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Thousands in Australia rally for Indigenous voice
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More than half of Australians oppose Indigenous panel in constitution, poll shows
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks during the Yes23 official campaign launch in Adelaide, Australia August 30, 2023. AAP Image/Mark Brake via REUTERS
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Wagner troops arrive in Central African Republic ahead of referendum
FILE PHOTO: A supporter of Wagner private mercenary group holds flags near the headquarters of the Southern Military District controlled by Wagner fighters in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia, June 24, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer/
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Quebec town votes no to Lac-Megantic rail bypass project as expropriations loom
Workers comb through debris after a train derailed Saturday, July 9, 2013 causing explosions of railway cars carrying crude oil in Lac-Megantic, Quebec. The federal government is moving to acquire land so that it can build a rail bypass in Lac-Megantic, Que., nearly 10 years after a downtown freight train derailment killed 47 people. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
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Scotland’s leader Nicola Sturgeon to resign amid series of political setbacks
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - FEBRUARY 15: Nicola Sturgeon speaks during a press conference at Bute House where she announced she will stand down as First Minister of Scotland on February 15, 2023 in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Nicola Sturgeon has resigned after eight years as the leader of the SNP and First Minister Of Scotland, taking over from Alex Salmond in 2014. Sturgeon said “I believe that part of serving well would be to know, almost instinctively, when the time is right to go. In my head and in my heart I know that time is now.” (Photo by Jane Barlow - Pool/Getty Images)
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Politics Briefing: Clock ticks to reach new global agreement at COP15 as impasse deepens between developed and developing countries
Delegates attend the opening of the high level segment at the COP15 biodiversity conference, in Montreal, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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What Canada can teach Britain about dealing with separatists
Konrad Yakabuski
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U.K. Supreme Court rules against Scottish independence vote plan
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon holds a press conference in Edinburgh on November 23, 2022 after the Supreme Court blocked a new vote on independence. - The UK Supreme Court rejected a bid by the devolved Scottish government in Edinburgh to hold a new referendum on independence without the consent of London. (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP) (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP via Getty Images)
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Ireland must change law to ratify EU-Canada trade deal, court rules
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Occupied Ukraine holds Kremlin-staged vote on joining Russia
FILE - A military vehicle drives along a street with a billboard that reads: "With Russia forever, September 27", prior to a referendum in Luhansk, Luhansk People's Republic controlled by Russia-backed separatists, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. Four occupied regions in Ukraine are set to start voting Friday Sept. 23, 2022 in Kremlin-engineered referendums on whether to become part of Russia, setting the stage for Moscow to annex the areas in a sharp escalation of the nearly seven-month war. (AP Photo/File)
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UN experts fault Spain’s suspension of Catalonia officials
FILE - Demonstrators holding banners with a picture of former Catalan Vice President Oriol Junqueras during a protest in support of the politicians imprisoned in front of the city hall in Sant Vicenc dels Horts, Spain, on Feb. 10, 2018. Independent human rights experts working with the United Nations said on Wednesday Aug. 31, 2022 that Spain violated the political rights of members of the Catalan government and parliament by stripping them of their duties prior to any conviction following the illegal independence vote in the region five years ago. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)
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U.S. court ruling reverses block of Hydro Quebec power plan in Maine
FILE - Central Maine Power utility lines are seen on Oct. 6, 2021, in Pownal, Maine. Maine's highest court on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, breathed new life into a $1 billion transmission line that aims to serve as conduit for Canadian hydropower, ruling that a statewide vote rebuking the project was unconstitutional. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
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Kansas votes to uphold abortion rights, in a rebuke of culture-war politics
Konrad Yakabuski
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Tunisians vote in favour of new constitution, officials say
Farouk Bouasker, the President of Tunisia's Independent High Authority for Elections announces the results of the constitutional referendum in Tunis, Tunisia, Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Tunisians have voted in favor of a new constitution that critics fear could entrench efforts by the president to consolidate power, according to official preliminary results late Tuesday. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi)
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Tunisians back new constitution, but with low turnout
Supporters of president Kais Saied light flares as they celebrate after exit poll indicates voters backed new constitution in Tunis, Tunisia July 25, 2022. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi
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Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon calls for new independence vote for October, 2023
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon gives a statement on independence referendum in the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood in Edinburgh on June 28, 2022. (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP) (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP via Getty Images)
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Russian proxies reportedly plan to stage referendum in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region on joining Russia
A view shows a shopping mall damaged by a Russian missile strike, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine May 25, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer
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Mexican president takes aim at electoral body after winning vote on his rule
FILE PHOTO: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador waves after casting his vote on the recall referendum on his presidency in Mexico City, Mexico April 10, 2022. REUTERS/Gustavo Graf/File Photo
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In low-turnout referendum, 90 per cent of voters back Mexican president to remain in power
JosŽ Cruz Arias Flores casts his ballot in Labor Vieja, in Jalisco State, Mexico, on Sunday, April 10, 2022. (Luis Antonio Rojas/The New York Times)
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Italy’s Constitutional Court vetoes referendum to liberalise cannabis
FILE PHOTO: Droplets of oil form on the surface of a Cannabis plant in a state-owned agricultural farm in Rovigo, about 60 km (40 miles) from Venice, September 22, 2014. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi/File Photo/File Photo