U.S. President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy have reached a tentative deal to raise the federal government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, ending a months-long stalemate.
Britain recruited a record number of international nurses in the last financial year to plug hospital staffing shortages, with as many as 10% coming from so-called "red-list" countries where health staff should not be actively recruited.
Australia's Labor government on Thursday said it would set aside A$11.3 billion ($7.5 billion) in next week's federal budget to fund a 15% pay rise for retirement home staff as the sector grapples with a shortage of skilled workers.
More than one million National Health Service staff in England will receive a pay rise after trade unions representing a majority of workers involved in a long-running dispute voted to accept a deal on Tuesday.