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* President Aoun says depositors should not bear cost of crisis (Adds pound rallying after announcement of dollar injection)

* Travel and leisure stocks the worst weekly performers, down 11%

LONDON, June 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - From subsidies to help the poor buy air-conditioners to more shade awnings at retirement centres and heat warnings along with food deliveries, cities are trying out innovative ways to help the most vulnerable battle expected record heat this summer.

Robert and Miranda are back. Is rage against 'the blob' a viable strategy post-Brexit?

France's private insurers would provide business-interruption cover of up to 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion) a year in total for small companies hit by the fallout of any future pandemics, under a system proposed by the industry body.

Centene Corp raised its full-year adjusted profit forecast on Friday, as more people signed up for government-backed Medicaid health insurance plans in April and May, sending the health insurer's shares up nearly 6%.

Norwegian lawmakers will scrutinise the appointment of hedge fund veteran Nicolai Tangen as head of Norway's $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the opposition Labour Party said.

Lebanon Finance Minister Ghazi Wazni said on Friday that the dollar has begun to weaken against the pound currency and will soften further, according to broadcaster LBCI.

* Big EU governments maintain parallel talks with drugmakers (adds quotes, details, context)

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said the British central bank had to be ready to do more to help the country's economy because of the risk of long-term damage caused by the coronavirus shutdown.