Let's Do The News! (August 10, 2023)

                                                                                           

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

- SM Supermalls teamed up with COMELEC for the pilot testing of the mall voting scheme for the 2023 Barangay and SK elections.

- Philippine President Bongbong Marcos said that the Philippines will boost strategic ties with the US amid security challenges.

- Ecuadorian presidential election candidate Fernando Villavicencio was assassinated at his campaign rally.

- At least 40 migrants are feared dead after a boat sinks near Italy. According to reports, the vessel had set off from Tunisia.

- China slips into deflation as consumer prices decline.

- Poland increases troop numbers on its Belarusian border.

- Six people have died and many more were hurt as wildfires engulfed the Hawaiian city of Maui.

- Japan will deploy faster EV chargers every 70km along highways by 2030 as well as offering subsidies for charging operators.

- The first-ever Cadillac Escalade IQ electric SUV was unveiled. The electric powertrain, when set to Velocity Max mode, produces up to 750hp of power and 785lb-ft of torque, making it capable of hitting 0-60mph in five seconds.

2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ

- Opel/Vauxhall showcased its Experimental concept, previewing its brand-new design language.

Vauxhall Experimental Concept

- BMW armed the G70 7-Series and i7 with Protection spec with up to VPAM 10 classification.

2024 BMW i7 Protection

- Ciipher announced the departure of members Tan, Tag, Dohwan, and Won. The remaining members Hyunbin, Hwi, and Keita will continue after group reorganization.

- Former Raiders player Henry Ruggs III was sentenced to three to 10 years in prison for a November 2021 drunken driving crash that killed a Las Vegas woman and her dog.

- The antitrust suit against the UFC has officially granted class certification.

- Former NFL cornerback and Super Bowl champion Bashaud Breeland was arrested in North Carolina for grand theft auto and gun charges after a traffic stop, according to police reports.

- Sugar Man musician Sixto Rodriguez dies at the age of 81.

TTFN.