Stories say North Korea leader Kim Jong Un has been said to have cut off reconciliation with South Korea and called for a rewriting of North’s Constitution to get rid of any shared statehood between the “war-divided countries.”
As of Sunday, January 14, Israel and Hamas have been at war. “Just before 6:30 a.m. on Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas fired thousands of rockets as it attacked Israel by air, land and sea. Hamas fighters stormed dozens of communities along Israel’s southern border with the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian enclave, murdering at least 1,200 people and kidnapping 240 others, who were taken back to Gaza.”
“More than three months since the start of Israel’s bombardment, at least 24,000 Palestinians have been killed, the majority women and children, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, which is run by Hamas in Gaza.”
“More than three-fourths of economists — 76% — said they believe the chances of a recession(a decrease in production, employment, and income actively spreading across economies) in the next 12 months is 50% or less, according to a December survey from the National Association for Business Economics.”
“Layoffs, which made headlines at the end of 2023, may continue in the new year. While 29% of companies shed workers in 2023, 21% of companies expect they may have layoffs in 2024, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas, an outplacement and business and executive coaching firm.”
Sources: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/26/the-us-avoided-a-recession-in-2023-whats-the-outlook-for-2024.html
