The Tai-Ex opened up 59-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 27,596

on turnover of 5.7-billion N-T.

The market tumbled once again on Tuesday, ahead of the release of U-S

employment and inflation reports that could drive the direction of interest

rates.

While mixed performances for artificial intelligence-related stocks on Wall

Street overnight also did nothing to lift investor concerns about an A-I

bubble.

Lawmakers have passed amendments to four separate acts governing ships,

ports, meteorological facilities and telecommunications (電信).

Passage of the amendments is part of the Cabinet's moves to update Taiwan's

so-called "seven undersea-cable laws."

The changes to the Law of Ships, Meteorological Act, Telecommunications

Management Act and Commercial Port Law are aimed at strengthening protections

for submarine cables …

…. which the government has said could pose a threat to national security

if cut or otherwise damaged.

The Ministry of Transport has announced that new regulations governing tinted

vehicle windows will be taking effect in the first quarter of next year.

According to the ministry, owners of new vehicles must ensure that the tint

on the front windshield has visible light transmission (透射) of no less than

70-per cent, while front, side windows must allow at least 40-per cent light

transmission.

The new regulations are being introduced as part of proposed amendments to

the Road Traffic Safety Rules to address concerns over safety risks posed by

tinted windows.

The proposed amendments will apply to all newly registered and licensed

vehicles.

The US military says it has blown up three more alleged drug boats in the

Eastern Pacific - killing eight people.

The total death toll in the Trump Administration's revamped war on drugs is

now closing in on 100.

The latest strikes come as the Trump Administration ramps up its war on

drugs, designating illicit (非法的) fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction.

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Israel has barred a private Canadian delegation that included six members of

Parliament from entering the occupied West Bank.

The Israeli Embassy in Canada said the group was denied entry on Tuesday

because of its links to Islamic Relief Worldwide, a nongovernmental

organization that Israel lists as a terror group.

Ontario Member of Parliament, who was part of the delegation, said she was

shoved several times by Israeli border officials at the Allenby crossing

between Jordan and the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand said in a post on social media that

Canada has expressed its objections (反對) over the barring.

Fans of Jane Austen are celebrating the author's 250th birthday with events

in Britain and beyond.

Austen enthusiasts gathered Tuesday for a church service in her home village

and festive visits to her house.

A virtual birthday party allowed fans worldwide to join in.

Thousands have participated in a yearlong celebration of the author, known

for "Pride and Prejudice" and "Sense and Sensibility."

Jane Austen’s House in the southern English village of Chawton hosted talks,

tours, and performances.

Fans have marked the occasion (慶祝/紀念這個時刻) with Regency balls and

festivals in the U.K., U.S., and elsewhere around the world.

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

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