EZ News 10/02/25

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. Tai-Ex opening The Tai-Ex surged 409-points on opening the morning from yesterday's close, to hit the 26,392 point mark on turnover of 11.3-billion N-T. The market closed higher on Wednesday, but declined from the day's high as investors opted to shift to the sell side amid concerns over possible volatility on Wall Street due to the U-S government shutdown. And this morning's opening high came as investors in Wall Street overnight shrugged off concerns about the government shutdown, and indexes hit yet more record highs. FNCA report says Matai'an Creek lake breach involved 403 meter slope collapse The Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency says a study into the Matai'an Creek barrier lake overflow has found that it was caused by several mountain slope collapses. The largest of those collapses was 403 meters. According to the agency, a comparison with pre-overflow topographic (地形) data provided by the Ministry of the Interior shows that large-scale terrain changes occurred from the upstream mountains to the downstream creek bed. The steepest collapse occurred at the top of the barrier lake .. .. and that resulted in large amounts of earth and rock piling up in the midstream and downstream sections of the Hualien County creek, raising creek bed levels by 40 to 50 meters. Free flu and COVID vaccination programs begin The Centers for Disease Control has begun administering free flu and COVID vaccines at hospitals and other medical facilities. Phase one of it's annual free flu vaccine means that certain groups are now eligible (符合資格的) for free shots. Those groups include minors from 6 months old through senior high school; seniors aged 65 and over; medical workers; high-risk individuals; pregnant women and parents of babies under 6 months old. The second phase of the free flu vaccine program will begin on November 1 - when people aged between 50 and 64 will be eligible for a shot. France Links Oil Tanker to Russian Shadow Fleet French President Emmanuel Macron says an oil tanker off the French coast has committed "very serious wrongdoings." He linked it to Russia's shadow oil fleet (艦隊), which is avoiding Western sanctions over Moscow's war in Ukraine. The tanker was sailing off Denmark last week and according to European naval experts was possibly involved in drone flights over the country. French prosecutors have opened a judicial investigation into the crew's actions. Macron suggests the ship has been stopped, highlighting the existence of a shadow fleet that finances a significant portion of Russia's war effort. The tanker was sailing under the flag of Benin. Groundbreaking scientist Jane Goodall Passes Away Jane Goodall, the groundbreaking primatologist who changed the way the world understood chimpanzees and inspired generations (幾個世代) of conservationists, has died at the age of 91. Her institute confirmed she passed away while on a speaking tour in Los Angeles. Ira Spitzer reports. That was the I.C.R.T. EZ News, I'm _____. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn