The Tai-Ex opened down 72-points this morning from yesterday's close, at

22,216 on turnover of $6.7-billion N-T.

Parts of Kaohsiung are suspending work and classes, due to heavy rain.

The city government announced that school and work in Mao-lin District, as

well as parts of Tao-yuan District will be cancelled today for safety.

Officials say a now-dissipated tropical depression has resulted in torrential

(滂沱) showers in mountainous areas, with risks of rockslides and overflowing

rivers.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel targeted Iran’s main

enrichment facility in Natanz and the country’s ballistic missile program,

as well as top nuclear scientists and officials, in an attack today.

He said Iran was working on a new plan to destroy Israel after its old plan,

failed.

Netanyahu said in an address on social media that the attacks will continue

“for as many days at it takes to remove this threat.”

Iranian state television says the head of Iran𠏋 paramilitary Revolutionary

Guard is feared dead.

The report offered few other details about what happened to Gen. Hossein

Salami of the Guard.

The report on air added that one other top Guard officials, as well as two

nuclear scientists were also feared dead.

State television also reported the attack set the headquarters of Iran𠏋

paramilitary Revolutionary Guard ablaze.

Meanwhile

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Israel took “unilateral (單方面)

action against Iran” and that Israel advised the U.S. that it believed the

strikes were necessary for its self-defense.

Rubio also issued a warning to Iran that it should not target U.S. interests

or personnel.

The attack comes as tensions reached new heights over Tehran’s advancing

nuclear program.

The International Atomic Energy Agency for the first time in 20 years

censured Iran over it not working with its inspectors.

Iran immediately announced it would establish a third enrichment site in the

country and swap out some centrifuges for more-advanced ones.

Both Iran and Israel closed their airspace.

Benchmark Brent crude spiked on the attack, rising nearly 5% on the news.

North Korea says it has repaired its damaged second destroyer and launched it

into the water in the presence of leader Kim Jong Un.

North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency said it launched (下水) the

destroyer — the second it built this year — off the east coast of the

country on Thursday.

KCNA cited Kim as saying the country’s two destroyers will play a big role

in improving the North Korean navy’s operational capabilities.

Kim reiterated previous claims that his naval buildup is a justified response

to perceived threats posed by the United States and its allies in Asia.

The French government is doubling down on plans to ban children from social

media.

The education minister says "we must protect our young people from

overexposure (過度曝露) to screens".

Ross Cullen reports.

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