Prologue Journal – Page 39261 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Today’s Logistics Report: Port Terminals for Sale; Pitney’s Proxy Battle; India’s Factory Floor

Wall Street Journal https://createsend.com/t/d-219F0A4222B479B42540EF23F30FEDED

How Ukraine could benefit financially from joining EU

Pravda Ukraine https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/10/7161373/

VP Lai, Dwight Howard promote overnight stays at Presidential Office

Taipei, May 10 (CNA) Vice President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) and former NBA player Dwight Howard on Wednesday invited foreign travelers to win a chance to spend the night at Taiwan’s Presidential Office. https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202305100018

Kremlin reacts to Poland renaming Kaliningrad

Pravda Ukraine Dmitry Peskov, spokesperson of the Kremlin, claimed that Poland’s decision to change the name of the Russian city of Kaliningrad and Kaliningrad Oblast to that in the Polish language is “on the verge of insanity. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/10/7401535/

Lithuanian Seimas proposes to equate Russia’s aggression against Ukraine with Soviet and Nazi crimes

Pravda Ukraine Six members of the Seimas [Lithuanian parliament – ed.] are proposing that Russia’s actions in Ukraine should be assessed in the same way as the crimes of the USSR and the Nazis. Source: LRT, Lithuanian media outlet, reported by European Pravda Details: It has been offered by conservatives Paulius Saudargas, Valdas Ragutis, Laurynas…

Polymetal Q1 output down 5% to 345,000 ounces in gold equivalent

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The company’s quarterly production was in line with the expectations, with Polymetal confirming 2023 production guidance at 1.7 mln ounces in gold equivalent https://tass.com/economy/1615461

Lawmakers pave way for EU to ratify treaty protecting women

Washington Post The European Union has taken a step closer to ratifying a landmark European treaty protecting women from violence https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/10/europe-womens-rights-istanbul-convention/6b9fe7aa-ef2e-11ed-b67d-a219ec5dfd30_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Which 8 countries are using China’s yuan more, and what does it mean for the US dollar?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. China is ramping up efforts to boost the yuan’s appeal as an alternative in trade and as a reserve currency in the face of US dollar hegemony, while countries from South America to the…

China plans to boost naval ties with Pakistan. How will India respond?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Chinese and Pakistani navy aims to ‘expand into new fields of cooperation’, seen as likely to irk India, which opposes any military aid to Pakistan and is vying with China for regional influence https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3219974/china-plans-boost-naval-ties-pakistan-how-will-india-respond?utm_source=rss_feed

Armenian, Azerbaijani top diplomats to meet in Moscow May 19 — Armenian Foreign Ministry

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev are expected to meet in Brussels on May 14 https://tass.com/world/1615459