Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News.
Tai-Ex opening
The Tai-Ex opened up 75-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 23,063
on turnover of 5.3-billion N-T.
The market came under heavy pressure on Tuesday - tumbling more than
350-points - amid increasing investors concerns over U-S tariff threats.
Analyst says many investors are now turning downbeat about the ongoing tariff
talks with the U-S - as the negotiations have yet to yield any conclusions.
Competing rallies planned ahead of recall votes
The D-P-P and the K-M-T are set to hold competing rallies on Ketagalan
Boulevard in Taipei later this week as they make a final push ahead of
Saturday's batch of recall votes targeting 24 K-M-T lawmakers.
The D-P-P will be holding a rally there on Thursday.
And according to the "Oppose CCP, Safeguard Taiwan Alliance," a livestreamed
(直播) rally will also be held on Friday night on Jinan Road.
Meanwhile, the K-M-T is set to hold a rally on Friday night on Ketagalan
Boulevard.
Traffic restrictions will be in place in the area on both days.
12 imported cases of dengue fever reported last week
The Centers for Disease Control is reporting 12 new imported dengue fever
cases.
According to the C-D-C, the cases were recorded from July 15 through 21 and
it's the highest single-weekly total this year.
The C-D-C's Epidemic Intelligence Center says the cases came Thailand,
Indonesia, Vietnam, Myanmar and Cambodia.
A total of 109 confirmed imported cases of the mosquito-borne disease have
been reported here in Taiwan so far this year and 91.7-per cent of them have
come from Southeast Asia.
Indonesia accounted for (佔) the most with 45 cases.
US agrees trade & security deal with Philippines
The US and the Philippines have agreed a trade deal that will see goods
(商品) from the Southeast Asian country face a 19% tariff.
US President Donald Trump announced the news following a visit from the
nation's President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Nick Harper reports from Washington.
Syria Finds Thousand Deaths in Sectarian Violence
A Syrian government investigation says more than 1,400 people died in
sectarian (宗派的) violence along the coast earlier this year.
The clashes began in March after armed groups loyal to former President
Bashar Assad attacked security forces of the new government.
Retaliation led to widespread violence against civilians, with sectarian
motives largely driven by revenge.
Meanwhile, recent violence in Sweida province has displaced over 128-thousand
people.
The Syrian Red Crescent reports dire (嚴重的；危急的) conditions with
shortages of supplies and damaged infrastructure.
Aid deliveries have started, but concerns remain about the long-term
displacement.
British Wreck Found on Scottish Beach
Archaeologists have identified a 250-year-old shipwreck uncovered on a remote
Scottish beach.
The 18th-century naval warship and whaling vessel called the Earl of Chatham
was revealed (露出) in February 2024 after a storm swept away sand.
Local farmers and researchers worked together to recover the ship’s 12 tons
of oak timbers.
Experts traced the ship’s history using tree-ring dating (樹木年輪學) and
historical records.
It was originally named HMS Hind and it served in the American War of
Independence before becoming a whaling ship.
It was wrecked off Sanday in 1788.
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