Prologue Journal – Page 32453 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Russia records 5,932 daily COVID cases, 38 deaths — crisis center

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Moscow’s COVID-19 cases surged by 656 over the past day versus 790 cases a day earlier https://tass.com/society/1602415

Austria will continue to support Ukraine, but without military aid – minister

Pravda Ukraine Karoline Edtstadler, the Minister for EU and Constitution in the Austrian government, has said that her country will support Ukraine in humanitarian and economic terms but will not provide military assistance. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/11/7397345/

Shiveluch volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula once again emits ash cloud, 12 km high

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Shiveluch volcano started erupting at 0:54 a.m. on April 11 (Moscow time: 3:54 p.m. on April 10) https://tass.com/emergencies/1602419

South Korea says leaked U.S. documents were ‘altered’ and are ‘untrue’

Washington Post Confidential U.S. documents purport to show American officials putting pressure on their South Korean counterparts to help supply weapons to Ukraine. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/11/south-korea-leaked-document-ukraine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

ChatGPT pushes US, China to take similar precautions on AI accountability

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. China does not allow access to ChatGPT in the country’s heavily censored online ecosystem, and now the Biden administration is looking into whether to regulate the popular chatbot in the US. https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3216664/chatgpt-has-us-china-leaders-agreeing-need-accountability-ai-tools?utm_source=rss_feed

China-Russia military cooperation poses no threat to any country — diplomat

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is added that this cooperation complies with the international law and practice and poses no threat to any country https://tass.com/world/1602413

US doubts Ukraine counteroffensive to yield any big results — paper

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The document indicates that Kiev’s strategy consists in retaking contested areas in the east and pushing south in a bid to cut off Russia’s land bridge to Crimea https://tass.com/world/1602411

Five people saved by organ donations from Lucy Dee

Jerusalem Post Dee was murdered alongside her daughters, Maia and Rina, in a shooting attack near Hamra in the Jordan Valley last Friday. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-738944

U.S. dollar closes higher on Taipei forex market

Taipei, April 11 (CNA) The U.S. dollar rose against the Taiwan dollar Tuesday, gaining NT$0.023 to close at NT$30.475. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202304110012

US records 146 mass shooting incidents since beginning of year — non-profit group

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. On Monday, four people were killed in a shooting at Old National Bank in Louisville, Kentucky, after a 23-year-old employee, Connor Sturgeon, opened fire https://tass.com/society/1602409