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Tai-Ex opening
發布於 2024-07-17 10:32:13
The Tai-Ex opened down 169-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 23,827 on turnover of 8.5-billion N-T.
The market gained ground on Tuesday as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing led the bellwether electronics sector higher ahead of a its investor conference scheduled tomorrow.
Buying was also sparked on the back of fresh investor hopes that the U-S Federal Reserve could opt to cut interest rates as early as September.
MND Warning About Deepfakes Ahead of Han Kuang Exercise
發布於 2024-07-17 10:32:13
The Ministry of National Defense is warning about an increase in deepfake disinformation ahead of next week's live-fire phase of the Han Kuang exercise.
According to defense officials, the National Chung Shan Institute of Science and Technology has been asked to present a special report on deepfake (深度，深偽) recognition, examining the technology and its defense applications.
The move comes as the defense ministry has said that misinformation often increases during the annual exercise.
The defense ministry says government agencies have taken steps to reduce the impact of such misinformation, but the military is working to intercept misinformation before it can be spread.
CDC Says COVID-19 and Flu Outbreaks have Now Peaked
發布於 2024-07-17 10:32:13
The Centers for Disease Control says both COVID-19 and flu cases have now peaked and the epidemic phases is likely pass in the coming weeks.
According to C-D-C Deputy Director-General Philip Luo, emergency and outpatient department visits for both diseases have seen a week-over-week decrease of more than 10-per cent.
Luo says based on that figure, the epidemic phase for COVID-19 will end mid-August, while the epidemic phase for flu will end early next month.
However, Luo is stressing that a renewed (更新的) COVID-19 outbreak in the autumn cannot be ruled out.
Data shows the most common COVID-19 strain detected domestically over the past four weeks is the JN.1 variant - which has accounted for 39-per cent of the total number of cases.
UK Gov to Lay Out Policy in State Opening of Parliament
發布於 2024-07-17 10:32:13
In the UK, the state opening of Parliament is taking place later (Wednesday) to mark the official start of the new government's time in office.
The ceremonial (儀式的) event is a chance for newly appointed Prime Minister Keir Starmer to lay out some of the key policies for the coming months.
John Bevir reports.
Brazil Old Dinosaur Bones Found
發布於 2024-07-17 10:32:13
A team of Brazilian scientists has discovered a skeleton of what they believe is one of the world’s oldest dinosaurs.
They made their discovery after heavy rains in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul accelerated the natural process of erosion.
The researchers say the fossil found next to a reservoir is around 233 million years old.
That would mean the dinosaur lived during the Triassic period, when all continents were part of a single land mass.
The apex predator (頂級掠食者) discovered in Rio Grande do Sul belongs to a family of dinosaurs that used to wander (行走) across lands that now make up present-day Brazil and Argentina.
The size of the bones reveals that the dinosaur would have reached around 2.5 meters in length.