The Tai-Ex opened down 150-points this morning from Friday's close, at 20,586

on turnover of 8.7-billion N-T.

Big gains for tech stocks helped Wall Street claw back much of its slide from

the previous session overnight.

But the market still lost ground last Friday, as it followed other regional

markets.

The Ministry of National Defense is reportedly slated to a establish a new

combatant command in 2026.

Sources say the command will be tasked with (負責) defending Taiwan's

territorial waters extending 24-nautical miles from the shoreline.

According to reports, the command will be listed under the Naval Command

Headquarters.

It will be headed by a vice admiral and bring together existing fast attack

boat and anti-ship missile groups.

It could be officially launched as early as 2026.

Weeks

And,

The Central Weather Administration says more earthquakes of between

magnitudes 3 and 4 could hit Chiayi over the coming couple of weeks.

The warning comes after over 10 earthquakes have rattled the county since

last Friday.

According to the administration, the magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck off

eastern Taiwan on April 3 resulted in stress adjustments in the underground

fault zones in Chiayi …

…. and that has triggered blind faults and unknown faults in western Taiwan

to release energy.

This is causing frequent temblors (搖晃) in the Chiayi area.

Diplomats in the UN Security Council called for restraint (克制) following

Iran's drone attack on Israel on Saturday.

The council met for an emergency meeting on Sunday.

Members fear a full-blown (全面爆發) spillover (出效應) of the conflict in

the region.

Jody Jacobs reports from New York…

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About 10 people have been killed by gunmen in Nigeria's north central state

of Plateau.

The gunmen invaded (入侵) villages in the Bokkos area of the state at night.

Tesem Akende reports.

This has been a bad year for North Atlantic right whales which have been

listed as endangered since 1970.

And while just 360 whales remain, their numbers keep dropping (下落, 下降).

Julie Walker reports on attempts to monitor one of them.

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