Politics
Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro advance to Brazil runoff
Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro qualified for the second round while Tarcísio de Freitas and Renan Santos were eliminated.
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Politics
Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro qualified for the second round while Tarcísio de Freitas and Renan Santos were eliminated.
Culture
Julianne Moore took best actress and Anne Hathaway secured supporting actress at the 2027 Oscars.
Sports
Arsenal clinched the Premier League while the Oklahoma City Thunder captured the NBA championship.
Politics
Carl Johan Sonesson took the Chair in Skåne.
Economics
The Federal Reserve delivered two 25-bp hikes in October and December, leaving the policy rate at least 4.5%.
Politics
The party also captured more than 230 house seats and flipped senate races in Maine, Alaska and Texas.
Science
Anthropic topped AI model rankings and OpenAI failed to reach a $2 trillion valuation.
Science
Metamask fell short of a $2 billion target and Extended missed an $800 million goal.
World
Ukraine failed to recapture Crimea while Russia did not seize Lyman.
World
Christopher Luxon stayed Prime Minister of New Zealand as Gadi Eizenkot took office in Israel.
World
Throughout 2026 China neither launched an invasion nor a blockade, and no direct military clash with Taiwan occurred.
World
Iran also did not possess a nuclear weapon by the start of 2027.
World
Strait traffic stayed disrupted and US did not obtain Iranian enriched uranium.
Politics
Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins became governor and Mary Peltola unseated Dan Sullivan.
Politics|World
Eizenkot took office as the Israel-Iran ceasefire held through September and Iran's leadership remained unchanged.
Economics
Argentina's September inflation held near 2% and Romania kept its investment-grade S&P rating.
Economics
Headline consumer prices increased 0.6% and annual CPI reached 3.6% in September.
World
The leaders exchanged a 6-10 second handshake and avoided any kisses, hugs, or insults.
Politics
The PL emerged as the biggest senate bloc and Guilherme Derrite won the São Paulo seat.
Crypto
The cryptocurrency stayed near $85,000, never slipping below $82,000 or breaching $90,000.
World
Iranian control of Kharg Island persisted and the US did not lift the Iranian blockade.
Politics
The administration restored access for three outlets while still lacking a Press Secretary
Science
The September program saw Flight Test 14 launch, Ship 40 recovered, and Crew-13 cancelled.
Science
Alibaba led Chinese AI firms while Anthropic-Blackstone secured its first enterprise client.
Politics
Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro qualified for the second round while Tarcísio de Freitas and Renan Santos were eliminated.
The first round of Brazil's Presidential election concluded without an outright winner. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro emerged as the two candidates moving to the runoff. Tarcísio de Freitas and Renan Santos fell short of qualifying.
Lula secured enough votes to place among the top two, guaranteeing his spot in the second round. His performance confirmed his continued presence in the race after the initial ballot. The result kept the former president in contention for a third term.
Science
Anthropic topped AI model rankings and OpenAI failed to reach a $2 trillion valuation.
Science
Metamask fell short of a $2 billion target and Extended missed an $800 million goal.
World
Ukraine failed to recapture Crimea while Russia did not seize Lyman.
World
Christopher Luxon stayed Prime Minister of New Zealand as Gadi Eizenkot took office in Israel.
World
Throughout 2026 China neither launched an invasion nor a blockade, and no direct military clash with Taiwan occurred.
World
Iran also did not possess a nuclear weapon by the start of 2027.
World
Strait traffic stayed disrupted and US did not obtain Iranian enriched uranium.
Politics
Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins became governor and Mary Peltola unseated Dan Sullivan.
Politics|World
Eizenkot took office as the Israel-Iran ceasefire held through September and Iran's leadership remained unchanged.
Economics
Argentina's September inflation held near 2% and Romania kept its investment-grade S&P rating.
Economics
Headline consumer prices increased 0.6% and annual CPI reached 3.6% in September.
World
The leaders exchanged a 6-10 second handshake and avoided any kisses, hugs, or insults.
Politics
The PL emerged as the biggest senate bloc and Guilherme Derrite won the São Paulo seat.
Crypto
The cryptocurrency stayed near $85,000, never slipping below $82,000 or breaching $90,000.
World
Iranian control of Kharg Island persisted and the US did not lift the Iranian blockade.
Politics
The administration restored access for three outlets while still lacking a Press Secretary
Science
The September program saw Flight Test 14 launch, Ship 40 recovered, and Crew-13 cancelled.
Science
Alibaba led Chinese AI firms while Anthropic-Blackstone secured its first enterprise client.
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