Prologue Journal – Page 38 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Manulife executive in Hong Kong slams employer for ‘clinically dumb’ policies in autism cases

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Damien Green, chairman of Manulife Financial Asia ‘sad and frustrated’ by insurers’ treatment of autistic people, including his own son. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3286618/manulife-executive-hong-kong-slams-employer-clinically-dumb-policies-autism-cases?utm_source=rss_feed

Singapore’s workplace fairness law hailed as timely but rights group points to gaps

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Employers who discriminate against workers based on characteristics such as race, age, sex and nationality could be prosecuted under the proposed law. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3286617/singapores-workplace-fairness-law-hailed-timely-rights-group-points-gaps?utm_source=rss_feed

IDF reservist service jumps from 25 days to 136 per year amid lack of manpower

Jerusalem Post All of this takes place as the government has been stuck on legislation to officially and permanently increase service length for mandatory service soldiers from 32 to 36 months. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-829126

IDF issues a thousand draft notices for haredi recruits, 6,000 more planned

Jerusalem Post Due to the low number of haredim who were drafted, the IDF more than doubled the number of notices being sent out in this round of draft attempts. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-829120

CFPB looks to place Google under federal supervision, setting up clash

Washington Post The CFPB aims to conduct more rigorous direct oversight of the tech firm, a major move that Google has resisted in the final months of the Biden administration. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/11/14/cfpb-google-federal-supervision/

Ben & Jerry’s Accuses Unilever of Seeking to Muzzle Its Gaza Stance

New York Times The ice cream maker claimed in a lawsuit that its parent company tried to stop it from expressing support for Palestinian refugees. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/business/ben-and-jerrys-unilever-lawsuit-israel-gaza.html

Some Ukrainian officials hope Trump will end conflict that doesn’t go in Kiev’s favor

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “The only way left is the diplomatic path,” one commander in eastern Ukraine told ABC https://tass.com/world/1872401

Hungary’s Orban supports Marine Le Pen amid criminal accusations in France

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Paris prosecutors have accused Marine Le Pen and her associates of falsely hiring assistants in the European Parliament https://tass.com/world/1872399

Russia’s international reserves fall by $11.9 bln over week to $620.8 bln

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. As of November 1, the volume of reserves amounted to $632.7 bln https://tass.com/economy/1872397

Norway Apologizes for Forced Assimilation of Sami and Other Minorities

New York Times A policy of “Norwegianization” silenced the languages of Indigenous people and forced their children into boarding schools. The long-awaited apology avoided the issue of land rights. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/world/europe/norway-sami-kvens-forest-finns-apology.html