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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: + 75 years on, the faces of Auschwitz survivors + The 97 kms between China and mastery of the Mekong + Welcome to Ocean City: dry island, and proud of it + 50 years on, Nigeria struggles with memory of Biafra war + Unread post piles up at defunct Palestinian parliament + Climate change threatens Afghanistan's crumbling heritage History-Holocaust-Nazis-Jews-Israel-portraits,EDITOR'S CHOICE JERUSALEM Ahead of events to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, AFP has been speaking to some of the death camp's last survivors. Originally from Europe, they spent part of their childhood in the notorious extermination camp before moving after World War II to Israel. 1,700 words by Michael Blum and Guillaume Lavallee. Pictures by Menahem Kahana. Video by Ahikam Seri and Nir Kafri Asia-environment-river-China-Thailand-diplomacy, EDITOR'S CHOICE CHIANG KHONG, Thailand Ninety-seven kilometres of rocks in Thai territory stand between Beijing and control of the Mekong River, a mighty waterway that feeds millions as it threads down from the Tibetan plateau through five countries before emptying into the South China Sea. 1,400 words by Aidan Jones. Pictures by Lillian Suwanrumpha. Video by Sippachai Kunnuwong. Graphic Lifestyle-US-alcohol-history-religion-tourism-food,EDITOR'S CHOICE OCEAN CITY, New Jersey Pizza joints and popcorn stands jostle for attention all along the boardwalk in Ocean City, New Jersey -- but good luck finding a drink. A full century after the Prohibition era began in America, being dry has become a trademark for the beachside resort. 720 words by Sebastien Duval. Pictures and video by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds Biafra-history-conflict-anniversary,EDITOR'S CHOICE LAGOS Dikoye Oyeyinka, 33, has been billed as one of the most promising Nigerian writers of his generation. He went to some of the finest schools in his West African homeland but says that like the majority of his classmates he "didn't know about Biafra until I was 14". When he did begin to find out about the brutal civil war that nearly tore Nigeria apart, it was not in the classroom. 950 words by Sophie Bouillon. File picture Israel-Palestinians-conflict-politics,EDITOR'S CHOICE RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories Smashed doors, dusty tables and 12 years of unread mail -- welcome to the defunct Palestinian parliament. It has been more than a decade since the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) last met, due to infighting between Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas's Fatah and Islamists Hamas. 830 words by Hossam Ezzedine. Picture. Video Afghanistan-archaeology-heritage-climate,EDITOR'S CHOICE BAMIYAN, Afghanistan After bearing the brunt of jihadist dynamite and looting by thieves, the archaeological treasures of Afghanistan's Bamiyan province are facing a new and possibly more daunting threat: climate change. 700 words by Pierre Celerier. Picture. Video by Najiba Noori afp
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