The Tai-Ex opened down 76-points this morning from yesterday's close, at

23,478 on turnover of $7.2-billion N-T.

Shares in Taiwan moved higher by more than 140 points Friday after the

Federal Reserve cut its key interest rates as expected, sparking a rally

among tech stocks on the U.S. markets overnight.

The local bellwether electronics sector attracted most of the market's

attention throughout the trading session, while old economy and financial

stocks largely lost their luster, capping the gains on the broader market.

Animal rights groups took to the streets on Sunday to appeal for better stray

animal management and improved wildlife conservation.

According to Taiwan Walk for Wildlife, around 2-thousand people participated

in the event in Taipei.

The 2024 Walk for Wildlife, a one-hour march that looped (環行) through

streets near the Legislative Yuan, began after TWW members, wildlife

conservation experts, and legislators from across party lines delivered

remarks.

T-W-W says the goal of the march was to get the government to improve the

management and reduction of stray dogs and cats and strengthen the management

of stray dogs in ecological hotspots.

The protesters presented a petition to the head of the Ministry of

Agriculture's Animal Welfare Department, who responded by saying that

authorities "respect and understand" the demands and will promote those that

have gained social consensus, while also tightening stray dog control in some

areas.

US President-Elect Donald Trump has told his Russian counterpart to avoid an

escalation in Ukraine according to a Washington Post report.

The conflict (戰爭，衝突) could be one of the topics US President Joe Biden

discusses when he meets Donald Trump at the White House this week.

Our Washington Correspondent Jagruti Dave has more.

Police have detained dozens of people for taking part in a demonstration in

central Amsterdam that had been outlawed following violent clashes targeting

fans of an Israeli soccer club.

Amsterdam's mayor banned all demonstrations over the weekend in the aftermath

of the scenes of youths on scooters and on foot attacking Maccabi Tel Aviv

supporters (支持者) on Thursday and Friday.

It was widely condemned as a violent outburst of antisemitism in the Dutch

capital.

Local media reports showed police detaining one man Sunday who was taking

part in a small demonstration on the central Dam Square.

Police said on X they detained more than 50 people.

A children’s book written by British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has been

withdrawn from sale after it was criticized for causing offense to Indigenous

Australians.

The Guardian newspaper reported that the National Aboriginal and Torres

Strait Islander Education Corporation blasted “Billy And The Epic Escape”

for employing a series of tropes about Indigenous Australians, including

their relationships with the natural and spiritual worlds.

The group criticized one of the subplots (次要情節) of the fantasy novel,

which tells the story of an Indigenous girl living in foster care, for

contributing to the “erasure, trivialisation (使顯得不重要), and

stereotyping of First Nations peoples and experiences.”

Following the criticism, Oliver apologized “wholeheartedly.”

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

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