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| - We will move the following business and economics stories: HongKong-China-US-politics-banking,FOCUS HONG KONG International banks in Hong Kong are caught in the crossfire of competing laws enacted by the United States and China as the superpowers clash over the city's future, with analysts warning businesses are being forced to pick a side. 750 words by Jerome Taylor. File pictures Health-virus-Germany-women,FOCUS FRANKFURT Germany's huge coronavirus rescue packages have won praise at home and abroad. But for divorced caterer Lulu Pototschnik the financial aid remains tantalisingly out of reach -- and she's not the only single mum slipping through the cracks. 750 words by Michelle Fitzpatrick. Picture US-IT-China-politics-TikTok-Microsoft,FOCUS WASHINGTON A deal allowing Microsoft to buy social media phenomenon TikTok could be transformative for the US tech giant's efforts to become more consumer focused -- if it can overcome the business and political risks. 600 words by Rob Lever Health-virus-Europe-labour-agriculture-economy,FOCUS PARIS Thousands of people flock to Western Europe each year to help farmers harvest crops, often paid low wages for long, backbreaking days of work. But the coronavirus outbreak has thrown their plight into stark relief. 750 words by Pierre Donadieu DRCongo-economy-currency KINSHASA Emilie Kapinga, a 60-year-old fishmonger in a Kinshasa market, now works all day for a pittance. At her wholesaler, "10 kilogrammes (22 pounds) of fish have gone up from 30,000 to 45,000, even 50,000 Congolese francs," she said. 650 words by Marthe Bosuandole Health-virus-Bulgaria-tourism SUNNY BEACH, Bulgaria "We need at least 100 charter flights a day," says Plamen Kopchev, head of the hotel owners' association in Bulgaria's mammoth Black Sea resort of Sunny Beach, laid waste by the coronavirus pandemic. 750 words by Diana Simeonova. Picture. Video afp
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