Friday, July 21, 2023

Let's Do The News! (July 21, 2023)

                        

                                                                                      

Your daily round-up of today's news...

- The Philippines is preparing a contingency plan in case China invades Taiwan.

- PHIVOLCS has recorded over 83 volcanic earthquakes, 151 rockfall events, and three pyroclastic density currents across the Mayon volcano as of 0500 hours Manila time.

- The village of Taytay, Palawan is placed under a State of Health Emergency due to high cases of dengue.

- Hundreds of people stormed the Swedish embassy in Iraq and set parts of the building on fire after permission was given to burn another Koran in Stockholm.

- Ukrainian forces are using US cluster bombs against Russian forces. The White House said the bombs made an impact on Russian formations.

- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says that a video showing two women being paraded naked by a mob has shamed the nation.

- Nissan joins the list of carmakers using Tesla's NACS charging connector for its EVs in Canada and the US from 2025 for Supercharger access.

- The US Federal Trade Commission paused the Microsoft-Activision merger trial scheduled for August.

- Marvel Comics teases the "New X-MEN" coming this 2024 with a sneak peek this November.

- The Borderlands video game franchise gets a live-action movie adaptation coming this August 2024.

- Former Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder was fined by the NFL after an independent investigation concluded he sexually harassed a team employee and that the team withheld revenue from the league.

- ACC commissioner Jim Phillips says he never condoned hazing at Northwestern athletes in the wake of allegations that led to at least three lawsuits and the firing of coach Pat Fitzgerald.

TTFN.

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