Let's Do The News! (January 9, 2026)

                              

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

- Almost 200,000 people have gathered for this year's Traslacion. The Philippine National Police is maintaining its maximum alert as the Traslacion proceeds peacefully.

- The Philippine Embassy warns Filipinos against false J-1 visa promises by illegal recruiters.

- A red "danger to life" wind warning was issued for southwest England as storm Goretti heads to the United Kingdom.

- Fans of the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley, gathered at Sydney's Central Station for a seven-hour train journey aboard an Elvis-themed train. This event was part of the Elvis Festival held in Parkes, New South Wales, Australia. Tribute artists and fans filled the special train, which traveled 357 kilometers from Sydney to Parkes.

- The Ligier JS50 diesel-powered microcar lapped the Nurburgring Nordschleife in 28 minutes 28.5 seconds, breaking the six-decade record by the Trabant by more than 12 minutes as the slowest vehicle on the legendary track.

- Nissan unveiled the NOTE AURA NISMO CONCEPT as well as the Nissan Fairlady Z facelift range (including the Nissan Fairlady Z NISMO 6MT variant) at the recent Tokyo Auto Salon.

Nissan Note Aura NISMO RS Concept

2027 Nissan Fairlady Z

2027 Nissan Fairlady Z NISMO

- The Toyota GR Yaris MORIZO RR was unveiled. Limited to 200 units, it features dynamics inspired by the racing car that competed at the Nurburgring 24 Hours.

2027 Toyota GR Yaris MORIZO RR

- The Subaru WRX STi Sport# was unveiled at the Tokyo Auto Salon. Based on the VB WRX S4, it features a 6-speed manual gearbox, a first for a JDM model. It will be available this Spring 2026.

2027 Subaru WRX STi Sport#

- Honda unveiled the Prelude and Civic Type R HRC Concepts at the Tokyo Auto Salon, as well as the upcoming Civic e:HEV RS mated with the same S+ Shift system as today's Prelude.

- An XBOX Developer_Direct presentation is happening this January 22, 2026, and it will feature more about the upcoming Fable reboot, Forza Horizon 6, and Beast of Reincarnation.

- Girls' Generation member Taeyeon renews her contract with SM Entertainment.

- Olympic snowboarder Chloe Kim was hurt during her training for next month's Winter Olympics.

TTFN.