Let's Do The News! (June 7, 2022)

               

Your daily round-up of today's news:

- 43 Bureau of Immigration employees involved in the Pastillas scheme have been indicted for graft.

- Philippine President-elect Bongbong Marcos meets Spain, Germany, and Morocco envoys.

- An alleged Islamic State spokesperson was killed in Maguindanao.

- BMW unveiled its LMDh competitor for the 2023 IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship.

- WB Montreal revised Gotham Knights video game's Batgirl character backstory following criticism.

- Netflix's Resident Evil (Biohazard) TV series will premiere this July 14th.

- Netflix K-Drama "All of Us Are Dead" will return for the second season.

- The winners of the MTV Movie and TV Awards have been announced.

- SJ Belangel leaves Ateneo to join South Korea's KBL as an import player of a certain team.

- Catriona Gray was named as one of the judges of this year's Miss Universe Vietnam pageant.

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UKRAINE CONFLICT: 6/7/2022

               

The latest in the ongoing Ukraine conflict:

• Belarusian army stages combat readiness training-ministry
• Russian tour agencies still owe some $18 million to 125 Thai hotels

COVID-19 SITUATION: 6/7/2022

                                                                         

The latest in the ongoing COVID-19 situation:

• Metro Manila’s COVID-19 reproduction number slightly up — Octa
• Active COVID-19 cases in Pampanga almost triple in just one week
• 4 of 6 Eastern Visayas provinces have zero COVID-19 cases
• 16 new COVID-19 cases added to Ilocos region's weekly tally
• DOH eyes decentralized, "more accessible" vaccination sites
• Shipping boom expected after Shanghai reopening
• Japan to require foreign tourists to wear masks

THREATS FROM NORTH KOREA: US, South Korea conduct missile test after North Korea volley

 

The U.S. and South Korean militaries have conducted a live-fire exercise, with one U.S. missile and seven South Korean missiles launched into the Sea of Japan, the U.S. military said in a statement on Sunday.

The exercise comes after North Korea fired eight short-range ballistic missiles on Sunday.

Source: Reuters

UKRAINE CONFLICT: 6/6/2022

              

The latest in the ongoing Ukraine conflict:

• Russian general killed in eastern Ukraine, Russian state media reporter says
• UK says Russia struck rail infrastructure in Kyiv
• "More important battles": Ukraine fans upset at missing World Cup
• Wales makes first World Cup in 64 years, spoils Ukraine's bid
• Ukrainian lawmaker detained at Moldova's border

COVID-19 SITUATION: 6/6/2022

                                                                        

The latest in the ongoing COVID-19 situation:

• Duque wants COVID-19 face mask rule retained
• Number of Filipinos with COVID-19 booster shots ‘quite anemic’ – Duque
• "Significant number of people" got 2 sets of primary COVID-19 vaccination - expert
• Cagayan logs another COVID-19 death

Let's Do The News! (June 6, 2022)

              

Your daily round-up of today's news:

- PHIVOLCS records 29 volcanic quakes at Mt. Bulusan.

- The PNP does not allow "illegal rallyists" near Bongbong Marcos' inauguration site.

- The Philippines and South Korea will hold their first joint military exercise.

- Nine people are killed in three mass shootings across the United States.

- British PM Boris Johnson is set to face the confidence vote.

- A port depot fire in Bangladesh killed 49 people and hurt 300 others.

- Proton will unveil the X70 minor change this June 9.

- Over 20 million PS5 units were shipped globally.

- In Game 2 of the NBA Finals, the Golden State Warriors leveled the score at one-all after defeating the Boston Celtics at the score of 107-88.

- Wayne Gretzky's final Edmonton Oilers jersey was sold for a record 1.452 million US Dollars.

- Moira Dela Torre asks herself about her controversial split with Jason Marvin Hernandez.

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