Prologue Journal – Page 39323 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Oil refinery catches fire due to drone strike in Kuban, Russia

Pravda Ukraine A storage tank at the Ilsky oil refinery has caught fire in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai; the fire broke out as a result of a drone strike. Source: Russian state-owned media outlet TASS with reference to emergency services; Veniamin Kondratyev, Governor of Krasnodar Krai, on Telegram Quote: “A storage tank at the Ilsky oil…

North Carolina House passes 12-week abortion ban

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-742037

Taiwan headline news

Taipei, May 4 (CNA) The lead stories in major Taiwan dailies on Thursday are as follows: https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202305040003

West’s encouragement of Kiev’s counteroffensive to entail conflict escalation — diplomat

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin, Russia’s armed forces are prepared for any development of the situation https://tass.com/politics/1613261

Russian cosmonauts help transfer airlock to Nauka lab module

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The airlock was transferred from the Rassvet module to the Nauka multi-purpose laboratory module with the help of the ERA robotic arm under the remote control of cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, who stayed aboard the ISS https://tass.com/science/1613259

Consumer watchdog says dedicated funds should be set up to finance maintenance and repairs at Hong Kong private housing developments

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Disputes over management fees top list of disputes taken to watchdog, study finds. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3219295/consumer-watchdog-says-dedicated-funds-should-be-set-finance-maintenance-and-repairs-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed

Two explosions heard in Kiev — media

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Earlier on Thursday, air raid warning were issued in Kiev and nine Ukrainian regions https://tass.com/world/1613253

The Hong Kong Bar Association’s endangered reputation, and the seven-year itch

Hong Kong Free Press Tanya Chan, former legislator and former barrister, has been censured by the disciplinary committee of the Bar Association for “bringing the profession into disrepute” in two speeches made in 2014 to pro-democracy Umbrella Movement protesters. That is a long time ago. Over the proceedings hangs a familiar smell. Tanya Chan and Audrey Eu.…

Russia likely staged attack on Kremlin – ISW

Pravda Ukraine Russia likely staged an attack on the Kremlin in an attempt to bring the war home to a Russian domestic audience and set conditions for a wider mobilisation of Russian society, analysts at the Institute for the Study of War believe. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/4/7400582/

China’s factory activity dipped in April on weak demand as bumpy post-Covid economic recovery continues

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. China’s Caixin/S&P Global manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) fell to 49.5 last month, down from 50 in March, data released on Tuesday showed. https://www.scmp.com/economy/economic-indicators/article/3219324/chinas-factory-activity-dipped-april-weak-demand-bumpy-post-covid-economic-recovery-continues?utm_source=rss_feed