Here’s a Heads Up from reportr on top news stories that you need to know today, Aug. 29:
NEWS YOU CAN USE
- Today is National Heroes Day, and modern-day heroes can avail of promos and discounts at these establishments.
- Number coding in Metro Manila is also suspended today.
- Here’s how you can sign up for the SG Arrival Card and TraceTogether if you’re planning to go to Singapore.
NEWS EXPLAINED
- Why is Janella Salvador’s Valentina difficult to hate? Here’s a deeper look at Darna’s archnemesis.
NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Angkas drivers will get 100% of the payments from their rides today in recognition of their hard work.
- Pope Francis has created 20 new cardinals, most of whom could one day elect his successor.
- Facebook has reached a preliminary agreement in the lawsuit seeking damages over the alleged unauthorized access of users’ private data by third parties, including Cambridge Analytica.
- Monkeypox cases fell by a fifth last week globally, according to the World Health Organization.
- A million people had died from COVID-19 in 2022, the WHO also said.
- The James Webb Space Telescope has detected signs of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet outside the solar system.
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