The Tai-Ex opened down 53-points this morning from yesterday's close, at
22,375 on turnover of 3.7-billion N-T.

The market lost ground on Monday as investors anxiously awaited for news on
"reciprocal tariffs" to be imposed by the United States following a 90-day
pause which ends on Wednesday.

Market watchers say investors were nervous (緊張的) due to a lack of guidance
concerning the status of tariff talks between Taiwan and the U-S.

Tai-Power says electricity has been restored to over 450,000 households
affected by power outages as Danas swept across Taiwan yesterday.

According to the state-generator, more than 650 electricity poles and three
transmission towers collapsed (倒塌) as a result of the storm.

That resulted in over 710,000 households being left without power at the peak
of the storm.

Tai-Power says the hardest-hit areas included Chiayi city and country - which
together saw more than 250,000 outages.

While 190,000 households lost power in Tainan.

Tai-Power says it mobilized 4,000 personnel for emergency repairs.

Police in New Taipei say a man remains in custody (拘留) following the
stabbing of two woman in the city's Tucheng District.

According to law enforcement officials, the two women died after they were
allegedly stabbed multiple times by one of the women's husbands while on a
scooter.

Police say the man had been following them in car prior to the stabbing.

Both women were rushed by a nearby hospital, but were later pronounced dead.

The suspect was arrested by police in Changhua County some three hours later.

The suspect is being held in custody as prosecutors investigate whether he
should be charged with murder.

Search efforts are continuing for a fourth day for dozens of people still
missing following flash floods in central Texas - even as more storms are
forecast (預報).

US correspondent Kate Fisher reports

The U.N. General Assembly has adopted a resolution over U.S. objections
calling on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to reverse their worsening
oppression of women and girls and eliminate all terrorist organizations.

The 11-page resolution also emphasizes “the importance of creating
opportunities for economic recovery, development and prosperity (繁榮) in
Afghanistan,” and urges donors to address the country’s dire humanitarian
and economic crisis.

The resolution adopted Monday is not legally binding but is seen as a
reflection of world opinion.

The vote was 116 in favor, with two — the United States and close ally
Israel — opposed, and 12 abstentions, including Russia, China, India and
Iran.

A highway in the United Arab Emirates now plays Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony
as cars drive over special rumble strips.

Known as the "Street of Music," this art project spans nearly a kilometer on
the E84 highway coming into the city of Fujairah.

Drivers in the right-hand lane can hear the iconic "Ode to Joy" as they drive
over the rumble strips.

The strips look like a larger, rectangular version of the dash lines
separating the three-lane highway, and the grooves of the road combine with
the speed of the vehicle to make music.

The experience is a collaboration (合作) between Fujairah Fine Arts Academy
and local authorities which aims to blend art with daily life.

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.

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’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.

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.

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.