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Armed client holds Lebanon bank staff hostage to access savings
Armed client holds Lebanon bank staff hostage to access savings
by  AFP

An armed customer threatening to set himself ablaze held bank workers hostage throughout the day Thursday in Lebanon's capital, demanding to withdraw his trapped savings to pay hospital fees, security sources and a family member said. He demanded savings worth more than $200,000, the source said.

'Mac is back': McDonald's plans 'phased' reopening in Ukraine
'Mac is back': McDonald's plans 'phased' reopening in Ukraine
by  AFP

McDonald's announced plans Thursday for a "phased" partial reopening of restaurants in Ukraine, where operations have been shuttered since February due to the Russian invasion. McDonald's suspended its operations in Ukraine on February 24 following the Russian siege of the country.

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