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Workers sue McDonald's for stealing wages
US workers accused fast-food giant McDonald's of systematically stealing wages through illicit practices like forcing them to work off-the-clock and failing to pay overtime.
14 March 2014
Communist Vietnam gets first taste of the Big Mac
Four decades after the Vietnam war ended, US fast-food giant McDonald's opened its first restaurant in the communist country Saturday, aiming to lure a rising middle class away from rice and noodles.
08 February 2014
McDonald's Japan 'sorry' over homeless ban
McDonald's Japan issued an apology Friday after it was revealed one of its outlets had posted a notice banning homeless people for more than a year.
02 November 2013
McDonald's drops Heinz Ketchup
McDonald's said Friday it was dropping ketchup king Heinz as a supplier of the key hamburger condiment, citing management changes at Heinz that put the company closer to rival Burger King.
26 October 2013
Kazakhstan in talks with McDonald's
McDonald’s may enter the Kazakhstan market soon.
18 March 2013
McDonald's to become 'Macca's' in Australia
Global fast food chain McDonald's is embracing its Australian nickname Down Under, with selected stores around the country changing their signage on Tuesday to "Macca's".
08 January 2013
Earnings reality sinks US investor hopes
A reality blast of disappointing earnings from a clutch of US business heavyweights wiped out midweek gains Friday as US markets suffered another poor week.
20 October 2012
McDonald's to post calories for its menu
First they began offering salad, then they added fruit. On Wednesday, McDonald's announced it would put something else on its menu to help customers watching their waistlines: calorie counts.
13 September 2012
Chile McDonald's patron finds mouse tail in burger
Health authorities in Chile on Tuesday confirmed what one man has claimed for weeks: that he found a mouse tail in his McDonald's hamburger.
18 July 2012