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Wearing black shirts opposing what they called “franchise-grabbing” by the Davao Light and Power Company, workers of the Northern Davao Electric Cooperative, Inc. join the Black Friday protest outside their office building in Tagum City. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO (from Nordeco) TAGUM CITY—Protests have snowballed against the granting of the congressional franchise to the … [Read more...] about Protests snowball vs proposed Davao power firm’s franchise takeover of electric cooperative areas

Australian voters have delivered a stark rebuke to both of the major political parties, awarding votes to a raft of new independent MPs who will take seats in the new lower house of the Australian parliament. Both major parties – the Liberal/National conservative coalition and the centre-left Australian Labor Party – lost their way in a sea of big changes to the shape of the … [Read more...] about Australian voters sweep conservative government out of power

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A former transport minister in the Thai government ousted by a 2014 military coup won Bangkok's first governor election for nine years on Sunday in what some observers say is a sign of the waning popularity of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha. Independent candidate Chadchart Sittipunt, 55, won the election by a record 1.3 million votes while his … [Read more...] about Bangkok votes in new governor for first time in nine years

TURIN, Italy (Reuters) - Olympique Lyonnais' striker Ada Hegerberg put almost two injury-plagued years behind her to power them to an eighth Women's Champions League title with a 3-1 win over Barcelona in which she scored one goal and made another in a thrilling battle. The competition's all-time top scorer, Hegerberg suffered a number of setbacks as she struggled to … [Read more...] about Soccer-Hegerberg returns to lead Lyon to Champions League glory

VIENNA (Reuters) -Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen, a 78-year-old former leader of the Greens, announced on Sunday he is standing for re-election this year to a second six-year term, which is likely to limit the number of candidates. Van der Bellen is a popular figure who has been a steady hand in periods of turbulence including the scandal-tainted collapse of a … [Read more...] about Austrian president announces he is seeking re-election