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| - We will move the following business and economics stories: + Dubai ports giant 'prepares for worst' as virus impact looms + Virus booze ban causes headache for S.African winemakers + Coronavirus drives Malawi tobacco farmers to the brink + Women bear brunt of virus fallout in workplace + Black-owned eateries in US buoyed by grassroots support Health-virus-UAE-DPWorld-transport-economy,INTERVIEW DUBAI The giant Dubai-based ports operator DP World is "preparing for the worst" in the months ahead as coronavirus inflicts the heaviest blow on global trade since World War II. 700 words by Sarah Stewart and Omar Hasan. Picture. Video Health-virus-SAfrica-wine,FOCUS WELLINGTON, South Africa Wineries around Cape Town fear a nine-week alcohol sales ban will leave a bad hangover that outlasts the coronavirus pandemic as South African bottles lose their spots on international shelves and thousands of jobs are lost. 650 words by Tanya Steenkamp. Pictures by Marco Longari. Video by Antoine Demaison Health-virus-Malawi-economy-tobacco,FOCUS LILONGWE During his 15 years as a Malawian tobacco farmer, Boniface Namate has had to overcome many difficulties growing the plant that is the country's biggest export earner. 600 words by Jack McBrams. File picture Health-virus-Britain-economy-women,FOCUS LONDON The reverberating economic shock of the coronavirus crisis has delivered a massive setback for women because so many work in the badly exposed services sector, experts say. 650 words by Veronique Dupont. File picture US-politics-economy-racism-restaurants,FOCUS WASHINGTON Outside the Southwest Soda Pop Shop in the US capital, a long line of customers waits, both to buy ice cream and to show solidarity with restaurants owned by African Americans, a community particularly hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic. 650 words by Daxia Rojas. Picture. Video afp
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