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

Dec 18 - 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 pulpit to turntables: Portugal's 'DJ Priest' brings his message to Latin America

MONTERREY, Mexico - Under sweeping stage lights in Monterrey, Mexico, a packed dance floor pulses as a Catholic priest in a clerical collar raises one hand from the stage, electronic beats thundering through the hall. (MEXICO-PRIEST/DJ (PIX, TV), 486 words) nL1N3XL0R8

Italy crafts lab-grown snacks with fruit residues, plant cells and a 3D printer

ROME - Scientists in Italy are developing sweet snacks with lab-grown plant cells and fruit residues, producing a material that a 3D printer can then process into 'pastries' with high nutritional content. (ITALY-FOOD/ (PIX, TV), 311 words) nL8N3XK076

AI romance blooms as Japan woman weds virtual partner of her dreams

OKAYAMA, Japan - Music played in a wedding hall in western Japan as Yurina Noguchi, wearing a white gown and tiara, dabbed away her tears, taking in the words of her husband-to-be: an AI-generated persona gazing out from a smartphone screen. (JAPAN-AI WEDDING/ (WIDER IMAGE, PIX, TV), 1,424 words) nL4N3W80DV

Japan's last two giant pandas are headed to China and fans just can't bear it

TOKYO- A day after news broke that Japan would soon lose its last two giant pandas to China, thousands of fans flocked to Tokyo's Ueno Zoo on Tuesday to catch a final glimpse, with many bidding the twins a tearful farewell.(CHINA-JAPAN/PANDAS (PIX, TV), 482 words) nL6N3XM03K

Swiss singers hope UN will put yodelling on cultural heritage list

GENEVA - Switzerland's centuries-old alpine yodelling tradition could soon be added to a U.N. list recognising it as a cultural treasure. (SWISS-YODELLING/ (TV), 276 words) nL8N3XG16P

EXPLANATORY CONTENT

FACTBOX - From OpenAI to Google, firms channel billions into AI infrastructure as demand booms nL4N3XN0SO

FACTBOX - What's in the EU-Mercosur deal and why is it contentious? nL1N3XL0D2

FACTBOX - AI bubble? Opinions divided on tech's trillion dollar question nL8N3XH0OF

EXPLAINER - How US marijuana reclassification could help cannabis companies nL4N3XL1ES

EXPLAINER - What will change if the US reclassifies marijuana? nL1N3XN0QE