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| - We will move the following business and economics stories: + Small Sri Lanka's big maritime ambitions + Deadline looms for French pig farmers on castration choice + Swiss mired in poisonous row over pesticides + London's cabbies hope to fare better after Covid + Israel-Palestinian violence prompted 'uncomfortable' Israel-UAE conversations + Engine No. 1 converts tiny ExxonMobil stake into big win SriLanka-India-China-transport-trade,Q&A COLOMBO The dramatic recent fire on a container ship off Sri Lanka highlighted the risks involved in the island nation's ambitions to become one of the world's busiest maritime transport hubs. 550 words by Amal Jayasinghe. Picture. Video France-agriculture-livestock-pigs,FOCUS PARIS For centuries, male pigs have been castrated to make them less aggressive and ensure quality control. But French farmers are facing a deadline to end a painful practice that fewer consumers are still willing to accept. 700 words by Myriam Lemetayer. File picture Switzerland-voting-agriculture-environment,FOCUS ZURICH The idyllic image of peaceful Swiss Alpine pastures is being shattered by upcoming votes on pesticides which have sharply divided opinion in rural Switzerland. 750 words by Nathalie Olof-Ors. Picture. Video Britain-pandemic-transport-taxis,FOCUS LONDON Barry Ivens, who has been driving London's iconic black taxi cabs for a quarter of a century, has never experienced anything like the past tumultuous year in the British capital. 750 words by Joe Jackson. Picture UAE-Israel-Palestinians-conflict-trade,INTERVIEW DUBAI Last month's Israeli-Palestinian violence triggered "uncomfortable conversations" between business partners in Israel and the United Arab Emirates just months after the countries normalised ties, the deputy mayor of Jerusalem tells AFP. 750 words. Picture. Video US-energy-environment-corporate-meeting-ExxonMobil,FOCUS NEW YORK A newly formed San Francisco-based investment group, Engine No.1 is a relative minnow in the world of finance, but now stands poised to steer the iconic US petroleum heavyweight ExxonMobile in a new direction. 750 words by John Biers afp
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