Thursday, June 15, 2023

Let's Do The News! (June 15, 2023)

                                                                                  

Your daily round-up of today's news:

- A magnitude 6.2 quake jolted Calatagan, Batangas, and was felt in most parts of Metro Manila, according to PHIVOLCS.

- Thousands of people join families of the Nottingham attack victims for an outdoor vigil.

- The late former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was laid to rest at a state funeral at Milan's Duomo Cathedral.

- Various versions of the Hong Kong protest anthem "Glory to Hong Kong" were unavailable on Apple's iTunes Store, Spotify, KKBOX, Facebook, and Instagram Reels after the government sought an injunction banning the song outright.

- Ukraine prepares for "extremely fierce battles" as it seeks to advance against Russian forces.

- Toyota will debut its Arene OS this 2025. This new software platform can alter the car's driving feel as well as simulate manual gearboxes in electric vehicles. In addition, the carmaker unveiled new electric vehicle tech for future vehicles due by 2026 with up to 1000km of driving range.

- The Sonic spin-off series Knuckles, coming soon to the Paramount+ streaming service, will cast Cary Elwes, Stockard Channing, Christopher Lloyd, Paul Scheer, and Rob Huebel.

- The Embracer Group announced it will close or divest multiple studios as well as cancel several games and projects. The move is part of its "three-phase" program that focuses on "cost savings, capital allocation, efficiency, and consolidation."

- Actor Jo Dong Hyuk and volleyball player Han Song Yi revealed they have broken up.

- Song Joong Ki and his wife Katy Louise Saunders gave birth to a baby boy.

- The Oakland Athletics' stadium deal wins final legislative approval in Nevada.

- MLB pitcher Trevor Bauer is facing another sexual assault allegation and countersued the accuser for fraud, saying she is attempting to harass and extort money from him in the wake of similar allegations made by three other women.

- The Netflix original series XO, Kitty got renewed for a second season.

- The TVJ trio of Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, and Joey de Leon, as well as other former Dabarkads have been gathered for a pictorial for their upcoming TV5 noontime show.

TTFN.

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