Prologue Journal – Page 35469 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Quinnipiac Shocked the College Hockey Universe in 10 Seconds

Wall Street Journal A Connecticut outsider turned powerhouse captures the school’s first-ever national title with a pair of dramatic late goals. https://www.wsj.com/articles/quinnipiac-college-hockey-national-championship-951036

New BOJ Gov Kazuo Ueda Pledges to Continue Monetary Easing

Wall Street Journal The Bank of Japan should keep negative interest rates and continue its yield curve control policy for now, he said. https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-boj-gov-kazuo-ueda-pledges-to-continue-monetary-easing-f446c8a3

Israeli forces kill Palestinian teenage boy during raid in occupied West Bank

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Israeli forces kill a 15-year-old Palestinian teenager during a military aid on a refugee camp in the eastern occupied West Bank city of Ariha, as scores of extremist settlers storm the Al-Aqsa Mosque…

Ethiopian plan to disarm regional forces sparks protests in Amhara

Washington Post The disarmament plan triggered sporadic clashes in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, where some residents fear it might leave them vulnerable to ethnic attacks. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/10/ethiopia-disarm-amhara-tigray/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Four killed in blast targeting police vehicle in Pakistan’s Quetta – police

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-738876

Sanctions Force Russia to Scale Back Ambitious 2030 Tech Strategy

Moscow Times Half of the initiatives in the Russian government’s strategy now merely aim to replace existing foreign technologies. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/10/sanctions-force-russia-to-scale-back-ambitious-2030-tech-strategy-a80768

Thousands of Israelis hold march after 15-year-old Palestinian boy killed in occupied West Bank

Fox News Thousands of Israelis led by at least seven Cabinet ministers marched Monday to an evacuated West Bank settlement, in a defiant signal that Israel’s most right-wing government in history is determined to accelerate settlement building on occupied lands despite international opposition. The mass rally also threatened to further raise tensions that have been…

Russia says China has right to conduct Taiwan military exercises

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Kremlin spokesman said ‘you and I have witnessed actions provocative toward China’, which has ‘sovereign right to respond’ according to ‘international law’. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3216589/russia-says-china-has-right-conduct-taiwan-military-exercises?utm_source=rss_feed

South Korea asks China for help in locating suspects who gave children drug-laced drinks

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A South Korean and a Chinese national, both living in China, are suspected of masterminding the distribution of drinks laced with drugs to high-school students in Seoul. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3216585/south-korea-asks-china-help-locating-suspects-who-gave-children-drug-laced-drinks?utm_source=rss_feed

A Little-Known Stablecoin Gets Big Help From World’s Largest Crypto Exchange

Wall Street Journal TrueUSD’s market value surged after Binance started to heavily promote the token. https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-little-known-stablecoin-gets-big-help-from-worlds-largest-crypto-exchange-5c5d4c81