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Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. Tai-Ex opening The Tai-Ex opened up 628-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 43,720 on turnover of $21.8-billion N-T. Shares in Taiwan plunged over 1,100 points Thursday as investors feared a sell-off on Wall Street following heavy losses in Nvidia futures amid controversy surrounding its CEO Jensen Huang. Analysts say market sentiment was hurt by an approximately 8 percent decline in Nvidia's shares in after-hours trading. Many investors feared the weakness of the IC designer will spread to other AI-related stocks when the U.S. markets open today Passport validity unaffected by data breach of 70,000 headshots The Bureau of Consular Affairs says passports already issued remain valid despite a data breach involving more than 70,000 passport photos. The statement comes after the agency said it discovered the breach on November 4 and immediately formed a task force to isolate the affected servers, investigate the incident, preserve evidence and report the breach to authorities. The bureau has apologized for the personal data breach (資料洩露) and the public concern it's caused, but is stressing that passport holders do not need to apply for replacements. According to the bureau, it has made contingency plans to ensure its services will not be disrupted again and the affected websites have been restored, passed security tests and resumed operations. REUTERS REPORTS THIRD AFFAIR ALLEGATION AGAINST FORMER NVIDIA CEO JENSEN HUANG AS CONGRESSIONAL APPEARANCE LOOMS Reuters is reporting that former Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang had a third extramarital affair — this time with a second unnamed employee at the company — deepening the scandal that forced his resignation on Thursday. Huang stepped down after thirty-three years at the firm he co-founded, and has agreed to appear before members of the US Congress next week in a closed-door session over national security concerns linked to (與…有關) his alleged relationship with a suspected Chinese spy. Nvidia's shares have fallen eleven per cent in a week, wiping close to two trillion dollars off the company's market value. James Gooderson reports from Washington. Mexico Denies Migrants Reaching US Border Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says no migrant caravans have reached the U.S. border since U.S. President Donald Trump returned to office in 2025. Sheinbaum made the statement Thursday in response to Trump's threat to double tariffs on Mexican goods unless Mexico stops migrants from traveling through its territory. Sheinbaum says a caravan of about 600 migrants in Chiapas has largely dispersed (被驅散了). Mexican authorities are also in talks with another group of Honduran migrants. Sheinbaum rules out using force to break up caravans, emphasizing Mexico's experience in handling such situations. Pope Denouncing Violence Against Women Pope Leo XIV has denounced the “machismo” (大男人主義行) and violence against women that is prevalent in Peru. He is demanding that women be protected and respected. He also met with six survivors of clergy sexual abuse, and instructed Peruvian bishops especially to respond to victims of clergy sexual abuse with truth and justice. The pope called the Catholic hierarchy to be models of unity and communion. That was the I.C.R.T. EZ News, I'm _____. －－－－以下為 SoundOn 動態廣告－－－－ 【2027春節請假攻略】 請對日期＝輕鬆放大假期！ 請3（2/1~2/3）休12（1/30~2/10） 請2（2/11、2/12）休11（2/4~2/14） 【2027春節旅遊優惠】 台中出發國外跟團 最高第四人減$16,000 國外自由行 最低免萬元 國內外訂房 入住免３千 https://sofm.pse.is/9v6bwq -- 🍒 《歡迎光臨滿天猩奇果鋪》 吃下神奇果實就能體力爆棚？這背後究竟藏著什麼秘密！由「中國信託反毒教育基金會」與童話阿姨帶小朋友一起化身小偵探，破解誇張廣告與誘惑，學習最重要的媒體素養與反毒查證力！ 點擊連結下載免費互動小遊戲學習單，練就破案雙眼：https://sofm.pse.is/9v7ald -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. Tai-Ex opening The Tai-Ex opened down 77-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 44,180 on turnover of $20-billion N-T. Shares in Taiwan closed sharply higher Wednesday, up over 1,500 points, led by TSMC's almost 5 percent gain after the contract chipmaker announced higher quarterly cash dividend payout and strong October sales. Buying spread to other semiconductor stocks including ASIC designer AIchip Technologies, MediaTek Inc., and United Microelectronics. Analysts say after the National Financial Stabilization Fund announced market intervention Friday, market sentiment improved, and the financial sector also attracted strong buying. Finance minister supports doubling stabilization fund In related news…. Finance Minister Chuang Tsui-yun has voiced support for a proposal to double the National Financial Stabilization Fund, saying a larger fund would give the government greater flexibility to intervene (介入、干預) in the stock market amid growing political and economic volatility. Chuang told lawmakers the market capitalization of the local stock market stood at around 9.2 trillion NT when the fund was established in 2000 but had since increased more than 17-fold. Foreign institutional investors now account for 46.78 percent of total market