The Tai-Ex opened up 10-points this morning from Friday's close, at 23,927 on

turnover of 9.1-billion N-T.

The Tai-Ex tumbled more than 470-points on Friday as investors rushed to lock

in gains from previous sessions.

That's despite the U-S reporting cooler than expected inflation data for June

overnight.

Market watchers say selling was sparked by heavy losses suffered by tech

stocks on Wall Street overnight - which pushed down the local bellwether

electronics sector throughout the trading day.

The military's changing of the guard has taken place inside the Chiang

Kai-shek Memorial Hall for the final time.

The curtain came down in the stationing of an honor guard in front of the

statue of Chiang Kai-shek on Sunday.

The changing of the guard had taken place there every hour between 9AM and

5PM since the hall's opening in 1980.

The Ministry of Culture announced on Friday that Sunday would be the last

time the honor guard would perform inside the hall.

The ministry says the move marks the first stage of removing "personal and

authoritarian (獨裁的) worship."

Troops will still perform a handover ceremony every hour - but it will now

take place on Democracy Boulevard in front of the memorial hall.

And finally,

The Central Weather Administration says temperatures of 37-degrees or higher

were recorded in 11 cities and counties on Sunday.

The highest temperature was recorded in Pingtung County's Sandimen Township -

where the mercury hit 38.4-degrees at 2:50PM.

Other areas also saw the mercury (水銀, 溫度) hitting 38-degrees or over.

The temperature reached 38.3-degrees in New Taipei's Sanxia District,

38.2-degrees in Chiayi City and 38-degrees in Miaoli County's Houlong

Township.

Readings of 37-degrees or higher were also seen in Taipei, Yilan, Hualien,

Taitung, Changhua County, Tainan and Kaohsiung as well as in Kinmen.

Israel conducted largescale (大規模) airstrikes that local health officials

say killed at least 90 people including children in southern Gaza, even as

Hamas says ceasefire talks continue.

Karen Chammas reports.

King Charles III is preparing to visit Australia and Samoa in October.

The trip, announced on Sunday by Buckingham Palace, marks a watershed moment

for the 75-year-old king.

The moarch has been slowly returning to public duties after taking a break

following his cancer diagnosis in early February.

His itinerary will span 12 time zones (時區) and test the monarch’s stamina

as he recovers from cancer treatment.

The palace says his program in Australia will be "limited".

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