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The election in the United States The electoral movement
Trump works at McDonalds - becomes political battleground

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have turned the fast food restaurant McDonald's into a political battleground in the final weeks of the presidential campaign, reports CNN.

Today, Trump visited one of the chain's restaurants in Pennsylvania, where he got to try, among other things, pouring fries and greeting customers who shopped via the drive-through.

- It will be the best you've ever tasted, I made it myself, Donald Trump says to a customer taking an order.

Democratic candidate Kamala Harris and her campaign have long made points of the fact that she previously worked at McDonalds, while Donald Trump was "born with a silver spoon in his mouth."

- Can you imagine Trump working at McDonalds? He wouldn't even be able to turn on the McFlurry machine, Democratic vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz said earlier this year, according to CNN.

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Political situation in Moldova
EU-friendly Sandu takes the lead in Moldova

Moldova's incumbent president has a slight lead over rivals according to the first figures presented by the country's electoral commission. Reuters reports.

With 14 percent of the votes counted, EU-friendly Maia Sandu has 34 percent, while main challenger Alexandr Stoliangolo gets 30 percent. If the numbers are correct, it means a second round of elections.

At the same time, 57 percent are reported to have voted "no" in the referendum held in connection with the presidential election. There, the voters decide whether it should be written into the constitution that the alienation from Russia after the Soviet era should be "irreversible" and that the long-term goal should be to join the EU.

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The tours around the Boeing plane
Boeing confirms: Selling company to French defense giant

Boeing sells subsidiary Digital Receiver Technology to French defense giant Thales. The company confirms this in a statement, writes American media.

No purchase price is stated for the subsidiary, which manufactures surveillance equipment for the US intelligence services.

Earlier on Sunday, sources told the Wall Street Journal that Boeing recently entered into an agreement to sell a smaller subsidiary that manufactures surveillance equipment for the US military. According to the newspaper, the struggling aircraft giant is trying to sell less central parts of the group to raise capital.

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The future of the BRICS pact
Lula cancels trip to Brics meeting after head injury

Brazilian President Lula da Silva cancels his planned trip to Russia after injuring his head at his home, writes Bloomberg. He was due to attend this week's Brics summit but doctors have advised him against long journeys after the accident, according to a government statement.

The 78-year-old president is otherwise said to be able to follow his schedule as usual and will participate in the Brics meetings via video link.

The accident occurred on Saturday, but otherwise no details have been made public.