Thursday, April 28, 2022
THREATS FROM NORTH KOREA: Biden to travel to South Korea and Japan in May, White House says
UKRAINE CONFLICT: 4/28/2022
The latest in the ongoing Ukraine conflict:
- Another 52,000 Ukrainians flee war as refugees
- At UN, Amal Clooney pushes for Ukraine war crimes justice
- Poland, Bulgaria get gas from EU neighbors after Russia halt
COVID-19 SITUATION: 4/28/2022
The latest in the ongoing COVID-19 situation:
- DOH: PH’s 1st Omicron subvariant BA.2.12 case had 44 close contacts
- DOH to discuss recommended 2nd booster shot for poll officers, OFWs
- Young South Koreans dread revival of work dinners as COVID-19 pandemic eases
- COVID-hit Beijing increases curbs, fears Shanghai-like misery
- DOH: Omicron BA.2.12 subvariant "spreads faster," get booster done ASAP
- COVID-19 patients can vote in isolation polling places - Comelec
Let's Do The News! (April 28, 2022)
Your daily round-up of today's news:
- An expert says that human-to-human transmission of bird flu is very rare.
- JV Ejercito thanks Bongbong Marcos and his family for a warm Ilocos welcome.
- 84 Catholic priests in Quezon declare support for the Leni Robredo-Kiko Pangilingan tandem.
- Study warns that a fifth of the world's reptile species is deemed threatened with extinction.
- Former US President Donald Trump testified under oath that he feared protesters would pelt him with "very dangerous" fruits saying "you can get killed with those things". The comments were revealed in court documents made public which included a transcript of a deposition Trump gave last October as part of an ongoing civil lawsuit in New York.
- Guinness World Record's oldest living person Kane Tanaka passed away at the age of 119.
- The new Porsche 911 Sport Classic has been unveiled and it's based on the 992 model.
- The Toyota GR Supra is now available with the 6-speed manual variant, offered exclusively for the 3.0L RZ variants.
- Kai Sotto has been declared for the 2022 NBA Draft.
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Wednesday, April 27, 2022
UKRAINE CONFLICT: 4/27/2022
The latest in the ongoing Ukraine conflict:
COVID-19 SITUATION: 4/27/2022
The latest in the ongoing COVID-19 situation:
Let's Do The News! (April 27, 2022)
Your daily round-up of today's news:
- Manila city mayor Isko Moreno vows to fight until the end for the welfare of the "silent majority".
- Senator Ping Lacson says he will use his PNP experience to end violence in Abra and other hotspots.
- Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte says that the Quezon Memorial Circle will be redeveloped for future generations.
- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declines the invitation to attend the ASEAN special summit in the US.
- The Philippines pulled the movie adaptation of the Uncharted video game franchise out from its cinemas over the nine-dash line scene.
- SpaceX is set to launch the space station's next astronaut crew for NASA.
- Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been found guilty of corruption and sentenced to five-year imprisonment.
- The first-ever Mercedes-Benz T-Class has been unveiled as well as the new AMG C43.
- Chevrolet teases an electrified C8 Corvette coming this 2023.
- Toyota to abolish the use of paper catalogs by March of 2023.
- Kia unveiled the Niro Plus PBV, which is based on the first-generation Niro EV.
- Studio Colorido signs a multi-year deal with Netflix for three anime films.
- A years-old letter sent by the MLB to the New York Yankees detailed illicit use of technology prior to the 2017 sign-stealing edict.
- Mark Emmert to step down as NCAA president once his successor is selected and in place or at the end of June 2023.
- Actor Misha Collins says he's straight after accidentally coming out as bisexual.
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