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EZ NEWS OCT 5, 2026

Posted on 2026-10-05 10:40:13

Tai-Ex opening

Posted on 2026-10-05 10:40:13

The Tai-Ex opened up 99-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 48,574
on turnover of 15.5-billion N-T.

The market closed at a new high on Friday, led by the electronics sector, but
the gains were limited amid investor caution ahead of the release of the U-S
September nonfarm payroll data due later in the day.

Major party leaders rally in support of local election candidates

Posted on 2026-10-05 10:40:13

Leaders of Taiwan's major political parties have been rallying in support of
their respective parties mayoral and city council candidates ahead of the
November 28 local elections.

Events on Sunday were held in Taipei, Taichung and Kaohsiung.

In Taipei, President Lai Ching-te praised D-P-P's Taipei mayoral candidate
Puma Shen at the opening of his campaign headquarters.

K-M-T chairwoman Cheng Li-wun attended the opening of the campaign
headquarters of the party's Taichung mayoral candidate Johnny Chiang.

She was accompanied by (由……陪同) Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu and incumbent
Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen.

Meanwhile, Taiwan People's Party Chairman Huang Kuo-chang joined K-M-T
Kaohsiung mayoral candidate Ko Chih-en at a campaign event.

New Tainan railway station to open October 17

Posted on 2026-10-05 10:40:13

And,

The Railway Bureau says the new Tainan Station is scheduled to open October
17.

According to the bureau, the new station will allow the surrounding area to
be redeveloped with a plaza, parking facilities, a transport hub and green
space to improve connectivity and passenger access.

The Taiwan Railway Corporation has said the new Tainan station will also be
the first to use a color-coded (以色彩區分的，用顏色標記的) way-finding system similar to
that of the High Speed Rail, with blue indicating northbound trains and green
for southbound trains.

Once completed, the Tainan Urban District Railway Underground Project is
expected to eliminate 23 railway crossings and other grade-separated
intersections.

CORNELL RAPE CASE: JANE DOE'S LAWYER SAYS CLIENT AND OTHER WOMEN FACE

Posted on 2026-10-05 10:40:13

THREATS AS UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT SAYS INSTITUTION 'MUST DO BETTER'

The lawyer for the woman who alleges she was gang-raped at a Cornell
University fraternity house says his client has received threats pressuring
her to drop her civil lawsuit.

Attorney Thomas Giuffra says people have been trying to unmask the woman's
identity online, and that at least three other women have been wrongly
targeted (針對) as a result.

Mitch Mccann reports from New York.

Details on FlyDubai Attacker

Posted on 2026-10-05 10:40:13

Regional officials say authorities in the United Arab Emirates shared with
Israel a list of passengers and crew ahead of last week's FlyDubai flight on
which a pilot attempted to seize control of the Israel-bound aircraft and
crash it.

The details raise new questions over how the attacker evaded detection.

Preliminary details have highlighted several major security lapses
(安全漏洞，安保疏漏).

Israel now plans a review of security around foreign flights to Israel.

Officials already have said the Omani co-pilot had been barred from flying by
his own country because of his extremist views.

Brazil Elections Headed for Runoff

Posted on 2026-10-05 10:40:13

Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, and Brazil’s
veteran President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face off in a runoff for the
top job of Latin America’s powerhouse economy (經濟強國).

The country’s electoral court in Brasilia said neither the 80-year-old
incumbent, seeking his fourth non-consecutive term, nor the 45-year-old son
of former President Jair Bolsonaro would garner a majority in Sunday's first
round of voting.

The runoff election will be held on Oct. 25.

The next presidential term begins Jan. 5.

EZ NEWS OCT 2, 2026

Posted on 2026-10-02 11:23:13

Tai-Ex opening

Posted on 2026-10-02 11:23:13

The Tai-Ex opened up 37-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 48,391
on turnover of 16.8-billion N-T.

FDA fines probiotic firm for 7th time this year over kidney disease ads

Posted on 2026-10-02 11:23:13

The Food and Drug Administration has fined a probiotic seller 4-million N-T
so far this year for repeated violations over advertisements falsely claiming
that the product could "reverse kidney disease."

It seventh time the company has been fined this year.

According to the F-D-A, the Huo Hua Sheng probiotic product been ordered to
remove the offending (違法的) advertisements, while its endorser, nephrologist
Chiang Shou-shan, has been referred for disciplinary action.

The F-D-A says the product and Chiang have appeared frequently in television
and other media advertisements promoting purported health benefits and making
exaggerated (言過其實的，過度的) claims that the probiotic could treat or reverse
kidney disease.

The Huo Hua Sheng product has been fined repeatedly over its advertisements.

It was fined 3-million N-T in 2024 and 1.8-million in 2025.

PENTAGON DEPLOYS USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT STRIKE GROUP TO MIDDLE EAST AS

Posted on 2026-10-02 11:23:13

TRUMP WARNS HE'LL DECIDE 'VERY SOON' WHETHER TO STRIKE IRAN OR NEGOTIATE

The Pentagon is sending the USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group and
the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit to the Middle East, adding roughly ten
thousand sailors and Marines to the region as oil prices surge.

US President Donald Trump has warned he will decide "very soon" whether to
launch fresh strikes on Iran or pursue negotiations, while polls suggest the
war is driving voters away from the Republican Party ahead of the November
midterm elections.

James Gooderson, our reporter in Washington, says while both sides appeared
to make progress at the United Nations General Assembly, the fundamental
(基本的) disagreements between Washington and Tehran remain unchanged.

UK National Arrested in Suspected Terror Attack Plot

Posted on 2026-10-02 11:23:13

British police have arrested a dual UK-Iranian national on suspicion of
plotting a terror attack following a security incident at a U.S.-run air base
on the weekend.

The 25-year-old man was arrested in London on Thursday, and police have
searched two properties in the U.K. capital.

Five other men arrested Sunday have been released on bail.

cores of residents were evacuated from their homes near the base as armed
police officers and army bomb-disposal experts swooped in (突然出現，快速介入) on the
rural area.

Police found gasoline in three vans linked to the five suspects, but no
explosives.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said the U.K. sees “strong indications” that
Iran played a part in the incident.

Iran denies involvement.

Canada to FastTrack Oil Pipeline to Pacific

Posted on 2026-10-02 11:23:13

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has fast-tracked a proposed oil pipeline
to the Pacific coast.

The move aims to reduce Canada's dependence on the United States and mend
relations with Alberta, where separatists are pushing for a referendum on
leaving Canada.

The pipeline, called Pacific Link, is designated a project of national
interest.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith supports the project, emphasizing its
transformative (能夠帶來重大、深遠且根本的改變) potential.

Carney said final regulatory conditions were expected by September 2027, with
the pipeline projected to begin operating in 2032 or 2033.

The pipeline would allow Canada to export more oil to Asia, reducing reliance
on the U.S.

However, questions remain about financing and opposition from Indigenous and
environmental groups.

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