EZ News 02/29/24

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News.

The Tai-Ex opened down 58-points this morning from Tuesday's close, at 18,797
on turnover of $5.3--billion N-T.

The Tai-Ex lost ground on Tuesday, as most other markets moving higher
despite Wall Street edging back from its record peaks overnight.


CDC Reports Rare Measles Cluster
The Centers for Disease Control is reporting a rare domestic measles cluster.

The cluster involves two people and confirmation comes after the C-D-C
identified a patient who contracted (感染) the disease from the index case at
a northern Taiwan hospital.

According to C-D-C Deputy Director General Philip Luo, the new case is a
medical worker in his 30s who tested positive for the disease on Tuesday of
this week.

Luo says a total of 306 people have been identified as close contacts of the
man, who is currently being isolated at home.

The C-D-C says people who visited B-2 food court in Terminal 2 of Taiwan
Taoyuan International Airport on February 22 and Liang's Rice Noodle Soup in
New Taipei's Zhonghe District on February 25, should monitor their health
until March 15-th.


Israel Claims Aid Convoys Reach Northern Gaza
Israeli officials say aid convoys carrying food reached northern Gaza this
week.

The delivery on Wednesday is the first major one in a month to the devastated
(被摧毀的) area, where the U.N. has warned of worsening starvation.

The officials say 31 trucks carrying food entered northern Gaza on Wednesday,
and nearly 20 other trucks entered the north on Monday and Tuesday.

Associated Press footage showed people carrying sacks of flour from the
distribution site.

It was not immediately clear who carried out the deliveries.

A spokesperson for the U.N.’s humanitarian coordination office said that the
United Nations was not involved.

The U.S., Egypt and Qatar have been working on a ceasefire deal that would
release some of the hostages still held by Hamas and open the door to a
greater influx (湧進) of aid to Palestinians.

Families of the hostages have launched a four-day march from southern Israel
to Jerusalem to demand their loved ones be set free.


Oil Spill off Trinidad and Tobago Reaches Dutch Island
Authorities say an offshore oil spill that led Trinidad and Tobago to declare
a national emergency earlier this month has reached the shores of the Dutch
Caribbean island of Bonaire hundreds of miles away. It's the first sign of
how far the leaked oil has traveled.

Officials say a minimum of 1.6 million liters of oil mixed with water have
been vacuumed from where a barge (平底載貨船) capsized.

But officials warned the number is likely larger since it does not include
oil picked up with sand and seaweed.

A preliminary probe found the barge was being tugged to Guyana when it
overturned off Tobago.


Odysseus Space Craft to Power Down
The team behind the Odysseus spacecraft says their mission has 'changed the
economics of landing on the moon'.

Speaking on Wednesday, representatives of Intuitive Machines said the lander
will be "put to sleep" before being powered up again in the next two to three
weeks.

Last week it became the first privately developed spacecraft to soft land
(緩慢著陸，軟著陸) on the lunar surface.

Sally Patterson has more.


That was the I.C.R.T. news,

Check in again tomorrow for our simplified version of the news, uploaded
every day in the afternoon.

Enjoy the rest of your day, I'm _____.

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News.



The Tai-Ex opened down 58-points this morning from Tuesday's close, at 18,797

on turnover of $5.3--billion N-T.



The Tai-Ex lost ground on Tuesday, as most other markets moving higher

despite Wall Street edging back from its record peaks overnight.





CDC Reports Rare Measles Cluster

The Centers for Disease Control is reporting a rare domestic measles cluster.



The cluster involves two people and confirmation comes after the C-D-C

identified a patient who contracted (感染) the disease from the index case at

a northern Taiwan hospital.



According to C-D-C Deputy Director General Philip Luo, the new case is a

medical worker in his 30s who tested positive for the disease on Tuesday of

this week.



Luo says a total of 306 people have been identified as close contacts of the

man, who is currently being isolated at home.



The C-D-C says people who visited B-2 food court in Terminal 2 of Taiwan

Taoyuan International Airport on February 22 and Liang's Rice Noodle Soup in

New Taipei's Zhonghe District on February 25, should monitor their health

until March 15-th.





Israel Claims Aid Convoys Reach Northern Gaza

Israeli officials say aid convoys carrying food reached northern Gaza this

week.



The delivery on Wednesday is the first major one in a month to the devastated

(被摧毀的) area, where the U.N. has warned of worsening starvation.



The officials say 31 trucks carrying food entered northern Gaza on Wednesday,

and nearly 20 other trucks entered the north on Monday and Tuesday.



Associated Press footage showed people carrying sacks of flour from the

distribution site.



It was not immediately clear who carried out the deliveries.



A spokesperson for the U.N.’s humanitarian coordination office said that the

United Nations was not involved.



The U.S., Egypt and Qatar have been working on a ceasefire deal that would

release some of the hostages still held by Hamas and open the door to a

greater influx (湧進) of aid to Palestinians.



Families of the hostages have launched a four-day march from southern Israel

to Jerusalem to demand their loved ones be set free.





Oil Spill off Trinidad and Tobago Reaches Dutch Island

Authorities say an offshore oil spill that led Trinidad and Tobago to declare

a national emergency earlier this month has reached the shores of the Dutch

Caribbean island of Bonaire hundreds of miles away. It's the first sign of

how far the leaked oil has traveled.



Officials say a minimum of 1.6 million liters of oil mixed with water have

been vacuumed from where a barge (平底載貨船) capsized.



But officials warned the number is likely larger since it does not include

oil picked up with sand and seaweed.



A preliminary probe found the barge was being tugged to Guyana when it

overturned off Tobago.





Odysseus Space Craft to Power Down

The team behind the Odysseus spacecraft says their mission has 'changed the

economics of landing on the moon'.



Speaking on Wednesday, representatives of Intuitive Machines said the lander

will be "put to sleep" before being powered up again in the next two to three

weeks.



Last week it became the first privately developed spacecraft to soft land

(緩慢著陸，軟著陸) on the lunar surface.



Sally Patterson has more.





That was the I.C.R.T. news,



Check in again tomorrow for our simplified version of the news, uploaded

every day in the afternoon.



Enjoy the rest of your day, I'm _____.