The sharp shock of the coronavirus recession pushed Social Security a year closer to insolvency in the US but left Medicare’s exhaustion date unchanged, the government reported Tuesday
UK food bank use rose by a third during the past 12 months as the COVID-19 pandemic left more people without the money to buy basic necessities, a charity that distributes food said on Thursday.
Germany’s top court has refused to issue an injunction blocking the country’s participation in the European Union’s 750 billion-euro coronavirus recovery fund.
The rollout of COVID-19 vaccines and vast sums of government aid will accelerate global economic growth to a record high this year in a powerful rebound from the pandemic recession, the International Monetary Fund says in its latest forecast
Thousands of voting booths opened across the Netherlands early Wednesday on the final day of a general election overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic, with caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte seeking a fourth term in office.