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| - We will move the following business and economics stories: Germany-automobile-court-fraud-Volkswagen-Audi MUNICH Five years after "dieselgate" emissions cheating revelations rocked the car industry, ex-Audi CEO Rupert Stadler becomes the first top executive to stand trial in Germany. 650 words by Ralf Isermann with Michelle Fitzpatrick in Frankfurt. File picture. File video. Germany-law-environment-rights,FOCUS FRANKFURT When German carmakers seek cobalt from Congolese mines or when a chocolatier sources cocoa beans from Ghana, they may soon no longer be able to hide behind their suppliers if it turns out that the producers are using child labourers or flouting environmental standards. 650 words by Jean-Philippe Lacour Health-virus-Britain-economy-budget,FOCUS LONDON UK finance minister Rishi Sunak, battling record deficits and soaring debt because of his government's emergency coronavirus response, faces a politically dangerous balancing act to pay the bill, analysts say. 650 words by Veronique Dupont. File picture Singapore-environment-agriculture,FOCUS SINGAPORE On the rooftop of a Singapore shopping mall, a sprawling patch of eggplants, rosemary, bananas and papayas stand in colourful contrast to the grey skyscrapers of the city-state's business district. 650 words by Martin Abbugao. Picture. Video afp
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