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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: + Lebanon civil war survivors say today's crisis even worse + How did 'Game of Thrones' become such a 'phenomenon'? + Scar tissue: Vietnamese women find healing with tattoos + The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine bet that paid off Lebanon-economy-crisis-history,FOCUS BEIRUT During the civil war that ended over 30 years ago Abla Barotta survived shelling and clashes, but she now fears a "slow death" from Lebanon's worst economic crisis in decades. 750 words by Layal Abou Rahal. Picture. Video Entertainment-television-US-gender-GameofThrones,FOCUS PARIS Winter came and went, leaving millions disappointed by the ending and a generation of adolescent boys exhausted from over-stimulation. Many more wondered whether all the blood and bare bottoms were strictly necessary. But few would argue that HBO's "Game of Thrones", celebrating its 10th birthday on April 17, was anything less than a televisual phenomenon. 800 words by Eric Randolph. File picture Vietnam-lifestyle-tattoo,FEATURE HANOI In her tiny Hanoi apartment, tattoo artist Ngoc inks middle-aged women whose lives have been upended by divorce or illness, each of them searching for healing through an art form that is still largely taboo in Vietnam. 650 words by Tran Thi Minh Ha. Pictures by Manan Vatsyayana. Video by Quy Le Bui Health-virus-vaccines-Pfizer/BioNTech,BACKGROUND PARIS With a strategic alliance, 24-hour production and a bit of luck, Pfizer and BioNTech were able to roll out their Covid vaccine at a brisk pace and relatively free of controversy. 900 words by Julien Dury afp
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