Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News.
Tai-Ex opening
The Tai-Ex opened up 568-points this morning on the first trading day of the
new Lunar New Year, at 18,664 on turnover of $24-billion N-T.
Taiwan CDC reports sixth year of decline in new HIV infections
The Centers for Disease Control says Taiwan is marking another year of
decline in the number of new HIV infections.
Officials say 944 new cases of human immunodeficiency virus were reported on
the island in 2023, marking a sixth consecutive (連續的) year of falling case
numbers.
The CDC says it marks a decrease of nearly 12 percent from 2022, and the
figure was the lowest since 2004.
The agency encouraged individuals who have ever had sex to take at least one
HIV test and those who have sex without using a condom to take a test
annually.
Two lotto players win NT$1 million prizes at same Taipei shop on same day
Two lottery players recently won $1 million NT prizes on scratch lotto
tickets they purchased (購買) on the same day at the same store in Taipei's
Ximending neighborhood.
According to Taiwan Lottery Co., the lotto wins both happened on "Super Red
Envelope" scratch cards sold at a shop on Kunming Street in Ximen District on
the first day of the Lunar New Year holiday last Thursday.
The first of the winners was a married couple, while the second winners were
two young men who put their money together to the scratch card.
Taiwan Lottery released five new scratch cards for the Year of the Dragon, of
which the $2,000 NT Super Red Envelope -- with eight top prizes of NT$20
million -- is the most expensive.
NKorea Kim Supervises New Missile Tests
North Korea state media says leader Kim Jong Un has supervised a test of new
surface-to-sea missiles and warned that the country would take a more
aggressive (積極進取的) military posture in disputed sea boundaries with
war-divided rival South Korea.
Kim lso accused South Korea of frequently violating what he decried as North
Korean territorial waters with its maritime patrols and interdiction of
third-party ships.
He ordered his navy to strengthen its defense posture in waters near the
South Korean border islands of Baekryeong and Yeonpyeong.
The report today by North Korea’s state media came a day after South
Korea’s military said it detected the North firing multiple cruise missiles
in waters off its eastern coast.
Some experts say Kim may seek to further dial up pressure in an election year
in South Korea and the U.S.
US SuperBowl Victory Parade Shooting
Police say there are several casualties (傷亡) in Kansas City, after shots
were fired during a Super Bowl victory parade.
Thousands of fans had gathered on Wednesday in the US state of Missouri to
celebrate the Kansas Chiefs's victory in America's National Football League
game.
Benji Hyer has the latest.
Haiti Kenya Discuss Police Force Deployment
Haiti’s government has announced that it is working on an official agreement
with Kenyan officials to secure the long-awaited deployment of a police force
from the east African country.
The government said Wednesday that high-ranking officials from both countries
met in the U.S. for three days this week to draft a memorandum of
understanding and set a deadline for the arrival of Kenyan police forces.
The closed-door meetings included top U.S. officials and were held weeks
after a court in Kenya blocked the U.N-backed deployment of police to help
Haiti fight a surge (急遽上升) in gang violence.
That was the I.C.R.T. news,
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