Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News.
**Tai-Ex opening **
The Tai-Ex opened up 2-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 16,810
on turnover of $2.6-billion N-T.
The market gained more than 200-points on Thursday, as investor interest in
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing rebounded from previous session.
Renewed investor interest in T-S-M-C came after the company issued a record
cash dividend of 3 N-T per share for its first-quarter earnings - and that
led to a rally across the broader market.
**Control Yuan Censures Taipei Prison **
The Control Yuan has censured the Taipei Prison for its mistreatment of some
inmates.
According to the government watchdog, it is demanding the Ministry of Justice
review surveillance systems in all correctional facilities islandwide.
The move comes after it opened an investigation into the prison following
complaints filed by some inmates earlier this year.
The Control Yuan says that investigation found that some prisoners were
subject to abuse by prison employees, while other correctional officers
turned a blind eye to the mistreatment.
The abuse included handcuffing, beating and pepper spraying.
Control Yuan member Gao Yong-cheng says some of the incidents resulted in
injuries to the inmates, and some of them were coerced (脅迫的) by
correctional officials into signing a document stating that they had not been
injured.
The investigation also found that the surveillance cameras in the prison were
compromised by numerous blind spots.
**EU Countries to Keep Sanctions on Iran **
Britain, France and Germany have announced that they will keep their
sanctions on Iran related to the Mideast country’s atomic program and its
development of ballistic missiles.
The measures were to expire in October under a timetable spelled out in the
now defunct (不復存在的) nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers.
The three European allies known as E3 had helped negotiate the nuclear deal.
In a joint statement on Thursday, they said they would retain their sanctions
in a “direct response to Iran’s consistent and severe (劇烈)
non-compliance” with the accord.
Iran has violated the sanctions by developing and testing ballistic missiles
and sending drones to Russia for its war on Ukraine.
**Dominican Republic Closes Borers with Haiti **
The Dominican Republic’s president has announced he will close all borders
with neighboring Haiti starting today in a dispute over a canal on the
Haitian side that would divert water from a border river.
His announcement signals that last-minute talks between the countries have
failed to head off the closure (關閉).
President Luis Abinader says air, sea and land borders will remain shuttered
“until necessary.”
It is a rare move for the Dominican Republic, and could hit economies in both
countries, though it will be most acutely (嚴重地) felt in Haiti.
The closure is a response to the excavation of a canal by a farming group on
the Haitian side that targets waters from the Massacre River.
**NASA UFO Report Finds No Evidence of Alien Activity **
A UFO sightings report from the US space agency has found no evidence of
alien activity in relation to a number of unexplained phenomena.
However, Nasa could also not rule out the possibility of the existence (存在)
of other life forms.
US correspondent Nick Harper reports.
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