Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News.
Tai-Ex opening
The Tai-Ex opened down 122-points this morning from yesterday's close, at
18,337 on turnover of 12.5-billion N-T.
The market extended its losses from the previous session on Tuesday -
declining more than 700 points - but the downturn was capped as some
investors appeared willing to move to the buy side.
Analysts say the lower declines came as bargain hunters chose to jump into
the trading floor due to the U-S markets showing signs of stabilizing
overnight.
NSB majority of espionage cases involve active, ex-military personnel
The National Security Bureau says prosecutors have indicted 159 people
suspected of spying for China since 2020 and of that total 60-per cent of
them were active-duty or retired military personnel.
The statement comes after the bureau released its latest report on
intelligence operations to the legislature.
According to the report, China is actively recruiting retired miltary
personnel and using them to approach active members, recruiting through the
internet, enticing (引誘) them with payments, and targeting indebted service
members.
National Security Bureau Director-General Tsai Ming-yen is scheduled to
explain further details of the report during a legislative hearing later
today.
CDC reporting three new measles cases
The Centers for Disease Control has confirmed three new measles cases.
The cases include two imported from Vietnam and one domestic infection
involving a man living in Taoyuan.
The C-D-C says the domestic case involves a man in his 20s, who developed
symptoms last Tuesday and he was not a direct contact of any previously
confirmed case, but his housemate had been listed as a contact (接觸過的人)
of an imported case from Vietnam.
The exact source of the local infection remains under investigation.
As of Monday, the C-D-C had recorded 22 confirmed measles cases since the
start of the year.
They include eight domestic infections and 14 imported cases -- all from
Vietnam.
UN SecGen Calls on Israel to Allow Aid into Gaza
The United Nations Secretary General has appealed to Israel to rescind its
decision to block aid into Gaza.
Israel stopped aid convoys from entering the strip last month -accusing Hamas
of diverting aid.
Antonio Guterres says aid is now running extremely low and that Israel has a
duty of ensuring (確保) food and medical supplies enter Gaza.
Jody Jacobs has more from the United Nations in New York.
Argentina Reaches IMF Deal for Bailout
The International Monetary Fund says it's reached a preliminary agreement
with cash-strapped Argentina on a $20 billion bailout package.
The IMF says the loan is a 48-month arrangement, and "builds on the
authorities’ impressive early progress in stabilizing the economy”.
As a staff-level agreement, the deal announced Tuesday still requires final
approval from the IMF’s executive board.
The deal delivers a lifeline to President Javier Milei, who has slashed
inflation and stabilized the economy after years of turmoil with a harsh
austerity program.
But without cash from the international lender, he has been unable to rebuild
the scarce (幾乎沒有，稀有的) foreign exchange reserves he inherited, which
he needs to repay debts and lift Argentina’s strict currency controls.
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