Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Let's Do The News! (August 30, 2023)

                                                                                                          

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

- Signal No. 5 was raised over the northeastern part of Babuyan Islands as Goring re-intensified into a Super Typhoon.

- Veteran GMA-7 newscaster Mike Enriquez passed away at the age of 71.

- The Philippines and Iraq renewed their ties after a decade with the visit of its government delegation to Manila.

- Canada issues travel warning for its LGBTQIA travelers going to the United States due to state laws affecting their rights.

- The remains of the killed Wagner mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin were laid to rest during a private service in St. Petersburg, Russia.

- Evacuation orders are issued in parts of the US state of Florida as an extremely dangerous hurricane heads towards the US Gulf Coast.

- The Pakistani court suspends Imran Khan's jail sentence but the former prime minister is unlikely to be released soon.

- A new study by the Energy Policy Institute of Chicago says the impact of air pollution is now the greatest external threat to human health - and people in South Asia are among the worst affected.

- Lotus teases their first fully-electric flagship sedan called the Emeya, due to be unveiled this September 7th.

- The Porsche Cayenne Turbo E-Hybrid was updated for the 2024 model year. The 4.0L V8 Twin Turbo PHEV powertrain got upgraded to produce 729bhp of power, making it the most powerful Cayenne ever.

- The 4-part Naruto TV anime 20th anniversary special, originally scheduled to air on TV Tokyo this September 3rd, was delayed until further notice. Select BORUTO episodes will air instead.

- The MLBPA will review safety protocols in the wake of incidents in Chicago and Denver.

TTFN.

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