UKRAINE CONFLICT: 8/9/2022

          

The latest in the ongoing Ukraine conflict:

• Zelensky raises spectre of nuclear disaster after plant strikes
• Any attack on a nuclear plant ‘suicidal’: UN chief Guterres
• More Ukraine grain sets sail as new strike hits nuclear site

Let's Do The News! (August 9, 2022)

          

                                                 

Your daily round-up of today's news:

- The first locally-built PH cube satellites have re-entered the Earth's atmosphere, according to the PhilSA.

- The DPWH is eyeing the Paranaque Spillway project to address Metro Manila's flooding problems.

- Senator Robin Padilla wants a compensation board for Marawi siege victims formed ASAP.

- The Department of Foreign Affairs retains the Alert Level 1 status for Filipinos in Israel.

- Philippine President Bongbong Marcos is joining the family of the late Fidel V Ramos in bidding the former president farewell.

- Taiwan is staging anti-invasion drills in response to China's military drills.

- King Harald V of Norway was discharged from the hospital.

- The next Sonic the Hedgehog live-action movie will reportedly hit theaters at the end of 2024.

- A live-action PAC-MAN movie is in the works.

- K-Pop girl group BLACKPINK announced the dates for their upcoming BORN PINK world tour.

- Nneka Ogqumike addresses WNBA's travel issues "that must be remedied".

TTFN.

COVID-19 SITUATION: 8/9/2022

                                                                     

The latest in the ongoing COVID-19 situation:

• Solon to DepEd, DOH: Ramp up vaccine rollout among minors
• Hong Kong reduces Covid quarantine for arrivals

Let's Do The News! (August 8, 2022)

         

                                                 

Your daily round-up of today's news:

- Philippine President Bongbong Marcos will speak at the UN General Assembly this September 20th.

- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that China's reaction to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan visit is "very concerning to countries in the region and beyond".

- The US Senate approves a bill to fight climate change and cut drug costs.

- China announces new military drills around Taiwan

- The Chilean sinkhole grew large enough to swallow France's Arc de Triomphe.

- The Asphalt mobile racing game franchise is reportedly getting its own reality TV show.

- TOEI unveiled the cast of Kamen Rider Geats, airing on TV Asahi this September 4th. 

- The IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls social game will end service at this end of March 2023.

- Oklahoma Sooners football assistant Cale Grundy resigns after reading aloud the "shameful" word on the player's iPad.

- Olympian Allyson Felix slammed the SCOTUS rollback on abortion.

- Singer Jaya and her family were safe after their US home was burnt down.

TTFN.

UKRAINE CONFLICT: 8/8/2022

         

The latest in the ongoing Ukraine conflict:

• First ship since Russian invasion arrives in Ukraine, ministry says
• Ukraine power plant shelled again, Zelensky rails at Russian "nuclear terror"

COVID-19 SITUATION: 8/8/2022

                                                                    

The latest in the ongoing COVID-19 situation:

• ‘Very high’ COVID-19 positivity rate in 15 Luzon provinces — OCTA
• Hong Kong eases COVID-19 quarantine rules for incoming travelers
• North Korea to convene parliament, anti-epidemic meeting amid zero COVID claim
• With second negative COVID-19 test, Biden exits isolation and gets back on the road
• "Prolonged" COVID-19 wave may last until "ber" months - OCTA Research
• DepEd -7: Booster dose for students not required
• COVID-19 lockdown turns Chinese tourist hotspot Sanya into nightmare for stranded tourists
• Macau returns to mass COVID-19 testing after case in neighboring Chinese city Zhuhai

FIA WTCR 2022: Race of Alsace Grandest

The 2022 FIA World Touring Car Cup has returned to France in a brand new location, the Anneau du Rhin, for the first-ever Race of Alsace Grandest, as the drivers are trying to master the twists and turns of this new battleground while battling the competition on the road to victory lane.

Screengrab from WTCR

Beginning in the first race, Nathanael Berthon claimed his first WTCR win of the year after an intense clash against Nestor Girolami. In the second race, meanwhile, Rob Huff kept his cool and survived all the way towards victory lane, beating the likes of Mehdi Bennani.

After Alsace Grandest, Mikel Azcona remains in the lead with 241 points, 35 points ahead of Girolami, while Huff's in 3rd with 187 points, In the team standings, meanwhile, the BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse remains in the lead with 368 points.