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| - We will move the following business and economics stories: + 'Hermit King': Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee dies at 78 + Bumper melon harvest sweetens Uzbekistan's pandemic woes + Airlines suffer business class blues in coronavirus age + Big week for Big Tech as earnings, hearings loom SKorea-business-tech-Samsung-Lee,PROFILE SEOUL South Korea's richest and most powerful industrialist, Lee Kun-hee, turned Samsung Electronics into one of the world's biggest tech companies but lived a reclusive existence. 750 words by Sunghee Hwang. File Picture Uzbekistan-agriculture-poverty-economy,FOCUS VAZIR, Uzbekistan In the giant shed of Uzbek farmer Sanat Kalandarov, a bountiful melon harvest hangs suspended from wooden beams, promising profits through a difficult winter ahead. 650 words by Shukhrat Khurramov. Picture. Video US-aviation-business-travel-health-virus,FOCUS NEW YORK The Covid-19 pandemic has ushered in the era of video meetings. But can Zoom really replace in-person meetings that require business executives to travel? 600 words by Juliette Michel. File Picture US-vote-IT-lifestyle-earnings-politics,FOCUS SAN FRANCISCO Big Tech is bracing for a tumultuous week marked by quarterly results likely to show resilience despite the pandemic, and fresh attacks from lawmakers ahead of the November 3 election. 800 words by Glenn Chapman afp
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