EZ News 04/23/24

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Tai-Ex opening
The Tai-Ex opened up 153-points this morning from yesterday's close, at
19,564 on turnover of 5.5-billion N-T.

The market lost ground again on Monday - after failing to sustain (維持)
early gains as investors reacted to a plunge by tech stocks on Wall Street at
the end of last week.

Selling set within an hour of the opening bell - as tech heavyweights came
under pressure to push the market into negative territory - where in remained
throughut the rest of the trading day.

Hualien Suspends Work and Classes after 5.8 Quake
Hualien County has suspended work and classes today, after a magnitude 5.8
earthquake struck earlier this morning.

The magnitude 5.8 quake shook large parts of the island at 8:04am, after a
series of tremors overnight.

Those quakes including two of magnitude 6 and 6.3.

Two buildings in Hualien City have partially collapsed and tilted following
the overnight earthquakes.

The Full Hotel on Zhongshan Road and the Tong Shuai building on Mingli Road
in downtown Hualien City both partially collapsed following the quakes.

The hotel is currently undergoing renovation, while the unoccupied Tong Shuai
building had already been marked for demolition (拆除) following the April 3
magnitude 7.2 earthquake.

Both buildings have been cordoned off.

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UNRWA Report on Neutrality Released
A UN report on a review of the world body's humanitarian organisation,UNRWA
has found it has robust frameworks to ensure compliance (遵守) with
humanitarian neutrality.

The review of the organisation was initiated by the Secretary General
following allegations by Israel that several UNRWA staff had been involved in
the October 7th attacks on Israel.

Jody Jacobs has more…

Venezuela President Meets with ICC Head
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro met with the head of the International
Criminal Court as he faces an ongoing investigation by the tribunal (法庭)
into crimes against humanity for his crackdown on anti-government protests.

ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan didn’t make any statements following the
meeting at the presidential palace in Caracas.

Khan’s fourth visit to Venezuela comes almost two months after an appeals
panel ruled that the court’s investigation could proceed over the objections
of Maduro’s government.

ESA Adds New Members to Astronaut Corps
The European Space Agency has added five new members to its astronaut corps.

The new astronauts are from France, Belgium, Britain, Switzerland and Spain.

An Australian has also joined them as part of an agreement.

They graduated Monday during a ceremony in Cologne, Germany, after completing
a year of training.

That brings the space agency’s astronaut roster up to 11.

The newcomers are now eligible (有資格的) for trips to the International
Space Station.

More than 20,000 people applied for the five slots.

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