Prologue Journal – Page 40263 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Weekly inflation in Russia down to 0.11% — statistics

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Consumer prices rose 1.84% from the year beginning and 0.17% from early April https://tass.com/economy/1603377

C.I.A leak, sanctions highlight strained relations between U.S. and Hungary

Washington Post U.S. Ambassador David Pressman expressed concerns over Hungary’s “eagerness” to continue ties with Russia. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/12/hungary-bank-sanctions-orban/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

A New Way to Lure People Back to Offices: Tying Pay to Attendance

Wall Street Journal Bosses have tried different tactics to repopulate workplaces, and now at least one prominent employer is vowing that staffers’ pay could be affected. https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-new-way-to-lure-people-back-to-offices-tying-pay-to-attendance-5b3d7d39

Zelenskyy meets with bipartisan US Senate delegation

Pravda Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met a delegation of the US Senate with representatives of the Democratic and Republican parties in Kyiv on 12 April. Source: Zelenskyy on Telegram and Facebook Details: Zelenskyy said that he met with the bipartisan delegation of the Senate of the US Congress, consisting of Joseph Manchin, Lisa Murkowski and…

Hungary and Belarus to cooperate on nuclear energy — agreement

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Memorandum of Understanding concerns the VVER-1200 nuclear reactors, which operate at nuclear power plants in Belarus and are to be installed at the Paks-2 nuclear power plant in Hungary https://tass.com/economy/1603375

2 Hong Kong men held over disorderly conduct after allegedly soaking Hong Kong police officers with water gun at Songkran festival

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Suspects, aged 25 and 26, shot water guns at close range, says Kowloon City Chief Inspector Cheung Lok-chuen. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3216857/2-hong-kong-men-held-over-disorderly-conduct-after-allegedly-soaking-hong-kong-police-officers-water?utm_source=rss_feed

Indiana Plant Fire With Toxic Fumes Could Burn for Days, Officials Warn

New York Times Residents within a half-mile radius of a plastics recycling plant in Richmond, Ind., were ordered to evacuate after the fire broke out on the 14-acre property on Tuesday. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/us/richmond-indiana-recycling-plant-fire.html

‘Tennessee Three’ Democrat Justin Jones pictured standing on police car during 2020 BLM protest

Fox News Tennessee state Democrat Rep. Justin Jones – one of two lawmakers expelled from the state House last week – took part in a May 2020 Black Lives Matter protest in Nashville, where he reportedly walked on top of a police car and was subsequently charged with a crime before he was let off.…

Japan music mogul Johnny Kitagawa ‘performed sex acts on me when I was 15’, ex-teen idol says

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The Japanese-Brazilian singer, 26, is one of the first people to publicly address Johnny Kitagawa’s long-alleged history of sexual abuse against young boys. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3216848/japan-music-mogul-johnny-kitagawa-performed-sex-acts-me-when-i-was-15-ex-teen-idol-says?utm_source=rss_feed

Can an open, inclusive SCO prove that a less-Western world is better than Nato’s vision?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Nato is at an impasse as Western democracy declines and it could struggle to find new threats to justify its existence once the unifying effect of the Ukraine war ebbs. Meanwhile, the open and…