EZ News 08/19/25

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. Tai-Ex opening The Tai-Ex opened up 11-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 24,494 on turnover of $4.9-billion N-T. Shares in Taiwan closed at a new high Monday as buying in the bellwether electronics sector accelerated in the wake of gains posted by markets in the United States pointing to a possible higher opening later in the day. Amid optimism toward artificial intelligence development, iPhone assembler and AI server maker Hon Hai Precision Industry rose 1.45 percent. In the old economy sector, petrochemical stocks continued an uptrend led by Nan Ya Plastics Corp., on optimism over its supply of materials to PCB makers. 4.9 earthquake strikes Hualien No injuries or damage are being reported after a magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Hualien at 9:26. The Central Weather Administration says, the depth of the quake was measured at 17.1 kilometers, and the epicenter was located 11.7 kilometers east of Hualien County Hall, in the ocean. The quake was felt at a maximum intensity of 4 in Hualien and a 3 in Yilan. (AH) UN: IS Backed Congo Rebels Kill Dozens The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Congo says that Islamic State-backed rebels in the eastern part of the country have killed at least 52 people. The mission says the attacks blamed on the Allied Democratic Forces took place from Aug. 9 to Aug. 16 in North Kivu province. The violence included abductions, looting (搶劫), and the burning of homes and vehicles. The death toll is expected to rise. Eastern Congo has faced deadly attacks from armed groups like the ADF, which has ties to the Islamic State. US Democrats End Walkout Over Redistricting From the US…. Texas Democrats are ending their walkout over redistricting (重新劃分選區), as California prepares to retaliate. AP correspondent Ed Donahue reports Air Canda Flight Attendant Strike Air Canada and the union representing 10,000 flight attendants have resumed talks for the first time since their strike began three days ago. That's according to a person familiar with the negotiations. The renewed talks on Monday come after the union for the Air Canada flight attendants said they won’t return to work even though the strike has been declared illegal. It has affected about 130-thousand travelers per day during the peak (高峰) summer travel season. Labor leaders are objecting to the Canadian government’s repeated use of a law that cuts off workers’ right to strike and forces them into binding arbitration. Cambridge Dictionary Adds 6000 New Words The Cambridge Dictionary has added over 6,000 new words including slang terms like “skibidi,” pronounced SKIH-bih-dee, "tradwife" and "delulu." Cambridge Dictionary says it uses the Cambridge English Corpus database of more than 2 billion words to monitor (監測) how new words are used, how often and in what contexts. Other additions this year include "mouse jiggler" for a tool to simulate (模擬) activity during remote work and “forever chemical” for persistent environmental pollutants. Representatives at the world's largest online dictionary say it has only added words it thinks have “staying power.” That was the I.C.R.T. EZ News, I'm _____. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn