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| - We will move the following business and economics stories: + Virtual gold? Bitcoin's rise sparks new debate amid pandemic + Stricken by war, Ukraine's small businesses fear new lockdown + Zimbabwe looking underground for golden economic revival + Win for 'gig economy' in California likely to echo across US + Foreigners join China's livestream sales army + Festive Filipinos trying to save Christmas from coronavirus Britain-bitcoin-forex-banking-health-virus,FOCUS LONDON Bitcoin's rally above $15,000 has reignited debate over whether the cryptocurrency is so-called digital gold or a perilously risky bet as investors grapple with the coronavirus pandemic. 650 words by Joseph Sotinel Health-virus-Ukraine-economy SLOVYANSK, Ukraine Impoverished and conflict-ridden Slovyansk in eastern Ukraine already was a tough market for Maryna Novikova's ceramics workshop to thrive in. Then the coronavirus pandemic hit. 650 words by Dmytro Gorshkov. Picture. Video Zimbabwe-mining-gold,FOCUS HARARE Reeling from decades of economic mismanagement, Zimbabwe is banking on gold to shore up revenue and tackle the upshots of rampant hyperinflation, corruption and coronavirus restrictions. 750 words by Mary Taruvinga US-IT-lifestyle-labor-politics,FOCUS SAN FRANCISCO A victory for the "gig economy" in California is likely to echo across the US, in a boon for app-based services while igniting fear that big business is rewriting labor laws. 750 words by Glenn Chapman China-economy-ecommerce-media-livestream,FOCUS BEIJING Late at night, Lalo Lopez heads to a small Shanghai studio for a livestream, punting Chinese products to Spanish speakers around the world -- at the vanguard of the growing ranks of foreigners hired by mainland agencies to extend China's livestream sales mania beyond its borders. 750 words by Beiyi Seow and Lan Lianchao in Shanghai. Picture. Video Health-virus-Philippines-tradition-Christmas,FOCUS MANILA The Philippines boasts one of the world's longest Christmas seasons, kicking off in September, but the coronavirus pandemic looks set to be the grinch that spoils the four-month-long celebration this year. 600 words by Cecil Morella. Picture. Video afp
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