Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News.
Tai-Ex opening
The Tai-Ex opened up 107-points this morning from yesterday's close, at
21,631 on turnover of 4.4-billion N-T.
The market moved sharply lower on Monday amid investor concerns about
volatility on Wall Street after Moody's Ratings downgraded the sovereign
credit rating for the United States - citing the Trump administration's
growing budget deficit.
National Human Rights Museum holds White Terror Memorial Day ceremony
The National Human Rights Museum has held a ceremony for White Terror
Memorial Day.
The event was held at the Jing-mei White Terror Memorial Park in New Taipei
and marked the 76th anniversary of the declaration of martial law in 1949 by
Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist government.
More than 100 people attended the ceremony and the event included a
dramatization (戲劇化) of victim experiences and readings of names, along
with a recitation of the "519 Prayer of Remembrance" written by White Terror
victim Chen Lieh.
Guest laid flowers at the monument in tribute to the victims and
pro-democracy activists and women's rights also used the occasion to call on
the government to designate May 19 as a national holiday.
Jensen Huang announces 'Beitou Shilin' as new Nvidia office site
Nvidia C-E-O Jensen Huang has announced that his company has selected "Beitou
Shilin" in Taipei for its new new overseas headquarters.
He announced the decision during his keynote Computex speech at the Taipei
Music Center - saying it will be called the "Nvidia Constellation."
The statement brings to an end months of speculation regarding where Nvidia
would locate (定位) its new oversea headquarters.
The Taipei City Government had offered the company other sites, while the New
Taipei and Taoyuan governments were also hoping the tech giant would choose
locations in their cities.
Trump Says Russia-Ukraine Negotiations Will Begin "immediately"
US President Donald Trump says negotiations between Russia and Ukraine will
begin "immediately (立即地)" on ending the war in Ukraine.
Sagher Meghani reports
WHO Appeals for Funding
The World Health Organization chief has appealed to member countries to
support its “extremely modest” request for a $2.1 billion annual budget.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the point by putting
that sum into perspective next to outlays for ad campaigns for tobacco or the
cost of war.
He told the WHO’s annual assembly on Monday that $2.1 billion is the
equivalent (相等的，等值的) of global military expenditure every 8 hours, or
the price of one stealth bomber.
WHO has presented a budget for the next two years that is 22% less than
originally planned, largely in response to U.S. and other Western funding
cuts.
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