EZ News 03/01/23

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. **Tai-Ex opening ** The Tai-Ex opened down 68-points this morning from Friday's close, at 15,435 on turnover of 7.6-billion N-T. The market lost ground last Friday despite Wall Street breaking its longest losing streak since December with a modest rally led by tech stocks. **Tsai Touts Need for Gov't 'Not to Make Same Mistakes' at 228 Memorial ** President Tsai Ing-wen has attended an event commemorating the 76th anniversary of the 228 Incident in Tainan. She was accompanied by government officials including Premier Chen Chien-jen and Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-che. Speaking at the ceremony, Tsai said the government "must not make the same mistakes again" and she is determined to lead a free and democratic society so that Taiwanese people could live with dignity (尊嚴). Tsai praised the Taiwanese people for their courage, citing life stories displayed in the Tainan 228 Memorial Hall and said her administration has worked to promote transitional justice since she took office in 2016. Tsai went on to say that government has also identified 42 "historic sites of injustice" and that it's her goal to unveil history to foster more unity. **MOFA Seeking Assistance in Search for Missing Fishing Trawler ** The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says its requested assistance from authorities in the U-S, Palau, the Philippines, and Indonesia in the search of a missing fishing trawler (拖網漁船). The "Sheng Feng 128" lost contact while operating in waters some 414 nautical miles northwest of the port of Malakal in Palau. Palau's Coast Guard has been assisting in the search and Indonesia's Maritime Security Agency has also joined the search, While the foreign ministry says a Philippine fixed-wing aircraft has carried out searches of the areas where the "Sheng Feng 128" was last reported. **IAEA: Iran Enriched Uranium Particles Found ** Inspectors from the United Nations nuclear watchdog have found uranium particles enriched up to 83.7% in Iran’s underground Fordo nuclear site. That's according to a report seen Tuesday by The Associated Press. The confidential quarterly report by the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency distributed to member states likely will renew tensions between Iran and the West over its nuclear program. The IAEA report only speaks about “particles" and suggests that Iran isn’t building a stockpile (儲備物、囤積物 ) of uranium enriched above 60% — the level it has been enriching at from some time. **US Supreme Court Debates Student Debt Relief ** The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments on whether to keep or get rid of President Joe Biden's plan on reducing student loan debt (學生貸款). The decision affects millions of people in the U.S. who have student debt, particularly those with the greatest financial need who could get relief of up to 20,000 dollars each. Caroline Malone reports from Washington. **Dan David Prize Winners Announced ** Nine emerging scholars of history from around the world have been announced as winners of the prestigious Dan David Prize, with each awardee receiving $300,000 to help further their work. The Dan David Prize board said Tuesday it is recognizing the historians for “changing our understanding of the past” by delving into under-researched topics. The winning research topics include dust in ancient dental plaque (牙垢、牙菌斑) to illicit sexuality in colonial Nigeria. The award is administered by Tel Aviv University. That was the I.C.R.T. news, Check in again tomorrow for our simplified version of the news, uploaded every day in the afternoon. Enjoy the rest of your day, I'm _____. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn