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Tai-Ex opening
發布於 2024-10-17 10:50:16
The Tai-Ex opened up 103-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 23,114 on turnover of $7.7-billion N-T.
The market took a beating on Wednesday as it tumbled more than 280 points amid selling sparked by a disappointing sales outlook from semiconductor equipment supplier A-S-M-L Holdings.
Market watchers say futures-led selling also pushed down the local main board, while foreign institutional investors - who held a large number of short position contracts - opted to (選擇) dumped stocks on the spot market to profit in futures.
New Taipei Museum Reopens After Flood Damage from Typhoon Krathon
發布於 2024-10-17 10:50:16
The Juming Museum in New Taipei's Jinshan District has reopened to the public - over 10-days after suffering extensive (大面積的) damage from flooding caused by Typhoon Krathon.
Floodwaters breached the museum's storage facilities, knocked down sculptures displayed outside, and flooded low-lying areas on the museum's 110,000-square meter campus when the storm battered Taiwan on October 4.
According to the museum's director Liu Bo-cun, 50 indoor and 86 outdoor artworks were damaged, as was some of the museum's electrical equipment.
Liu says the works of art will all be professionally restored.
The Juming Museum is the largest outdoor museum in Taiwan and was designed by and presents the works of late contemporary Taiwanese sculptor Ju Ming.
Israel says no aid shortage in Gaza
發布於 2024-10-17 10:50:16
The Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations says there is no shortage of aid in Gaza.
Speaking to reporters in New York on Wednesday ahead of another emergency session of the UN Security Council, Danny Danon laid the blame (責怪，歸咎於) squarely at the feet of Hamas, claiming it hijacks the aid.
Jody Jacobs has more from the United Nations....
Nigeria Tanker Explosion Leaves Dead and Injured.
發布於 2024-10-17 10:50:16
More than 140 people, including children, are dead in Nigeria after an overturned gasoline tanker truck exploded in flames while they tried to scoop up fuel.
Dozens more were injured.
Police say the accident occurred at midnight in northern Jigawa state when the tanker driver lost control on a highway.
Residents rushed to the scene before the blaze, and witnesses say the ensuing (隨後的) fire spread so quickly that many couldn't escape.
People often salvage fuel from tanker accidents in the country, especially because of soaring fuel prices, which have tripled since the government ended costly gas subsidies last year.
Liam Payne Obit
發布於 2024-10-17 10:50:16
Former One Direction singer Liam Payne was found dead after falling from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires on Wednesday.
He was 31.
Buenos Aires police said in a statement that Payne fell from the third floor, resulting in “extremely (非常，極其) serious injuries.”
Medics confirmed his death on the spot.