EZ News 06/12/23

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. **FM to Visit Prague for European Values Summit ** The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that Foreign Minister Joseph Wu will be traveling to Europe this week. According to the ministry, Wu will be visiting the Czech Republic to deliver an address at the European Values Summit 2023 in Prague on Wednesday. He will give a speech titled "One Theater, One World and One Vision," which will focus on both countries' shared democratic values and human rights as well as their close partnership during the one-day summit. However, the foreign ministry is not releasing further details of Wu trip - including whether or not he will also travel to Brussels later this week. **Traces of Barbiturates Found in 8 Students at New Taipei Preschool ** The New Taipei City Government says blood tests have found trace amounts of barbiturates in eight students at a private preschool in the Banqiao District. According to New Taipei Deputy Mayor Liu Ho-ran, the blood tests administered to 28 students on June 5 detected the barbiturate at a concentration (濃度) of 1 to 1.5-micrograms per milliliter in six of the students, Two other children showed higher concentrations of 1.5 to 2 and 3 to 3.5-micrograms per milliliter. Prosecutors opened an investigation into the preschool after several parents filed reports with police that a teacher had given their children unknown drugs and used improper physical methods to discipline them. **Colombia Children Survive Plane Crash ** Children from the ages of 13 down to a 1 year old have been found alive in thick jungle in Colombia, after they survived a plane crash. All the adults aboard the crash died when the Cessna aircraft came down on May 1st. A massive (大量、巨大的) search operation was successful with the siblings now back to safety. Caroline Malone reports. **Former Scottish First Minister Questioned by Police ** Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was arrested and questioned by police investigating the finances of Scotland's pro-independence governing party. Police say a 52-year-old woman was detained Sunday “as a suspect in connection with the ongoing investigation into the funding and finances of the Scottish National Party.” The force said she was “released without charge pending further investigation” after about six hours. A spokesperson for Sturgeon said the former first minister voluntarily attended (出席) an interview with police and would cooperate with the force’s investigation. Two former officials, the party treasurer and chief executive, have previously been arrested and questioned as part of the investigation. Neither has been charged. 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