IN CASE YOU MISSED IT–Schedule of Reuters features from this week
May 5 (Reuters) - Every week, Reuters journalists produce scores of multimedia features and human-interest stories from around the world.
Below are some stories from this week selected by our editors, as well as explanatory context and background to help you understand world headlines. For a full schedule of news and events, please go to our editorial calendar on Reuters Connect https://www.reutersconnect.com/planning.
Cubans grow corals, restore ailing barrier reef on shoestring budget
MATANZAS, Cuba - A small group of Cuban dive instructors, working on a shoe-string budget and with flotsam salvaged from the beach, have launched a small-scale project to grow corals and replant them, in hopes of restoring a patch of Cuba's barrier reef. (CUBA-CORALS/ (TV, PIX), 462 words)
Batman, Princess Elsa and other superheroes visit Argentine prison
BUENOS AIRES - Argentine volunteers are trying to bring a little cheer to children living with their mothers in prison by dressing up as superheroes like Batman, Iron Man and Princess Elsa as part of a wider program for vulnerable minors. (ARGENTINA-PRISON/SUPERHEROES (PIX, TV), 372 words)
'Yo! Get up and vote!' rapper tells Kenyans - but many don't care
ELDORET, Kenya - A lollipop dangling from his mouth and two silver chains from his neck, Valentine Ndalo threw his hands in the air and swung his locks as Octopizzo, one of Kenya's hottest artists, rapped about the celebrity high life. (KENYA-POLITICS/VOTERS (PIX, TV), 406 words)
Congo wildlife center gives orphaned chimps a sanctuary
LWIRO, Democratic Republic of Congo - A young chimpanzee wrapped his arms around the neck of his rescuer in a brief hug as he was released from a wooden cage to scamper off to play in his spacious new enclosure. (CONGO-WILDLIFE/SANCTUARY (TV, PIX), 485 words)
May Day marchers in France put pressure on re-elected Macron
Thousands of people joined May Day protests across France on Sunday to demand social justice and salary increases and to push newly re-elected President Emmanuel Macron to drop his plan to raise the retirement age. (MAY-DAY/FRANCE (PIX, TV), 411 words)
Greek workers protest at energy cost surge in May Day rallies
ATHENS - Metro trains ground to a halt and ships were docked in ports as thousands of workers joined May Day rallies in the Greek capital to protest against soaring energy and food prices. (MAY-DAY/GREECE (TV, PIX), 332 words)
Wall drawings in Rome church recall secret refuge of Jews, anti-Fascists
ROME - The church of San Gioacchino in Rome is full of frescoes, mosaics, and intricate stained glass windows, but perhaps its real masterpieces are charcoal wall drawings hidden away in its attic. (ITALY-CHURCH/ (PIX, TV), 520 words)
Ukrainian nurse who lost both legs dances with new husband, vows to keep living
LVIV - Newlyweds Oksana Balandina and Viktor Vasyliv shared their first wedding dance in a hospital ward in Lviv, in western Ukraine. It is a moment the 23-year-olds thought they would never share, after Balandina lost both her legs weeks earlier when a landmine exploded on March 27. (UKRAINE-CRISIS/LVIV-COUPLE-MOMENT (TV), 543 words)
Pages for pardons? In Bolivia, inmates can cut jail time by reading
LA PAZ - Inmates in Bolivia's overcrowded prisons are now able to reduce their jail time by reading books in a new program influenced by one in Brazil that aims to spread literacy and give hope despite a notoriously slow judicial process. (BOLIVIA-PRISON/BOOKS (PIX, TV), 356 words)
EXPLANATORY CONTENT
EXPLAINER-Is it illegal to leak a U.S. Supreme Court opinion?
FACTBOX-French left-wingers form bloc after decades of wrangling
EXPLAINER-Why the EU may find it tough to squeeze out Russian oil
FACTBOX-Restrictions vs protections: How U.S. states are taking sides on abortion
EXPLAINER-Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision hinged on women's right to privacy
QUOTES-Reaction to report on U.S. Supreme Court draft abortion decision
(Compiled by Aurora Ellis and Patrick Enright)
