threatens a french institution the baguette. we find out how many of the country s 35,000 bakeries will survive. good to have you with us. it s that time of year when the global elite gather in the swiss alpine ski resort of davos. the theme for the world economic forum is cooperation in a fragmented world, and top of the agenda will be the global economy which according to the world bank is perilously close to falling into recession . it expects the world economy to grow byjust 1.7% this year. what can the global leaders do who are gathered in davos? critics argue it s a talking shop that rarely leads to significant change in solving the worlds problems. brian coulton is chief economist at fitch ratings. brian, good morning to you. when we look at the official agenda for davos, the list is long. there is an awful lot to discuss, but when it comes to the state of the global economy, that will dominate, won t it? it economy, that will dominate, won t it? ~ , won t it? it
you know, the local markets. that s good for economy and especially semiconductor diversification. especially semiconductor diversification. dale gai from counterpoint diversification. dale gai from counterpoint research, - diversification. dale gai from | counterpoint research, thank you. counterpoint research, thank ou. ., ~ counterpoint research, thank ou. ., ~ let s get some of the day s other news. in the us republicans have threatened to use the country s debt ceiling to demand for more spending cuts from the current administration. they currently control the house of representatives, while the democrats control the us senate. treasury secretary janet yellen had earlier warned the country might hits its $31.4 trillion debt limit this thursday. a similar fight in 2011 led to a brief downgrade of america s credit rating. china and hong kong have reopened a high speed rail link, after it was suspended at the start of the covid 19 pandemic almost three years ago. beijing dismantl
editor hugh pym. with restrictions in wales to be eased, six nations rugby fixtures with fans can go ahead in cardiff. there ll be no limits on spectators at outside events from 21 january and, a week later, nightclubs can reopen, as long as covid cases are falling. over the course of this week, we have seen some early positive signs of improvement and they suggest that the measures we have taken are working and they give us hope that we may be turning a corner. the latest move by the welsh government follows a similar easing by scottish ministers, with more confidence about the weeks ahead, though virus infections remain high. the latest survey by the office for national statistics suggests that 11.3 million people in the uk had the virus last week, up 15% on the previous week, though that rate of increase was slower than during the week before. in england, it was one in 15 who had the virus.
Here is a walk down the history that was created on January 21. January 25 history. Image Credits: Twitter/iStock Images
History is an interesting and underrated subject. It has so much to offer in terms of knowledge about just anything. Each and every day has witnessed an event that has changed the world s course in many ways.
Either to pay homage or just for awareness, people like to go back in time and revisit it. It can be good, bad, just bizarre or something so fascinating that it will make you know more about it.
Taking a leaf from that page, let us look into some events closer to home and around the world that might have been forgotten, but will remain immortal in the history books everywhere.
The day was brought about a man named Kevin Zaborney in Michigan. Hug Day 2021
They say hugs are the ultimate cure for any kind of problems one faces. All anyone wants is a tight embrace from their loved ones to take their woes away.
Like every other feeling has a day dedicated to it. Hugs have one too. It is known as National Hug Day or National Hugging Day that is celebrated every year on January 21.
Apart from the feeling of warmth, hugs have scientific advantages as well as they release oxytocin that is a hormone helping people to trust each other. The act of hugging also helps in fighting fatigue and lowers the risk of various heart-related ailments.