Thursday, October 5, 2017

Let's Do The News! (October 5, 2017)



- Even former senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. admits that his family has been a target of "fake news" despite history books and court jurisprudence belying the family's woven myths. "We have suffered from the lies of those fake news for thirty years," Bongbong said in Filipino at a forum in Quezon City on Thursday.

- Senator Antonio Trillanes IV denied his affair with former Anti-Money Laundering Council executive director Julia Bacay-Abad as claimed by President Rodrigo Duterte. Duterte accused Trillanes of having an affair with Abad, who gave the senator his bank records, according to him.

- The United States and Thailand listed the South China Sea dispute as the top regional security concern amid the North Korean crisis, highlighting the need for a peaceful settlement of disputes. US President Donald Trump and Thailand Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha met in the White House on Monday to reaffirm the two countries' alliance for common security.

- The girlfriend of the Las Vegas shooter said that she had no idea he was planning an attack on the Strip and is devastated for the victims. A lawyer for Marilou Danley read a statement from her after she was questioned by FBI agents in Los Angeles about her boyfriend, Stephen Paddock. Danley was out of the country at the time of Sunday's attacks and said Paddock sent her to see her family in her native Philippines. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump visited Las Vegas to meet with law enforcement officers and survivors of the Mandalay massacre that killed 58 people and nearly 500 others were hurt.

- Catalan President Carles Puigdemont draw flak against Spanish King Felipe for failing to heal the country's divisions after last Sunday's controversial referendum. The King delivers a stern warning in a TV address, saying Catalan leaders had acted "outside the law" and accusing them of "unacceptable disloyalty" for pressing ahead with their moves toward secession. Puigdemont is expected to formally declare Catalonia's independence on Monday.

- Titanic actress Kate Winslet reunites with director James Cameron for Avatar sequels.

- Toyota's flagship saloon, the Century, is now on its third generation, and it's set for its world premiere at the 2017 Tokyo Motor Show this month. The new model is now powered by a 5.0L V8 hybrid powerplant, which replaces the previous model's V12 engine.

2019 Toyota Century

- The Range Rover Sport has been given a minor change for the 2018 model year and this minor change introduces the first-ever Range Rover Sport P400e PHEV model.

2018 Land Rover Range Rover Sport

- Audi Sport plans to launch five new RS models by 2020.

- Even though the Malaysia GP is officially ended after last weekend's race, organizers of Sepang International Circuit has big plans to revise this racetrack by the next five years with the inclusion of a theme park and a hotel.

- Genji, one of our favorite Overwatch characters, gets his own figma. Complete with his different poses, shuriken, and his signature Dragonblade, he's now available to order at its affiliating shops and arrives this May 2018.

figma Genji

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