Prologue Journal – Page 40270 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Taiwan shares close up 0.12%

Taipei, April 12 (CNA) Taiwan shares closed up 19.09 points, or 0.12 percent, at 15,932.97 Wednesday on turnover of NT$228.97 billion (US$7.5 billion). https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202304120007

Russia Conducts Test Launch of ‘Advanced’ ICBM

Moscow Times Russia’s military said the ICBM’s training warhead hit a mock target at a training ground in neighboring Kazakhstan. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/12/russia-conducts-test-launch-of-advanced-icbm-a80802

China Seeks to Write Its Own History of Battle With Covid-19

Wall Street Journal The Beijing government is withholding data and censoring debate as it promotes a narrative of triumph as to how it handled the virus. https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-seeks-to-write-its-own-history-of-battle-with-covid-19-1f6f8939

CEO says Roscosmos in talks with several countries to fly their representatives to space

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Yury Borisov pointed out that the negotiations were at different stages https://tass.com/science/1602915

CNN finds another video of Ukrainian soldiers being beheaded

Pravda Ukraine According to CNN, two videos emerged on social media last week showing Russian invaders beheading Ukrainian soldiers. Source: CNN Quote: “The videos appear to be of separate events. One of them may have been filmed very recently, while the other – from the amount of foliage seen on the ground – looks like…

Hong Kong architect cheated out of HK$24.5 million in cryptocurrency investment scam

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Between last June and January this year, she transferred the money into designated bank accounts in 65 transactions, a source says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3216764/hong-kong-architect-cheated-out-hk245-million-cryptocurrency-investment-scam?utm_source=rss_feed

Leaked document claims Serbia agreed to arm Ukraine

Pravda Ukraine A leaked classified document alleges that Serbia, the only country in Europe that has refused to sanction Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, has agreed to supply arms to Kyiv or has sent them already. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/12/7397477/

Tamkang University ex-vice president dies in suspected suicide

New Taipei, April 12 (CNA) Wang Kao-cheng (王高成), the former vice president for international affairs at Tamkang University, was found dead Wednesday in an apparent suicide on school grounds. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202304120006

Ukrainian forces kill 730 invaders and destroy 2 tanks over past 24 hours

Pravda Ukraine Ukrainian troops have killed 730 Russian soldiers over the past 24 hours, whereas over 180,000 invaders have been killed since the beginning of the war. Source: General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces on Facebook Details: Total combat losses of the Russian forces between 24 February 2022 and 12 April 2023 are estimated to…

Singapore oil tanker boarded by presumed pirates off coast of Africa

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The tanker Success 9 had 20 crew of various nationalities aboard, one of whom was Singaporean, when it ‘was boarded by unidentified persons’, officials said. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3216762/singapore-oil-tanker-boarded-presumed-pirates-coast-africa?utm_source=rss_feed