Friday, May 12, 2023

Let's Do The News! (May 12, 2023)

                                                     

Your daily round-up of today's news:

- The PH Supreme Court is suspended starting 1230 hours Manila time for disinfection following rising COVID cases.

- Philippine President Bongbong Marcos demands suspended Negros Oriental Congressman Arnolfo Teves Jr. to "come home" following the rejection by the Timor-Leste government for his political asylum application.

- Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong will visit the Philipines this May 16-19, according to the DFA.

- A Muntinlupa court has junked another drug cased filed by the PH DOJ against former senator Leila De Lima. The detained politician shouts "answered prayers" after being acquitted of her second drug case from her promulgation hearing as she is escorted out of the Muntinlupa City Hall of Justice.

- US Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas said that the newly implemented border policy will go into effect midnight local time, making illegal migrants difficult to cross the US-Mexico border. The Biden administration rolled out a new asylum regulation that could deny asylum to most migrants crossing the US-Mexico border illegally. Migrant families caught crossing the border illegally will be deported within 30 days if they fail an initial asymlum screening under the new standard.

- The US Department of Labor under the Biden administration has pitched a rule that would classify gig workers as traditional employees, securing benefits for freelancers.

- Rival Sudan factions have agreed to protect civilians and the movement of humanitarian aid but no ceasefire in sight.

- An American diplomant has accused South Africa for secretly supplying arms to Russia despite its claims of neutrality over the war in Ukraine.

- Lexus teases the GX SUV.


- Aston Martin unveiled a special DBX707 AMR23 Edition themed after its F1 car.


- ZEROBASEONE, the group from the reality series Boys Planet, named Sung Han Bin as their group leader.

- Football legend Brett Favre said he is no longer suing Pat McAfee for defamation.

- Actor Dolph Lundgren is diagnosed with kidney cancer.

TTFN.

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