HEADS UP: Top News Stories You Need to Know Today, July 29

Here’s a Heads Up from reportr on top news stories that you need to know today, July 29:

EARTHQUAKE UPDATES

• President Bongbong Marcos flew to the epicenter Abra yesterday to check on the status of relief efforts. He asked local officials to restore water service immediately.
• A day after the initial quake, hundreds of aftershocks rattled residents of northern Luzon, where at least five were killed while more than 150 others were injured.
• Here’s how you can donate to victims of the disaster.
• Here’s a list of damaged tourist spots and heritage sites.

ESPORTS

• So you want to be a pro esports player? Here are the skills you need and how to prepare.
• A new study has found that gaming has little effect on a person’s mental health in the short term.

NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• UP Diliman will soon offer a PhD program on artificial intelligence.
• The WHO urged men who have sex with men to limit their sexual partners to help stop the spread of monkeypox.
• Antibiotics when taken after sex can drastically reduce the chances of getting bacterial STDs, according to one study.
• Some 5% of COVID survivors suffer from long-lasting loss of smell and taste, a study showed.
• North Korea is ready to mobilize its nuclear arsenal in any future confrontation with the U.S. and South Korea, state media reported.