Prologue Journal – Page 35295 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Respected Ukrainian opera conductor fired for ties with Russia

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. On January 7, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky decreed to impose sanctions on 120 Russian figures of culture and art, as well as athletes, researchers and reporters, including opera star Netrebko https://tass.com/society/1603827

Frozen assets to be returned to Russia after end of conflict — newspaper

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Assets of the Bank of Russia cannot be simply transferred to Ukraine, EC experts said https://tass.com/world/1603823

OPEC keeps oil demand growth forecast at 2.3 mln barrels/day in 2023

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The US, Brazil, Norway, Canada, Kazakhstan and Guyana will be the main drivers for the supply growth, while the decline in production is largely expected in Russia https://tass.com/economy/1603819

Supplier Prices Fell in March

Wall Street Journal The producer-price index, which generally reflects supply conditions across the economy, fell 0.5% in March from the prior month. https://www.wsj.com/articles/supplier-prices-fell-in-march-adding-to-signs-of-moderating-inflation-20d61755

World Triathlon greenlights Russia’s neutral-status participation in int’l tournaments

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. At its session on January 25, 2023, the IOC Executive Board put forward a proposal to permit individual athletes from Russia and Belarus to take part in international sports tournaments but only under certain conditions https://tass.com/sport/1603815

33 Israelis injured in South Korea bus accident

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-739136

Bull v. Bear: Cathie Wood’s ARK Innovation Fund

Wall Street Journal Matthew Tuttle, the CEO behind the ETF shorting Cathie Wood, and Art Laffer, president of Laffer Associates and advisor to ARK Investment Management LLC, join the Journal to discuss the bull and bear cases for the ARK Innovation Fund. https://www.wsj.com/articles/ask-wsj-why-covid-19-could-be-here-to-stay-11615809198

Russia records 7,892 daily COVID cases, 37 deaths — crisis center

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. As many as 1,116 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 in Russia over the past day, down 11.4% from a day earlier https://tass.com/world/1603821

Biden says nothing of ‘great consequence’ in Pentagon leaks

Washington Post President Joe Biden on Thursday said while he was concerned that sensitive government documents had been leaked, “there’s nothing contemporaneous that I’m aware of that is of great consequence.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/13/leaked-documents-russia-biden-pentagon/e3eda7c8-d9f9-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Serious anti-Western sentiments grow in Africa — Russian Foreign Ministry

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to Head of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Africa Department Vsevolod Tkachenko, this part of the society has strong influence on African elites https://tass.com/politics/1603817