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McDonald’s announced its exit from the country on May 16, nearly three months after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. When it debuted there over 30 years ago, the fast food chain was one of the first Western brands to open shop before the collapse of the Soviet Union, symbolizing a major political and cultural moment. Ahead of the closures, long lines outside Russia’s 850 McDonald’s restaurants mirrored images of eager customers gathering for the chain’s first arrival in Moscow....

As a standard on re-releases of old Sega arcade games, the developer introduced some modern-day features that weren’t included in the original game to make gameplay smoother on new consoles. Just like most games in past generations, the premise of the popular ninja arcade game Shinobi is simple, players take the role of a young ninja named Joe Musashi, who is on a mission to rescue young children from his clan who were kidnapped by the terrorist organization known as ZEED....

Where to Farm Divine Confetti There are two methods to getting Divine Confetti in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. The first one is killing enemies in a specific section repeatedly in hopes that they will drop it. The best place that we’ve found to farm Divine Confetti in Sekiro is located at the Ashina Castle: Upper Tower – Antechamber Sculptor’s Idol save point. There are blue-robed samurai here that will sometimes drop Divine Confetti when they’re killed....

There are a variety of strategies players can use to defeat the Corrupted Monk, but we found this one to be the most effective. Preparing for the Corrupted Monk Before Sekiro players even need to worry about the fight with the Corrupted Monk, they need to prepare themselves for the battle. This means grinding for some basic items, like Pellets that can heal some of the player’s health overtime, as well as the various consumables that can boost the player’s attack power and the like....

Despite the fact that they did not play against Kelantan as well as they have in the previous matches against other teams, Selangor managed to record a 1-0 win over Kelantan in their Super League match on Saturday. Playing at home against the Red Warriors who were second best throughout the 90 minutes, the Red Giants never got into second gear after evergreen forward Amri Yahyah scored what would end up as the only goal of the match in the 20th minute....

Selangor winger Syahmi Safari is the man of the hour for the Red Giants. In their 4-2 win over T-Team on Saturday, he opened the scoring for the Red Giants, and contributed to their final goal of the evening, when his try was deflected by a defender into his own net. And the 19-year old apparently celebrated one of his goals by emulating the celebration favoured by Atletico Madrid star Antoine Griezmann....

Wiggins joined his former coach as a guest instructor at Self’s basketball camp in suburban Kansas City on Sunday. And while Wiggins declined to speak to the few reporters at Shawnee Mission West High School, Self said the rookie wants to carve out his own legacy in the NBA. “When all this trade stuff started, I talked to Andrew and Andrew told me, “I hope I get traded,” Self said....

Graham currently serves as the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and has been outspoken about foreign policy issues. Show co-host Steve Doocy asked Graham about the possibility of Iranian retaliation to the death of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani and how to quell that threat. “How would you stop retaliation? Through deterrence,” Graham replied. “What’s the one thing the regime can’t afford to lose? The ability to refine oil. So what President Trump has done is up the ante as high as you can up it....

Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio told MSNBC on Tuesday that the GOP Senate Majority Leader had no “respect for the institution” after McConnell told reporters he was “not an impartial juror” and viewed the anticipated trial of the president as a “political process.” The Democratic senator also claimed his own biases against Trump were “immaterial” and said he would decided how to vote “based only on the evidence.” McConnell told reporters yesterday that there was “not anything judicial” about the impeachment process and called it a “political decision....

A patriotic gesture by the Brewers? Sure — but also a sound financial decision. The National Guard paid the team $49,000 to sponsor those performances. MORE: Best photos from NFL Week 8 | NFL Power Rankings | Each team’s biggest flaw That was one example outlined in a 150-page report released Wednesday by U.S. Sens. John McCain and Jeff Flake, both Republicans from Arizona. They detailed numerous instances of “paid patriotism” in the $10....

Using Rich Formatting in Yahoo Mail To add formatting to an email you compose in Yahoo Mail, use the row of icons at the bottom of the screen. Hover your cursor over each icon to see how each will change the formatting of your text. Each icon offers a different feature you can incorporate into your email: The paperclip icon attaches a file to the email. This feature is also available in plain-text mode....

While the clash between Haryana and Himachal Pradesh was billed as the clash of the day for the presence of some superstars such as Surender Nada, Anup Kumar going head to head against Ajay Thakur, Vishal Bharadwaj, the encounter between the high-flying Karnataka outfit and Tamil Nadu was amidst high anticipation. In the first game of the day, Andhra Pradesh took a surprising early 9-4 lead in the first half before Pardeep Narwal took matters into his own hands as the two teams went into the break with Uttarakhand leading 28-21....

Last evening’s quarter-finals saw four high voltage clashes between the top eight men’s teams in the competition. Karnataka, Maharashtra, Haryana and Services triumphed on the day to go through to the semi-finals beating out Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Indian Railways respectively. The semi-finals and finals will be played today as the tournament that began on the New Year’s Eve comes to an end. The schedule for the final day of the Senior National Kabaddi Championships 2017 is as follows:...

Sennheiser Urbanite XL Wireless review: Price and competition With the Urbanite range of wireless headphones Sennheiser is keen to reach into the cooler street-style audience so far monopolized by Beats by Dre. Hence the name and the solid, fashionable looks of this set of excellent Bluetooth headphones. As you might be able to work out, the Urbanite XL Wireless headphones are the same as the regular wired model but with added Bluetooth capability....

Coastal communities often have their own personal septic tanks to treat waste water, but the surrounding soil must be unsaturated, allowing the waste water to filter out away from the homes and flow into the sea. According to Phys.org, there are 1 million homes with these types of septic systems in North Carolina alone. Sea-level rise is one of the anticipated results of climate change, due to increased ocean and air temperatures causing the melting of Arctic and Antarctic glaciers and sea ice....

The 23-time grand slam champion recovered from a break down in both sets to claim a 6-3 6-3 victory over Mertens midweek. In action for the first time since her loss in the Wimbledon final, Williams – a three-time champion of the WTA Premier event – was tested. The eighth seed was broken early in each set but rallied to claim a strong win over Mertens in the first meeting between the pair....

The 23-time major winner pulled out of the Madrid Open and the Internazionali BNL d’Italia to step up her training at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy. Williams suffered an early exit at Indian Wells on her return from maternity leave in March before she was beaten by Naomi Osaka in the first round of the Miami Open. Mouratoglou, the American’s coach, acknowledged the 36-year-old returned to competitive action too soon, but expects her to be ready to go in search of a fourth title at Roland Garros....

However, it seems Williams may make her return to the WTA Tour at the All England Club in 2022, if a new video she posted Thursday — which co-stars Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers — is to be believed. The 23-time Grand Slam champion, who is attending the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami with Rodgers and Rams receiver Odell Beckham Jr., indicated that she is planning on coming back for Wimbledon and the US Open....

Williams’ continued absence from the tour has begun to take a toll on her world ranking as she currently finds herself at a lowly No. 59. She fell 12 places on the updated list released today after dropping a bunch of points earned at the 2020 ASB Classic. Williams is staring at another slip down the rankings, given that players are set to drop the points earned at the 2021 Australian Open....

The Emerald City Comic-Con, which is scheduled to take place on March 12-15 at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, announced earlier that the event will push through despite growing concerns on the spread of COVID-19, otherwise known as the novel coronavirus. In a statement released by Reedpop, it has been revealed that necessary measures are being implemented including the proper cleaning and sanitization across the show following the guidelines set by the U....