Prologue Journal – Page 39340 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

See how hitting the debt ceiling could unleash chaos

Washington Post The government may have only until June 1 before it runs out of money. Here’s the issue, explained. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/05/05/debt-ceiling-increase-comic/

The age groups, jobs and gender most likely to wear glasses

Washington Post A reader asks: Do my eyes deceive me, or is everybody suddenly wearing glasses? https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/05/05/glasses-eyes-use-rising/

Press review: New talks eye Russian grain and Zelensky in Europe as drone fallout lingers

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, May 5th https://tass.com/pressreview/1613927

Prince Harry Is Attending the Coronation, but Meghan and Their Children Are Not

New York Times After years of family tensions, Prince Harry will attend his father’s coronation. But Harry’s wife, the Duchess of Sussex, is staying home in California with the couple’s children, Archie and Lilibet. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/05/world/europe/prince-harry-coronation-charles.html

Hong Kong education chief confirms 5 primary schools face axe after failing to enrol enough pupils

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Secretary for Education Christine Choi dismisses accusations that government’s demands are ‘unsympathetic’. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3219542/hong-kong-education-chief-confirms-5-primary-schools-face-axe-after-failing-enrol-enough-pupils?utm_source=rss_feed

Russia’s Wagner boss threatens Bakhmut pullout in Ukraine

Washington Post The owner of Russia’s Wagner Group military contractor is threatening to pull his troops out of the protracted battle for the eastern Ukraine city of Bakhmut next week https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/05/russia-ukraine-war-wagner-bakhmut/80d29f0c-eb2b-11ed-869e-986dd5713bc8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Russia records 4,215 daily COVID cases, 32 deaths — crisis center

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Moscow’s COVID-19 cases surged by 577 over the past day versus 763 cases a day earlier https://tass.com/society/1614009

Military pilots from Russia, Belarus practical joint aerial patrols

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Belarusian crews performed flights to patrol the state’s airspace jointly with the crews of the Russian Aerospace Forces https://tass.com/defense/1614007

Bank of Russia sells foreign currency worth $144.52 mln with settlements on May 4

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Russian Ministry of Finance resumed foreign exchange sales operations on the domestic currency market on January 13 as part of the new fiscal rule mechanism https://tass.com/economy/1614005

Tainted street food, drugs ruled out in Australian man’s poisoning

Taipei, May 5 (CNA) Contaminated street food and drugs have both been ruled out as possible sources of poisoning by an ongoing investigation into how an Australian student came to ingest rat poison in Taiwan, the Taipei District Prosecutors Office said Friday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202305050012