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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: + 'Atrocious' child cancer ward reveals ills of Russian healthcare + How to make it in Bollywood, or die trying + Power-starved Ethiopia rallies around Nile dam as Egypt dispute simmers + China's farmers reap rich harvest through video-sharing apps + Ten years after deadly Haiti quake, survivors feel forgotten Russia-healthcare-cancer-children,EDITOR'S CHOICE MOSCOW Underfunding, corruption allegations, internal feuding, facilities in disrepair -- flaws revealed at a Moscow paediatric cancer ward have shone a harsh spotlight on the afflictions plaguing Russia's public healthcare system. 900 words by Victoria Loguinova-Yakovleva. Pictures by Alexander Nemenov and Dimitar Dilkoff. Video by Andrey Borodulin, Ekaterina Anisimova and Nikolay Korzhov India-Bollywood-film-television-advertising,EDITOR'S CHOICE MUMBAI, India "He claimed he had a part for me and then asked me to lift my top. I got so scared, I didn't know what to do at first," Malhaar Rathod, now an up-and-coming television star said. Her experience when she was a teenager is euphemistically known as Bollywood's "casting couch" culture, which underlines the challenges facing anyone seeking to break into India's massive, insiders-only film industry, where the #MeToo movement has secured few wins. 790 words by Ammu Kannampilly. Pictures by Punit Paranjpe. Video by Ammu Kannampilly Ethiopia-Egypt-Sudan-economy-electricity-politics,EDITOR'S CHOICE METEKEL, Ethiopia Cell phone batteries constantly dying, health centres bereft of modern equipment, a dependence on flashlights after sundown -- Kafule Yigzaw experienced all these struggles and more growing up without electricity in rural Ethiopia. 1,000 words by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Pictures by Eduardo Soteras. Video by Solan Kolli China-poverty-economy-internet-lifestyle,EDITOR'S CHOICE HENGZHANG, China Once a modest beekeeper, Ma Gongzuo has been driving a BMW since he started selling his honey using a technique increasingly popular with Chinese farmers: video clips that show the origins of his product and open a window onto rural life. The videos let increasingly discerning Chinese consumers see how the honey is made and have helped farmers like Ma out of poverty, which the ruling Communist party hopes to eradicate by 2020. 800 words by Ludovic Ehret. Pictures by Wang Zhao. Video by Matthew Knight Haiti-quake-economy,EDITOR'S CHOICE PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti Ten years ago, Herlande Mitile was left disabled by the massive earthquake that devastated Haiti. Today, she uses a wheelchair jury-rigged with a piece of string, which means she cannot go far. Result: she is trapped in her village outside Port-au-Prince and is dependent on her neighbors to survive. 800 words by Amelie Baron. Pictures and video by Chandan Khanna afp
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