capitalization, compared with just 8.44 percent in 2000. He said that the fund's current size could face growing challenges in conducting market interventions. Lawmakers have proposed amending the Statute for the Establishment and Administration of the National Financial Stabilization Fund to double its size to NT$1 trillion. The current law allows the fund to borrow from financial institutions, backed by shares held by the National Treasury in public and private enterprises… and from the postal deposit system, the Postal Life Insurance Fund, the Labor Insurance Fund, the Labor Pension Fund and the Civil Servant Pension Fund. ABU DHABI PEACE TALKS END WITH PRISONER EXCHANGE AGREED BUT NO BREAKTHROUGH ON TERRITORY Two days of US-brokered peace talks between Russia and Ukraine have ended in Abu Dhabi with agreement on a major prisoner-of-war exchange but no breakthrough on the key issues of territory or a ceasefire. European representatives from France, the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy were present in Abu Dhabi, but Russia's delegation refused to meet them. US mediators acknowledged a deep lack of (缺乏) trust between the two sides. James Gooderson in Washington says US President Donald Trump has been using what critics describe as a carrot-and-stick approach to try to end the war. Italy Evacuates Schools for Bomb Threat Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni says law enforcement found no concrete threat after thousands of school buildings were evacuated due to an emailed bomb threat. This is part of a series of disruptions affecting European institutions. Schools in Ireland, Scotland, and Northern Ireland also received threats, but no evacuations were reported. Meloni says the threats aim to create fear and chaos. Italian authorities are working with European counterparts (對應的官員/同僚) to identify the source. The email, which also threatened Meloni, purportedly came from an unknown group. Authorities have not linked the threats to any group or state. Pope in Peru Pope Leo the fourteenth has arrived in Peru, where he spent 20 years learning how to be a pastor. The visit to Peru is the final leg of Leo's three-country South America tour. The pope seemed moved as he came out of his charter plane, smiling as he greeted Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori. The Vatican estimates that some 3 million people lined the motorcade (車隊) route into town, waving flags of Peru and the Vatican. Over the coming days, Leo will celebrate Mass in all his old stomping grounds, and his speeches will be closely watched, especially one he's set to deliver from the square in front of Lima's cathedral. That was the I.C.R.T. EZ News, I'm _____. －－－－以下為 SoundOn 動態廣告－－－－ 【2027春節請假攻略】 請對日期＝輕鬆放大假期！ 請3（2/1~2/3）休12（1/30~2/10） 請2（2/11、2/12）休11（2/4~2/14） 【2027春節旅遊優惠】 台中出發國外跟團 最高第四人減$16,000 國外自由行 最低免萬元 國內外訂房 入住免３千 https://sofm.pse.is/9v34cs -- 國立歷史博物館 PODCAST 頻道《史博來開講》登場囉！ 4個節目分別為「聽聽史博—耳朵裡的博物館」、「藝想不到，史載有藝史」、「臺灣有藝史」、「聽聽史博──耳朵裡的歷史文物」，一鍵訂閱，精彩加倍！ 連結：https://sofm.pse.is/9v698t -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Good afternoon, I'm _ with today's episode of EZ News. Tai-Ex opening The Tai-Ex opened up 424-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 43,135 on turnover of $16.8-billion N-T. Taiwan shares extended their gains Tuesday, with the benchmark Taiex surging more than 1,000 points following an overnight rally on Wall Street, as falling crude oil prices eased inflation concerns. Analysts say AI-related stocks abroad showed signs of stabilizing as the impact resulting from a controversy (爭議) surrounding Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was limited only to the company itself. With technology stocks drawing much of the buying interest, nontech shares were mixed, and financial stocks also lost ground. Taiwan extends expanded access to publicly funded flu drugs to Nov. 30 The Centers for Disease Control is continuing to expanded access to publicly funded antiviral drugs for the flu. Under the measure, people in designated groups at higher risk of flu who develop flu-like symptoms can receive publicly funded antiviral drugs. The deadline for the program has now been extended (延長) from this Sunday to the end of the month. Eligible groups include infection-control personnel at medical institutions, residents and staff of long-term care facilities, childcare workers and nannies, and students from preschool through senior high school. The measure also covers people living with or caring for individuals at high risk of severe influenza, livestock and poultry farm workers, zoo personnel, and veterinary quarantine personnel. UK Arrests US Army Soldier Suspsected of Espionage Counterterror police in England have arrested a U.S. Army soldier on suspicion of espionage related to Russia. The 41-year-old man was taken into custody Tuesday. Authorities suspect him of assisting a foreign intelligence service and obtaining or disclosing (揭露) protected information. Three officials say he was serving in a NATO unit designed to quickly respond to crises or