The package would maintain government funding at current levels through December 20. On Wednesday evening, U.S. Congress overwhelmingly passed a short-term funding bill to avert a looming government shutdown. The Senate voted 78-18 to clear the measure, following the House’s approval with a 341-82 vote. All opposition in both chambers came from Republicans. RELATED: U.S. […]

On Wednesday, the Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB) published a study showing that Germany’s birth rate has fallen significantly over the past two years, dropping to its lowest level since 2009. RELATED:  German Housing Crisis Shows No Sign of Easing: Destatis The country’s birth rate dropped from 1.57 children per woman in 2021 to […]