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ai-Ex opening
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The Tai-Ex opened up 121-points this morning from Friday's close, at 42,793
on turnover of 15.5-billion N-T.
The market saw its biggest single-day drop on record last Friday -- tumbling
just over 2,950-points -- as a sell-off in artificial intelligence-related
shares dragged Wall Street lower and weighed on global equities.
President Lai honors F-16V pilot who died in January training accident
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President Lai Ching-te has presented a posthumous presidential citation
(追授獎項) honoring Air Force pilot Hsin Po-yi.
Hsin died after his F-16V fighter jet crashed during a nighttime training
mission off of Hualien in January.
Hsin's father, Hsin Chin-yu, accepted the citation from Lai at a ceremony.
Hsin served with the Air Force's Hualien-based 5th Tactical Composite Wing
and was posthumously promoted from captain to major and awarded the Order ofLoyalty and Valor.
Hsin's F-16V fighter jet disappeared from radar on the evening of January 6
on a routine raining mission shortly after he reported becoming separated
from the lead aircraft while flying through clouds.
The aircraft's flight data recorder was recovered in March.
Taiwan's students shine at international Biology, Chemistry Olympiads
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Taiwan students have ranked first and third, respectively, in gold medal
tallies, at the International Biology Olympiad and the International
Chemistry Olympiad.
The students won four gold medals at the Biology Olympiad and three golds and
one silver at the Chemistry Olympiad.
Both events took place in Vilnius, Lithuania,
According to the Ministry of Education, Taiwan sent students from the Taipei
Municipal Chien Kuo High School, the Taipei First Girls High School the
Taichung Municipal Taichung First Senior High School to the event.
Taiwan's four-gold haul topped the medal table among 78 participating
countries and 302 contestants.
US STRIKES ABADAN AS WASHINGTON FACES QUESTIONS OVER MILITARY READINESS FOR
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WIDER IRAN CONFLICT
The United States struck targets on the outskirts of the Iranian city of
Abadan on Sunday evening, extending what has now been more than a week of
consecutive American strikes against Iran.
The latest attack came as the White House faces accusations (指控) of sending
mixed signals on its strategy — having reimposed sanctions on Iranian oil
exports after initially lifting them under a memorandum of understanding that
now appears to have collapsed.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington.
Nigeria UNICEF Warns of Child Malnutrition
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Health workers in northern Nigeria say more children are relapsing into
malnutrition and cite knock-on effects from the war in the Middle East.
The region is already under pressure from an insurgency crisis.
The conflict in the Middle East has worsened food security for millions,
especially children.
UNICEF warns that if the war continues, millions more children could fall
into poverty.
The war has also affected fertilizer supplies and prices, threatening the
planting season and worsening the fate (命運) of mostly farming communities in
northern Nigeria.
Hungary President Signs to End his Term
發布於 2026-07-20 10:28:14
Hungary's president has signed a constitutional amendment ending his term,
resolving a dispute with the new government.
Prime Minister Péter Magyar, who defeated Viktor Orbán in April, had urged
Tamás Sulyok to resign, accusing him of failing to oppose Orbán's
antidemocratic actions.
When Sulyok refused, Magyar's party passed an amendment for his immediate
removal.
Sulyok signed it on the final day before the deadline.
His term officially ends today.
Magyar's government has been dismantling (拆解) Orbán's influence by removing
appointees and making judicial reforms.
It also plans to nominate a new president soon.