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Russia’s McDonald’s successor applies for trademark in Kazakhstan

ASTANA (Reuters) – Vkusno & tochka, the Russian successor brand to McDonald’s, has applied to have its trademarks registered in neighbouring Kazakhstan following the U.S. company’s exit from its market, the Kazakh government said on Monday. McDonald’s and its Kazakh licensee terminated their agreement this month, citing supply issues. Sources earlier told Reuters McDonald’s Kazakhstan …

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Twitter’s laid-off workers cannot pursue claims via class-action lawsuit-judge

(Reuters) -Twitter Inc has secured a ruling allowing the social media company to force several laid-off workers suing over their termination to pursue their claims via individual arbitration than a class-action lawsuit. U.S. District Judge James Donato on Friday ruled that five former Twitter employees pursuing a proposed class action accusing the company of failing …

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Stabbing of Indiana student was racially motivated, university says

(Reuters) – An Indiana woman was charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery for repeatedly stabbing in the head an 18-year-old student of Indiana University, an attack the university said was racially motivated. Last week’s assault on a public transport bus and the suspect, 56-year-old Billie Davis, were reported to authorities by a witness on …

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China’s first population drop in six decades sounds alarm on demographic crisis

By Albee Zhang and Farah Master BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s population fell last year for the first time in six decades, a historic turn that is expected to mark the start of a long period of decline in its citizen numbers with profound implications for its economy and the world. The country’s National Bureau …

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Six dead in California home shooting, including 6-month-old baby and her mother

By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – Six people including a six-month-old baby cradled in the arms of her 17-year-old mother were shot dead at a home in California’s main agricultural valley on Monday in what authorities called a targeted attack and “horrific massacre.” Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux linked the killings to the illegal drug trade, …

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Republicans want Biden home visitor logs – but not Trump’s

By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee on Sunday demanded visitor logs for President Joe Biden’s house in Wilmington, Delaware, after classified documents were found in his office and garage. “Without a list of individuals who have visited his residence, the American people will never know who had access …

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Biden documents bungle seen as political black eye before 2024 launch

By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – This week’s revelations that U.S. President Joe Biden stored classified documents in his Delaware home from his time as vice president has caused a political headache for him and the Democratic party, just as he approaches a difficult re-election bid. Biden began 2023 buoyed by unexpectedly strong midterm election …

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Biden’s counsel finds five more classified pages at president’s Delaware home

By Steve Holland and Kanishka Singh WILMINGTON, DE. (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s counsel said on Saturday that five additional pages with classified markings were discovered at the president’s Wilmington, Delaware, home on Thursday, and they were immediately handed to Justice Department officials. Biden’s special counsel, Richard Sauber, said he traveled to Biden’s Wilmington …

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