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Hard right wins local UK election in blow to PM Starmer
AFP, Published on 02/05/2025
» RUNCORN — Hard-right upstarts Reform UK snatched a parliamentary seat from Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour party on Friday in local elections that dealt a blow to Britain's two establishment parties.
Philippines $3.5 billion subway no longer feasible
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/05/2025
» MANILA — A US$3.5-billion subway project in the Philippines' main financial hub is no longer feasible following an inter-city dispute, according to its developer on Friday.
Hard right makes early gains as local polls test UK's main parties
AFP, Published on 02/05/2025
» LONDON — Britain's hard-right Reform UK party made early gains Friday as results trickled in from local elections that were expected to deliver a bruising for the country's two establishment parties.
300,000 rally across France for May 1, union says
AFP, Published on 02/05/2025
» PARIS - Rallies across France for International Workers' Day drew more than 300,000 on Thursday, including 100,000 in Paris, the CGT trade union told AFP.