Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News.

The Tai-Ex opened down 95-points this morning from yesterday's close, at

46,364 on turnover of 13-billion N-T.

The market closed at yet another record high on Wednesday, it surpassed the

46,000 mark following an overnight rally among tech stocks on Wall Street -

which triggered buying, particularly in the bellwether electronics sector

(指標電子類股).

In news from and about Taiwan this morning,

The government-sponsored Metal Industries Research & Development Center has

signed a memorandum of understanding (合作備忘錄) with US-based defense technology

developer Anduril Industries for the development of unmanned aerial vehicles

(無人機).

The agreement was signed by Center Chairperson Liu Chia-ru and Anduril

founder Palmer Luckey in Taipei.

According to the center, cooperation will focus on the development of A-I

autonomous systems and key drone components and the two parties will

integrate the supply chains, promote localized production (在地化生產) and expand

technology exchanges.

Environment Minister Peng Chi-ming says Taiwan's greenhouse gas emissions

(溫室氣體排放) in 2025 are estimated to have been about 9-per cent below 2005

levels, narrowly missing the government's 10-per cent reduction target

(減量目標).

According to Peng, the official goal remain to reduce greenhouse gas

emissions by 28-per cent, plus or minus 2 percentage points, by 2030 compared

with 2005 levels.

Peng says in order to meet the 2030 target, the government will need to

reduce emissions by nearly 20-per cent over the next five years.

Peng is describing that possibilty as being challenging, despite emissions

here in Taiwan being on a steady downward trend (下降趨勢).

House lawmakers have delivered a bipartisan condemnation (譴責) of the Iran

war, passing a resolution to block U.S. President Donald Trump from ordering

further strikes.

Kate Fisher reports from Washington

Indonesia's former head of the National Nutrition Agency has been arrested on

corruption charges (貪污指控) related to a multibillion-dollar free-meals

program.

The initiative aimed to fight malnutrition (營養不良) by feeding nearly 90

million children and pregnant women.

President Prabowo Subianto fired Dadan Hindayana on Tuesday, replacing him

with the agency's deputy chief.

Investigators searched the agency’s offices early Wednesday.

Prosecutors also arrested two other officials.

The program, expected to cost $28 billion through 2029, has faced criticism

for high costs and food poisoning (食物中毒) cases.

The World Health Organization says Congo's Ebola outbreak (疫情爆發) had a head

start, but testing is improving, even as violence plagues the region.

Since mid-May, 344 cases and 60 deaths have been confirmed in three eastern

provinces.

The number of suspected cases (疑似病例) has dropped significantly.

Uganda has 15 confirmed cases, including one death.

The outbreak involves a rare Ebola type with no approved medicine or vaccine.

Limited testing and access issues make assessing the outbreak's extent

difficult.

The W-H-O says only 45-per cent of contacts have been traced, with insecurity

and displacement complicating efforts.

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

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