Italy's new cabinet wins final confidence vote

Rome/UNI: The new Italian cabinet led by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni won a confidence vote in the upper house of Italy's parliament by a comfortable margin.

Canada: COVID-19 aid bill passed unanimously, Liberals survived a confidence vote

Ottawa/IBNS: Backed by the support of  Bloc Québécois and the Conservatives, Bill C-4 has been unanimously passed by the House of Commons in the early hours of Wednesday authorizing new benefits for workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, media reports said.