EZ News 08/30/22

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. **Tai-Ex opening ** The Tai-Ex opened down 6.5-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 14,920 on turnover of $2.3-billion N-T. **Taiwan receives shipment of 600,000 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines ** The Central Epidemic Command Center says Taiwan took delivery of a shipment of over 600-thousand doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine yesterday. The shipment will be prioritized for use as booster shots for children aged 12 to 17. CECC head Victor Wang says the 602,550 Pfizer-BioNTech doses arrived at Taoyuan International Airport on Monday morning, and were transferred to a cold chain logistics center to undergo inspection. Wang said the new batch of vaccines expires (到期) on March 21, 2023, and will be used primarily as booster shots for children aged 12-17, many of whom received first and second shots of the same brand in the second half of 2021. **Pakistan Flooding Causes Widespread Death and Damage ** Disaster officials say nearly a half million people in Pakistan are crowded into camps after losing their homes in widespread flooding caused by unprecedented (史無前例的) monsoon rains in recent weeks. Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority said floods this summer have killed more than 1,136 people and injured 1,636 as well as damaging 1 million homes. At least 498,000 people in the country are in relief camps after being displaced, and many more displaced are believed to be living with relatives, friends or outside. The country's climate minister tells The Associated Press that new monsoons were expected in September. Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Monday said the rains so far have been the heaviest Pakistan has seen in three decades. He says the government would provide housing to all those who lost their homes. **Dutch Soldier Dead After US Shooting ** One of three Dutch soldiers shot in the US city of Indianapolis over the weekend has died. The Dutch Defense Ministry said the two other commandos (突擊隊員) are conscious and remain stable in hospital. US correspondent Kate Fisher reports **Greek Lawmakers Vote to Investigate Wiretaps ** Greek lawmakers have voted for a parliamentary investigation into the surveillance by the country's secret service of an opposition party leader's phone. On Monday, 142 lawmakers voted for the parliamentary investigation, easily exceeding (超過) the 120-vote threshold needed. The scandal broke after revelations that Nikos Androulakis, a European Parliament member, was put under surveillance for three months last year. At the time he was running for his party's leadership, which he subsequently won. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has denied any prior knowledge of the surveillance, which he said was wrong, and pledged to overhaul the EYP secret service. 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