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| - We are offering the following Editor's Choice stories which have been selected by AFP's chief editors for re-publication as some of the best of the week: + French IS widow in Syria camp, veil-free, wants to 'go home' + Palestinians fathering children from inside prison walls + France chases two medals from the 1904 Olympics + For migrants, arduous US journey ends with sigh of relief on a plane Syria-conflict-IS-France,FOCUS ROJ, Syria In a Syrian detention camp for people linked to the Islamic State group, French mother-of-five Emilie Konig has swapped her all-engulfing black robe for a sweatshirt and baseball cap. 850 words by Delil Souleiman. Picture. Video Israel-Palestinians-conflict-prisoners-children,INVESTIGATION KHAN YUNIS, Palestinian Territories Cradling her newborn son in a thick white blanket on the patio of her Gaza home, Iman al-Qudra knows it will be years before her baby boy, Mujahid, meets his father. 850 words by Claire Gounon. Picture. Video Oly-1904-marathon-FRA-USA,FOCUS MEURSAULT, France It has taken 117 years, but long-distance runner Albert Corey may finally be nearing home, bringing his two Olympic silver medals with him. 800 words by Loïc Vennin. Picture. Video US-migration-Guatemala-Honduras- ElSalvador-Mexico,SCENE MCALLEN, United States It will be the first time on a plane for most of the undocumented families that arrive daily at the McAllen, Texas airport, holding envelopes that read "Please help me, I don't speak English." 750 words by Laura Bonilla Cal. Pictures by Ed Jones. Video by Diane Desobeau afp
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