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The US Congress approves a stopgap funding bill Thursday in a rare show of cross-party unity to keep federal agencies running for another six weeks and avert a damaging government shutdown. IMAGES
After a day of protests, Israeli lawmakers pass the first reading of a controversial bill aiming to prevent judges from ruling against the so-called Basic Laws, Israel's quasi-constitution. IMAGES
Chile's Senate votes to approve a law allowing citizens to withdraw up to 10 percent of their pension funds to help mitigate the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. IMAGES N°1VM896
US senators vote to suspend the federal debt limit, capping weeks of fraught negotiations to eliminate the threat of a disastrous credit default just four days ahead of the deadline set by the Treasury. IMAGES
Republicans in the US House of Representatives pass a bill that will raise the national borrowing limit, but only in conjunction with drastic spending cuts, as they seek to avert a potentially ruinous looming credit default. IMAGES