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

May 15 - 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.

Japanese 'salarymen' inspire with cheerleading acrobatics

TOKYO - It's a cold, wet morning and frigid air is seeping through the open doors of a college gymnasium in Tokyo. But that doesn't seem to worry Soichiro Kakimoto and 30 other young businessmen as they gear up for their weekend routine: cheerleading. (JAPAN-SALARYMEN/CHEERLEADING (TV), 415 words) nL3N3Q70HZ

The volunteer firefighters warding off Greece's blazes

ATHENS - In summer 2023, Dimitris Marinelis spent days on the frontline of Europe's biggest wildfire in northern Greece, protecting homes and setting up anti-fire zones as flames engulfed a forest. Like the others on his team, Marinelis has not been paid a cent for his work - he is among thousands of volunteer firefighters who juggle day jobs with battling Greece's devastating summer blazes, sometimes dropping everything to go wherever they are needed. (GREECE-WILDFIRES/VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS (PIX, TV), 479 words) nL8N3RL0J3

Benin reclaims 17th-century looted royal chair from Finland in restitution push

COTONOU - Finland has returned a ceremonial stool that was looted from what is now Benin by French forces more than a century ago, a gesture officials from both countries described as a milestone in the restitution of the West African country's cultural heritage. (BENIN-CULTURE/ (PIX, TV), 287 words) nL8N3RL1WX

Bologna's leaning tower to be stabilized by late 2028, mayor says

ROME - A leaning medieval tower in the center of Bologna that was cordoned off due to the risk of its collapse is expected to be stabilized and restored by late 2028, the northern Italian city's mayor said. (ITALY-TOWER/ BOLOGNA (PIX), 378 words) nL8N3RL0UL

Pigeon rescue crew find peace in tending London's flocks

LONDON - Seeking solace in a turbulent world, Jennie Brennan and Jacob Peter have found an unlikely source of wellbeing: quietly rescuing and rehabilitating London's pigeons. (BRITAIN-PIGEONS/ (TV, PIX), 303 words) nL8N3RF2Y0

Ancient footprints from Australia reveal earliest-known reptile

Seventeen footprints preserved in a slab of sandstone discovered in southeastern Australia dating to about 355 million years ago are rewriting the history of the evolution of land vertebrates, showing that reptiles arose much earlier than previously known. (SCIENCE-REPTILE/ (PIX), 750 words) nL1N3RK0SK

Chicago museum's fossil yields insights on famed early bird Archaeopteryx

A new analysis of a pigeon-sized Archaeopteryx fossil in the collection of the Field Museum in Chicago is revealing an array of previously unknown features of the earliest-known bird, providing insight into its feathers, hands, feet and head. (SCIENCE-ARCHAEOPTERYX/ (PIX), 807 words) nL1N3H41H8

As the Amazon’s waves weaken, a surfer fights to protect them

ARARI, Brazil - Deep in the Amazon rainforest, the power of mighty rivers combines with the pull of the moon's gravity to form waves that run for dozens of miles. Record-breaking Brazilian surfer Sergio Laus fears that climate change and environmental degradation mean their days may be numbered. (BRAZIL-SURF/POROROCA (TV, PIX), 510 words) nL6N3RF0KE

Russians hail beauty of Moscow metro on its 90th birthday

MOSCOW - In Moscow, some of the best architecture may lie many meters underground. (RUSSIA-ANNIVERSARY/MOSCOW-METRO (TV, PIX), 371 words) nL8N3RL0XR

Videogame publishers rush to seize fall launch window after 'GTA VI' delay

Since Take-Two Interactive delayed the launch of "Grand Theft Auto VI" to May next year, rival publishers are using the opportunity to lock in release dates for their games to avoid a direct clash with one of the industry's most anticipated titles. (TAKE-TWO-GTA/DELAY (ANALYSIS, PIX), 711 words) nL4N3RD0EJ

Stanley Tucci says hosting tougher than acting as he launches culinary travel series

LONDON - Stanley Tucci is no stranger to hosting a television series, but when asked how it compares to acting, the Oscar nominee is clear: "Hosting is harder because you have to be yourself. (TELEVISION-TUCCI IN ITALY/ (TV, PIX), 386 words) nL8N3RF2IA

From London, a Russian film maker explores the pain of exile

LONDON - Russian film maker Roma Liberov had long been fascinated by writers who fled his country after the 1917 Bolshevik revolution. He never imagined that he would one day become an exile himself. (RUSSIA-ARTS/LIBEROV (PIX), 818 words) nL6N3RM0P9

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