Prologue Journal – Page 40173 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

4 more people sought under rubble in Sloviansk

Pravda Ukraine As of the morning of 16 April, four people may still be trapped under the rubble in Sloviansk, which Russia attacked on 14 April. Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine Details: Emergency and rescue operations are underway at the site of a five-storey building destroyed by shelling. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/16/7398069/

Hong Kong set for ‘mild’ growth in first quarter amid upbeat consumption, smaller exports decline: Paul Chan

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Financial secretary says overall consumption has recently surged 17 per cent on the back of Covid curbs being lifted. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3217234/hong-kong-set-mild-growth-first-quarter-amid-upbeat-consumption-smaller-exports-decline-paul-chan?utm_source=rss_feed

Flights out of Taipei delayed after China launches satellite

Washington Post Flights out of northern Taiwan were delayed Sunday after China launched a rocket carrying a satellite that dropped debris into waters north of the capital Taipei https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/16/taiwan-china-flight-delay-satellite-launch/f1bffe0c-dc1d-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

China’s provincial leaders take centre stage in Beijing’s diplomatic push to charm neighbours

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Communist Party chiefs from border regions such as Xinjiang and Yunnan play leading role in campaign to woo Central and Southeast Asia. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3217182/chinas-provincial-leaders-take-centre-stage-beijings-diplomatic-push-charm-neighbours?utm_source=rss_feed

Singapore’s rent to soar faster than Hong Kong, offering expatriates and tenants little respite, analysts say

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Expatriates in Hong Kong and Singapore can expect higher rents this year, but the size of increase in both markets is likely to vary vastly, observers say. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3217068/no-respite-expatriates-singapore-rents-will-continue-climb-while-hong-kong-will-see-smaller-increase?utm_source=rss_feed

India sees signs of renewed Sikh separatism and sounds the alarm

Washington Post Security concerns have recently spiked as police have hunted the self-described separatist Amritpal Singh https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/16/india-punjab-sikh-khalistan-amritpal-singh/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Holocaust Remembrance Day: How many survivors are living in Israel?

Jerusalem Post Ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day, take a look at how many Holocaust survivors currently live in Israel, how old they are and where they came from: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-739340

6 soldiers killed in attack in Indonesia’s restive Papua

Washington Post Separatist gunmen have opened fire on a military post in Indonesia’s restive Papua province, killing at least six soldiers and leaving dozens of others missing https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/16/indonesia-papua-attack-soldiers-killed/403cdc48-dc1a-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Break the Wave: Four terrorism suspects arrested in West Bank overnight

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-739341

Russians killed two teenagers in Mykolaiv Oblast on Easter night

Pravda Ukraine Russian invaders fired on Mykolaiv Oblast on Easter night, killing two teenagers, said Vitalii Kim, Head of Mykolaiv Oblast Military Administration. Source: Kim on Telegram Quote from Kim: “On the night of 16 April at 02:20, the Snihurivka hromada [an administrative unit designating in this case the town of Snihurivka, and its adjacent…