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Features Editors: Paris: Kate Millar +33 1 4041 4636 Hong Kong: Liz Thomas +852 2829 6211 Twitter: @AFPfeature We are offering the following items: + Rap, 'Frozen 2' help revive Lapland's endangered languages + 'Abandoned' Italian hospital fears virus' march south Finland-Sami-language-music,FEATURE INARI, Finland Rapper Amoc spits a stream of aggressive, staccato rhymes into the microphone of his home studio. The punchy rhythm of his vocals would sound familiar to rap lovers the world over but his lyrics are only understandable to the 300 speakers of the seriously endangered language of Inari Sami, from Finland's far north. 1,200 words by Sam Kingsley. Pictures by Jonathan Nackstrand. Video by Sam Kingsley Health-virus-Italy-hospital,INVESTIGATION ROME Infiltration by the mafia, severe shortages of doctors, and a regional health agency hundreds of millions of euros in debt are just a few of the challenges Locri hospital in southern Italy confronted in 2019 alone. And that was before coronavirus. 1,800 words by Alexandria Sage. Pictures by Gianluca Chininea afp
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2020-04-09
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