McDonald's unveiled plans Wednesday to steer $8.5 billion to franchisees for restaurant remodels and technology upgrades as it prepares for an inflation-challenged consumer economy for the foreseeable future.
After accusing fossil fuel interests of treating the atmosphere like an "open sewer," outgoing UN chief Antonio Guterres is set to host his final climate summit Wednesday at the world organization's New York headquarters.
President Donald Trump has invited his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to attend the G20 summit of world leaders in Miami in December, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday.
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Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson admitted Wednesday the timing of his comments about the war in Gaza was "not clever" as he prepares his team for Nations League matches against Israel.
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一場在柏林舉行的商務會晤，催生了一項非凡的德羅文化合作計畫：羅馬尼亞商人亞歷克斯·博迪與柏林律師兼藝術收藏家斯特凡·豪普特教授達成協議，將這座享譽國際的「豪普特收藏」帶回羅馬尼亞，並向當地廣大公眾開放。
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З ділових зустрічей у Берліні зароджується незвичайний німецько-румунський культурний проєкт: румунський бізнесмен Алекс Боді та берлінський адвокат і колекціонер мистецтва професор д-р Стефан Гаупт домовилися перевезти всесвітньо відому колекцію Гаупта до Румунії та зробити її доступною для широкої публіки.
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Деловые встречи в Берлине привели к созданию необычного германо-румынского культурного проекта: румынский бизнесмен Алекс Боди и берлинский адвокат и коллекционер произведений искусства профессор д-р Стефан Хаупт договорились перевезти известную во всем мире коллекцию Хаупта в Румынию и сделать ее доступной для широкой публики.
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Din întâlnirile de afaceri de la Berlin ia naștere un proiect cultural germano-român extraordinar: omul de afaceri român Alex Bodi și avocatul și colecționarul de artă berlinez prof. dr. Stefan Haupt au convenit să aducă colecția Haupt, recunoscută la nivel internațional, în România și să o pună la dispoziția unui public larg.
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France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Wednesday the Palestinians "must" hold fresh elections amid growing international concerns they will be delayed because of logistical challenges.
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Business meetings in Berlin have given rise to an extraordinary German-Romanian cultural project: Romanian businessman Alex Bodi and Berlin-based lawyer and art collector Prof. Dr Stefan Haupt have agreed to bring the internationally acclaimed Haupt Collection to Romania and make it accessible to a wide audience there.
Russian strikes on logistics and infrastructure across Ukraine killed at least seven people Wednesday, including two in Kyiv in the latest in a surge of daytime drone attacks on the capital.
Stock markets fell on Wednesday and oil prices rose as investors weighed the chances of a deal to end the Mideast war, after US President Donald Trump said US and Iranian representatives held "very good" talks at the United Nations.
Former Tottenham, Inter Milan and Manchester United midfielder Christian Eriksen will return to his native Denmark after leaving Bundesliga 2 side Wolfsburg on Wednesday.
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Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing Israeli government is squeezing the UN's agency for Palestinian refugees ahead of elections in Israel in an effort to boost its appeal to voters, the agency's leader said.
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Hollywood star Brad Pitt said on Wednesday that co-starring with a dog in his latest film, survival thriller "Heart of the Beast", was "a really moving experience".
The Netherlands will participate in next year's Eurovision Song Contest after all, as its public broadcaster said Wednesday it would step in to replace a company that had pulled out over the Gaza conflict.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa insisted at the UN Wednesday that the Golan Heights region will remain Syrian after Colombia last month recognized Israeli sovereignty over the strategically important territory.
Manchester United's annual net loss increased by almost one third to £43 million ($57 million) despite record-breaking revenues announced on Wednesday.
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