Words from the news, explained in easy English. From: Brazil votes in a closely contested presidential runoff.
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Vocabulary in this episode
- runoff
You heard “runoff” in the news.
A runoff is a second vote used to choose a winner when the first vote does not do so.
- runoff
For example: The club held a runoff vote after the first vote was tied.
A runoff vote is an extra vote to decide the winner after an earlier vote ends in a tie.
- eligible
You heard “eligible” in the news.
Eligible means allowed or able to do something.
- eligible
For example: Only members are eligible for the discount.
Eligible for the discount means allowed to get the lower price.
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- Brazil votes in a closely contested presidential runoff
- Israel’s West Bank operation displaces residents ahead of election
- France protests draw hundreds of thousands and more than 1,000 arrests
- Starlink service restored in Ukraine after disruption to military operations
- Oil slick from tanker reaches UAE beaches
- Fire damages Hitler’s former Eagle’s Nest retreat in Germany
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- RechercheAround 159 million people were eligible to vote. In the first round earlier that month, Bolsonaro received 47% to Lula's 45%, and more than 33 million voters did not turn out.
- RechercheLula campaigned on continuing social policies to boost employment and reduce poverty; Bolsonaro pledged a tougher approach to crime and a political fresh start. Bolsonaro also pledged to free his father, Jair Bolsonaro, who was under house arrest after a conviction related to an attempted 2022 coup, if elected.
- RechercheIsrael occupied the West Bank in the 1967 Middle East war; the article says about three million Palestinians and 540,000 Israeli settlers live there.
- RechercheThe BBC reported that before the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel, more than 100,000 Palestinian workers were permitted to enter Israel; since then, only a small fraction have had their permits restored.
- RechercheThe school protests began in mid-September over staff shortages, deteriorating school buildings and overcrowded classrooms; trade unions, teachers and parents later joined the movement.
- RechercheThe Interior Ministry estimated turnout across France at 410,000; unions put it at about 800,000.
- Deutsche WelleUkraine: Starlink satellite speeds restored to normal
- RechercheStarlink has helped Ukrainian military units coordinate, particularly in remote battlefield areas; Starshield is used for communications and to support drone operators. The systems rely on networks of low-Earth-orbit satellites launched by SpaceX.
- CBC NewsMusk says he was behind Starlink speed restriction in Ukraine | CBC News
- RechercheResponsibility for imposing the Starshield restrictions remained disputed: CNA reported that Musk and US officials publicly attributed decisions about limitations to the other, while reporting that Reuters said the order came from inside the White House.
- Al JazeeraOil slick from tanker in Hormuz Strait washes up on UAE beaches | Shipping | Al Jazeera
- The GuardianSuspect arrested over fire at Hitler’s ‘Eagle’s Nest’ retreat in Bavaria
- BBC NewsMan arrested after fire at Hitler's mountaintop Eagle's Nest retreat
- ABC NewsFire breaks out at Eagle's Nest retreat built for Hitler in Germany; person detained