IN CASE YOU MISSED IT–Schedule of Reuters features from this week
March 19 - 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.
Fetching votes: In Paris mayor's race, dogs dominate campaigns
PARIS - Paris will choose a new mayor on Sunday, with one unlikely issue dominating campaigns alongside all the partisan acrimony - dogs. (FRANCE-ELECTION/PARIS-DOGS (TV, PIX), 432 words) nL6N4040VK
Chinese university tells students to 'fall in love' during spring break
HONG KONG - A Chinese university is urging students to "enjoy the flowers, fall in love" during their mid-term break, an unusual directive in a nation obsessed with getting good grades, as authorities seek new ways to spur marriages and domestic consumption. (ASIA-POPULATION/CHINA (PIX), 344 words) nL4N4060CZ
Molten alien planet with sulfur-choked atmosphere displays unique hellscape
WASHINGTON - Astronomers have spotted a planet orbiting a star in our neighborhood of the Milky Way galaxy that presents a unique hellscape - covered with a perpetual ocean of magma and enveloped by a noxious and fiercely hot sulfur-rich atmosphere. (SPACE-EXOPLANET/ (PIX), 774 words) [nL1N40200O}
Cannabis shows little benefit for most mental disorders, data review finds
Cannabis-based medicines have shown little evidence of effectiveness for treating most mental health and substance-use disorders, according to a large review of past studies published in a major medical journal. (HEALTH-CANNABIS/STUDY (PIX), 388 words) nL1N40200O
Open-cast pit to eco park: India reinvents old mines
CHHATTISGARH/NEW DELHI - On a moonless night in central India, Pannelal Rajak braces an axe on his shoulder and sweeps a high beam torch across the still, inky water of a lake. Rajak points in the distance to where the light fades. "My land was there," he says. (INDIA-COALMINE/CLOSURE (PIX), 703 words) nL4N3ZC0GK
Irish town of Killarney celebrates Jessie Buckley's Oscar win
DUBLIN - Born and raised in southwest Ireland's County Kerry, Oscar winner Jessie Buckley's journey from local productions to the global stage is something her hometown of Killarney has followed with pride. (AWARDS-OSCARS/JESSIE BUCKLEY-REACTION (TV, PIX), 325 words) nL1N4040FL
Ryan Gosling goes solo in space for film ‘Project Hail Mary’
LOS ANGELES - A great deal of Ryan Gosling’s journey through the film “Project Hail Mary” unfolded in solitude. (FILM-PROJECT HAIL MARY/ (TV), 329 words) nL6N3ZZ1BU
Netflix turns to theaters to launch ‘Stranger Things’ animated spin‑off
LOS ANGELES - Netflix is inviting fans back into the supernatural world of "Stranger Things" with limited theatrical screenings of its upcoming animated series, "Stranger Things: Tales From ’85," the streaming platform announced. (TELEVISION-STRANGER THINGS/ (TV), 307 words) nL6N40515K
Gasoline price hike from Iran war could push consumers toward EVs, hybrids
GUILDFORD, England/RICHMOND, Virginia - The rising price of gasoline from the Iran war has triggered angst and uncertainty for carmakers, dealers and vehicle owners at the pump. For Martin Miller, it presents an opportunity. (IRAN-CRISIS/AUTOS-GASOLINE (PIX), 910 words) nL1N4010MU
Italy's Meloni joins rapper's podcast to sway justice referendum
ROME - Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has turned to an unlikely platform in her push for a "yes" vote in next week's justice referendum, joining an irreverent podcast hosted by a popular rapper in a bid to reach younger voters. (ITALY-REFERENDUM/MELONI-PODCAST (PIX), 395 words) nL8N4051N0
EXPLANATORY CONTENT
NEWSMAKER-Mette Frederiksen, Denmark's Trump-defying prime minister, seeks third term nL6N3ZR14C
FACTBOX-Which key Iranian figures have been killed in US-Israeli strikes? nL1N4060CH
FACTBOX-Airlines cancel more flights as Middle East conflict escalates nL1N4060CV
