Prologue Journal – Page 39120 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

IMF slashes cash-strapped Pakistan’s growth outlook to 0.5%

Washington Post The International Monetary Fund has slashed the growth outlook for cash-strapped Pakistan, forecasting the South Asian country’s fragile economy will grow just 0.5% this year, down from 6% in 2022 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/12/pakistan-imf-economic-outlook/52443d90-d90a-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

‘Israeli aggression against a-Aqsa committed under intl. cover-up’

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. A group of Bahraini opposition groups blasts the repeated Israeli aggression against the al-Aqsa Mosque and its worshipers as an organized crime being committed under an international cover-up. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/04/12/701395/%E2%80%98Israeli-aggression-against-Aqsa-Mosque-an-organized-crime-being-committed-under-intl–cover-up%E2%80%99

US forces smuggle new batch of stolen Syrian oil into Iraq

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. US occupation forces smuggle a new consignment of stolen Syrian oil into their bases on Iraqi soil. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/04/12/701396/US-smuggle-Syrian-oil-Iraq

Russia in situation with Gershkovich complies with consular access laws — senior diplomat

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), Gershkovich, acting at the US’ behest, collected information constituting a state secret about the activities of Russian defense companies https://tass.com/politics/1602975

Gruesome Video Appears to Show Ukrainian PoW’s Beheading

Moscow Times President Volodymyr Zelensky has vowed “legal responsibility” for the beheading. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/12/gruesome-video-appears-to-show-ukrainian-pows-beheading-a80803

New Testament saves life of 35-year-old member of Territorial Defence

Pravda Ukraine The New Testament of the Bible has saved the life of Stepan, a 35-year-old member of the Territorial Defence from the Ukrainian region of Prykaprattia. The book, given to him by a priest back when he was at school, saved Stepan from an explosion which occurred 10 metres away from him. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/12/7397500/

No parades, marches to be held this Victory Day in Crimea, Sevastopol for sake of security

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The regional chief executive of Crimea noted in particular that, despite the cancellation of the celebrations, war veterans would not be left unattended https://tass.com/society/1602961

IMF cuts Taiwan GDP growth forecast for 2023 to 2.1%

Taipei/Washington, April 12 (CNA) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered Taiwan’s 2023 gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast by 0.7 percentage points to 2.1 percent amid an ongoing global economic slowdown . https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202304120009

HK$8.4 billion spent on free PCR tests at Hong Kong community centres over past 2 years, with 40 million screenings carried out

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Official statistics also reveal that operating community isolation facilities for Covid-19 patients cost about HK$1.4 billion for the 13 months to January. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3216786/hk84-billion-spent-free-pcr-tests-hong-kong-community-centres-over-past-2-years-40-million?utm_source=rss_feed

Hon Hai seeks to roll out space computing servers within 18-24 months

Taipei, April 12 (CNA) Foxconn Industrial Internet Co. Ltd. (FII), an internet-focused subsidiary of Taiwan-based manufacturing giant Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., plans to roll out servers for use in space computing within 18-24 months, according to a source close to the development. https://focustaiwan.tw/sci-tech/202304120008