The Tai-Ex opened down 309-points this morning from yesterday's close, at

19,992 on turnover of 83-billion N-T.

The market recouped its early losses on Thursday caused by increased

volatility on Wall Street overnight.

Bargain hunters stepped-in late in the session. .

However, the gains were capped after recent inflation reports in the US were

hotter than expect.

And investor concerns grew over the possibility of the U-S Federal Reserve

delaying a rate cut cycle.

The Taiex continues to lose ground, heading into midday trading.

The Ministry of Digital Affairs says the establishment of signal connectivity

with a newly-launched satellite network system on Taiping Island has boosted

communications efficiency there.

According to the ministry, the new system enables (使能夠) coastguard

personnel stationed there to use improved communication and better meets

their audiovisual needs.

Wi-Fi and mobile network services were officially activated on Taiping Island

earlier this week.

This comes after tests on the newly installed Medium Earth Orbit satellite

terminal equipment were completed.

That equipment is capable of sending and receiving signals from a satellite

communications service provider based in Luxembourg.

The digital ministry says the total transmission bandwidth available to

personnel on the island can now reach 25-Megabits per second.

This is an approximate 3.9-fold increase in communication efficiency compared

to before.

Palestine has not been admitted to the United Nations as a full member,

following a Security Council vote.

On Thursday, the United States vetoed the bid - as was widely expected.

Sally Patterson reports from the UN headquarters in New York.

Top NATO and European Union officials are urging industrialized nations to

take quick and concrete steps to provide more air defense systems to Ukraine.

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell warned on Thursday that continued

delays could tilt (偏向) the war in Moscow’s favor.

Borrell was speaking on the Italian island of Capri at the start of a G7

foreign ministers meeting.

He told reporters that without Patriot air defense missile systems to guard

against incoming Russian strikes, “the electricity system of Ukraine will be

destroyed."

And he said that no country can fight a war without electricity.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has announced the creation

(創建) of two new Indigenous territories.

This brings the total number of new reserves created during his term to 10.

The Cacique Fontoura reserve will be in Mato Grosso state and the Aldeia

Velha territory will be in Bahia state.

They cover a combined total area of almost 342 square kilometers.

Speaking at a ceremony Thursday in Brasilia, Lula’s said the latest two new

territories would not be enough.

He cited legal issues for the delay in setting aside additional lands.

He says Indigenous peoples should be patient as he seeks to fulfill his

pledge (保證) of creating 14 new territories.

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