Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News.
**Tai-Ex opening **
The Tai-Ex opened up 83-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 13,109
on turnover of $3.5-billion N-T.
**Traffic jams have eased on number 1 freeway **
Traffic jams have eased on the southbound lanes from Wu-du to Xi-zhi, in New
Taipei, on number one freeway as both lanes finally opened at 3:30 AM today.
Highway officials say while serious congestion still appeared at around 7 AM,
the situation has since improved a great deal.
The real-time freeway map online is flashing green for the section right now.
The road was blocked by tens of thousands tons of fallen rocks last Tuesday
and Wednesday as the embankment collapsed due to torrential rain, forcing
officials to close the entire section on Thursday.
But the closure caused huge traffic jams in Keelung city and the Xi-zhi
District as drivers tried to get onto alternative road.
Officials opened one lane of the section on Friday, but congestion persisted
(續) through the weekend.
Transport Minister Wang Guo-cai says it'll take 6 months to shore up the
slope along the freeway, but it won't affect traffic.
(JL)
**Pakistan Khan Says Protest March to Resume Tuesday **
Pakistan's former prime minister says a protest march (遊行) towards the
capital will resume on Tuesday, despite his being wounded by gunfire last
Thursday.
AP correspondent Naomi Schanen reports.
**Mexico Fireworks Explosion Leaves Injured **
Officials in Mexico say a fireworks explosion at a Day of the Dead
celebration injured 17 people.
The accident occurred Saturday in the township of Huejutla in Mexico's Gulf
coast region.
The municipal government says residents of the village of Tehuetlan were
celebrating the end of a regional (地區性) holiday when a pile of fireworks
was set alight and exploded, showering the surrounding crowd in sparks and
explosions.
The township says two pregnant women and three children were among the
injured.
One of the girls suffered second-degree burns.
**Migrant Ship Still in Italy Port **
The captain of a charity-operated migrant rescue ship has refused Italian
orders to leave a Sicilian port after authorities refused to let 35 migrants
disembark.
Italy’s new far-right-led government is targeting foreign-flagged rescue
ships.
The Humanity 1 was ordered to vacate (空出、離開) the port of Catania on
Sunday after disembarking 144 rescued migrants.
They included women with children, more than 100 unaccompanied minors and
people with medical emergencies.
The German charity that operates the vessel said the captain refused “until
all survivors rescued from distress at sea have been disembarked.”
Another ship with 572 rescued migrants arrived at the port for the same
vetting process, but two other ships carrying hundreds are still at sea.
That was the I.C.R.T. news,
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