The Tai-Ex opened up 144-points this morning from yesterday's close, at

24,449 on turnover of 7.4-billion N-T.

The market closed slightly higher on Tuesday following a lackluster

performance on Wall Street overnight ahead of Nvidia's quarterly earnings

report - which is due out tomorrow Taiwan time.

The Centers for Disease Control has confirmed the first local dengue fever

cases of the year.

According to the C-D-C, the cases were reported during the week of August 19

to 25 and involved a cluster of four people in Kaohsiung.

The C-D-C says local health authorities have now expanded testing to 101

potential contacts.

C-D-C spokeswoman Tseng Shu-hui says a regional management center is now

working with the local government to reduce (減少) the risk of an epidemic ..

…. while the local government has also set up a command center for disease

prevention action.

Actress and director Sylvia Chang has been named the recipient of the

Camellia Award at the 30th Busan International Film Festival.

The award has been announced as Chang's upcoming film "Measure in Love" has

been selected by the festival for the Open Cinema section - an outdoor

screening venue (場地) showcasing new films that blend artistic merit with

popular appeal.

Speaking to reporters, Chang said she's delighted to receive the honor and

hopes it will inspire other female filmmakers and those working in the arts.

The Camellia Award was established in 2024 to honor the power of women in

film.

It will be presented to Chang at the opening ceremony of the festival on

September 17.

US President Donald Trump is suggesting the government will seek the death

penalty for alleged criminals suspected of committing (犯) murders in

Washington, D.C.

Mitch McCann reports:

Australian police have identified a suspect who shot and killed two police

officers and seriously wounded a third as the search for the shooter entered

day two in a vast, remote rural area in the country’s southeast.

Police say today that 56-year-old Dezi Freeman was heavily armed and

experienced in wilderness survival skills.

The shooting happened on Tuesday, when 10 armed police officers tried to

execute a search warrant at Freeman’s property in northeast of Melbourne.

Australian news outlets widely reported that Freeman espoused

(投身（活動），支持) so-called sovereign citizen beliefs, with members of

self-proclaimed sovereign citizen movements using debunked legal theories to

reject government authority.

Sri Lanka’s former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has been granted bail

after being arrested over allegations of misusing (濫用) public funds while

in office.

Wickremesinghe is the most prominent among dozens of high former government

and political leaders being investigated for corruption under President Anura

Kumara Dissanayake,

who was elected last year on an anti-corruption platform.

Wickremesinghe is accused of using public funds to attend his wife’s

graduation ceremony in London.

His party says he was invited in his official capacity.

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

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