Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News.
Tai-Ex opening
The Tai-Ex opened up 64-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 24,244
on turnover of $4.1-billion N-T.
Expert: High Temps as Tropical Storm Heads to Japan
Forecasters say Taiwan can expect high temperatures today as a tropical storm
heads towards Japan.
Meteorologist Wu De-rong says weather in Taiwan will be sunny both today and
tomorrow, with highs in the north reaching 37 to 38 degrees Celsius.
The Central Weather Administration has issued a head alert for Taipei and New
Taipei in the north, as well as Chiayi County, Tainan City, and Taitung
County.
And afternoon showers and thunderstorms are expected in mountainous areas.
Wu says those traveling to or from Japan should be on the lookout for
(密切注意著) Tropical Storm Peipah, which is expected to hit Japan's Shikoku
and southern Honshu islands today.
From this weekend heading into next week, Wu says moisture from the south
will increase, leading to a chance of thunderstorms and heavy rain in the
afternoons.
And also for travelers, he adds that a tropical disturbance in the South
China Sea could affect Hong Kong and Macao on Monday next week.
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US Health Secretary RFK Jr hammered by lawmakers
US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has defended his leadership and
vaccine policies during a grilling (審問，指責) by lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
It follows the departure of several top officials from the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
Nick Harper reports from Washington.
Congo Suspected New Ebola Outbreak Kills Over a Dozen
Congo's health minister says a new Ebola outbreak is suspected of causing 15
deaths among 28 people with symptoms.
It’s the 16th outbreak of Ebola in the central African country, and the
minister says the fatality rate, estimated at nearly 54-percent, showed the
gravity (嚴重性) of the situation.
The suspected cases included four health care workers.
They all had typical Ebola symptoms such as fever, vomiting, diarrhea and
heavy bleeding.
The World Health Organization said it dispatched its experts to Kasai
province to strengthen disease surveillance, treatment and infection
prevention and control in health facilities.
It is also delivering supplies including personal protective equipment,
mobile laboratory equipment and medical supplies.
And the W-H-O says Congo has a stockpile of treatments and of the Ervebo
Ebola vaccine.
Peru Commission to Vote on Reserve for Uncontacted Tribes
A commission in Peru was scheduled to vote Thursday on whether to create a
long-delayed reserve in a remote stretch of the Amazon that would protect
five uncontacted tribes from outside encroachment.
It would be in the Loreto region near the Brazil border, and is roughly the
size of Jamaica.
The reserve would safeguard uncontacted tribes vulnerable to disease and
exploitation, but faces opposition from logging interests and political
resistance.
The vote follows decades of delays and comes as Congress debates changes to
the Indigenous Peoples in Isolation law that could weaken protections by
allowing periodic (定期的) re-evaluation and possible reduction of reserves.
That was the I.C.R.T. EZ News, I'm _____.
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