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We will move the following business and economics stories: + Turkish powerships ride wave of electricity crises + Curtailed hajj pilgrimage compounds Saudi troubles + Virus sales not enough to rescue cannabis industry + Huawei controversy opens sector for 5G competitors + Zimbabwe: crisis-plagued nation on the edge again? Health-virus-Turkey-energy,FOCUS ALTINOVA, Turkey A Turkish company's expertise in turning freighters built for carrying coal or sand into mobile power stations is proving to be an antidote to woes brought onto energy supply projects by the coronavirus. 600 words by Gokan Gunes. Picture. Video Health-virus-Saudi-religion-economy,FOCUS RIYADH Vacant religious sites. Abandoned pilgrim tents. Lifeless hotels. A stunning emptiness -- and fears of economic ruin -- haunt the usually bustling city of Mecca after Saudi authorities curtailed the hajj pilgrimage over coronavirus. 800 words by Anuj Chopra with AFP reporter in Mecca. Video Health-virus-Canada-cannabis,FOCUS TORONTO Canadian cannabis sales soared at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, but not enough to bolster a sector in the throes of reorganization only two years after the drug was legalized. 600 words by Olivier Monnier telecommunication-Japan-China-US-Britain,FOCUS TOKYO With growing pressure to keep China's Huawei out of 5G network development, it could be time for firms like Japan's NEC and South Korea's Samsung to shine. 650 words by Erwan Lucas Zimbabwe-politics-economy,FOCUS HARARE A Zimbabwean shopper in a Harare supermarket shook his head, grumbling as he returned a loaf of bread to a rack after finding the price had jumped by a third and he could no longer afford it. 700 words by Fanuel Jongwe afp
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