Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News.
Tai-Ex opening
The Tai-Ex opened marginally down this morning from yesterday's close, at
23,014 on turnover of 7-billion N-T.
The market closed slightly lower on Tuesday as Taiwan Semiconductor
Manufacturing fell into negative territory and as investors are being
cautious ahead of the conclusion of this week's two-day policymaking meeting
of the U-S Federal Reserve.
New Examination Yuan head confirmed by Legislature
Lawmakers have confirmed the appointment of Chou Hung-hsien and Hsu
Shu-hsiang as the new president and vice president of the Examination Yuan.
The appointments of six members of the Examination Yuan have also been
confirmed following a vote in the Legislative Yuan.
Chou is the incumbent Examination Yuan vice president, and was confirmed by a
vote of 59 to 53.
Chou has worked in public office for the past 16 years, serving in various
(各種各樣的) positions including in the Examination Yuan and the Executive
Yuan.
Supreme Prosecutors Office prosecutor Ker Li-ling is the only one of
President Lai Ching-te's seven nominees for the Examination Yuan not to have
been be confirmed by the Legislature.
The president, a vice president, and between seven and nine members of the
body responsible for administering (施行) national civil servant exams and
appointing, training and protecting the rights of civil service personnel are
appointed by the president to four-year terms.
CDC reporting decline in enterovirus cases
The Centers for Disease Control is reporting a decline (減少) in the number
of enterovirus case being reported to health authorities.
According to the C-D-C, outpatient and emergency visits from between December
8 and 14 totaled 17,508 a decline of 21.4-per cent from the previous week.
However, C-D-C Deputy Director-General Tseng Shu-hui is warning that that the
enterovirus epidemic remains at its highest level in a decade for this period
despite the decline in the number of weekly cases.
Health officials say monitoring over the past four weeks has found that the
coxsackie-virus A-16 strain was the most prevalent (流行) circulating here in
Taiwan.
And that was followed by the A-6, A-2, and enterovirus D-68 strains.
US Mangione Faces Murder Charges in NY
The suspect accused of (被指控) killing a top healthcare insurance official
has been charged with murder in New York
Luigi Mangione was indicted on 11 counts on Tuesday, including first-degree
murder and murder as an act of terrorism.
His lawyer says he plans to plead not guilty to the charges.
Sally Patterson has more.
Denmark AntiWhaling Activist Freed from Prison
Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson will not be extradited to Japan after being
freed from prison in Denmark, his lawyer said.
The Canadian-American citizen is now planning to return home to be reunited
with his family during the festive season after spending five months in
custody in Greenland.
Japan had asked Denmark to extradite Watson, who was arrested earlier this
year under a Japanese warrant.
The former head of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, whose high seas
confrontations with whaling vessels have drawn support from celebrities and
featured in a reality television series, said he is “quite relieved”
(鬆了口氣) to be free.
Watson's foundation said he faced a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison in
Japan, which does not have an extradition treaty with Denmark.
That was the I.C.R.T. EZ News, I'm _____.
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