Learn “vacancies”, “setback”, “runoff” in slow English. From: France extends curfews after weekend protests and rioting.
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- France extends curfews after weekend protests and rioting
- Alberta voters reject proposal to begin separation from Canada
- Australian MP loses a leg after alleged targeted car attack
- Brazil presidential rivals trade attacks in runoff debate
- UK unemployment falls, while small businesses pull back on hiring
- Gangs attack international force in Haiti; four Salvadoran soldiers missing
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- RecherchePolice said the night passed without major incidents across France. Lecornu said targeted curfews had contributed to calm overnight.
- RechercheAn early Al Jazeera report also put rejection of the proposal at around 76% and said more than 300,000 voters supported it; separatist leaders said their movement would continue.
- Alberta voters reject plan for referendum to leave Canada | Canada | The Guardian
- Alberta voters reject separation from Canada, early results show | Elections News | Al Jazeera
- Alberta referendum voters reject separatism, choose to stay in Canada | Globalnews.ca
- Prime Minister Mark Carney says U.S. is trying to break Canada as Alberta votes on separation path | PBS News
- The GuardianBrendan Nugent facing three charges over alleged attack on MP Helen Haines
- Associated Press, carried by ABC NewsBrazil's Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro trade barbs in 1st debate only days before presidential runoff
- Al JazeeraLula and Bolsonaro spar in Brazil’s fiery first presidential run-off debate
- RechercheThe BBC reported that businesses had also said increases in National Insurance and the minimum wage made employing staff more expensive.
- RechercheThe Guardian reported that vacancies had fallen from a post-pandemic peak of 1.3 million to 691,000, their lowest level since 2021 during the Covid pandemic.
- RechercheThe UN figures cited in the report put displacement from gang violence at nearly 1.5 million people in recent years; more than 5,700 people were killed or injured from January to mid-September 2026.
- Haitian gangs target foreign troops in biggest attack on new force | Africanews
- Search under way for four soldiers missing after gang attack in Haiti | Conflict News | Al Jazeera
- Four Salvadoran air force members missing after gang ambush in Haiti - Internazionale
- Four soldiers of UN-backed force in Haiti missing after ambush
- Haiti searches for four Salvadoran soldiers after gang attack | UA.NEWS
- 4 soldiers from El Salvador missing in Haiti after attack by gangs | CBC News