The Tai-Ex opened down 85-points this morning from yesterday's close, at

25,543 on turnover of 6-billion N-T.

The market closed at yet another new high on Tuesday as Taiwan Semiconductor

Manufacturing set a closing record after Wall Street finished at all-time

highs overnight on the hopes the U-S Federal Reserve will cut interest rates.

President Lai Ching-te has attended a ceremony marking the installation of

the final span (跨距) of the Danjiang Bridge in New Taipei's Tamsui District.

Lai was accompanied at the ceremony by Transportat Minister Chen Shih-kai and

New Taipei Mayor Hou Yu-ih.

All three observed the installation of the final prefabricated (預製的)

segment - when the structure officially became the world's longest asymmetric

(不對稱的), single-mast bridge nearly seven years after construction began.

An official opening ceremony for the 920-meter long bridge has been scheduled

for May 9 next year.

The Centers for Disease Control is warning that this year's flu season is

likely to happen earlier than usual.

It comes as the health officials say the number of flu-like illnesses are on

the rise and a new epidemic period is expected to begin this week.

C-D-C spokeswoman Tseng Shu-hui says data shows 100,909 people sought

outpatient or emergency care for flu-like illness from September 7 to 13 -

marking a 10.4-per cent increase from the previous week.

The C-D-C says the current increase may be related to close contact among

students due to the start of the new school year.

The first phase (階段) of the year's free flu vaccine program begins as usual

on October 1.

A team of experts commissioned by the U.N.'s Human Rights Council has

concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.

The Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel

has issued a report that calls on countries to end the genocide and take

steps to punish those responsible for it.

Neither the commission nor the 47-member-country council can take action

against a country.

The findings, however, could be used by prosecutors at the International

Criminal Court or the U.N.’s International Court of Justice.

Israel has adamantly (堅決地) rejected genocide (種族滅絕) allegations

against it.

In the US, a New York judge has thrown out terrorism charges against Luigi

Mangione, who is accused of (被指控) killing a healthcare executive.

AP correspondent Julie Walker reports.

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

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