The Tai-Ex opened down 109-points this morning from yesterday's close, at

22,253 on turnover of 4.8-billion N-T.

The market lost ground on Tuesday amid lingering investor concerns over U-S

tariff policies.

Market watchers say investors appear cautious, as they await a possible trade

agreement between Taiwan and the U-S, while foreign institutional investors

continue to hold a large number of short futures contracts, indicating they

also remain wary of the tariff issues.

The government reportedly plans to ask Taiwan's diplomatic and unofficial

allies to raise the issue of China's decision to unilaterally launch a new

flight route in the Taiwan Strait at the International Civil Aviation

Organization's triennial assembly (三年一次的).

It comes comes after China on Sunday announced that it will open the

northwest-to-southeast W-121 route connecting Dongshan in Zhejiang province

to the north-south M-503 flight route in the Taiwan Strait.

The International Civil Aviation Organization's triennial assembly will be

taking place in Montreal in September

Taiwan last attended the event as a guest in 2013.

The Centers for Disease Control has rolled out free, rapid syphilis tests to

people under the age of 24.

The program began on July 1 and is available through 13 participating

hospitals nationwide.

The C-D-C's Division of Chronic Infectious Disease says the tests have been

introduced to a rise in the number of cases of syphilis among people aged 13

to 24.

According to the C-D-C, the number of cases involving people in that age

bracket (年齡段) has increased for four consecutive years.

The C-D-C says the free syphilis testing program has no set deadline or quota.

More than 100 people, many of them children, are now confirmed dead after

flash floods ravaged a part of central Texas.

Search efforts are now in their fifth day.

US correspondent Kate Fisher reports

Canadian police have arrested four individuals, including two active members

of Canada's military, for allegedly plotting to seize land in the province of

Quebec.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police announced on Tuesday that three suspects are

charged with facilitating “terrorist activity.”

They allegedly planned to form an anti-government militia and conducted

military-style training and scouting operations.

Police said that the investigation began in March 2023.

That led to January 2024 searches that uncovered explosives, ammunition, and

firearms.

A fourth suspect faces weapons-related charges.

Authorities describe the case as ideologically (意識形態上) motivated

extremism.

The suspects allegedly used Instagram to recruit (招募) members.

Authorities in Athens closed the Acropolis for several hours due to high

temperatures.

The closure lasted from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday.

Mandatory work breaks remain in effect in parts of Greece, especially islands

and central regions where temperatures have exceeded 40 degrees Celsius.

These measures, which began Monday, include fines of 2,000 euros per worker

for noncompliance.

Officials warn that the risk of wildfires, already at a "very high" level in

the eastern mainland, could worsen (惡化) later this week.

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

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