The Tai-Ex opened down 53-points this morning from yesterday's close, at

22,375 on turnover of 3.7-billion N-T.

The market lost ground on Monday as investors anxiously awaited for news on

"reciprocal tariffs" to be imposed by the United States following a 90-day

pause which ends on Wednesday.

Market watchers say investors were nervous (緊張的) due to a lack of guidance

concerning the status of tariff talks between Taiwan and the U-S.

Tai-Power says electricity has been restored to over 450,000 households

affected by power outages as Danas swept across Taiwan yesterday.

According to the state-generator, more than 650 electricity poles and three

transmission towers collapsed (倒塌) as a result of the storm.

That resulted in over 710,000 households being left without power at the peak

of the storm.

Tai-Power says the hardest-hit areas included Chiayi city and country - which

together saw more than 250,000 outages.

While 190,000 households lost power in Tainan.

Tai-Power says it mobilized 4,000 personnel for emergency repairs.

Police in New Taipei say a man remains in custody (拘留) following the

stabbing of two woman in the city's Tucheng District.

According to law enforcement officials, the two women died after they were

allegedly stabbed multiple times by one of the women's husbands while on a

scooter.

Police say the man had been following them in car prior to the stabbing.

Both women were rushed by a nearby hospital, but were later pronounced dead.

The suspect was arrested by police in Changhua County some three hours later.

The suspect is being held in custody as prosecutors investigate whether he

should be charged with murder.

Search efforts are continuing for a fourth day for dozens of people still

missing following flash floods in central Texas - even as more storms are

forecast (預報).

US correspondent Kate Fisher reports

The U.N. General Assembly has adopted a resolution over U.S. objections

calling on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to reverse their worsening

oppression of women and girls and eliminate all terrorist organizations.

The 11-page resolution also emphasizes “the importance of creating

opportunities for economic recovery, development and prosperity (繁榮) in

Afghanistan,” and urges donors to address the country’s dire humanitarian

and economic crisis.

The resolution adopted Monday is not legally binding but is seen as a

reflection of world opinion.

The vote was 116 in favor, with two — the United States and close ally

Israel — opposed, and 12 abstentions, including Russia, China, India and

Iran.

A highway in the United Arab Emirates now plays Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony

as cars drive over special rumble strips.

Known as the "Street of Music," this art project spans nearly a kilometer on

the E84 highway coming into the city of Fujairah.

Drivers in the right-hand lane can hear the iconic "Ode to Joy" as they drive

over the rumble strips.

The strips look like a larger, rectangular version of the dash lines

separating the three-lane highway, and the grooves of the road combine with

the speed of the vehicle to make music.

The experience is a collaboration (合作) between Fujairah Fine Arts Academy

and local authorities which aims to blend art with daily life.

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

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