Friday, December 1, 2023

Let's Do The News! (December 1, 2023)

                                     

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

- The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines will soon come up with a list of modern-day martyrs for the Church, those who gave up their lives in defense of their faith.

- Pag-IBIG Fund wins three Gold Stevie Awards in Rome and New York.

- Fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza has resumed, accusing Hamas of violating the terms of the truce. Before the fighting resumed, Israel freed 30 more Palestinian prisoners after Hamas released six more hostages from Gaza. However, three people were killed by Hamas gunmen in Jerusalem.

- The Russian Supreme Court declared the "international LGBTQ movement" an extremist organization and banned all activities associated with it in the country. The ruling is set to further erode the rights of Russia’s LGBTQ community, which has faced an intensifying crackdown in recent years, as President Vladimir Putin seeks to shore up his image as the defender of traditional moral values against the liberal West.

- The current-generation Chevrolet Suburban and Tahoe received a minor change for the 2025 Model Year. The new model features revised looks, a new interior, the same 5.3L V8 petrol, and the upgraded 3.0L six-cylinder diesel engine that now produces 305hp power output while mated to a 10-speed AT.

2025 Chevrolet Tahoe and
2025 Chevrolet Suburban

- Renault will reveal the reborn 5 at the 2024 Geneva Motor Show this February 24th. The reborn Renault 5 will have a 52kWh battery and 297km of driving range.

- TOHO Archive takes over the management of all of togen's remaining unclaimed film masters instead of being destroyed. togen recently shut down after 68 years of operation, a year after ending its processing business.

- Singer-actress Nana renews her contract with PLEDIS Entertainment for the 4th time.

- LeBron James says he will skip a Lakers match to watch his son Bronny's college basketball debut.

- Football player Von Miller surrendered to authorities after an arrest warrant was issued for allegedly assaulting a pregnant woman.

- The Mad Max saga's Furiosa prequel movie stars Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth. It will hit theaters this 2024.

- Actress Julianna Margulies says black and LGBT supporters of Palestine are "brainwashed to hate Jews", criticizing people in Hollywood for not standing up for Israel and calls for a TikTok ban.

- ICYMI: Kathryn Bernardo confirms breakup with actor Daniel Padilla. In the aftermath of the shocking breakup of KathNiel, the whole Philippine showbiz industry reacted while some expressed support for the two.

TTFN.

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