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| - We will move the following business and economics stories: + Virus forces London tourist guides to adapt + Spain struggles with new basic income scheme + Lockdowns give major boost to e-commerce + Indian gypsy dancers take their art online Health-virus-Britain-tourism,FOCUS LONDON "I don't know if you're aware but we're living through a pandemic right now," says Joel Robinson with a smile as he introduces his Jack the Ripper tour in London's East End. 650 words by Benoit Pelegrin. Pictures by Tolga Akmen Health-virus-Spain-economy-income MADRID Three months after Spain rushed to launch a minimum basic income scheme to fight a spike in poverty due to the coronavirus pandemic, the programme is at a dead-end because of an avalanche of applications. 650 words moved by Emmanuelle Michel. File picture Health-virus-retail-e-commerce,FOCUS PARIS While large traditional retailers announce they are laying off sometimes thousands of staff due to the pandemic, Covid-19 lockdowns have by contrast given a major boost to online commerce. 800 words by Corentin Dautreppe Health-virus-India-dance-communities-tradition-tech,FOCUS JODHPUR, India As a blackout plunges her desert dwelling into darkness, Suwa Devi, a dancer belonging to India's Kalbeliya gypsy community, asks her neighbour to turn on his jeep's headlights so she can continue teaching her Zoom class, outside. 800 words by Sunil Verma with Ammu Kannampilly in Mumbai. Picture. Video afp
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