Tuesday, July 4, 2023

Let's Do The News! (July 4, 2023)

           

                                                                                      

Your daily round-up of today's news:

- A Cebu Pacific flight from Bacolod to Manila got delayed for two hours due to a bomb threat. According to the CAAP, they received a bomb threat from a passenger via Airdrop at around 2339 hours Manila Time last night while on the flight.

- The PH Department of Tourism canceled the contract for ad agency DDB Philippines over the controversial promo video of the board's "Love The Philippines" slogan.

- Israel forces continue major operations on the Jenin refugee camp. Palestinians accused Israel of a war crime.

- Vietnam banned the upcoming Barbie movie over the disputed South China Sea map.

- Hong Kong police placed $1 million bounties on eight prominent democracy activists in self-imposed exile, in a move strongly condemned by rights groups and Western governments. The activists, including former lawmakers Nathan Law, Dennis Kwok, and Ted Hui, have been accused of violating national security offenses ranging from collusion with foreign forces to subversion of state power.

- The current-generation Kia Morning/Picanto has gained a minor change for the 2024 model year.

2024 Kia Morning

- The Black Butler TV anime series returns for a new season this 2024.

- TOEI established a new Flare Creators company for planning and producing original content.

- Philippine pole vaulter EJ Obiena earned his spot at the 2024 Paris Olympics after hitting the Olympic qualifying standard with 5.82 meters, earning him a silver medal at the Stockholm Diamond League-Bauhaus Galan.

Churchill Downs is extending Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert's suspension through 2024, preventing the two-time Triple Crown winner from entering horses in the Kentucky Derby.

- New Orleans Saints' Foster Moreau's cancer is in full remission.

- YouTuber Grace Helbig is diagnosed with breast cancer.

TTFN.

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