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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT–Schedule of Reuters features from this week

ReutersFeb 13, 2025 11:00 AM

- 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.

Jurassic fossil from China rewrites history of bird evolution

Scientists in southeastern China have unearthed the fossil of a quail-sized bird that lived about 150 million years ago during the Jurassic Period and possessed surprisingly modern traits, a discovery that rewrites the history of avian evolution. (SCIENCE-BIRD/ (PIX), 712 words) nL1N3P10L4

High-energy cosmic neutrino detected under Mediterranean Sea

Using an observatory under construction deep beneath the Mediterranean Sea near Sicily, scientists have detected a ghostly subatomic particle called a neutrino boasting record-breaking energy, in another important step toward understanding some of the universe's most cataclysmic events. (SPACE-EXPLORATION/NEUTRINO (PIX), 728 words) nL1N3OU1C3

Hollywood boosts female leads but lags in people of color, report finds

LOS ANGELES - Out of the top 100 movies in 2024, more than half featured a story centered on a female actor as a lead or co-lead, the first time representation has been above the U.S. Census where girls and women comprise 50.5% of the population, a 2025 report from the University of Southern California found. However, representation fell for people of color in film, the report said. (FILM-DIVERSITY/ (PIX), 533 words) nL1N3P10WQ

Berlin Film Festival looks to revive relevance as politics loom large

BERLIN - Organisers of the Berlin Film Festival hope that politics will not eclipse the movies this year even as they try to liven up an event that has looked jaded in recent editions. (FILMFESTIVAL-BERLIN/PREVIEW (TV, PIX), 572 words) nL8N3P30GE

'Conclave", 'The Brutalist' or 'Anora'? Race is open at BAFTA Film Awards

LONDON - Papal selection thriller "Conclave" leads nominations for Sunday's BAFTAs, but faces stiff competition from epic period drama "The Brutalist" and new awards season frontrunner "Anora," about an exotic dancer who marries a Russian oligarch's son. (AWARDS-BAFTA/PREVIEW (TV, PIX), 543 words) nL8N3P21F0

Super Bowl audience largest-ever for single network telecast

LOS ANGELES - An estimated 127.7 million viewers tuned in for Sunday's Super Bowl National Football League championship broadcast by Fox, the largest audience in TV history for a single-network telecast, the Nielsen ratings agency said. (NFL-SUPERBOWL/RATINGS (UPDATE 2, PIX), 184 words) nL1N3P21A0

Eagles lineman Mailata notches Australian first with NFL Super Bowl triumph

NEW ORLEANS - Jordan Mailata was momentarily lost for words after becoming the first Australian to play on a winning Super Bowl team as his Philadelphia Eagles dethroned the Kansas City Chiefs in a 40-22 upset at the Superdome. (FOOTBALL-NFL-SUPERBOWL/ (PIX, TV), 425 words) nL4N3P10D3

Former Eagle Kelce torn after watching brother Travis and Chiefs lose NFL's Super Bowl

Retired NFL player Jason Kelce said he had a tough time processing his feelings after watching his former Philadelphia Eagles team shut down younger brother Travis Kelce in a Super Bowl rout of the Kansas City Chiefs. (FOOTBALL-NFL-SUPERBOWL/ (PIX), 386 words) nL1N3P20UY

Mosul’s renowned minaret restored from ravages of Islamic State

MOSUL, Iraq - Mosul’s Grand al-Nuri Mosque, known for its eight-century-old leaning minaret, destroyed by Islamic State militants in 2017, has been renovated in a boost for Iraq's second city as it rebuilds after long years of war. (IRAQ-HERITAGE/UNESCO (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), 528 words) nL1N3P20X1

Trump's accusations against South Africa spark 'white privilege' self-mockery

JOHANNESBURG - U.S. President Donald Trump's attacks on what he alleges is South Africa's mistreatment of its white minority are being met with mockery on social media by some white South Africans poking fun at their own privilege. (USA-TRUMP/SAFRICA (UPDATE 1, TV), 490 words) nL1N3P20SD

Double-duty dogs at Westminster Dog Show aid victims of LA fires, war

NEW YORK - Straight from the dog-show circuit at the 149th Westminster Dog Show in New York City, a four-year-old Borzoi named Ziggy is heading to Los Angeles to offer comfort to those displaced after the recent California wildfires and to emergency response workers who battled them. (USA-DOGSHOW/THERAPY (PIX), 463 words) nL1N3P216N

Michael Kors' layered luxury rounds out New York Fashion Week

NEW YORK - Michael Kors layered up for his fall/winter 2025 collection at New York Fashion Week, rounding out six days of shows and nearly 60 designers showing off their latest looks. (FASHION-NEW YORK/MICHAEL KORS (PIX, TV), 275 words) nL1N3P2190

EXPLANATORY CONTENT

FACTBOX-US companies drop diversity policies after Trump's order nL4N3P30UB

FACTBOX-Top cases now before the US Supreme Court nL1N3P10RZ

FACTBOX-Who are the Americans imprisoned in Russia? nL8N3P308I

FACTBOX-Trump pushes for use of plastic straws in US, defies global trend of countries imposing a ban nL6N3P20TK

FACTBOX-What are Ukraine's critical minerals and why does Trump want them? nL8N3P31NG

FACTBOX-Elon Musk's US Department of Defense contracts nL1N3P10ZT

FACTBOX-Where does the US get its steel and aluminum from? nL1N3P208X

EXPLAINER-What are the EU's options in response to Trump tariffs? nL8N3OY27J

EXPLAINER-Why Trump's proposal on Gaza is ringing alarm bells in the region nL1N3P20CT

EXPLAINER-What next after Austrian coalition talks led by far right collapse? nL8N3P226B

TIMELINE-From non-profit roots to for-profit ambitions: the OpenAI saga nL1N3P20EB

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