Starbucks Korea Head Fired After Promotion Sparks Public Uproar

SEOUL, May 19 (Reuters) – South Korea’s ⁠food ⁠conglomerate Shinsegae Group ⁠has fired the head of Starbucks Korea ​after a promotion campaign sparked public uproar on the ‌anniversary of pro-democracy protests. • ‌Shinsegae, the South Korean licensee of the ⁠U.S. ⁠coffee chain, said in statement on Monday that Chairman ​Chung Yong-jin sacked Sohn Jeong-hyun, the …

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Workers on New York Commuter Rail End Their Strike After Wage Deal

NEW YORK, May 18 (Reuters) – Some ⁠3,500 ⁠workers on New ⁠York’s Long Island Rail Road will ​end their strike, the first in more than three ‌decades which had brought ‌disruption to the U.S.’s busiest commuter line, ⁠after ⁠a wage deal was reached, New York Governor Kathy ​Hochul said. Rail service will resume at noon …

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Earthquake of Magnitude 6 Strikes Vanuatu Islands, GFZ Says

May ⁠19 (Reuters) – ⁠A ⁠magnitude 6 ​earthquake ‌struck ‌the ⁠Vanuatu islands ⁠on Tuesday, the ​German ​Research ⁠Centre for ⁠Geosciences (GFZ)said. The ⁠quake was ​at a ​depth ⁠of ⁠10 km (6.21 miles), ⁠GFZ said. (Reporting by Preetika Parashuraman ⁠in Bengaluru; Editing by ​Jacqueline ​Wong) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters.