McDonald's seeks to open 1,000 new stores in China by the end of the year as demand for fast food surges in the country amid economic troubles

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McDonald's in China.

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A mega restaurant chain is on a mission to get half of China to eat KFC and Pizza Hut by 2026

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A delivery staff of the KFC rides an electric bicycle along a road on January 8, 2020, in Shenyang, Liaoning Province of China.
A delivery staff of the KFC rides an electric bicycle along a road on January 8, 2020, in Shenyang, Liaoning Province of China.

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Senate's proposed foreign aid package includes $14 billion for 'security assistance' in Israel and $10 billion in humanitarian aid to Gaza and Ukraine

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If passed, the Senate's bipartisan border security & foreign aid package will provide $60.06 billion in military aid to Ukraine, $14.1 billion in security assistance to Israel, and $10 billion in humanitarian aid to people in Ukraine and Gaza.

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Your next plane ride could be powered by used cooking oil. Here's how a refinery in Singapore is already helping to make it happen.

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The Kremlin may be retaliating against anti-war Russian celebs abroad — even trying to get countries to send them back, reports say

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alternative rock band Bi-2 performs at Preto e Prata Hall in Casino Estoril on July 06, 2023 in Estoril, Portugal.
Members of the rock band Bi-2, critics of Russia's war in Ukraine, were arrested in Thailand on January 25.

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China's defense budget was reported as 3 times smaller than America's, but 2 analysts say the Pentagon is underselling Beijing's true military strength

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Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission CMC, extends Spring Festival greetings to the country's military veterans when attending a gala held by the CMC for retired military officers of Beijing-based troops in Beijing, capital of China, Jan.

China is facing a brutal reality as it desperately tries to fix its population decline problem

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A medical worker takes care of newborns at Dongfang Hospital in Lianyungang, China, on January 1, 2024.

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Ukraine losing Western support makes the US 'more vulnerable' because China is watching the war closely, NATO chief says

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Xi Jinping and Jens Stoltenberg are seen in separate conferences.
Jens Stoltenberg said China is closely watching how well Putin can achieve his goals in Ukraine.

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China surrounding Taiwan would be enough to drag the US into military conflict, said the majority of 52 US experts

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Officers and soldiers are conducting search training in Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China, on January 5, 2024.
Officers and soldiers are conducting search training in Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China, on January 5, 2024.

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Elon Musk wants to sell more Teslas in Japan. Here's why that could be tricky.

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This photo taken on January 27, 2023 shows Atsushi Ikeda, the founder and vice president of a Japanese club for Tesla owners, checking his phone as he charges his Tesla Model S at a charging station in Tokyo.
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