- The SCOTUS upheld the Trump administration's controversial travel ban which restricts entry from seven countries to varying degrees: Iran, North Korea, Syria, Libya, Yemen, Somalia and Venezuela. In a 5-4 vote, Chief Justice John Roberts called the travel ban constitutional and if that wasn't enough, Roberts declared that the 1944 Korematsu v. United States case was "no longer good law and was wrongly decided."

- China reaffirms its threats to take down “independence separatist plots” by self-governing Taiwan, following the recent passage of Chinese navy ships through the Taiwan Strait. Spokesman for the Cabinet’s Taiwan Affairs Office Ma Xiaoguang made the comments Wednesday in response to a question about whether the mission by a destroyer and cruiser was intended as a warning to the island’s independence-leaning government.

- South Africa starts tax service inquiry after allegations of misconduct by the suspended head of the South African Revenue Service and its failure to collect as much tax as expected in recent years. President Cyril Ramaphosa, who replaced Jacob Zuma as head of state in February and has promised to crack down on graft, established the inquiry in May saying it was a priority to shore up the revenue collection agency.

- The Colombian government said it has authorized the use of herbicide drones against a record surge in cocaine production. The decision was announced a day after a White House report said that land devoted to coca production in Colombia had surged to a record 209,000 hectares (516,450 acres) last year.

- Aston Martin revived the DBS name as the flagship grand tourer called the DBS Superleggera. The new model is powered by an improved version of Aston's 5.2L V12 Twin Turbo producing 725PS of power and while mated to an 8-speed AT, it has a top speed of 211mph with a 0-60mph time of 3.4 seconds.

2019 Aston Martin DBS Superleggera

- The Yo-Kai Watch fifth anniversary offering is actually a new AR mobile game called Yo-Kai Watch World. Made in collaboration with GungHo and powered by Google Maps, this new mobile game allows smartphone users to find, battle, and befriend different Yo-Kai characters. They can even set their favorite Yo-Kai as their partner, or battle bosses cooperatively with other players. It's now available to download on the App Store and Google Play.

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