**Tai-Ex opening **

The Tai-Ex opened down 14-points this morning from Friday's close, at 17,274

on turnover of 3.1-billion N-T.

The market lost ground last Friday after hitting a 14-month high the previous

session - as it bucked the regional upward trend despite a broad-based rally

on Wall Street overnight.

**EU Parliamentarians And Polish Lawmakers Visit Taiwan **

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says a seven-member delegation (代表團) from

the European Parliament and a 10-member delegation from the lower house of

the parliament of Poland are visiting Taiwan this week.

According to the ministry, the European Parliamentary group is being led by

by the vice-chair of the E-U Parliament's Subcommittee on Security and

Defense and includes members from subcommittees of Foreign Affairs, Economic

and Monetary Affairs, among others.

Meanwhile, the Polish delegation is being led by the vice chairwoman of the

Polish lower house's Foreign Affairs Committee.

That delegation includes parliamentarians across from across Poland's major

political parties.

They are all slated to meet with President Tsai Ing-wen and other senior

government officials this week.

**Temperatures Likely to Top 36 Degrees Today **

And,

The Central Weather Bureau has issued "yellow" heat alerts for 13 cities and

counties today, as the mercury is forecast to rise above 36-degrees.

The heat alerts cover Taipei, New Taipei and Keelung, all areas south of

Taichung as well as Hualien and Taitung.

The heat alert will remain in affect through this afternoon.

According to the weather bureau, sunny to partly cloudy skies can be expected

across most of the island from today through Friday.

However, occasional morning showers could affect areas in the center and

south, while residents (住戶, 居民) of mountainous areas could see some

thunderstorms.

**Pakistan PM Declares Day of Mourning for Capsized Migrants **

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has declared a national day of

mourning (喪、哀) for citizens who died when a fishing trawler packed with

migrants sank off the Greek coast.

As many as 750 people from Syria, Egypt, the Palestinian territories and

Pakistan were on board the vessel, trying to reach relatives in Europe.

The Greek coast guard has defended its response to the tragedy that has left

more than 500 migrants presumed drowned.

The vessel sank Wednesday.

Sharif expressed his grief over the tragedy and said today would be observed

as a day of mourning, with the national flag flying at half-staff.

**US Washington Shooting Leaves Dead and INjure **

Two people were killed and three injured in a shooting near a Washington

state campground hosting people attending a nearby music festival.

AP correspondent Julie Walker reports.

**Switzerland Votes for Climate Measures **

A majority of Swiss citizens have voted in favor of a bill aimed at

introducing new climate measures to sharply curb the rich Alpine nation’s

greenhouse gas emissions.

Sunday's referendum was sparked by a campaign by scientists and

environmentalists to save Switzerland’s iconic glaciers, which are melting

away at an alarming rate.

Campaigners initially (最初) proposed even more ambitious measures but later

backed a government plan that requires Switzerland to achieve “net zero”

emissions by 2050.

The nationalist Swiss People’s Party, which had demanded the popular vote,

had claimed the measures would cause electricity prices to rise.

Swiss glaciers experienced record melting last year, losing more than 6% of

their volume and alarming scientists who say a loss of 2% would once have

been considered extreme.

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