EZ News 03/03/25

EZ News

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News.
Tai-Ex opening
The Tai-Ex opened down 319-points this morning from Thursday's close, at
22,734 on turnover of 13-billion N-T.
The market lost ground on Thursday - the final trading day of the week due to
the 228 holiday.
The main board tumbled nearly 350-points during that session, despite Wall
Street closing little changed overnight and Nvidia reporting strong profits
for the last quarter.
USAID funding cuts could impact Taiwan's health system
A doctor at the Taipei City Hospital's Zhongxing Branch is warning that cuts
to the U-S Agency for International Development could impact Taiwan's public
health system, which "relies"(依賴) on internationally collected data.
It comes after the U-S last month announced plans to eliminate more than
90-per cent of US-AID's foreign aid contracts, totaling more than 58-billion
dollars.
According Chiang Guan-yu, US-AID cuts will reduce (減少) information sharing
between American health agencies and international organizations such as the
World Health Organization - which in turn could negatively impact Taiwan.
The Centers for Disease Control says although Taiwan is not a member of the
W-H-O, there are other "friendly countries" besides the U-S that are willing
to exchange epidemic prevention information.
Another cold front to arrive tomorrow
The Central Weather Administration is warning that another cold front will
begin affecting (影響) the island from tomorrow - pushing the mercury down
once again into the mid-teens.
The cold front will see temperatures dropping by about 15-degrees from the
highs seen in recent days and the cold weather is forecast to last into the
coming weekend.
It's expected to bring rain to much of the island from Wednesday - when highs
of between 18 and 20 degrees are forecast for much of the island.
However, the mercury could drop to as low 13-degrees in the north and center
and to 14-degrees in the south.
Israel cuts off Gaza aid to pressure Hamas to accept new ceasefire proposal
Israel has cut off the entry of all food and other goods into Gaza in an echo
of the siege (圍城) it imposed in the earliest days of its war with Hamas.
AP correspondent Julie Walker reports
Canada PM to Meet with King Charles
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet with King Charles III today
to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to make Canada the 51st
state.
Trudeau says he will discuss matters of importance to Canadians and said
“nothing seems more important to Canadians right now than standing up for
our sovereignty and our independence as a nation.”
Charles is the head of state in Canada, which is a member of the British
Commonwealth of former colonies.
The king has come under criticism in Canada after Buckingham Palace declined
(拒絕) to comment on Trump’s threats to annex Canada.
Charles, who met Sunday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has
invited Trump to come to Scotland for a state visit.
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