Learn “runoff”, “referendum” in slow English. From: Quebec separatists win provincial election, renewing debate over Canada’s unity.
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- Quebec separatists win provincial election, renewing debate over Canada’s unity
- Brazil’s presidential election will be decided in a runoff
- Nobel medicine prize recognizes research into brain activity
- Teenager loses hand during French school protests
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- Al JazeeraQuebec separatists win election reviving push for independence
- Le MondeSeparatists win provincial elections in Québec in test for Canada PM
- BBC NewsSeparatist party projected to win Quebec election, adding new test to Canada's unity
- Al JazeeraSecessionist party wins Quebec election in Canada
- RechercheCBC News projected that the Parti Québécois would form a minority government after Quebec’s October 5 provincial election, with Paul St-Pierre Plamondon becoming the province’s next premier.
- RechercheThe PQ’s minority position means it would need support from other parties to advance major measures. CBC News reported that it would need support from Québec Solidaire to move forward with a referendum.
- RechercheSt-Pierre Plamondon has said he plans to hold a sovereignty referendum after U.S. President Donald Trump leaves office in January 2029.
- RechercheThe PQ won only three seats in Quebec’s 2022 provincial election, before its projected return to government in 2026.
- CBC NewsLula and Bolsonaro head to run-off in Brazil's presidential election
- PBS NewsBolsonaro and Lula head to a runoff in Brazil's presidential election
- ABC NewsBolsonaro and Lula head to a runoff in Brazil's presidential election
- Deutsche WelleBrazil election: Bolsonaro and Lula head to runoff
- France 24Brazil presidential election heads to runoff as Bolsonaro leads Lula
- Le Monde'Lula paid the price for voters' discontent': Flavio Bolsonaro leads in first round of Brazil election
- RechercheBrazil’s presidential election will go to a runoff on October 25, 2026, after no candidate won a majority in the first round. Right-wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro finished ahead of incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, setting up a direct contest between them.
- RechercheJair Bolsonaro was sentenced in 2025 to 27 years in prison for attempting to overturn the results of Brazil’s 2022 presidential election.
- CBC NewsNobel Prize in Medicine awarded to scientists who pioneered work in optogenetics
- RechercheThe research builds on work with light-sensitive proteins found in green algae. Researchers showed that these proteins can make cells respond to light by producing electrical signals.
- MedPage TodayNobel Medicine Prize Goes to 3 Scientists for Research Into Brain Activity
- ABC NewsNobel medicine prize goes to 3 scientists for research into brain activity
- NPRNobel medicine prize goes to 3 scientists for research into brain activity
- Deutsche WelleGerman and US scientists win Nobel Prize in medicine for research on brain activity
- RechercheResearchers are testing optogenetics in clinical trials to restore some vision in people blinded by retinitis pigmentosa, a condition that damages light-sensitive cells in the retina.
- Fox NewsTeen's hand blown off by police grenade during French student protests: report
- France 24Live: Tens of thousands expected at Paris protests as unions join students