The summary of NY Times articles.

2 days ago, all the news agencies wrote about the explosion in Chugun city in China. It had been on an Ipad factory. As the observer said, "We were sitting in a café, when we heard the blast and saw a fume through the broken windows." At that moment, a lot of people went out of the factory. Many of them were injured by the fire. 

An official said about 2 people died and 77 were injured. Apple is a worldwide company manufacturing personal computers and digital devices. Some branches of the company are located in China.
For the past 6 months, the company had a letter from the Chinese group with the information about potential risk of explosion on an Apple factory in Chugun. Apples' officials received the letter, but didn’t solve the problem. Employees who have worked on the factory complained about the harsh conditions inside. People have overtime work; many were under-aged employees who worked 7 days a week; and most of them slept in dorms.
That was the breaking news from UK.

you pronounce it exactly as you read it. no silent t's or a's or h's. I think it's a general rule in the Filipino language.

you can, but "driven to my knees" is more say, intense than "fall to my knees"..driven to my knees is like a rhetorical of someone who has undergone difficult situations almost to the point of giving up.

Although teacher kaliwete is right, you don't say it that way in a conversation. just saying "nakakatawa talaga or sobrang nakakatawa" will suffice.

mean...speak..

Gusto kong matuto nang Filipino dahil mahal ko ang wikang ito. Pati na rin ang kultura, ang mga tao at umaasa akong isang araw ay mabisita ko ang Pilipinas. 

Umaasa rin ako na may isang tao akong matulungan sa kanilang Espanyol.

i.e is another way of saying "that is", "which is", "in other words", "which is the same as".,the sentence following i.e is a specific definition or clarification. for example: I will take the eligibility exam i.e. Nurses Licensure Exam. I miss watching the Teletubbies i.e. Dipsy, Laa-Laa, Po, and Tinky Winky.