short-notice operations. The Metropolitan Police said its counterterror forces worked closely with the FBI and U.S. military on the case. The arrest comes during heightened concern over threats to American forces stationed in Britain and tension between Moscow and much of Europe. Police said the arrest isn't related to other counterterrorism investigations. HOUSE VOTES TO KILL HEGSETH IMPEACHMENT, REFERRING RESOLUTION TO COMMITTEE The US House of Representatives has voted to sideline (刻意閒置，被淘汰 )a resolution to impeach Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, referring it to committee and effectively ending the effort to remove him over his handling of the war in Iran. The vote was 211 to 204, with Republican Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky the only member of his party to break ranks and vote with Democrats against the referral. Massie had filed eight articles of impeachment on Monday, accusing Hegseth of unlawful conduct at the Pentagon, but House Speaker Mike Johnson had vowed to block the move. Simon Marks reports from Washington. Greta Thunberg at COP31 Climate activist Greta Thunberg is at the U.N. climate talks, where she criticized the annual proceedings and stressed the need to put people and the planet ahead of profits and power. This year’s conference, known as COP31, is being held in Antalya, Turkey, following a year of deadly climate-related disasters, including heat waves and floods, and another energy shock triggered by the Iran war. Thunberg arrived on Tuesday, warning that when it comes to climate change, “everything and everyone we love is at stake (處於危險中)”. Youth climate activists from around the world welcomed her attendance at the gathering, which runs through Nov. 20-th. That was the I.C.R.T. EZ News, I'm _. －－－－以下為 SoundOn 動態廣告－－－－ 洗過的保溫杯還是有奶臭味、咖啡味？換 IKUK 艾可真陶瓷保溫杯！1300度高溫燒製「一體成形硬白瓷內膽」，非塗層不易殘留異味。咖啡、茶、果汁都能安心裝，杯子不留味，喝什麼都對味！現在就上 ikuk.com.tw 選購。 https://sofm.pse.is/9v5n5l -- 【2027春節請假攻略】 請對日期＝輕鬆放大假期！ 請3（2/1~2/3）休12（1/30~2/10） 請2（2/11、2/12）休11（2/4~2/14） 【2027春節旅遊優惠】 台中出發國外跟團 最高第四人減$16,000 國外自由行 最低免萬元 國內外訂房 入住免３千 https://sofm.pse.is/9uxgrs -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Good afternoon, I'm _ with today's episode of EZ News. Tai-Ex opening The Tai-Ex opened up 469-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 42,130 on turnover of $17.2-billion N-T. Taiwan shares posted their second-largest single-day point gain on Monday after the National Financial Stabilization Fund authorized market intervention Friday following heavy recent losses. The decision marked the 10th time the stabilization fund has authorized market intervention to curb market volatility since its establishment in 2000. Before Monday's rally, the Taiex had fallen about 21 percent, from its intraday high of 49,968.92 points recorded on Oct. 6 amid concerns over AI development. TRC** shortens online ticket booking cutoff to 5 minutes** Taiwan Railways Corporation says, it will allow passengers to buy tickets online up to 5 minutes before departure, instead of 30 minutes. That policy is in effect starting today. The deadline for changing tickets online will also be extended… allowing passengers to make changes up to half an hour before their original train's departure, as opposed to the previous 1 hour cutoff. TRC is also updating its mobile app to allow passengers to collect multiple tickets across all fare categories (類別) on a single mobile phone. Previously, the app allowed users to collect only one full-fare ticket along with multiple discounted tickets for children or senior citizens. The update will remove that restriction, allowing multiple tickets across all fare categories to be accessed on one device. FBI INVESTIGATING NVIDIA CEO JENSEN HUANG'S RELATIONSHIP WITH ALLEGED CHINESE SPY, TRUMP CONFIRMS US President Donald Trump has confirmed the FBI is investigating Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang over his relationship with a woman American intelligence agencies say is a Chinese spy — with the president saying he believes Huang had no knowledge of the woman's alleged espionage activities. Nvidia's board has launched its own investigation, led by outside counsel, while Nvidia shares fell more than four per cent on Monday. China has dismissed the espionage allegations as unsubstantiated (未經證實). James Gooderson in Washington says the FBI probe is just one of several overlapping investigations, including a two-year Justice Department criminal inquiry into the Singapore-based company at the centre of the case. France Blames Iran for Cyberattack Affecting Fridges France has blamed Iran for a cyberattack on supermarket fridges last month. The French Foreign Ministry summoned the Iranian ambassador on Monday. The attack on October 12-th sent refrigerator temperatures soaring ( 劇烈上升), affecting about 700 of the country’s 10-thousand supermarkets. Paris prosecutors said investigators found that Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard was behind the large-scale cyberattack. The ministry condemned the attacks as unacceptable. Booker Prize Awarded to End of Everything Writer John Harrison British science fiction writer M. John Harrison has won the prestigious Booker Prize for his novel "The End of Everything." The book, set on England’s Channel coast in the near future, explores themes of catastrophe and apocalypse. It centers on a beachcomber who discovers a mysterious artifact after society is shattered by an unspecified calamity. The judges praised the novel for its ambition and expert writing, noting its reflection of current political anxieties (令人焦慮的事). At 81, Harrison is the oldest winner of the Booker Prize, which is open to English-language novels published in the U.K. and Ireland. That was the I.C.R.T. EZ News, I'm _. －－－－以下為 SoundOn 動態廣告－－－－ 【2027春節請假攻略】 請對日期＝輕鬆放大假期！ 