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| - We will move the following business and economics stories:. + China's millennials fuel $15bn sex toys market + Singapore face scan plans sparks privacy fears + Wall St traders trickle back after confinement + E-commerce boom spurs Canadian company Shopify + Uber drivers split ahead of vote in California + Unilever makeover: woke-washing or real thing? + Long, hard winter ahead for virus-hit airlines China-culture-economy-sex-health-virus,FOCUS BEIJING Single and locked out of Beijing's dating scene by the pandemic, Amy was encouraged by other women in online chatrooms to find a solution to her enforced abstinence -- a sex toy. 650 words by Laurie Chen. Picture. Video Singapore-biometrics-rights,FOCUS SINGAPORE Singapore will become the world's first country to use facial verification in its national ID scheme, but privacy advocates are alarmed by what they say is an intrusive system vulnerable to abuse. 550 words by Martin Abbugao. Picture. Video US-economy-business-investment-banking-health-virus,FOCUS NEW YORK The life of a Wall Street trader was once one of business trips and work dinners, but now it is anything but. 750 words by Juliette Michel. Picture Health-virus-Canada-economy-IT-retail,FOCUS TORONTO The pandemic has forced businesses worldwide to pivot online to survive, and many have turned to Shopify, a Canadian company that has emerged as a thriving alternative to Amazon. 750 words by Olivier Monnier. File Picture. Video US-vote-IT-lifestyle-transport,FOCUS OAKLAND, California Ahead of a referendum that could upend the whole gig economy, Uber driver Karim Benkanoun says his relationship with the rideshare giant must stop being a one-way street. 700 words by Julie Jammot. Picture Netherlands-Britain-Unilever-environment-consumer,FOCUS THE HAGUE Unilever, the maker of brands ranging from Ben & Jerry's ice cream to Dove soap, is trying to win over customers with a socially responsible makeover, but activists say that some of it is just cosmetic. 550 words by Sara Magniette Health-virus-aviation-economy,FOCUS PARIS Airlines face a long, hard winter after a much hoped for rebound from the coronavirus crisis failed to materialise, prompting savage cost cutting programmes and fresh calls for government support. 600 words by Sonia Wolf afp
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