Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News.
**Tai-Ex opening **
The Tai-Ex opened up 27-points this morning from Friday's close, at 16,870 on
turnover of 3.6-billion N-T.
The market closed slightly lower on Friday amid volatility (易變) on Wall
Street, after ratings agency Fitch cut the U-S' credit rating
Artificial intelligence development-related stocks bounced back from previous
session, offsetting loses seen the semiconductor sector, while buying also
rotated to select old economy stocks to lend further support to the broader
market.
**Agricultural Losses from Typhoon Khanun Estimated at NT$128 million **
The Ministry of Agriculture says agricultural losses (損失) caused by Typhoon
Khanun currently stand at 129-million N-T.
According to the minstry, farms in Miaoli, Taichung and Nantou have been the
hardest hit.
Agricultural damage in Nantou stands at 120-million N-T and accounts for
93-per cent of the total losses so far.
Miaoli County is seeing 6-million N-T in loses, while Taichung has sustained
2.5-million N-T in storm-related agricultural losses.
The Ministry of Agriculture is warning that those losses will likely rise, as
more farms report further damage in the coming days.
**Taoyuan Vietnamese Sandwich Stand Fined Following Mass Food Poisoning **
The Taoyuan City Department of Public Health says the owner of a Vietnamese
sandwich stand at a traditional market in the Zhongli District has been fined
540,000 N-T following a mass food poisoning.
The fine was issued after the health department received reports that over
400 people who purchased food from the sandwich stand fell ill.
According to city health officials, it collected information regarding the
food consumption (食用) history of 243 people who became ill, and discovered
that 229 of them had developed symptoms after eating sandwiches purchased at
the stand between August 2 and 3.
Four of the victims have since tested positive for salmonella.
**Pakistan Train Crash Toll Rises **
Railway officials say the death toll from a train derailment in southern
Pakistan has risen to at least 30, with more than 90 others injured.
Senior Railway officials said Sunday the train was on its way from Karachi to
Rawalpindi when its 10 cars derailed.
Police say that 30 bodies have been recovered from the overturned (翻倒) and
damaged cars and more than 90 were injured, some of them very seriously.
The minister for railways says the crash could be due to a mechanical fault
or the result of sabotage.
He says an investigation was underway.
**US Trump Demands New Judge and Venue for Trial **
Former US President Donald Trump says there is "no way" he can get a fair
trial in his case related to the 2020 election.
Trump wrote on social media that his legal team (法律團隊) will ask for a new
judge and to move the trial out of Washington DC.
Trump is accused of trying to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential
election.
Nick Harper reports from Washington.
That was the I.C.R.T. news,
Check in again tomorrow for our simplified version of the news, uploaded
every day in the afternoon.
Enjoy the rest of your day, I'm _____.
--
Hosting provided by SoundOn