IN CASE YOU MISSED IT–Schedule of Reuters features from this week
July 21 (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.
From pixels to pails, crowdfunded wells quench thirst in Senegal's drylands
PODOR, Senegal - In the arid expanse of northern Senegal, women traverse kilometers daily carrying heavy buckets of murky water from distant wells and rivers. (SENEGAL-WATER/ (TV, PIX), 345 words)
In Mexico, tale of iconic king dazzles in Aztec opera
MEXICO CITY - The legendary story of the fierce Aztec ruler who briefly routed Spanish invaders five centuries ago took center stage this week at one of the modern Mexican capital's best-known theaters, but the opera's performers did not sing in any European language. (MEXICO-OPERA/ (TV, PIX), 325 words)
Tourist deluge, heatwave lay bare Italy's taxi shortage
ROME - Finding a taxi in Rome these days is about as hard as catching a cool breeze in the heat-drenched Italian capital. As temperatures approach record highs in the city, people seeking a cab at the central station have reported having to wait well over an hour in scorching sunlight, while taxi ranks dotted across the city often lie deserted. (EUROPE-WEATHER/ITALY-TAXI (PIX), 701 words)
Shanghai restaurant caters to pampered pets with gourmet dog's dinners
SHANGHAI - Hengheng's friends could tell he was enjoying his birthday party in the pricey, health-conscious restaurant in downtown Shanghai by the way he licked his food off the plate. (CHINA-PETS/RESTAURANT (CORRECTED, PIX, TV), 309 words)
Fifty years on, Bruce Lee's legacy squares up to modern life in Hong Kong
HONG KONG - Fifty years after the death of Bruce Lee, who galvanized the imaginations of generations of young people worldwide with feats of kung fu immortalized on screen, it sometimes seems as if his legacy of the martial art he practiced is fading in Hong Kong. (HONGKONG-BRUCE LEE/ (PIX, TV), 775 words)
Brown bears in Kosovo fight the heat with frozen fruit treats
PRISTINA - Workers at a bear sanctuary in Kosovo have come up with creative ways to keep their twenty brown bears cool as temperatures near 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) this week. (EUROPE-WEATHER/KOSOVO-BEARS (TV, PIX), 191 words)
Gaza man turns waste car tires into materials for sports pitches
GAZA - Madyan Helles collects waste car tires and recycles them into materials that are used as a base layer for artificial grass at sports facilities as well as in agriculture in the impoverished Gaza Strip. (PALESTINIANS-GAZA/ENVIRONMENT (TV,PIX), 261 words)
Motor-biking dog and owner cruise Brazil's streets to help hungry pups
SAO PAULO - Miguel Pereira de Souza and his dog Ruby zoom through Brazil's sprawling metropolis Sao Paulo on a motor-bike on a mission: hand out free dog food to less fortunate pooches. (BRAZIL-DOG/ (PIX, TV), 362 words)
EXPLANATORY CONTENT
FACTBOX-From heat wave to thunderstorms, third of US to see extreme weather
FACTBOX-The US soldier who crossed to North Korea and what happened at the border
FACTBOX-Pilots seek new contracts with airlines amid booming travel demand
EXPLAINER-Why Indian farmers worry despite 'average' monsoon rains
FACTBOX-Governments race to regulate AI
(Compiled by Patrick Enright and Aurora Ellis)
