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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: + Ex CIA chief Brennan on getting Bin Laden: high doubts, high risk + Sex sells: China farm region becomes 'lingerie capital' + Mahrez's 'unlikely' journey from Paris suburbs to Champions League semi against PSG + Along the mighty Niger River, fewer fish and more jihadists + India's Covid-19 shortages spur black market for drugs, oxygen US-Pakistan-BinLaden-anniversary-Brennan,INTERVIEW WASHINGTON On the eve of the ninth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, the CIA told president Barack Obama they had the best lead in years to find the mastermind, Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. 700 words by Paul Handley China-clothing-lingerie,FOCUS GUANYUN, China Americans like their lingerie to be risque, Europeans prefer it more classy, and Chinese remain a bit shy but are opening up. But the biggest order of all came from North Korea. 800 words by Dan Martin. Pictures by Hector Retamal. Video by Lan Lianchao Fbl-Eur-C1-FRA-ENG-PSG-ManCity-Mahrez,FEATURE SARCELLES, France Born and brought up in a gritty Paris suburb, Riyad Mahrez has gone on to become one of the leading players of his generation and returns to the French capital with Manchester City in the Champions League semi-finals this week. 700 words by Wafaa Essalhi. File picture Mali-fishing-climate-conflict,FEATURE MOPTI, Mali Ousmane Djebare Djenepo, wearing sunglasses and an easy smile, stands upright to show off the mighty Niger River which is flowing around his traditional wooden canoe, or pirogue. 750 words by Amaury Hauchard. Pictures and video by Michele Cattani Health-virus-India-drugs-crime,FOCUS MUMBAI, India As Poonam Sinha fought for her life, her distraught son found himself fending off black marketeers for coronavirus drugs after the Indian hospital treating her ran out of supplies. 700 words by Ammu Kannampilly, with Abhaya Srivastava in New Delhi and Uzair Rizvi in Lucknow. Picture. Video afp
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