**Tai-Ex opening **

The Tai-Ex opened down 52-points this morning from yesterday's close, at

12,874, on turnover of $2.1-billion N-T.

The market gained ground on Thursday, to edge closer to a return to the

13,000 point mark, as investors awaited an update on the U-S economy.

**Government Plans to Review Online News Revenue Proposals **

Minister of Digital Affairs Audrey Tang says the government is set to review

proposals for the distribution of revenue for news content published on

digital platforms.

According to Tang, her office will be meeting with representatives from local

news media outlets and international digital platforms to discuss the issue

in the coming weeks.

The statement comes as media outlets and lawmakers have been pushing the

government to introduce legislation aimed at ensuring that news media

companies receive payment for content published online.

Tang says the planned talks will be focusing on issues related to how much

digital platforms should pay in compensation (賠償) for the revenue losses.

The Ministry of Culture is currently looking into how much revenue local

broadcast news outlets have lost due to their content having been published

on online platforms.

**Moscow Accuses Kiev of Making Bio Weapons **

Russia has accused Ukraine and the United States of operating a biological

weapons program.

At a United Nations Security Council meeting Washington's representative

firmly (斷然、堅決的) rejected the accusations as an attempt to justify its

war in Ukraine.

UN members also met to discuss nuclear issues in Ukraine including

allegations that Kiev is developing dirty bombs.

William Denselow reports from UN headquarters in New York.

**US Blinken on Haiti Crisis **

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the U.S. and Canada will work together

to “cut the insecurity knot” that has allowed gangs to create a

humanitarian crisis in Haiti.

But neither Blinken nor Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly

committed (承諾) their country to leading a military force to the Caribbean

nation.

Blinken told a news conference in Ottawa during his first visit to Canada,

that the issue is a "work in progress"

Blinken said Canada and the U.S. agree that “more likely needs to be done”

to support the Haitian national police to restore their grip on security.

**IMF Announces Loan Agreement with Egypt **

The International Monetary Fund has reached a deal with the Egyptian

government that paves the way for the country to access a $3 billion loan.

IMF officials on Thursday announced a staff agreement between the Egyptian

government and IMF leaders.

The 46-month deal includes a series of agreed-upon economic policies that

Egypt would implement that would, in turn, allow it to access a loan of

around $3 billion.

In the hours before the announcement, Egypt’s central bank announced a

series of key rate increases.

The Egyptian economy has been hard-hit by the coronavirus pandemic and the

war in Ukraine, events that have disrupted (打亂了) global markets and hiked

oil and food prices worldwide.

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