EZ News 09/20/23

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. **Tai-Ex opening ** The Tai-Ex opened down 9-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 16,626 on turnover of 3-billion N-T. The market lost ground on Tuesday after coming off an earlier high, as investors opted to lock-in gains from the bellwether electronics sector. Many investors also appeared reluctant (不情願的) to chase prices, as they await the outcome of this week's policymaking meeting by the U-S Federal Reserve. **MOEA Keeps Electricity Rates Unchanged, but Lifts Freeze for 880 Businesses ** The Ministry of Economic Affairs says it's keeping average electricity rates unchanged for now. However, it will be lifting the freeze on rates for around 880 businesses from October 1. Tai-Power says the end of the price freeze (價格凍結) could generate roughly 1.6-billion N-T in revenue. The statements follow a meeting of the ministry's price review committee. And according to the economics ministry, the average power rate currently remains at 3.1154 N-T per kilowatt-hour. **Black Hawk Helicopters to Perform Double Ten Flyover Rehearsal ** The National Day preparatory committee says UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters will perform flyover (低空飛行) rehearsals for this year's Double Ten Day over the Presidential Office this week. According to the committee, early-morning rehearsals will take place tomorrow and Saturday to ensure the flyover during the National Day celebrations "proceeds smoothly." Flyover training exercises involving other aircraft slated to take part in the Double Ten Day celebrations will be conducted on September 28 and October 4th. **Zelensky Urges Unity Against Russian Aggression ** Ukraine's President has urged (力勸) the international community to be united in the face of Russian aggression. William Denselow reports from UN headquarters in New York. **Israeli Military Raids Leave 3 Dead in West Bank ** Palestinian health officials say at least three people have been killed in an Israeli military raid in the northern West Bank. They say some 30 others were wounded in Tuesday's operation in the Jenin refugee camp. The Israeli military is providing few details, though it says it carried out a rare drone strike. Palestinian health officials reported numerous casualties from Israeli gunfire. The identities of the dead were not immediately known. **Argentina Applauds ESMA World Heritage Site Designation ** Argentina is celebrating a decision by a United Nations conference to include a former clandestine detention and torture center as a World Heritage site. A UNESCO conference in Saudi Arabia agreed to include the ESMA Museum and Site of Memory in the list of sites “considered to be of outstanding value to humanity,” marking a rare instance (實例) in which a museum of memory related to recent history is designated to the list. The former Navy School of Mechanics, known as ESMA, housed the most infamous illegal detention center that operated during Argentina’s last military dictatorship that ruled from 1976 through 1983. It now operates as a museum and a larger site of memory, including offices for government agencies and human rights organizations. 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