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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: + Inside the cut-throat battle to build K-pop's next superstars + Border divides, and unites, Swedish twins separated by Covid + 'Arena of men': The Kosovo women taking on the patriarchy + A month after crossing river into US, immigrants face harsh reality SKorea-music-social-entertainment-Kpop,FOCUS SEOUL Thirty teenagers, thousands of hours of training, dozens of shattered dreams: it all comes to a head next week when the Blitzers will be launched into the cut-throat K-pop market, hoping to become the next BTS. 800 words by Kang Jin-kyu. Picture by Jung Yeon-je. Video by Yelim Lee Health-virus-Sweden-Norway,FOCUS SVINESUND, Norway They haven't been allowed to have each other over to their homes for a year now because of Covid. So come rain or shine, two 73-year-old Swedish twins have met every Saturday, each on their side of the border, on a bridge that links Norway and Sweden. 600 words by Pierre-Henry Deshayes. Pictures and video by Petter Berntsen Kosovo-women-equality,FOCUS PRISTINA The rape of Vasfije Krasniqi-Goodman was one of thousands during Kosovo's 1990s war, but she is still the only victim to have spoken out publicly and now is pushing for a radical shake-up of a society long dominated by men. 900 words by Zana Cimili and Ismet Hajdari. Pictures by Armend Nimani. Video by Zana Cimili and Kushtrim Kadriu US-politics-immigration-ElSalvador-Guatemala-Honduras-Mexico,FOCUS HARTFORD, United States They crossed the Rio Grande into the United States without papers and clutching their young children. Now, thousands of Central American immigrants face myriad challenges including finding work and threats of deportation, all without speaking any English. 800 words by Laura Bonilla. Pictures by Ed Jones. Video by Diane Desobeau afp
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