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| - We will move the following business and economics stories: + UK electric plant nears full switch away from coal + Russian small businesses reopen to uncertain future + Walls close in on Thai poorest as virus shrivels economy + US workers face unequal future when virus recedes + Latin America's stricken airlines facing long haul to recovery Britain-environment-energy-business-Drax,FOCUS LONDON As the coronavirus pandemic undermines the production of cleaner renewable fuels, the UK's biggest electricity plant is close to using only biomass following a bumpy transition away from coal. 600 words by Kevin Trublet. Picture Health-virus-Russia-business-economy,FOCUS MOSCOW When Moscow authorities closed non-essential businesses to stop the spread of the coronavirus, Boris Kupriyanov began to personally deliver books to his customers. 650 words by Andrea Palasciano. Picture. Video Thailand-economy-slum-virus BANGKOK Shuffling around their tiny slum home which is too small to stand up in, Thanapat and Papassorn Noidee share donated noodles with their sons and worry about how they will pay the bills, as the coronavirus pushes Thailand's poor deeper into penury. 350 words by Pitcha Dangprasith. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-employment-economy-inequality,FOCUS WASHINGTON As the coronavirus worked its way across the United States, it cleaved the country's workforce in two: those who have the ability to work from home, and those who do not. 750 words by Chris Stein Health-virus-Latam-economy-aviation,FOCUS MEXICO CITY Latin America's beleaguered airlines will take up to three years to recover losses due to the coronavirus pandemic, and in the meantime desperately need government help, according to experts surveying the damage to the industry. 700 words by Jean Luis Arce with Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires bureaus. Picture. Video afp
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