EZ News 07/17/24

EZ News

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News.
Tai-Ex opening
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
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
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
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
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.
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