Prologue Journal – Page 35270 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Cuban president lays blame for conflict in Ukraine on Washington

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Miguel Diaz-Canel called on the international community to support initiatives that would contribute to establishing a dialogue between the parties to the conflict https://tass.com/world/1604241

Parashat Shmini: When God fights tyranny

Jerusalem Post We all stand before God as equal human beings, not identical but equal, not uniform but required to act in unity. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-739132

Parashat Shmini: Our most important partnership with God

Jerusalem Post The connection the Talmud makes between the construction of the Tabernacle, a human event, and the creation of the universe, a godly event, is an association we want to further explore. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-739133

OPEC+ countries behind oil output schedule by 2.16 mln barrels per day in March — IEA

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Russia reduced crude production (excluding gas condensate) by 270,000 barrels per day to 9.58 mln barrels per day in March, with output 900,000 barrels per day below the plan, according to the agency https://tass.com/economy/1604233

US B-52 bomber joins exercise with South Korea – Yonhap

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-739226

Past Financial Declarations Made by Russian Officials Begin to Vanish

Moscow Times Transparency International Russia said the deletion of previously submitted disclosures violated anti-corruption laws. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/14/past-financial-declarations-made-by-russian-officials-begin-to-vanish-a80822

Hungarian Prime Minister calls Ukraine “financially non-existent”, Russia praises him

Pravda Ukraine Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that Ukraine was a “financially non-existent country” and that without the support of its partners, the war would end immediately; his words have already provoked a positive reaction in Moscow. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/14/7397849/

China to review anti-dumping, anti-subsidy tariffs on Australian barley

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. China’s commerce ministry said on Friday it will review the necessity of continuing to impose anti-dumping and anti-subsidy tariffs on imported Australia barley. https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3217069/china-review-anti-dumping-anti-subsidy-tariffs-australian-barley?utm_source=rss_feed

Russia’s oil exports hit April 2020 high in March, revenues up $1 bln — IEA

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is reported that Russia’s revenues from oil exports added $1 bln in March, but decreased by 43% in annual terms https://tass.com/economy/1604217

3 Alpine student guides killed in Italy avalanche

Washington Post Rescue crews have recovered the bodies of three students training to be Alpine guides who were caught in an avalanche along Italy’s northwest border with France https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/14/italy-avalanche-alpine/f4d91374-da9e-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world