EZ News 08/07/23

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. **Tai-Ex opening ** The Tai-Ex opened up 27-points this morning from Friday's close, at 16,870 on turnover of 3.6-billion N-T. The market closed slightly lower on Friday amid volatility (易變) on Wall Street, after ratings agency Fitch cut the U-S' credit rating Artificial intelligence development-related stocks bounced back from previous session, offsetting loses seen the semiconductor sector, while buying also rotated to select old economy stocks to lend further support to the broader market. **Agricultural Losses from Typhoon Khanun Estimated at NT$128 million ** The Ministry of Agriculture says agricultural losses (損失) caused by Typhoon Khanun currently stand at 129-million N-T. According to the minstry, farms in Miaoli, Taichung and Nantou have been the hardest hit. Agricultural damage in Nantou stands at 120-million N-T and accounts for 93-per cent of the total losses so far. Miaoli County is seeing 6-million N-T in loses, while Taichung has sustained 2.5-million N-T in storm-related agricultural losses. The Ministry of Agriculture is warning that those losses will likely rise, as more farms report further damage in the coming days. **Taoyuan Vietnamese Sandwich Stand Fined Following Mass Food Poisoning ** The Taoyuan City Department of Public Health says the owner of a Vietnamese sandwich stand at a traditional market in the Zhongli District has been fined 540,000 N-T following a mass food poisoning. The fine was issued after the health department received reports that over 400 people who purchased food from the sandwich stand fell ill. According to city health officials, it collected information regarding the food consumption (食用) history of 243 people who became ill, and discovered that 229 of them had developed symptoms after eating sandwiches purchased at the stand between August 2 and 3. Four of the victims have since tested positive for salmonella. **Pakistan Train Crash Toll Rises ** Railway officials say the death toll from a train derailment in southern Pakistan has risen to at least 30, with more than 90 others injured. Senior Railway officials said Sunday the train was on its way from Karachi to Rawalpindi when its 10 cars derailed. Police say that 30 bodies have been recovered from the overturned (翻倒) and damaged cars and more than 90 were injured, some of them very seriously. The minister for railways says the crash could be due to a mechanical fault or the result of sabotage. He says an investigation was underway. **US Trump Demands New Judge and Venue for Trial ** Former US President Donald Trump says there is "no way" he can get a fair trial in his case related to the 2020 election. Trump wrote on social media that his legal team (法律團隊) will ask for a new judge and to move the trial out of Washington DC. Trump is accused of trying to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election. Nick Harper reports from Washington. 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