Prologue Journal – Page 38944 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Tel Aviv Museum of Art among world’s 100 most visited museums

Jerusalem Post “This is a remarkable achievement for the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, to be ranked among the largest and most renowned museums globally.” https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/article-738611

Chochmat Nashim: Making Israel’s Orthodox women visible again

Jerusalem Post Shoshana Keats-Jaskoll came up with the idea of a Jewish Life Photo Bank to represent women in Jewish life in a positive way. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-736478

Ancient European civilizations used hallucinogenic drugs – study

Jerusalem Post The researchers found scopolamine, ephedrine and atropine in three samples out of many they analyzed. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-738706

Ukraine live briefing: Schumer, McConnell urge release of journalist; no consular access for reporter

Washington Post The White House said U.S. officials have not been granted consular access to Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter detained in Russia. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/07/russia-ukraine-war-news/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

‘Life’s better in prison,’ says one ex-offender as Hong Kong’s rising cost of living hits poor hard

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Looming transport fare rises, on top of electricity tariff hikes and higher food prices, leave many worrying about future. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3216272/lifes-better-prison-says-one-ex-offender-hong-kongs-rising-cost-living-hits-poor-hard?utm_source=rss_feed

K Shanmugam Q&A: influential Singapore minister on US-China tensions, financial hub rivalries and the wealth gap

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. In the first part of a wide-ranging exclusive interview with This Week in Asia, Singapore’s minister for home affairs and law talks China’s ‘peace plan’ for Ukraine, the necessity of staying neutral and the…

Chinese ‘Chained Woman’ Jail Sentences Revive Online Outrage

New York Times The episode stirred anger not only for its shock factor, but also for the wider social problems it exemplified, and the government’s lack of transparency. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/07/world/asia/china-chained-woman-sentencing.html

Over 100K Canadians without power after brutal ice storm

Fox News Hundreds of thousands of people remained without power Friday in eastern Canada two days after a storm left parts of Quebec and Ontario coated in ice, causing tree limbs to break and fall on power lines. The vast majority of the active outages were reported in Quebec. Authorities also reported a third storm-related…

Reform the subsidised housing market to give young people hope

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Extend the mortgage guarantee on HOS resale flats to make loans more affordable, abolish limits on buyer eligibility certificates and give failed applicants of new flats a weighted chance https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3216108/reform-subsidised-housing-market-give-young-people-hope?utm_source=rss_feed

New Leak of Classified Documents on Social Media Alarms Pentagon

New York Times Secret documents that appear to detail American national security secrets on Ukraine, the Middle East and China have surfaced online. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/07/us/politics/classified-documents-leak.html