Friday, March 8, 2024

Let's Do The News! (March 8, 2024)

                          

                                                                        

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

- The Philippine National Railway will cease operations for five years beginning March 28th, paving the way for the construction of the North-South Commuter Railway Project.

- PH President Bongbong Marcos will visit Germany and the Czech Republic next week.

- Senator JV Ejercito says that the PH Senate will possibly allow the online attendance of Pastor Apollo Quiboloy on one condition.

- US President Joe Biden delivered this year's State of the Nation Address, his most critical speech amid his potential rematch with Donald Trump at the 2024 US Presidential Elections. In addition, President Biden delivered updates on conflicts in the Middle East, China's military activities, and other key issues.

- The US House panel has voted for the bill that would ban TikTok from all devices if ByteDance doesn't sell the company. If enacted, the Chinese company has a 165-day deadline to sell TikTok.

- Sweden is now part of NATO, becoming the military alliance's second new member since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

- A US lab report says that Clinique and Clearasil acne treatments may contain a cancer-causing chemical. The carcinogen has already been found in several consumer products, including sunscreens, hand sanitizers, and dry shampoo.

- Rivian unveiled the R2 and the R3 electric crossovers. Both crossovers are coming this 2026.

2027 Rivian R2


2027 Rivian R3X


- The Red Bull F1 team has suspended a female member who accused team principal Christian Horner of inappropriate behavior.

- Akira Toriyama, the creator of the Dragon Ball series, passed away at the age of 68.

- The live-action Fallout series is coming to Prime Video this April 11th.

- Chuu wins second trial against her former agency BlockBerry Creative. The 7th Civil Division of the Seoul High Court ruled in favor of the plaintiff Chuu again in the second trial of a lawsuit against BlockBerryCreative. Regarding the ruling, the court remarked, “We judged that the conclusion of the first trial was reasonable.”

- Canelo Alvarez and Jaime Munguia are finalizing a deal for a May 4 fight in Las Vegas.

TTFN

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