Today on Rappler – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:

• Japan ex-PM Abe assassinated while making election campaign speech

Japanese former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dies Friday, July 8 after being shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election.

• President Marcos tests positive for COVID-19

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. tests positive for COVID-19. The disclosure is made by Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles in a media briefing on Friday, July 8.

• CA affirms Maria Ressa’s cyber libel conviction, adds 8 months to possible jail sentence

The Philippine Court of Appeals affirms the cyber libel conviction of Rappler CEO and Nobel Peace Prize Winner Maria Ressa, and former Rappler researcher-writer Reynaldo Santos Jr.

• British lawyers defending Hong Kong tycoon say they receive threats

Barristers from a British law firm representing jailed Hong Kong tycoon and democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai say on Thursday, July 7, they received anonymous emails warning them against traveling to the city to defend him.

• Injured Nadal pulls out of Wimbledon, sends Kyrgios into final

Rafa Nadal’s hopes of completing a rare calendar year Grand Slam end on Thursday, July 7, after pulling out of his Wimbledon semifinal against Australian Nick Kyrgios with an abdominal strain. – Rappler.com

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