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Tai-Ex opening
發佈於 2021-09-10 10:27:03
The Tai-Ex opened down 34-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 17,270 on turnover of $2.76-billion N-T.
The market gained ground on Thursday, despite Wall Street falling further overnight following a Federal Reserve report showing U-S economic activity slowed this summer.
However, investor sentiment remained somewhat muted (緩和; 削弱) - as turnover for the session stood at lowly 243-billion N-T.
New AstraZeneca Vaccine Appointment Round Begins Today
發佈於 2021-09-10 10:27:03
The Central Epidemic Command Center will be opening up the eighth round of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine appointments today.
The government's vaccination website will be open to appointments from 10AM today through noon on September 12.
The vaccines will be administered from September 15 through 23.
The new round covers people who received their first AstraZeneca jab before July 3, while those in the 18-22 age group who registered on the vaccination website prior to July 19 and listed AstraZeneca as one of their choices are eligible (有資格的) to book their first shot.
Annual LGBTQ Pride Parade to Move Online
發佈於 2021-09-10 10:27:03
The Taiwan Rainbow Civil Action Association says this year's Taiwan Pride Parade will be held online due to the current coronavirus restrictions.
According to the association, it was decided to make this year's parade a virtual only event as just the number of volunteers would violate (違反) crowd regulations imposed by the Central Epidemic Command Center.
Attendees will be able to check into the event while indicating which city or county in Taiwan they are participating from and watch performances by celebrities and members of the L-G-B-T-Q community.
The virtual Taiwan Pride Parade will be taking place on October 30.
Afghanistan Flight Leaves Kabul Airport
發佈於 2021-09-10 10:27:03
An estimated 200 foreigners, including Americans, have left Kabul on an international commercial flight, marking the first large-scale evacuation since U.S. and NATO forces left Afghanistan last week.
The Taliban have said they would let foreigners and Afghans with valid travel documents leave, but a dayslong standoff over charter planes at another airport had cast some doubt on those assurances (保證).
The Qatar Airways flight landed in Doha.
A senior U.S. official said that Americans, U.S. green card holders and other nationalities, including Germans, Hungarians and Canadians, are on the flight.
EU Reinstates Japan Travel Ban
發佈於 2021-09-10 10:27:04
The European Union has reinstated (恢復) a travel ban for Japan after a recent surge in coronavirus cases.
Phoebe Amoroso reports from Tokyo.
ISS Smoke Alarms Go Off on Russian Segment
發佈於 2021-09-10 10:27:04
Smoke alarms went off at the Russian segment of the International Space Station in the early hours of Thursday, and the crew reported noticing smoke and the smell of burnt plastic.
Russia's space agency Roscosmos said the incident took place in the Russian-built Zvezda module and occurred as the station's batteries were being recharged.
According to Roscosmos, the crew activated (啟用) air filters and returned to their ``night rest'' once the air quality was back to normal.
The crew will proceed with a space walk today as planned.