Prologue Journal – Page 40278 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

What’s Ahead for Health

Wall Street Journal This special report explores what’s ahead for health, from facial recognition that could diagnose stroke to joint replacements that will talk to your doctor—and what humans could learn from bats’ immune systems https://www.wsj.com/articles/whats-ahead-for-health-5dccbfca

Foreign ministers of Ukraine and Romania discuss how to strengthen security in Black Sea region

Pravda Ukraine On Wednesday, Ukrainian and Romanian Foreign Ministers Dmytro Kuleba and Bogdan Aurescu discussed strengthening security in the Black Sea region. Source: Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, on Twitter, as European Pravda reports Details: The conversation of the ministers took place on the eve of the meetings in Bucharest, where the…

Russia goes into history books for ‘unique’ feature film in space — Putin

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Challenge is the first feature film to be shot in space on the International Space Station https://tass.com/society/1603353

High Energy Costs Threaten Climate Goals, Energy Secretary Granholm Warns

Wall Street Journal Price jumps in fossil fuels could spur a backlash to the transition to green energy, she said. https://www.wsj.com/articles/high-energy-costs-threaten-climate-goals-energy-secretary-granholm-warns-e8fb6d32

Macron praised in China for ‘brilliant’ Taiwan comments

Hong Kong Free Press Emmanuel Macron’s unexpected suggestion that Europe not “follow” US policy on Taiwan is being hailed as a “brilliant decision” this week in China, where state news outlets and social media users are lauding his independence. Emmanuel Macron. File photo: Jacques Paquier, via Flickr. The French president sowed confusion across the international…

After a Video Appears to Show a Beheading, Ukraine Opens War Crimes Investigation

New York Times The U.N. mission monitoring human rights in Ukraine said it was “appalled” by the video, which circulated on Russian social media channels this week and was later shared more broadly. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/world/europe/ukraine-beheading-video-russia.html

Putin sees future orbital station as Russia’s sovereign outpost in space

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The President said that “one of the functions and goals” of the Russian orbital station will be to prepare for the implementation of Russia’s plans regarding the Moon https://tass.com/science/1603357

US says its forces captured Islamic State operative in raid in Syria

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-739051

3 Mount Everest climbers go missing after falling into deep crevasse

Fox News Three Sherpa climbers were missing Wednesday after they fell into a deep crevasse on a treacherous section of Mount Everest just above the base camp, a Nepalese mountaineering official said. They fell into the crevasse, thought to be about 160 feet deep, on Wednesday morning as they were moving toward the first camp…

US assembled about 20,000 troops near Russian border — journalist Seymour Hersh

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. In his article Hersh suggested that US President Joe Biden could utilize these troops in the conflict in Ukraine https://tass.com/world/1603355