Key Points
- The Philippines has decided to allow the release of the "Barbie" movie despite receiving calls for a ban due to a controversial map featuring China's "nine-dash line."
- Michele Bullock to take over from Philip Lowe as the new governor when his seven-year term ends on September 18.
- Actors in the United States are demanding better pay conditions and a pledge that artificial intelligence won't replace their jobs, as they join the country's writers' strike.
