Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News.
Tai-Ex opening
The Tai-Ex opened down 134-points this morning from yesterday's close, at
22,798 on turnover of $5.02-billion N-T.
The market came under heavy pressure on Thursday - as it tumbled more than
230 points to close below the 23,000 point mark - due to selling
sparked by a plunge on Wall Street overnight after the U-S Federal Reserve
implied it plans to slow the pace of its rate cut cycle.
Selling was seen across the board with the bellwether electronics sector in
focus before its losses were trimmed in the afternoon session, which managed
to cap the downturn by the end of the trading day.
Police officer suspended from duty for leaking secrets
A police officer has been detained for allegedly leaking secrets about
President Lai Ching-te's itinerary while he was seconded to the National
Security Bureau.
According to the Sixth Special Police Corps, an investigation found that the
police officer likely leaked undisclosed (未公開的) information related to
Lai to his friends during his tenure at the N-S-B which began in May.
The police officer was discharged from the N-S-B and returned to the Sixth
Special Police Corps on December 8.
A court approved a request by prosecutors to detain him for allegedly leaking
secrets and violating the Classified National Security Information Protection
Act on December 9.
The police corps says it has also suspended the officer in accordance with
the Police Personnel Management Act.
UN Chief warns 'AI arms race' could have major security implications
The UN's top official is warning artificial intelligence is evolving faster
than our ability to govern it.
Antonio Guterres said on Thursday there's an urgent need for global
governance (治理) frameworks.
He joined US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a Security Council meeting
to discuss the opportunities and risks of AI.
Sally Patterson reports from New York, where the United Nations is
headquartered.
Kenya Declares GenderBased Violence Most Pressing Security Threat
The Kenyan government has declared gender-based violence the nation’s most
pressing (緊迫) security threat, with 100 women killed in the past four
months alone, most of them by men who were known to them, including intimate
partners.
Kenya's Prime Cabinet Secretary referred to the escalating crisis as “the
elephant in the room,” and said authorities have investigated most of the
cases, which are pending in court.
The official says since September 2023, a staggering 7,107 cases of sexual
and gender-based violence have been reported in Kenya.
He adds that the police inspector general has formed a specialized unit to
combat femicides — the killing of girls or women because of their gender.
Kenya's Cabinet this week approved the setting up of a presidential working
group to provide recommendations on how to stop gender-based violence.
Wright Contempt of Court
An Australian computer scientist who falsely claimed to be the founder of the
bitcoin cryptocurrency has been found to have committed contempt of court by
breaching an order of London’s High Court.
In a judgment on Thursday, the justice on the case said Craig Wright had
committed “a clear breach” of an order in March that barred him from
launching or threatening further legal action related to bitcoin.
Wright, who is not in the U.K., has been sentenced to 12 months in prison,
suspended for two years
For eight years, Wright had claimed that he was the man behind “Satoshi
Nakamoto,” the pseudonym (筆名;假名) that masked the identity of the creator
of bitcoin.
That was the I.C.R.T. EZ News, I'm _____.
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