Prologue Journal – Page 40506 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Meet Sylvia Raphael: Photojournalist and Mossad agent

Jerusalem Post New photography exhibition presents a new and lesser-known side of Sylvia Raphael https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/article-738482

Evan Gershkovich adored life in Russia. Now, the reporter waits in prison.

Washington Post Friends and colleagues who spoke to The Washington Post emphasized how they want to do whatever they can to help free the Wall Street Journal reporter. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/08/evan-gershkovich-russia-wsj-journalist-arrested-profile/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Hong Kong to entice big-spending tourists with better attractions, minister says after spike in arrivals fails to set tills ringing

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. More exhibitions, cruises, heritage tours and green lifestyle tours being considered, according to secretary for tourism Kevin Yeung. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3216412/hong-kong-entice-big-spending-tourists-better-attractions-minister-says-after-spike-arrivals-fails?utm_source=rss_feed

Taiwan accounts for almost 60% of Japan’s IC imports in 2022

Taipei, April 8 (CNA) Almost 60 percent of semiconductors imported by Japan in 2022 came from Taiwan, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202304080009

Crowdfunding and national security: Hong Kong groups say government did not consult enough on proposal to tighten rules

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Those relying on donations worry proposed rules will put off donors, threaten their survival. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3215716/crowdfunding-and-national-security-hong-kong-groups-say-government-did-not-consult-enough-proposal?utm_source=rss_feed

New Season, New Music

New York Times Looking for new music recommendations? Introducing an antidote to the algorithm. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/08/briefing/curated-playlist.html

Hong Kong customs arrests 2 suspects over smuggled goods worth HK$11 million, including rotting pig offal, sea cucumbers

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Suspected smuggled items were concealed behind declared goods in two containers, customs officers say. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3216409/hong-kong-customs-arrests-2-suspects-over-smuggled-goods-worth-hk11-million-including-rotting-pig?utm_source=rss_feed

Is China making a cautious return to African infrastructure funding?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. After three years in the financing wilderness, Nigeria has struck a new deal with a different Chinese lender for its stalled rail project. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3216391/china-making-cautious-return-african-infrastructure-funding?utm_source=rss_feed

What is the Good Friday Agreement?

Washington Post Twenty-five years ago the Good Friday Agreement largely ended three decades of violence in Northern Ireland. What is its legacy in a post-Brexit world? https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/08/good-friday-agreement-explainer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Meet Jeremy Hansen, the First Canadian Headed to the Moon

New York Times Jeremy Hansen, 47, will be one of four astronauts on NASA’s Artemis II moon mission and the first from Canada to venture into deep space. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/08/world/canada/nasa-artemis-jeremy-hansen.html