AFP Graphics Advisory

Wednesday's graphics:

OBAMA MIDEAST TOUR

Graphic showing the itinerary for US President Barack Obama on his visit to the Middle East, with Israel as first stop Wednesday.

Text slug: Israel-Palestinians-US-Obama-diplomacy

91 x 114 mm

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CHINA CYBER ATTACK

Graphic on the main findings of a report on a China-based cyber espionage campaign published by US security firm Mandiant in February. The head of the firm told a congressional panel on Tuesday that China is pouring massive amounts of money into cyber attacks.

Text slug: US-China-Internet-hacking-IT-crime-politics

130 x 190 mm

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JAPAN FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR

Graphic on the stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan where technicians have restarted cooling systems for spent fuel, after a blackout sparked a new crisis on Monday.

Text slug: Japan-disaster-accident-nuclear-energy

130 x 97 mm

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CHINA-RUSSIA TRADE

Graphic charting China-Russia total trade between 2007 and 2012. Chinese President Xi Jinping heads to Russia this week to start his first diplomatic visit as head of state.

Text slug: China-Russia-diplomacy-economy-Xi

45 x 60 mm

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MALI KIDNAPPING

Graphic showing Hombori in Mali where two men were kidnapped in November 2011. A French foreign office spokesman said they were trying to verify a report that one of the men has been killed.

Text slug: Mali-conflict-France-Qaeda-hostage-Mauritainia

45 x 60 mm

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UN WEAPONS TREATY

Graphic on the world's biggest arms exporting nations, headed by the United States and joined by China in fifth place for the first time, based on transfers between 2008 and 2012 according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.

Text slug: UN-weapons-treaty

90 x 130 mm

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CHINA SUNTECH

Graphic charting the stock performance of China's Suntech since 2006. For an AFP focus on the company's journey from being the world's largest solar panel producer to flirting with bankruptcy in just a year.

Text slug: China-US-distress-solar-company-Suntech

90 x 51 mm

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MINKE WHALES

Graphic fact file on minke whales, main target of the Japanese Antarctic whale hunt. The Sea Shepherd anti-whaling fleet docked in Australia Wednesday claiming victory over Japan, after whalers left the Southern Ocean with a depleted catch of only 75, according to the activists.

Text slug: Australia-Japan-whaling-US

130 x 202 mm

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GIANT SQUID

Graphic fact file on giant squid. Scientists on Wednesday announced that a DNA study suggests that there is just one species of the giant found all over the world, and not several different ones in various regions.

Text slug: Science-biology-animals-squid

90 x 95 mm

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ASIA-PACIFIC MARKETS 1

Closings for Sydney and Seoul stock markets Wednesday.

Text slug: Stocks

45 x 60 mm

Available by 0700 GMT

ASIA-PACIFIC MARKETS 2

Closings for key Asia-Pacific stock markets Wednesday.

Text slug: Stocks

90 x 85 mm

Available by 1030 GMT

Still available:

CYPRUS BANK DEPOSITS

Graphic showing a breakdown of bank deposits in Cyprus according to owners' registered residence, plus a comparison to GDP.

Text slug: Cyprus-EU-economy-finance

90 x 65 mm, 45 x 62 mm

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CYPRUS ECONOMY 90 x 138 mm

EUROZONE ECONOMY 90 x 110 mm

IRAQ 10-YEAR TOLL

Graphic showing the monthly civilian death toll in Iraq since the US-led invasion in 2003 that toppled Saddam Hussein.

Text slug: Iraq-war-10years

130 x 85 mm

Also available:

IRAQ 10 YEARS KURDS AND OIL 90 x 95 mm

Moved earlier:

VATICAN POPE INAUGURATION 90 x 92 mm

CATHOLICISM WORLDWIDE 130 x 110 mm

MIDDLE EAST MAP 90 x 80 mm

BAGHDAD ATTACKS 90 x 93 mm

US MARINES NEVADA 40 x 54 mm

INDIA BUS CRASH 45 x 60 mm

CHINA TIBET PROTEST 45 x 60 mm

ANTARCTICA ROSS SEA 90 x 104 mm

INDIA RAPE 45 x 60 mm

CHINA ECONOMY 130 x 219 mm

CHINA GERMANY TRADE 90 x 85 mm

WORLD ARMS TRADE 90 x 112 mm

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