EZ News 08/08/24

EZ News

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News.
Tai-Ex opening
The Tai-Ex opened down 248-points this morning from yesterday's close, at
21,047 on turnover of 5.9-billion N-T.
The market recorded its largest closing gains in history on Wednesday - after
surging nearly 800-points.
The rise was led by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.
This comes after its American depositary receipts spiked overnight as Wall
Street staged a rebound.
However, Wall Street fell overnight.
Those losses weren't as bad as those that wracked (摧殘，折磨) markets
worldwide earlier this week.
But market watchers say the downturn in U-S indexes still spooked investors
here in Taiwan.
Environmental NGOs Form Coalition to Lobby New Climate Change Committee
Environmental groups have announced the establishment of coalition to lobby
the National Climate Change Response Committee.
The coalition is being led by groups including the Taiwan Renewable Energy
Alliance, the Wild at Heart Legal Defense Association, and the Taiwan Citizen
Participation Association.
According to those groups, the coalition has been formed due to concerns that
industry might seek to obscure (遮蔽；使不分明) the government's climate
policy.
The National Climate Change Response Committee was formed in June by
President Lai Ching-te and is holding its inaugural meeting today.
Today's meeting is expected to focus on the impact of climate change on the
world and Taiwan, and the challenge of Taiwan's power supply and demand.
Current and Former Presidents Remember Doris Brougham
And,
President Lai Ching-te and former President Tsai Ing-wen are marking the
death of Studio Classroom founder and English teacher to several generations
of people here in Taiwan, Doris Brougham.
Brougham passed away multiple organ dysfunction syndrome at the MacKay
Memorial Hospital's Tamsui Branch on Wednesday.
She was 98.
Lai is thanking Brougham for dedicating herself to Taiwan and lauding (讚美)
her as a "respected educator" for "resolutely speaking up for Taiwan" in the
international community for decades and for being a "force for good" for
society.
While Tsai is thanking Brougham for always bringing her "warmth and
encouragement" during times of difficulty and challenges.
US Harris Polling Up Among Black Voters
US Presidential hopeful Kamala Harris is hitting the campaign trail with her
new running mate Tim Walz, in a multi-day, multi-battleground blitz (閃電戰).
It comes as new polling analysis shows Harris is receiving a boost in support
from black voters across the country.
Mitch McCann reports:
Bangladesh Interim Leader Appeals for Calm
Bangladesh’s incoming interim leader Muhammad Yunus has appealed for calm
and urged all parties to help the country rebuild.
This comes after weeks of violence that killed hundreds of people and
prompted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee (逃跑) to India.
Yunus, a Nobel peace laureate, was in Paris for the Olympics when he was
named interim leader following talks among military officials and student
activists who led the uprising against a prime minister seen as increasingly
autocratic.
Yunus on Wednesday boarded a plane to return home.
Bangladesh’s military chief said that an interim government headed by Yunus
would be sworn in Thursday night.
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