Friday, August 13, 2021

Let's Do The News! (August 13, 2021)

          

Your daily round-up of today's news:

- National Security Council Director General Hermogenes Esperon Jr. backs calls for the cancellation of the election registration of the Gabriela party list, a leftist group that advocates for women's issues in Congress.

- A Lower House official dared Health Secretary Francisco Duque to resign and spare Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte from further embarrassment.

- Deactivated voters without biometrics data still need to personally go to COMELEC to reactivate their voter registration record.

- Tens of thousands of people were evacuated as heavy rain hits Japan.

- Caitlyn Jenner kicked off her political campaign to become California's next governor.

- Six dead including suspected gunman in a "serious firearm incident" in the southwestern British city of Plymouth.

- Use of "clean" hydrogen is likely bad for the climate, according to a study.

- Bill Gates offers 1.5 billion dollars in climate help if the United States takes legislative action.

- 17 killed in Turkish floods

- Three killed as wildfires and record high temperatures hit southern Italy.

- The Acura/Honda NSX Type S has been unveiled. Limited to 350 units worldwide, the final edition's 3.5L V6 turbo Sport Hybrid SH-AWD setup has been tuned to produce 608PS of power and 667Nm of torque.


- Acura teases the return of the Integra, which will be launched this Spring 2022.

- The Aston Martin Valkyrie receives the Spider variant.

TTFN.

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