The Tai-Ex opened down 95-points this morning from yesterday's close, at

22,870 on turnover of 4-billion N-T.

The market gained ground on Monday - rising more than 180-points - as it

rebounded from a session earlier after buying was sparked by gains on Wall

Street at the end of last week.

The bellwether electronics sector led the upturn, but turnover was low amid

lingering investor caution ahead of the U-S presidential election.

The Ministry of Agriculture says losses (損失) due to damage to farms and

agricultural facilities caused by Typhoon Kong-Rey currently stand at

1.32-billion N-T.

According to the ministry, farms in Yunlin County were the hardest hit -

suffering estimated losses of 365-million N-T.

That was followed by Hualien County, where farming losses stand at

317-million N-T, Taichung which has reported losses of 296-million N-T, and

Taitung County, where agricultural losses stand at 179-million N-T.

Broken down by crops, pears grown on 640 hectares of farmland in Taichung

suffered losses of at least 233-million N-T - the most of any crop.

Former Control Yuan member Frank Wu has assumed the chairmanship of the

Straits Exchange Foundation.

Wu was elected to the post by the foundation's board of directors and

supervisors.

He replaces acting chair Rock Hsu.

Hsu had served as the interim head of the foundation following the

resignation (辭職) of Cheng Wen-tsan, who stepped down from the post in July

after being charged in a corruption case related to his tenure as Taoyuan

mayor.

Speaking after being elected, Wu said he hopes that the Association for

Relations Across the Taiwan Straits will show reciprocal goodwill and work

collaboratively to improve bilateral relations.

It's Election Day eve in the US and both Vice President Kamala Harris and

former president Donald Trump are campaigning Monday in Pennsylvania, the

battleground state with the largest number of electoral votes at stake

(處於危急關頭).

Kate Fisher reports from Washington

A Russian rocket has blasted off successfully to carry a pair of Iranian

satellites into orbit.

The Soyuz rocket lifted off as scheduled today from a launchpad

(（火箭）發射台) in far eastern Russia and put its payload in a designated

orbit nine minutes later.

It carried two Russian Earth observation satellites and several dozen smaller

satellites, including the two Iranian ones.

Iran’s two satellites were the first launched on behalf of the country’s

private sector.

A coalition of over 100 organizations has reported that nearly 20,000

individuals were displaced from informal housing in Paris and surrounding

areas during preparations for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

The group claims these evictions are part of “social cleansing,” citing

evidence including government documents that reference the Olympics as

justification.

Eviction operations surged by 41% compared to the previous year, with over

4,500 minors affected.

French officials, including President Emmanuel Macron, have stated that every

displaced person was offered alternative (可供選擇的) housing and emphasized

the creation of a social legacy linked to the Games.

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

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