The Taipei District Court has upheld its previous ruling and approved bail

for Taiwan People's Party founder and former Chairman Ko Wen-je .

The hearing came after the Taipei District Prosecutors' Office appealed the

court's earlier decision to free Ko on bail of 70-million N-T.

The court also upheld its earlier decision to free Taipei City Councilor

Angela Ying on bail of 30-million N-T.

Prosecutors appealed the bail orders, arguing that key witnesses had not yet

completed their testimony (證詞) in court and that Ko had contacted witnesses

two witnesses after posting bail.

Prosecutors now say they make a decision later this week on whether or not to

appeal the latest lower court ruling.

The Ministry of Education says it will review a citizen-initiated petition to

delay junior and senior high school class starting times to 10AM after it

gained more than 10,000 signatures in less than a week.

It calls for classes to run from 10AM to 4PM and for nonessential courses to

be cut to give students more sleep and improve learning efficiency.

Most junior and senior high school students currently begin classes around

8AM.

According to the petition, students can already commute on their own and do

not need to match parents' work schedules, while shorter hours would allow

more time for hobbies and social activities.

The education ministry will issue its formal (正式的) response by November 14.

The Central Weather Administration says New Taipei's Wugu District recorded

the highest temperature a islandwide on Monday - as the mercury there hit 39

degrees.

The temperature in Wugu was recorded at 12:10PM,

It was followed by New Taipei's Sanxia District - where the temperature

reached 38.3-degrees at 12:40PM.

Neihu District in Taipei, Sigang District in Tainan, and Luzhu District in

Taoyuan recorded temperatures above 37-degrees on Monday.

While parts of Chiayi, Pingtung, and Taitung reached highs of 36-degrees or

more.

The Democratic Republic of Congo has begun vaccinating health workers and

people infected with Ebola in the southern province of Kasai where an

outbreak was recently declared (宣告).

The vaccination campaign follows an increase in cases of the infectious

disease in the region.

Chris Ocamringa has more from Kinshasa….

The government of Ghana says 14 West Africans deported from the U.S. were

sent to their home countries.

Lawyers representing some of the men argue they face risks of persecution

(迫害) or torture.

The group included 13 Nigerians and one Gambian.

News of the deportation emerged last week, leading to a lawsuit by U.S.

lawyers.

They claim the U.S. is trying to evade immigration laws.

On Monday, Ghana’s minister for government communications confirmed the

deportees, 13 Nigerians and one Gambian, have left for their home countries.

The case has drawn parallels to other deportations under the Trump

administration, raising legal and ethical concerns.

Bulgaria has arrested the Russian owner of a cargo ship linked to the massive

explosion in Beirut in 2020.

At least 218 people were killed and over 6,000 wounded when hundreds of tons

of ammonium nitrate detonated in a warehouse.

Igor Grechushkin's arrest comes nearly five years after a Lebanese judge

issued warrants for him and the ship's captain.

Lebanese officials are preparing documents to request Grechushkin's

extradition for questioning.

No Lebanese official has been convicted (被定罪).

New leaders elected in early 2025 have vowed to complete the investigation

and hold those responsible accountable.

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

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