__________________The combined venture is expected to have annual sales of about 23 billion dollars, with 18-thousand restaurants in 100 countries. I'm Ray Kouguell in Washington. That's the latest world news from VOA. _____________________合并后公司将坐拥18,000间餐厅,遍布100个国家,预计年均销售额达230亿美元.我是雷`蔻古,华盛顿播报.以上就是VOA的最新世界新闻.