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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. + Mexican Mennonites learned of pandemic through rare online foray + Legacy of slavery endures in US Deep South county + Teetotallers emerge from the shadows in hard-drinking Japan + 'I selfie, therefore I am': Instagram 10 years on Health-virus-Mexico-religion-Mennonite,FOCUS El SABINAL, Mexico When an isolated Mennonite community in the deserts of northern Mexico timidly opened up to the outside world through the internet, it discovered that a pandemic was sweeping the planet. 600 words by Herika Martinez. Picture US-racism-politics-economy,FOCUS FAYETTE, United States All that remains of what was once a Civil War-era cotton plantation is a crumbling building. But the legacy of slavery in Jefferson County in the Deep South US state of Mississippi remains visible. 850 words by Charlotte Plantive. Picture. Video Japan-lifestyle-alcohol,FOCUS TOKYO At a trendy Tokyo cocktail bar, customers sip brightly coloured beverages with sophisticated flavour profiles, designed for a small but growing market in hard-drinking Japan: teetotallers. 830 words by Kyoko Hasegawa. Picture. Video IT-media-Instagram-US PARIS #Foodporn, #nofilter and #TBT: Little known to the general public a decade ago, Instagram has weaved its way into the daily lives of a billion people, changing the way we eat, travel and consume. 800 words by Alexandra del Peral. Picture afp
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