請3（2/1~2/3）休12（1/30~2/10） 請2（2/11、2/12）休11（2/4~2/14） 【2027春節旅遊優惠】 台中出發國外跟團 最高第四人減$16,000 國外自由行 最低免萬元 國內外訂房 入住免３千 https://sofm.pse.is/9ururq -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Good afternoon, I'm _ with today's episode of EZ News. Tai-Ex opening The Tai-Ex opened up 645-points this morning from Friday's close, at 40,347 on turnover of 23-billion N-T. The market saw its fourth-largest single-day point loss on Friday, closing below the 40,000-point mark following an overnight sell-off on Wall Street, but the market managed to recover from its intraday low on hopes of government measures to support stocks. US expresses concern over forced closure of Taiwan's PNG office The U-S State Department is expressing concern over the closure of Taiwan's representative office in Papua New Guinea under pressure from the government in Port Moresby. According to a State Department spokesperson, the incident is another example of Beijing's intimidation of Taiwan. The U-S State Department spokesperson says such moves undermine (破壞) the sovereign decisions of countries choosing to partner with Taiwan and threatens international peace and prosperity. The statements come after the Ministry of Foreign Affairs last Friday announced that it was closing its representative office in Papua New Guinea and withdrawing all personnel stationed there after. Second batch of F-16V Block 70 fighter jets arrives in Taiwan The second batch of three F-16V Block 70 fighter jets purchased by from the United States has arrived in Taiwan. According to the Air Force, the three jets landed at Chihhang Air Base in Taitung County. The Air Force Command Headquarters says it will proceed with training for the induction (入伍) of the new aircraft into service as planned, gradually building up their initial operational capability. Reports say the three jets departed from Lockheed Martin's factory in South Carolina earlier this month and arrived in Hawaii on November 4. Their arrival follows the delivery of the first batch of two F-16V Block 70 jets on October 2. HOUSE DEMOCRATS PREPARE TO IMPEACH DEFENCE SECRETARY HEGSETH AS FLOOR VOTE EXPECTED THIS WEEK House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries has declared he is a "hard yes" on impeaching US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, with a floor vote expected in the House of Representatives this week. Republican Congressman Thomas Massie, a critic (批評家) of US President Donald Trump, says he plans to force the vote — and several Republican sources say they expect it to pass. Hegseth has dismissed the prospect of impeachment as political theatre, while President Trump has expressed confidence in his defence secretary. Nick Harper reports from Washington. Egypt Train Collision Leaves Dead and Injured Authorities say two trains collided south of Cairo, killing seven people and injuring at least 125 others. The crash happened Sunday in al-Ayyat district, in Giza province. A train traveling to Fayoum province crashed into the rear (後部) of a stationary (靜止的、不動的) train heading to Aswan. Investigators arrived at the site late Sunday. President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi ordered a prompt investigation. Emergency teams and cranes were dispatched to clear the wreckage and restore services. Turkey Azerbaijan Confirm Close Ties The Turkish and Azerbaijani presidents have reaffirmed the countries’ close ties following speculation of souring relations. Turkey and Azerbaijan are traditional allies with deep cultural and ethnic ties. Tensions have emerged recently following criticism in Turkey of Azerbaijan’s decision to ban hijabs in schools and over Baku’s growing ties with Israel. On Sunday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan emphasized (強調) the strong brotherhood between the nations at a joint news conference with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. Erdogan visited Shusha for Azerbaijan’s Victory Day celebrations, marking the sixth anniversary of the country’s victory over Armenia in Nagorno-Karabakh. That was the I.C.R.T. EZ News, I'm _. －－－－以下為 SoundOn 動態廣告－－－－ 【2027春節請假攻略】 請對日期＝輕鬆放大假期！ 請3（2/1~2/3）休12（1/30~2/10） 請2（2/11、2/12）休11（2/4~2/14） 【2027春節旅遊優惠】 台中出發國外跟團 最高第四人減$16,000 國外自由行 最低免萬元 國內外訂房 入住免３千 https://sofm.pse.is/9ujlz2 -- Hosting provided by SoundOn