Sunday, June 12, 2022

McDonald's reopens in Russia under new name - Vkusno & tochka

"McDonald's in Russia has a new name - Vkusno & tochka, which translates to "Tasty and that's it", general director of the fast food chain Oleg Paroev told reporters.
McDonald's suspended all 850 of its restaurants in Russia on March 14, shortly after the start of special military operation in Ukraine. On May 16, the company, whose share in the catering market reached 7%, announced its withdrawal from Russia and, through the mediation of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, sold the business to a Russian owner, businessman Alexander Govor.
The chain will operate under a new brand and with new menu names, while all employees will retain their positions." Tass

Cholera spreads in Mariupol

"Ukraine sought more help from the West for humanitarian support to combat deadly diseases.
The mayor of Mariupol – reduced to ruins by a Russian siege – said sanitation systems were broken and corpses were rotting in the streets.
There is an outbreak of dysentery and cholera … The war which took over 20,000 residents … unfortunately, with these infection outbreaks, will claim thousands more Mariupolites,” he told national television." JerusalemPost

Ukraine Fires Back at Biden: You ‘Did Not Want to Hear Us’

"Ukraine’s office of the president is firing back at President Joe Biden’s claim to Democrat
donors that President Volodymyr Zelenskyydidn’t want to hear” about intelligence Russia’s Vladimir Putin was going to invade.
Instead, Ukraine presidential speaker Sergei Nikiforov shot back at Biden, saying Biden and the world “did not want to hear us.” Newsmax

Ukraine Governor: ‘ We Are Out of Ammo’

"In the Mykolaiv region near the front line in the south, the regional governor stressed the
urgent need for international military assistance.
Russia’s army is more powerful, they have a lot of artillery and ammo. For now, this is a war of artillery… and we are out of ammo,” Vitaliy Kim said." Breitbart

Russia destroyed large depot with Western weapons in Ukraine

"Russia destroyed a large depot with US and European weapons in Ukraine using Kalibr
cruise missiles, news agency Reuters reported citing Interfax." WION

North Korean leader extends full support to Putin amid war in Ukraine

"North Korean leader Kim Jong-un expressed full support Sunday for Russian President
Vladimir Putin
, the country's state media reported, despite international condemnation for the latter's invasion of Ukraine."
KoreanTimes

Gaza Runs Out of Bread as Authorities Struggle to Find a Solution

"Wheat has long been a staple of Palestinian cuisine, with 500 tons of flour being consumed
every day in the Gaza Strip alone.
The outbreak of hostilities between Russia and Ukraine, however, and the subsequent shortage of wheat has led to Gazans." Sputnik