Prologue Journal – Page 35425 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Housing prices near 4 Taipei MRT stations rise over 20% in 2022: Realty agency

Taipei, April 12 (CNA) The prices of housing units near four Taipei Mass Rapid Transit system stations surged more than 20 percent in 2022, according to data complied by Yung-Ching Realty Group, one of Taiwan’s leading real estate agencies. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202304120017

National CineMedia Stock Falls Premarket After Filing for Bankruptcy

Wall Street Journal Cinema advertising company said late Tuesday that it filed a voluntary Chapter 11 petition in Texas. https://www.wsj.com/articles/national-cinemedia-stock-falls-premarket-after-filing-for-bankruptcy-9d483a6f

Basic Materials Roundup: Market Talk

Wall Street Journal LG Chem, Lotte Chemical and more featured in the latest Market Talks covering Basic Materials. https://www.wsj.com/articles/basic-materials-roundup-market-talk-b2ce254d

Firefighters battle to contain 2,500-acre forest fire in New Jersey

Washington Post Only 10 percent of the forest fire dubbed Jimmy’s Waterhole Fire has been contained. Mandatory evacuations were issued in Manchester and Lakehurst townships. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/12/new-jersey-forest-fire-manchester/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Taiwan aware of recent French warship Taiwan Strait transit

Taipei, April 12 (CNA) Taiwan’s military is aware of the recent Taiwan Strait transit by a French warship, a senior official said Wednesday, after local and international media reported the rare transit by a Naval vessel from the European country. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202304120016

Bank of Russia sells foreign currency worth $45.09 mln with settlements on February 27

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Russian Ministry of Finance resumed foreign exchange sales operations on the domestic currency market on January 13 as part of the new fiscal rule mechanism https://tass.com/economy/1603073

Netanyahu bans non-Muslim visits to al-Aqsa Mosque until end of Ramadan

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Israeli settlers will be banned from al-Aqsa Mosque until the end of Ramadan, says Netanyahu’s office. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/04/12/701397/Netanyah–bans-Israeli-settlers-from-entering-al-Aqsa-mosque-

Resistance groups vow revenge after two Palestinians killed in Nablus raid

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Palestinian resistance groups vow to take revenge against the regime after two Palestinians were shot dead near the West Bank city of Nablus. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/04/12/701405/Palestinian-groups-vow-to-keep-fighting-Israeli-occupation-after-two-Palestinians-killed-in-Nablus-raid

Russia Jails Man Accused of Trying to Join Ukrainian Army

Moscow Times The man is accused of seeking to join a secretive unit thought to be composed of Russian and Belarusian defectors. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/12/russia-jails-man-accused-of-trying-to-join-ukrainian-army-a80805

Uzbek militants escape from detention in Indonesia; 2 dead

Washington Post Police say three suspected Uzbek militants escaped from an immigration detention center in Indonesia’s capital after fatally stabbing an officer and seriously injuring four others https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/12/indonesia-uzbek-militants-escape-detention-center/c4573a78-d91d-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world