Friday, October 6, 2023

Let's Do The News! (October 6, 2023)

       

                                                                                                                           

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

- Philippine President Bongbong Marcos declared the month of October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month.

- The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines has placed 42 commercial airports under heightened alert due to bomb threats.

- At least 50 people were killed when a Russian airstrike hit a funeral in near Kharkiv, Ukraine.

- Scientists said that the month of September was recorded to be the warmest month of the year as global temperatures soar.

- The Labour Party has won the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election with a swing of 20.4% from the SNP. The party's candidate Michael Shanks secured 17,845 votes, over twice the number polled by SNP's Katy Loudon. Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf expressed disappointment for the SNP. The by-election was triggered by the removal of former SNP MP Margaret Ferrier after she broke COVID rules.

- Fashion label Prada will design NASA's new space suit.

- iRacing will develop new NASCAR video games for consoles, PC, and mobile platforms this 2025 thanks to a licensing deal between the two.

- A live-action Cyberpunk 2077 adaptation project is in the works at CD Projekt Red and Anonymous Content.

- New York Mets general manager Billy Eppler was resigned amid MLB investigation.

- Actor Keith Jefferson died at the age of 53.

- Chicago Bears linebacker turned actor Dick Brutus dies at the age of 80.

TTFN.

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