Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News.

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Tai-Ex opens higher

The Tai-Ex opened higher (開高) this morning.

It was up 28 points at 40,204.

Turnover (成交量) was 9.1-billion NT.

The market fell on Tuesday for a fourth day in a row.

Investors sold tech shares because of worries about the war with Iran.

Some investors moved their money into non-tech shares (科技股).

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Government to expand parental leave and family support measures

Premier Cho Jung-tai has announced new plans to help families.

The measures are aimed at Taiwan's falling birth rate (出生率).

They include longer parental leave (育嬰假) and tax breaks (稅務優惠) on housing for
parents.

Cho says the government wants to support children from birth to age 18.

The plan would cover childbirth, child care and education.

It is expected to go to the Cabinet for approval on May 28.

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CDC confirms first mpox clade Ib case

The Centers for Disease Control has confirmed (證實) the first m-pox clade Ib
case in Taiwan.

Officials say the case was imported (境外移入病例).

It involves a man in his 20s.

Another new mpox case this month involves a man in his 40s in northern Taiwan.

The CDC says neither man had been vaccinated (已接種疫苗) against mpox.

Mpox became a notifiable disease in Taiwan in 2022.

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Israeli Airstrikes in Lebanon Leave Over Dozen Dead

Lebanon's Health Ministry says Israeli airstrikes (空襲) in southern Lebanon
have killed at least 19 people.

The dead include four women and three children.

The strikes come as fighting continues between Israel and Hezbollah.

That is despite a U.S.-brokered ceasefire (停火).

Israel says it is targeting Hezbollah infrastructure.

Hezbollah is both a militant group and a powerful political group in Lebanon.

More than one million people in Lebanon have been displaced (流離失所的).

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US government drops tax claims against Trump as part of IRS lawsuit deal

The U.S. government has agreed to drop tax claims (稅務索賠) against President
Donald Trump.

The deal is part of Trump's 10-billion U.S. dollar lawsuit (訴訟) against the
IRS.

The lawsuit is about the leak of Trump's tax returns.

The settlement (和解協議) could protect Trump from more review of his finances.

It also creates a fund of nearly 1.8-billion U.S. dollars.

The money would go to people who say they were targeted for political reasons.

Kate Fisher reports from Washington.

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