EZ News 12/20/24

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. Tai-Ex opening The Tai-Ex opened down 134-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 22,798 on turnover of $5.02-billion N-T. The market came under heavy pressure on Thursday - as it tumbled more than 230 points to close below the 23,000 point mark - due to selling sparked by a plunge on Wall Street overnight after the U-S Federal Reserve implied it plans to slow the pace of its rate cut cycle. Selling was seen across the board with the bellwether electronics sector in focus before its losses were trimmed in the afternoon session, which managed to cap the downturn by the end of the trading day. Police officer suspended from duty for leaking secrets A police officer has been detained for allegedly leaking secrets about President Lai Ching-te's itinerary while he was seconded to the National Security Bureau. According to the Sixth Special Police Corps, an investigation found that the police officer likely leaked undisclosed (未公開的) information related to Lai to his friends during his tenure at the N-S-B which began in May. The police officer was discharged from the N-S-B and returned to the Sixth Special Police Corps on December 8. A court approved a request by prosecutors to detain him for allegedly leaking secrets and violating the Classified National Security Information Protection Act on December 9. The police corps says it has also suspended the officer in accordance with the Police Personnel Management Act. UN Chief warns 'AI arms race' could have major security implications The UN's top official is warning artificial intelligence is evolving faster than our ability to govern it. Antonio Guterres said on Thursday there's an urgent need for global governance (治理) frameworks. He joined US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a Security Council meeting to discuss the opportunities and risks of AI. Sally Patterson reports from New York, where the United Nations is headquartered. Kenya Declares GenderBased Violence Most Pressing Security Threat The Kenyan government has declared gender-based violence the nation’s most pressing (緊迫) security threat, with 100 women killed in the past four months alone, most of them by men who were known to them, including intimate partners. Kenya's Prime Cabinet Secretary referred to the escalating crisis as “the elephant in the room,” and said authorities have investigated most of the cases, which are pending in court. The official says since September 2023, a staggering 7,107 cases of sexual and gender-based violence have been reported in Kenya. He adds that the police inspector general has formed a specialized unit to combat femicides — the killing of girls or women because of their gender. Kenya's Cabinet this week approved the setting up of a presidential working group to provide recommendations on how to stop gender-based violence. Wright Contempt of Court An Australian computer scientist who falsely claimed to be the founder of the bitcoin cryptocurrency has been found to have committed contempt of court by breaching an order of London’s High Court. In a judgment on Thursday, the justice on the case said Craig Wright had committed “a clear breach” of an order in March that barred him from launching or threatening further legal action related to bitcoin. Wright, who is not in the U.K., has been sentenced to 12 months in prison, suspended for two years For eight years, Wright had claimed that he was the man behind “Satoshi Nakamoto,” the pseudonym (筆名;假名) that masked the identity of the creator of bitcoin. That was the I.C.R.T. EZ News, I'm _____. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn