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| - We will move the following business and economics stories: + Boeing scraps $4.2bln deal with Brazil rival Embraer + New York plans how to return to business + German firm sees global demand with anti-virus escalator + Big Tech to highlight pandemic efforts in results + Fed set for policy meeting with rates at zero + Polish farms hit by double blow of virus, drought US-aerospace-Boeing-Embraer,WRAP NEW YORK Boeing announces it is pulling out of a $4.2 billion deal to acquire the commercial plane division of its Brazilian rival Embraer, the latest in a string of setbacks for the troubled US aviation giant. 550 words moved by Juliette Michel Health-virus-US-economy-NewYork,FOCUS NEW YORK Banks are considering letting some employees keep working from home indefinitely, and hotels are trying to figure out a way to let arriving guests bypass the reception desk. New York -- the financial, cultural and tourism capital of the United States -- is gingerly preparing to get back to business after more than a month of coronavirus shutdown. 700 words by Luc Olinga. File picture. File video Health-virus-technology-Germany,FOCUS COLOGNE Tanja Nickel and Katharina Obladen were still in high school when they patented an idea to disinfect escalator handrails using UV light. 700 words by Michelle Fitzpatrick. Video. Picture US-IT-lifestyle-earnings,FOCUS WASHINGTON Big Tech firms set to report quarterly results in the coming days are facing the challenge of spotlighting their roles battling the coronavirus pandemic without seeming as though they are cashing in on upheaval from the health crisis. 800 words by Rob Lever with Julie Jammot in San Francisco Health-virus-US-economy-bank-rate,ADVANCER WASHINGTON The Federal Reserve already cut its benchmark lending rate to zero and made unprecedented moves to bolster liquidity as the coronavirus slammed the US economy, so it is not expected to do much besides project confidence at its policy meeting this week. 600 words by Chris Stein. File picture. Graphic Health-virus-Poland-agriculture,FOCUS WARSAW Poland's farmers have already been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, which has deprived them of seasonal workers from Ukraine. Now, an unprecedented drought is making things even worse. 650 words by Michel Viatteau. File picture afp
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