Prologue Journal – Page 38558 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Over 90% of voters support overhaul of constitution in Uzbekistan —election chief

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Over 16.6 million people out of the country’s 19 million citizens listed as voters took part in the referendum https://tass.com/world/1611823

Woman, 30, and boy fall to their deaths at Hong Kong building in suspected murder-suicide case

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. According to a source, woman was mother of boy, who was five years old. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3219005/woman-30-and-boy-fall-their-deaths-hong-kong-building-suspected-murder-suicide-case?utm_source=rss_feed

Crude Oil Slips Amid Worries Over Consumer Demand

Wall Street Journal Crude-oil futures were around 1% lower, with Goldman Sachs saying worries over consumption seen in the distillates market, noting a sharp selloff from roughly $45 a barrel post-Ukrain war to the mid-teens in dollars. https://www.wsj.com/articles/crude-oil-slips-amid-worries-over-consumer-demand-9baa5280

First Republic Bank Is Seized, Sold to JPMorgan, in Second-Largest U.S. Bank Failure

Wall Street Journal Regulators seized First Republic Bank and struck a deal to sell the bulk of its operations to JPMorgan. https://www.wsj.com/articles/first-republic-bank-is-seized-sold-to-jpmorgan-in-second-largest-u-s-bank-failure-5cec723

Name etched in gold, King Charles’ school remembers him

Washington Post King Charles III hasn’t even been crowned yet but his name is already etched on the walls of Hill House School in London https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/01/coronation-king-charles-iii-first-school/99b4ce38-e7f1-11ed-869e-986dd5713bc8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Paris exhibit celebrates ‘first celebrity’ Sarah Bernhardt

Washington Post The pioneering and scandalous French stage star Sarah Bernhardt was one of the world’s most famous women by the time of her death in 1923 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/01/sarah-bernhardt-exhibition-paris/7497e768-e7ef-11ed-869e-986dd5713bc8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Alireza Akbari, the Iranian Insider and British Spy Executed in Iran

New York Times In January, Iran executed a former senior official who provided Britain with valuable intelligence on Iranian nuclear and military programs over a decade, according to Western intelligence officials. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/01/world/middleeast/british-spy-execution-iran.html

Russian, Cuban lawmakers agree on roadmaps for cooperation in security, energy

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. First Deputy Chairperson of the State Duma Economic Policy Committee Nadezhda Shkolina urged practical steps toward boosting bilateral economic ties further https://tass.com/politics/1611821

‘Full-blown’ Palestinian uprising on the horizon as Israeli raids, settler violence rage: PFLP

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The secretary general of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine says rising tensions across the occupied lands could turn into a new, full-blown Palestinian uprising. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/05/01/702520/Rising-tensions-occupied-lands-could-turn-new-Palestinian-uprising

Timetable for scrapping MPF offsetting mechanism is ‘relatively late’, Hong Kong labour union warns

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘Large gap’ between introduction of bill and May 2025 implementation date, Jenny Tam of Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3218997/timetable-scrapping-mpf-offsetting-mechanism-relatively-late-hong-kong-labour-union-warns?utm_source=rss_feed