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Tai-Ex opening
The Tai-Ex opened down 25-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 18,610 on turnover of 3-billion N-T.
The market closed slightly higher on Monday as buying rotated to non-tech stocks, as the bellwether electronics sector came under heavy pressure following losses seen in artificial intelligence development-related stock on Wall Street at the end of last week.
New Legislature Forms French and Polish Parliamentary Friendship Groups
The new Legislative Yuan has formed two parliamentary friendship groups to promote closer exchanges with France and Poland via their respective lawmaking bodies. Both of the parliamentary friendship groups are being headed by (為首) D-P-P lawmaker Lin Chu-yin.
According to Lin, the establishment of the groups is aimed at continuing and also further developing wide-ranging exchanges with the French and Polish parliaments.
The new Legislature is expected to announce the establishment of another parliamentarian friendship group later today to promote exchanges with ASEAN member countries.
CDC Reports First Local Measles Case Since 2022
The Centers for Disease Control has reported Taiwan's first locally acquired case of measles since September of 2022.
According to C-D-C Deputy Director General Philip Luo, the infected individual was a man in his 30s who sought emergency treatment at hospital on February 13 and was diagnosed with measles two days later. He remains in a hospital isolation ward.
The C-D-C deputy director says the origin of the infection is still being investigated.A total of 199 people, including family members and those whose hospital visits overlapped (重疊) with the man's have been identified as close contacts.
Crew Abandons Ship After Houthi Missile Attack
The crew of a British registered cargo vessel have abandoned (棄船) ship, after reportedly being hit by two missiles off the coast of Yemen.
John Bevir reports.
Gaza Reports 29Thousand Palestinians Killed
Gaza’s Health Ministry says more than 29-thousand Palestinians have been killed in the territory since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.
The ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza said on Monday that 107 bodies were brought to hospitals in the last 24 hours. The ministry does not distinguish between civilians and combatants (戰鬥人員) in its records, but says most of those killed were women and children.
The war began when Hamas-led militants stormed into southern Israel from Gaza on Oct. 7, killing some 1,200 people and taking around 250 hostage. After a round of exchanges for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel in November, around 130 remain captive, a fourth of them believed to be dead.
France Eiffel Tower Strikes Cause
Disruptions Visitors to the Eiffel Tower are being turned away because of a strike over poor financial management at one of the world’s most-visited sites.
Visits to the hugely popular landmark in central Paris have soared in the lead-up to the Summer Olympics in the French capital. But tourists planning to visit the Eiffel Tower on Monday were warned of disruptions (中斷、擾亂) in multiple languages on its website. Visitors were advised to check the website before heading to the monument or to postpone their trip.
In December, the Eiffel Tower was closed to visitors for an entire day during Christmas and New Year’s holidays because of a strike over contract negotiations.