LONDON — McDonald's suffered a system failure on Friday that left customers in some parts of the world unable to order food. "We are aware of a technology outage, which impacted our restaurants; the issue is now being resolved," a McDonald's spokesperson said. "We thank customers for their patience and apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused." ET, McDonald's Australia said on X that most of its restaurants had re-opened. McDonald's Japan took to social media to say that operations at stores nationwide were temporarily suspended.

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