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| - We will move the following business and economics stories: + Italy's tourist gems fight to stay afloat + The DIY giant building on back of Covid crisis + Pandemic upsurge hits Europe recovery hopes + Conservative Alabama could be home to Amazon's US first union + Goldman Sachs bankers revolt sparks schadenfreude and debate Health-virus-Italy-tourism,FOCUS MILAN Just over a year into the pandemic, Venice remains a ghost town. Portofino, a colourful playground for the jet-set on the Ligurian coast, and Varenna on the shores of Lake Como are also deserted. 650 words by Brigitte Hagemann. File picture Britain-France-retail-kingfisher,INTERVIEW LONDON The coronavirus pandemic has caused the permanent closure of bricks-and-mortar retailers worldwide but European home-improvements giant Kingfisher is looking to expand, chief executive Thierry Garnier told AFP in an interview. 500 words by Jean-Baptiste Oubrier. Picture Health-virus-economy-growth-Europe,FOCUS PARIS An upsurge in new coronavirus cases is forcing governments across Europe into new, damaging lockdowns that threaten to delay a much hoped-for return to growth, economists say. 500 words by Eve Szeftel and Daniel Aronssohn US-IT-politics-labor-Amazon,FOCUS BIRMINGHAM, Alabama Poor and conservative, the state of Alabama seemed like the perfect place for companies to do business without having to deal with labor unions. That is, until a handful of Amazon employees stood up to the world's richest person and demanded representation at the bargaining table. 750 words by Julie Jammot. Picture. Video US-economy-banking-work-Goldman,FOCUS NEW YORK A revolt by junior Goldman Sachs bankers over work weeks that can stretch to as long as 105 hours has inspired both schadenfreude over discontent at the tony investment bank and wider debate about the future of work after the Covid-19 pandemic. 850 words by John Biers and Juliette Michel afp
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