2024, the Year of the Wood Dragon in Chinese culture, unfolded as a year of both anticipation and uncertainty. The year witnessed significant geopolitical events, technological advancements, climate challenges, and economic fluctuations.
THE year 2024 is, in Chinese culture, the Year of the Wood Dragon. It began on Feb. 10, 2024, and will end on Jan. 29, 2025. The Chinese believe that the dragon is an auspicious and extraordinary creature. To many people, 2024 is no less than an auspicious and extraordinary year.Auspicious 2024People around the world welcomed 2024 with great expectations and great apprehensions.
The year was characterized by continued armed conflicts, presidential and general elections, technological improvements and challenges, extreme climate and weather disturbances, supply chain disruptions, and high inflation.In January 2024, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates joined the Brics (an acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), an intergovernmental organization identified to highlight investment opportunities. On Feb. 29, the Israel Defense Forces opened fire on a crowd of civilians in Gaza City, killing more than a hundred people and bringing the Palestinian casualties to more than 30,000. On March 13, the European Union passed the Artificial Intelligence Act, the first comprehensive legal and regulatory framework for artificial intelligence in the world.On April 30, the G7 countries agreed to phase out unabated coal power by 2030-2035. On May 30, former US president Donald Trump was found guilty on 34 counts in his hush money trial and became the first American president to be found guilty of a crime. Nine countries held elections in June — India, Iceland, European Parliament, San Marino, Belgium, Bulgaria, Mongolia, Mauritius and Mexico (which elected the first female president in Claudia Sheinbaum).On July 9-11, the 33rd NATO summit was held in Washington, D.C. There were major global IT outages on July 19. On July 21, US President Biden withdrew from the presidential race. From July 26 to Aug. 11, athletes from all over the world vied for medals in the Paris Summer Olympics. On Aug. 1, Russia and the US exchanged 26 prisoners. On Au
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