The Tai-Ex opened down 189-points this morning from yesterday's close, at

23,376 on turnover of $7.8-billion N-T.

Shares in Taiwan fell by more than 160 points Monday as investor sentiment

was spooked by weaker-than-expected trading in the United States, which

prompted fears of a U.S. slowdown.

But select old economy stocks still attracted rotational buying, with

shipping and steel stocks helping to prevent the Taiex from falling further."

Prosecutors say two people involved in the Core Pacific City corruption case

have received deferred prosecution.

The Taipei District Prosecutor's Office says former Dingyue Development

Corporation president Chu Yea-hu (朱亞虎) and Core Pacific Group legal

affairs manager Chen Chun-yuan (陳俊源) admitted to the charges.

Officials say the two must pay $3.3-million and $1.2-million NT respectively

to the public treasury (國庫) within three months.

The Taipei District Prosecutors Office previously indicted former Taipei

Mayor Ko Wen-je, Weijing Group Chairman Shen Qing-jing, and nine others for

corruption, embezzlement, and other offenses.

(NS)

French President Emmanuel Macron has warned Donald Trump not to "surrender"

(交出，放棄) Ukraine as he pushes for a peace deal with Russia.

The two leaders met at the White House on Monday, on the third anniversary of

Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

Moroccan authorities have arrested a dozen people they said were planning

attacks on behalf of the Islamic State in the Sahel.

The country's top investigator said Monday that the dismantling (拆解) of one

of the group's terror cells reflected their growing regional ambitions.

They did not provide details about what they called imminent (即將發生的)

threats but released a series of videos and photographs showing officers

raiding compounds they said were being used to plan attacks.

In recent years, Morocco's security services claim to have dismantled 40

terrorist cells, including one as recently as January.

Scientists from the University of Athens monitoring an earthquake swarm near

the island of Santorini say the phenomenon is in “gradual decline” nearly a

month after the multiple tremors started.

The undersea shocks — sometimes recorded only minutes apart — led thousands

of residents and workers to flee the famed cliff-top towns of Santorini as

well as the nearby islands of Ios, Amorgos and Anafi.

Schools remain closed on those islands for a fourth week and many other

restrictions are still in effect.

But scientists said they are encouraged by the recent progression of the

earthquake swarm, while local authorities say thousands of those fled have

returned in recent days.

Officials say from January 26th to February 22nd, they've recorded more than

20-thousand earthquakes of magnitude 1 or higher.

The multiple earthquakes, attributed to natural tectonic (地殼構造的)

processes as well as magma movements below the seabed, have measured up to

magnitude 5.3 but have caused only minor damage.

That was the I.C.R.T. EZ News, I'm _____.

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