The Tai-Ex opened up 0.33-points this morning from yesterday's close, at

16,741 on turnover of $2.3-billion N-T.

The market extended gains from the previous session on Wednesday, to close

above the 16,700-point mark as bargain hunters snapped up weakened artificial

intelligence development-related stocks.

However, the main board remained in consolidation mode despite the gains, as

investors were cautious about a possible major technical pullback as other

regional markets lost ground during the trading day.

The Food and Drug Administration is warning people about the dangers of

purchasing medicines online.

According to F-D-A Deputy Director General Cheng Hui-fang, the number of

online sellers of pharmaceuticals is continuing to increase and its common

that such "pharmacies" operating without a license sell substandard or

counterfeit products.

Cheng says such medicines can contain no active or potentially harmful

ingredients and are often sold by overseas-based websites, some of which pose

(假充) as if they're operating in Taiwan.

Even individuals who unknowingly purchase such drugs delivered from overseas

face a fine of 30,000 N-T.

Online pharmacies caught operating without a license face a fine of up to

2-million N-T, while importers of unlicensed pharmaceuticals can face a

prison sentence of up to 10 years and a possible maximum fine of 100-million

N-T.

A group of visiting Australian firefighters have donated 235,000 N-T to a

stray dog shelter in New Taipei.

The 10 firefighters made the donation during a visit to the PACK Taiwan

shelter in the city's Shan-Zhi District at the the invitation of the trade

and Investment office for the Australian state of Queensland.

The shelter is home to some 200 sick, disabled, abused, old and neglected

(被疏于照?的) dogs.

The donation was made a day after the firefighters from "the Australian

Firefighter Calendar" joined a charity auction in Taipei where they raised

the money for the New Taipei shelter.

The calendar's director, David Rogers says the calendar has a history of

supporting animal refuges and Australian wildlife.

The U.S. has launched another airstrike on a site in Syria.

AP's Lisa Dwyer explains.

The U.N. nuclear chief says nuclear energy must be part of the equation to

tackle climate change.

The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency said

climate-warming hydrocarbons still supply more than 80% of the world’s

energy, even after the green transition of the past 20 years.

Rafael Grossi told the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday that more than 400

nuclear reactors are supplying global electricity and over 50 are under

construction.

But nuclear power's share of global electricity production decreased in the

past two decades.

Grossi said there is growing interest in nuclear energy but it needs

investment that takes into account its benefits (好處).

Hollywood's actors union has reached a tentative deal with studios to end its

strike.

The contract agreement reached Wednesday still must be approved by the

union's board and its members, but the deal brings an end to the months of

labor strife (衝突) that has hobbled production in Hollywood.

The union says the strike will be over today.

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