EZ News 11/24/23

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. Tai-Ex opening The Tai-Ex opened up 10-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 17,305 on turnover of $1.3-billion N-T. The market lost ground on Thursday, after Nvidia fell even after reporting blowout profits on Wall Street overnight. CWA Study Finds Taiwan's Temperature Rising Faster than World Average The Central Weather Administration says Taiwan's average temperature is rising higher than the global average. According to the administration, Taiwan's average temperature rose 0.29-degrees in each of the three 10-year periods from the beginning of the 90s until 2020. And that's higher than the global average increase of 0.21-degrees. Data from 13 of the weather administration's low-elevation weather observation stations shows that from 1898 to 2020, Taiwan's temperature rose by an average of 0.11-degrees per decade, significantly lower than the 0.29-degrees per decade between 1991 and 2020. Meanwhile, the weather administration says although data shows there has been no significant change in overall annual precipitation over the same period, the intensity of extreme rain has increased. Russia Deepens Ties with Mali Russia is deepening bilateral and economic ties with Mali as Western influence in the West African nation declines. Mali has signed a deal with Russia to build a gold refinery (精煉廠) in the capital Bamako to improve the nation's economy. Correspondent, Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports. WHO Requests Info From China on Pneumonia in Children The World Health Organization says it has made an official request to China for information about a potentially worrying spike in respiratory illnesses and clusters of pneumonia in children. On Thursday, the U.N. health agency said Chinese officials told them they did not detect any “unusual or novel (新的)” diseases. The emergence of new new flu strains or other viruses capable of triggering pandemics, typically starts with undiagnosed clusters of respiratory illness. Both SARS and COVID-19 were reported as unusual types of pneumonia. Outside scientists said the situation warranted close monitoring, but were not convinced that the recent spike in respiratory illnesses in China signaled the start of a new global outbreak. Britain Crane Operator Rescues Man from Burning Building A crane operator has played down tributes paid to him after he lifted a man to safety from a burning high-rise building in England. Video from the scene in the town of Reading in southern England showed a man being rescued by a crane cage from the roof of a building under construction as thick plumes of dark smoke and flames billowed around him. The man was lifted in the air and then lowered to the ground. A 65-year-old crane operator Glen Edwards described the situation as a “close call” (千鈞一髮) because of windy conditions. Officials said that more than 50 firefighters arrived at the scene to tackle the blaze and another man was also lifted from the building by crane. The fire was extinguished later Thursday. 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