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- The Philippine Army deployed its own troops and assets to beef up security ahead of Philippine President Bongbong Marcos's State of the Nation Address.
- The Commission on Human Rights supported the "laudable, albeit long overdue" initiative by the PH Department of Education is adding cyber safety modules.
- The Bangsamoro takes center stage at the UN experts' meeting in Geneva.
- Former Basilan mayor and two others were killed in the Ateneo shooting.
- Jordanian King Abdullah II says that Arab nations will seek good ties with Iran on principles of mutual respect.
- Candidate Rishi Sunak says that if he became UK's next prime minister, he will not go easy with China.
- Dozens of people were evacuated after a volcano erupted in southern Japan.
- Thousands were evacuated as California wildfire grows.
- The White House believes that the Monkeypox outbreak can be controlled by speeding up the rollout of vaccinations and treatment.
- China launched the second of its three space station modules.
- Pope Francis arrives in Canada to make amends for Indigenous school abuse.
- The CUE! smartphone app game will not resume and the in-franchise group will break up after the November concert.
- Massive heart attack is the cause of the death of comedian Caloy Alde last weekend at the age of 60.
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The 2022 FIA World Touring Car Cup continues in the Autodromo Vallelunga Piero Taruffi for the Race of Italy.
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The first race saw Nestor Girolami overtake Mikel Azcona for the win after an incident-packed encounter. The second race, meanwhile, saw Gilles Magnus crowned the winner after his clash with his teammate Mehdi Bennani at the start, scoring his second win of the season.
After Vallelunga, Azcona leads the championship with 200 points, while Nestor Girolami is in 2nd place with 164 points and Robert Huff is in 3rd place with 148 points. The BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse leads the Teams standings with 298 points.
The next race is at Anneau du Rhin for the first ever Race of Alsace Grandest this August 5-8.
The NASCAR equivalent of the Bermuda Triangle, Pocono, is not to make drivers disappear completely, it was made to trip them off if they're not careful. This tricky triangle is the venue for the M&M's Fan Appreciation 400 of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series.
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As the green flag waved, the action in the tricky triangle is on, with the first stage seeing the #2 car spin, followed by Almirola's mishap. As Kyle Larson won Stage 1, Stage 2 saw disaster for Ryan Blaney and Ross Chastain as they're both involved in a series of unfortunate events in Pocono.
Denny Hamlin wins but his win was stripped off when his car failed the post-race inspection as well as second-placer Kyle Busch. The disqualification of this race's winner is the first since stringent post-race penalties were implemented back in 2019.
This means Chase Elliott wins the M&M's Fan Appreciation 400 of the NASCAR Cup Series.
The next race is at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Verizon 200 at the Brickyard this July 31st.
The Iowa two-parter of the 2022 NTT IndyCar Series concludes with the Hy-Vee Salute to Farmers 300.
As the green flag waved, the conclusion of the Iowa two-parter of this season is on and the first 60 laps saw Will Power leading the race until Josef Newgarden steals the lead at Lap 84. As the race heats up, Kirkwood got involved in a single-car incident and was therefore out of the race. With Newgarden leading in Lap 175, his wonderful lead ended in horror as he got involved in a crash. With Pato O Ward leading after Lap 275, he kept going on until the climax.
After the race, reports told that Newgarden suddenly collapsed and returned to the infield care center. He is awake and alert and was transported to a local hospital for further evaluation.
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Pato O Ward has been named the winner of the Hy-Vee Salute to Farmers 300 with Will Power finishing 2nd and Scott McLaughlin finishing 3rd.
The next race is at Indiana Motor Speedway for the Gallagher Grand Prix on the 30th of July.
The Paul Ricard racetrack is the next stop for the F1 22 season with the Lenovo Grand Prix de France.
As the lights went out, the French Grand Prix is underway with Fernando Alonso surging through the competition while Yuki Tsunoda made contact with Esteban Ocon and then spun. With Charles Leclerc leading after Lap 3, Max Verstappen is on the hunt for Leclerc. As Verstappen's hunt for Leclerc continues, Lewis Hamilton's making great strides in 3rd. As the race heats up, Charles Leclerc sadly crashed at Lap 18 and surrendered heartbrokenly. As the race restarted at Lap 21, Verstappen is in the lead with Hamilton and Sergio Perez chasing him. Lap 24 saw Carlos Sainz Jr. slapped with a 5-second penalty for an unsafe release on Lap 19. As the race reached its 37th lap, Nicolas Latifi and Kevin Magnussen made contact but returned to the circuit while Lap 42 saw George Russell and Sergio Perez making contact. With three laps left, Zhou Guanyu retires.
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After an intense race, Max Verstappen wins the French Grand Prix while Lewis Hamilton finished 2nd and George Russell finished 3rd. Other finishers include Sergio Perez, Carlos Sainz, Fernando Alonso, Lando Norris, Esteban Ocon, Daniel Ricciardo, and Lance Stroll.
The next race of the F1 22 season will be the Aramco Magyar Nagydij at the Hungaroring on the 31st of July, 2022.
