Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Let's Do The News! (February 20, 2018)



- Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, in a heated conversation with Rappler reporter Pia Ranada, clarified that she is allowed to take part in scheduled Palace briefings until such time that Rappler’s appeal against the decision of the Securities and Exchange Commission is resolved.

- Former Peruvian leader Alberto Fujimori, who was pardoned for corruption and human rights abuse and freed form jail by the current president, could face another trial, a court said on Monday. President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski granted Fujimori a pardon in late December, less than halfway through a 25-year sentence, in a decision that was criticized by human rights groups and many Peruvians.

- Maldives leader Abdulla Yameen sought parliamentary approval to extend a state of emergency by 30 days, saying a threat to national security had not diminished and a constitutional crisis had not been resolved.

- The gunman behind the attack on a Florida high school, Nikolas Cruz, returned to court for a hearing on Monday in a case that has galvanized advocates of stricter gun control, including many of the rampage survivors.

- US President Donald Trump lauded efforts to improve federal background checks for gun purchases, days after a shooting at a Florida school killed 17 people, according to White House officials.

- Watch what happens when a Honda Civic Type R takes on its video game equivalent in Road Atlanta.



- Two-time Formula 1 champion Fernando Alonso will be taking on the rest of the 2018 WEC season for Toyota.

- For some weird news, actors Ken'ichi Matsuyama and Shota Sometani star in the live-action Saint Young Men film as Jesus and Buddha.

- A film that stars Allen Dizon on it got an X rating by the MTRCB for depiction of incest.

- Grey's Anatomy actress Jeanine Mason becomes part of the one-hour Roswell reboot.

TTFN!!!

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