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| - We will move the following business and economics stories: + India start-ups eye pandemic profits + US companies under pressure over racial equity + Unmanned supermarkets to the rescue in Sweden's rural areas + Pandemic offers southern Italians chance to go home + Post-Brexit 'protocol' stunts N.Irish business Health-virus-India-economy-startups,FOCUS MUMBAI After dealing with two coronavirus funerals in two weeks, Raj Sharma was too grief-stricken to negotiate a third with profiteering hearse drivers and crematoriums, so he turned to one of the many new businesses that have sprung up around India helping struggling people while also turning a tidy profit. 700 words by Nivrita Ganguly. Picture US-enterprises-corporate-meeting-racism-wage,FOCUS NEW YORK The killing of George Floyd prompted a wave of promises from corporate America to advance racial equity. Nearly a year later, large US companies are under pressure to show progress on fulfilling those promises. 850 words by John Biers Sweden-lifestyle-retail,FOCUS ENKOPING, Sweden One after another, grocery stores are shutting down in rural Sweden, leaving villagers to log miles to buy food. But a new type of shop has sprung up in their wake: unmanned supermarkets in mobile containers. 650 words by Helene Dauschy. Picture. Video Health-virus-Italy-economy-society,FOCUS CATANIA, Italy Sipping a craft beer on a warm spring evening in Catania, Sicily, Corrado Paterno Castello spares a thought for friends and colleagues he left behind in Milan, 1,000 kilometres north. 750 words by Alvise Armellini. Picture. Video Britain-NIreland-EU-Brexit-politics-business,FOCUS BELFAST Five months after the UK cut ties with the European Union, the post-Brexit "protocol" governing Northern Irish trade is sowing discontent in the province. 700 words by Paul Faith with Joe Stenson in Dublin. Picture afp
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