Monday, June 20, 2022

Let's Do The News! (June 20, 2022)

                          

Your daily round-up of today's news:

- Outgoing Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte wishes his daughter, Vice-President Sara Duterte, "good luck" after she took her oath yesterday.

- The PH Department of Justice formed a panel to investigate complaints about the "forceful takeover" of Okada Manila.

- Incoming Philippine President Bongbong Marcos will take charge as the secretary of the PH Department of Agriculture temporarily.

- A Filipino lawyer was killed following a random shooting in Philadelphia.

- The Japanese court rules that the same-sex marriage ban is constitutional.

- A strong quake hits eastern Taiwan.

- China tested its missile-interception system.

- Gustavo Petro was elected as Colombia's first left-wing president.

- French President Emmanuel Macron lost control of the National Assembly in the legislative elections. His Ensemble coalition was on course to end up with the most seats but will be well short of the majority needed to control parliament, according to its near-final results.

- The Renault Zoe was updated for 2023MY with up to 395km of driving range from its 52kWh battery pack.

- Geely has acquired the Chinese smartphone maker Meizu.

- JTBC unveiled a new idol survival TV show featuring debuted male idol groups.

- The Daihatsu Copen gets a 20th-anniversary special model which is limited to 1000 units.

- The FINA will restrict the participation of transgender athletes in women's competitions and create a group that will establish an "open" category for them in some events.

TTFN.

No comments: