EZ News 07/07/25

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. Tai-Ex opening The Tai-Ex opened marginally higher this morning from Friday's close, at 22,550 on turnover of 2.1 -billion N-T. The market closed down on Friday as uncertainties over U-S tariff policies continued to impact investor sentiment after U-S President Donald Trump said letters will be countries specifying what "reciprocal" tariffs they will face without an extension of a 90-day pause. Danas downgraded as storm moves away from Taiwan The Central Weather Administration has downgraded typhoon Danas to a tropical storm as it continues to move away from Taiwan. The storm is currently located some 70-kilometers north-northwest of Taipei and moving in a north-north-easterly direction at speeds of between 10 and 16-kilometers-an-hour. Danas now has a radius of 100-kilometers and is packing sustained wind speeds of 90-kilometers-an-hour, with gust of up to 119-kilometers-an-hour. Land and seas warnings are still in effect - with the land warnings currently covering Keelung, New Taipei, Taipei, Taoyuan, Hsinchu, Miaoli and Yilan. The weather administration is expected to lift the remaining land warnings by noon at the earliest, while the sea warning is expected to remain in place until this evening. The High Speed Rail Corporation has now resumed full services, while the Taiwan Railway Corporation will resume regular services this afternoon. Tai-Power says some 490,000 households lost power as the storm impacted Taiwan proper - and some 380,00 of households in are still waiting for power supplies to resume. Most of those effected households are in the Tainan area. Israel Houthis Trade Fire Israel’s military launched airstrikes early today targeting ports and facilities held by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, with the rebels responding with missile fire targeting Israel. The attacks came after a suspected Houthi attack targeting a ship in the Red Sea that caught fire and took on water, later forcing its crew to abandon the vessel. The Israeli military said it struck Houthi-held ports at Hodeida, Ras Isa and Salif. The Houthis then responded with an apparent missile attack on Israel. The Israeli military said it attempted to intercept (攔截) the missile, but it appeared to make impact, though there were no immediate reports of injuries from the attack. Pressure from Trump for trade deals before Wednesday deadline, but hints of more time for talks The U.S. is putting the pressure (壓力) on trading partners to make a new deal before a Wednesday deadline. AP correspondent Donna Warder reports. Spain begins BullRunning Festival Tens of thousands of revelers have packed Pamplona’s town hall square in northern Spain to celebrate the traditional firework blast that marks the start of the San Fermin bull-running festival. The highlight of the nine-day festival, which started on Sunday, is the early morning bull runs, when thousands of runners sprint to avoid six bulls charging along a winding cobblestoned route to the city’s bullring. The festival is not without controversy, with gorings and injuries among runners, as well as bull fights where animals that run int he morning are slain by professional matadors (鬥牛士) each afternoon. That was the I.C.R.T. EZ News, I'm _____. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn