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| - We will move the following business and economics stories: + China crackdown cuts Big Tech down to size + UK pubs look to rejuvenate after bitter lockdowns + Congested ports and supply chain woes hit US factories and stores + With friendly rivalries, eSports gain traction in corporate world China-technology-politics,FOCUS SHANGHAI Tighter regulations, billions in lost overseas share value and government pledges to get even tougher -- Chinese tech giants are reeling under what looks like a sustained Big Brother assault on innovation and enterprise. 800 words by Dan Martin. File Picture Health-virus-Britain-food-drink-lifestyle,FOCUS ST ALBANS, United Kingdom Pots of paint rather than barrels of beer are the order of the day at the Great Northern pub in St Albans, one year after the UK entered its first Covid lockdown. 550 words by Ben Perry. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-manufacturing-goods,FOCUS NEW YORK The cold snap that gripped the United States in February not only caused chaos in Texas and the southwest, it also triggered a shortage in plastics that has disrupted a supply chain already under strain from a lack of microchips and growing congestion at ports as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. 700 words by Juliette Michel. File picture US-IT-lifestyle-games,FOCUS SAN FRANCISCO Microsoft software engineer Daniel Jost has found a way to take on his peers at Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google in friendly fashion -- through video game competition. 650 words by Glenn Chapman. Picture. Video afp
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