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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 + Fragile hopes in DR Congo's conflict-scarred Ituri + Families fear for Hong Kong fugitives in China custody + Is Ohio, long a US bellwether, slipping out of play for Democrats? + Last stand in Yemen as battle for oil-rich provinces rages DRCongo-unrest-conflict,EDITOR'S CHOICE DJUGU, DR Congo "The future is dark," sighs Joachim Lobo, a teacher who longs "to pick up the chalk" and be reunited with his pupils, if ever peace is restored to northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo. 800 words by Marthe Bosuandole. Picture. Video China-HongKong-politics,EDITOR'S CHOICE HONG KONG On the night he made a failed attempt to flee to Taiwan by speedboat, 16-year-old Hong Konger Hoang received a phone call, signalling it was time to leave at once. The teenager is the youngest of a dozen Hong Kong activists now in mainland Chinese custody after trying to escape prosecution over last year's huge democracy protests, their boat captured by the Chinese coastguard. 800 words by Su Zinqi. Pictures by May James US-vote-Ohio,EDITOR'S CHOICE YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio Four years after carrying bellwether Ohio and winning the US presidency, Donald Trump again needs the support of disenchanted Democrats in the critical state if he is to earn a second White House term. 750 words by Michael Mathes. Picture. Video. File video Yemen-conflict,EDITOR'S CHOICE MARIB, Yemen Hadi Ahmed wearily sets up a tent in Yemen's Marib province, after fleeing yet again in the government's last stronghold which is under intense pressure from Huthi rebels. 700 words by Nabeel Al-Awzari with Shatha Yaish in Dubai. Picture. Video afp
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