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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: + Mali village scarred by February 14 massacre + Sanctions-hit Iran struggles to make cancer drugs + Handshake? No thanks: coronavirus changes global habits + Pakistan struggles to combat devastating locust plague + Coronavirus time bomb: America's uninsured and brutal work culture Mali-unrest-village,EDITOR'SCHOICE MOPTI, Mali Less than a year after more than 160 Fulani civilians were massacred at dawn in Ogossagou in central Mali, terror returned to the small village. 950 words by Amaury Hauchard. File picture Iran-health-sanctions-US-virus,EDITOR'SCHOICE KARAJ, Iran A lab-coated technician leans over a bioreactor at an Iranian pharmaceutical plant producing cancer drugs -- a tall order since equipment imports fell victim to US sanctions. 750 words by Lucie Peytermann. Pictures by Atta Kenare. Video by Majid Sourati Health-virus-world-greetings,EDITOR'SCHOICE PARIS Say no to a handshake, refuse every peck on the cheek and definitely avoid hugging. Instead, try a direct gaze, or maybe a hand gesture. 800 words by Cecile Feuillatre Pakistan-agriculture-climate-weather-locusts,EDITOR'SCHOICE PIPLI PAHAR, Pakistan Pakistan's farmers are struggling to combat the worst locust plague in nearly three decades as insect swarms decimate entire harvests in the country's agricultural heartlands and send food prices soaring. 650 words by Kaneez Fatima. Pictures by Arif Ali. Video by Fasial Anjam Health-virus-US-insurance,EDITOR'SCHOICE WASHINGTON Like many Americans, bartender Danjale Williams is worried about the growing threat of the novel coronavirus. 750 words by Issam Ahmed. File picture afp
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