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Tai-Ex opening
The Tai-Ex opened up 242-points this morning from yesterday's close, at
40,263 on turnover of 14.-billion N-T.

The market lost ground for a fifth consecutive session on Wednesday, after
Wall Street stumbled overnight and gave back more of its record-setting rally
as invertors shunned tech stocks.




CDC raises Ebola travel advisory for DRC and Uganda
The Centers for Disease Control has raised the level of its Ebola travel
advisory for Congo and Uganda and is urging hospitals and doctors clinics to
ask patients about their travel and exposure history.

The C-D-C has raised its travel advisory for Congo and Uganda from "watch" to
the second-level "alert."

That advisory level urges travelers to "take enhanced precautionary (預防性的)
measures" in regions experiencing Ebola outbreaks.

However, the C-D-C is stressing that it considers the Ebola outbreak's threat
to Taiwan relatively low.



Detection of hidden camera in Taichung store triggers more inspections
Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen says inspections of retail spaces will extend to
17 big-box and department stores starting from tomorrow.

The statement comes after a camera invading customers' privacy (隱私) was found
in a fitting room at a local store.

According to Lu, citywide inspections for illegal hidden cameras had
previously focused on cosmetic surgery clinics, sports facilities with
changing rooms, and saunas ..

.. but they will now be expanded to department stores and other big-box
stores with fitting rooms, as they could be "hot spots" for covert filming.

The move is in response to the discovery of a surveillance camera pointing
toward a mirror inside a fitting room at the Under Armour store in Mitsui
Shopping Park LaLaport in Taichung.



US indicts former Cuban president Raul Castro
The US Justice Department has field criminal charges against Raúl Castro, the
94-year-old former president of Cuba.

He’s been charged with murder and a conspiracy (陰謀) to kill U.S. citizens
stemming from the fatal downing of two planes 30 years ago.

Kate Fisher reports from Washington



UN Votes for Climate Change Resolution
The U.N. General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to support strong action
to prevent climate change.

The 193-member world body approved a nonbinding resolution Wednesday
endorsing the landmark advisory opinion by the U.N.’s top court last July
that called failure by countries to protect the planet from climate change a
violation of international law.

The measure was opposed by the U.S., Russia, Iran and Saudi Arabia — some of
the highest oil-producing nations and major emitters (發出者) of greenhouse
gas.

The text includes adopting a national climate action plan to limit global
temperature rise to below 1.5 degrees Celsius, phasing out subsidies for
fossil fuel exploration, production and exploitation (開發利用, 不公平地使用); and
urging those in violation to provide “full reparation” for damage.

The U.N. resolution had initially included stronger language from the
International Court of Justice opinion that called for establishing an
“International Register of Damage” to record evidence and claims, but it was
removed after nearly a dozen consultations in order to receive more support.