Microsoft stated on December 22 that its $69 billion offer to acquire Call of Duty developer Activision Blizzard will benefit both gamers and gaming firms. Microsoft made the claim in a document intended at persuading a court at the US Federal Trade Commission to approve the acquisition, after FTC commissioners warned the merger would impede competition in the gaming sector …

Malacaang stated on Friday, December 23, that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. nominated former Supreme Court associate judge Dante Tinga as interim chairman and member of the board of the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP). The government-owned bank is supervised by the Department of Finance, which processed the December 9 appointment. Tinga took his oath on Thursday, December 22 in …

The musical schedule for the next year will now include this additional event. In the year 2023, Simple Plan is scheduled to play a total of two gigs in the Philippines. Manila will host the Canadian rock band’s “The Harder Than It Looks Tour” on March 11, 2023, while Davao City will host the show the following day, on March …

The offensive mocking of France forward Kylian Mbappe by some Argentina supporters during celebrations in Buenos Aires to welcome back the World Cup champions should be examined by FIFA, a top French government official said. During Argentina’s joyous return, a group of fans torched an improvised coffin lid emblazoned with a crucifix and a photo of Mbappe. During an open-top …

On Thursday, December 22, Thailand convened regional consultations to discuss the situation in army-controlled Myanmar, including rare overseas appearances by junta ministers. However, despite invites, several prominent members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) did not participate. Myanmar, Laos, and Cambodia’s foreign ministries, as well as Vietnam’s deputy foreign minister, participated in the meetings hosted by Thailand’s foreign …

On Friday, December 23, the Department of Health (DOH) revealed the Philippines’ first four cases of Omicron subvariant BF.7, which is responsible for the recent increase in illnesses in China. “As of now, only four instances of BF.7 have been found in the country, and these cases are being recorded under Omicron BA.5” the Department of Health informed reporters through …

The island’s defense ministry announced on Thursday, December 22 that Taiwan scrambled fighter planes to warn away 39 Chinese aircraft that had entered its southern air defense zone. Taiwan has complained about recurrent Chinese air force flights in the south of its air defense identification zone (ADIZ) during the past two years. The intrusion on Thursday included 21 fighters, four …

The comedy-drama series Turner & Hooch is a remake of the same-named movie from 1989. The show centres on the lives of U.S. Marshal Turner, a law-abiding man until he meets Hooch, a large, robustious canine that he must take in to prop in the pursuit of a killer. The main focus of the narrative is on the negotiations he …

A hospital in Shanghai has informed its employees to prepare for a “tragic struggle” with COVID-19, as it anticipates that half of the city’s 25 million residents would be infected by the end of the year as the virus sweeps through China mostly uncontrolled. China has begun dismantling its “zero-COVID” policy, which has taken a significant financial and psychological toll …

The latest picture by James Cameron, “Avatar: The Way of Water,” not only placed second in Japan’s box office, but also caused its cinema projectors to malfunction. In the Avatar sequel, the famed filmmaker utilized High Frame Rate (HFR) technology to create jaw-dropping graphics. Unfortunately, its film projectors were incapable of handling it, resulting in technical difficulties. At the time …