TaiwanPlus News – 18:00, August 1, 2024
Female Olympic boxers from Taiwan and Algeria have faced attacks over their gender, despite being cleared to compete in Paris by the IOC, with both Taiwan President Lai Ching-te and author J.K. Rowling weighing in. New figures show that Taiwan’s gender pay gap is at its widest point in more than a decade, not only in terms of wages but in other forms of income as well. And Iran vows to avenge the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in the capital Tehran, which it blames on Israel. Plus: - The U.S. prepares to set further restrictions on companies from certain foreign countries exporting chipmaking equipment to China. - Taiwanese boxer Wu Shih-yi advances to the women’s 60-kilogram semifinals at the Paris Olympics. - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro asks country's top court to audit the highly contested recent election.
