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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: + One year after lockdown, Wuhan clubbers hit the dancefloor + In Gaza, parkour brings youngsters a taste of freedom + In Brazil's Manaus, young people step up as Covid bites + UK imams mobilise to counter Covid vaccine disinformation Health-virus-China-nightlife,FOCUS WUHAN, China Glow-in-the-dark rabbit ears, pulsating beats, and a flexible attitude to masks: nightlife in China's Wuhan is back with a vengeance almost a year after a lockdown brought life to a standstill in the city of 11 million. 600 words by Sebastien Ricci. Picture. Video Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Gaza-sport,FOCUS GAZA Using crutches, Palestinian Mohamed Aliwa leaps from one concrete slab to another, determined that his missing leg won't stop him doing parkour, a sport that brings respite from grim reality in Gaza. 550 words by Mai Yaghi. Picture. Video Health-virus-Brazil-volunteers,PHOTOESSAY MANAUS, Brazil Haylena Barbosa, a 22-year-old Brazilian, has put her old life on hold to help ease the pain and logistical challenges wrought by a devastating second wave of Covid-19 in her home city of Manaus in the Amazon. 600 words by Paula Ramon. Picture. Video Health-virus-Britain-vaccines-Islam,FOCUS LONDON Imams across Britain are helping a drive to dispel coronavirus disinformation, using Friday sermons and their influential standing within Muslim communities to argue that Covid-19 vaccines are safe. 800 words by Pauline Froissart. Picture. Video afp
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