Show Notes
Good afternoon, I'm _ with today's episode of EZ News.
Tai-Ex opening The Tai-Ex opened down 82 point-points this morning from yesterday's close,
at 48,075 on turnover of $9.5-billion N-T.
With the Taiex repeatedly hitting a fresh high, the local bourse ranked as
the fourth-largest stock market in terms of market value in the world as of
Wednesday afternoon, according to the up-to-the-minute data released by
MarketCapWatch.
The data indicates that on Wednesday, the Taiex rose 0.75 percent, pushing up
the market capitalization of the local main board to about $5.3 trillion US
dollars.
As of 5 p.m. Wednesday, Taiwan replaced India, whose market value stood at
$4.94 trillion, to become the fourth-largest stock market in the world,
according to MarketCapWatch's statistics.
Taiwan's new armored vehicle makes live-fire media debut The Ministry of National Defense has given its first live-fire demonstration
of the 205 mm mobile gun system.
That's a domestically developed and produced armored vehicle that is set to
enter mass production next year.
During a demonstration, the vehicle hit moving and stationary (固定式) targets
at ranges of about 1 kilometer away.
Officials say, the demonstration shows that the vehcile can provide
continuous firepower against multiple targets.
The second round of ammunition initially failed to fire, with crews waiting
two mintutes, as stipulated by safety procedures, before reloading, after
which the vehicle fired normally.
Officials say they will investigate the cause of the apparent misfire.
Military officers said the vehicle is expected to receive further upgrades
when it enters mass production, including capabilities intended to counter
drones.
The military also displayed ammunition developed specifically for the
vehicle, including armor-piercing, anti-personnel and practice rounds.
US AND ISRAEL WALK OUT OF UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY DURING IRAN'S PEZESHKIAN SPEECH AS INDIRECT TALKS CONTINUE The United States and Israel walked out of the United Nations General
Assembly on Wednesday during a defiant (挑釁的) speech by Iranian President
Masoud Pezeshkian, who accused Washington of hypocrisy and held up
photographs of Iranian schoolchildren killed in the war.
The walkout came just a day after US President Donald Trump told the Assembly
that a deal with Tehran is possible, but warned the alternative is to destroy
the country.
Despite the public confrontation, indirect talks between the two sides
continued on the sidelines of the gathering, with Qatari mediators shuttling
between American and Iranian officials.
Mitch Mccann reports from New York.
Italy Approves Return to Nuclear Power Italy’s Senate has given final approval to legislation paving the way for a
return to nuclear power.
The vote marks a major step in Premier Giorgia Meloni’s drive to bolster
energy security and meet climate goals, even though the construction of
possible new reactors is still many years away.
The vote Wednesday comes nearly four decades after the Chernobyl disaster
prompted (促使) the country to abandon atomic energy.
The bill establishes a legal framework for next-generation nuclear
technologies.
It authorizes the government to draft implementing decrees over the next 12
months covering reactor licensing, safety standards, waste management and
criteria for future sites.
Australia PM Concerned by OpenAI Breach Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he is extremely concerned and
disappointed at an OpenAI security breach of a government website, which the
artificial intelligence company took too long to reveal.
Albanese made the breach public today following a telephone conversation with
OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman.
Both men are currently in New York City to address the United Nations.
An OpenAI agent had infiltrated an Australian health department website on
July 18-th.
OpenAI said in a statement th