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| - We are offering the following four Editor's Choice stories which have been selected by AFP's chief editors for re-publication as some of the best of the week. + Arab Spring: How the West missed a date with history + Clay quells hunger in famine-hit Madagascar + Hospital staff 'truly exhausted', says Texas doctor in viral hug photo + Family recounts Palestinian teen's last hours before Israeli shooting Arab-revolution-anniversary-diplomacy,SPECIALREPORT PARIS Ten years ago, as protests flared across the Arab world, Western governments failed to meet a date with destiny and help nurture dreams of democracy, missing an unprecedented chance to shape real reform. 2,500 words by Didier Lauras, with Cecile Feuillatre in Paris and Farid Farid in Cairo. Picture Madagascar-famine-health,FOCUS AMBOASARY, Madagascar In the drought-ravaged south of Madagascar, people are filling their bellies with white clay mixed with tamarind to cope with famine. 600 words by Tsiresena Manjakahery. Video US-health-virus-hospital-Texas,SCENE HOUSTON, Texas Through multiple masks, a face shield and a protective suit he likens to those worn by astronauts, Dr Joseph Varon bends over his Covid-19 patient and waves into the phone she is holding up. 800 words by Mark Felix with Sarah Titterton in Washington. Picture Israel-Palestinians-conflict-rights-army,FOCUS MUGHAYIR, Palestinian Territories After waking up on Friday, the day he turned 15, Palestinian Ali Ayman Nasr Abu Aliya told his mother Nihad he was hoping for a birthday surprise. Hours later he was killed in clashes with Israeli troops. 700 words by Guillaume Lavallee. Picture afp
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