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

Nov 2 (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.

Relics of huge primordial collision reside in Earth's deep interior

WASHINGTON - Seismologists have recognized since the 1970s that two mysterious continent-sized blobs reside in the deepest part of Earth's mantle, one under Africa and the other under the South Pacific region. These blobs, denser than the material surrounding them, may be relics from a cataclysm early in our planet's history hypothesized to have spawned the moon - the collision between primordial Earth and a Mars-sized object called Theia, researchers say. (SCIENCE-MANTLE/ (PIX), 687 words)

Dinosaur-killing asteroid impact fouled Earth's atmosphere with dust

WASHINGTON - It was, to put it mildly, a bad day on Earth when an asteroid smacked Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula 66 million years ago, causing a global calamity that erased three-quarters of the world's species and ended the age of dinosaurs. (SCIENCE-DUST/ (PIX), 694 words)

Michelangelo's 'secret room' in Florence to open for visitors

FLORENCE, Italy - A former coal cellar where the great Renaissance artist Michelangelo is thought to have hidden to escape from a furious pope will open to the public on Nov. 15, a museum in Florence said. (ITALY-MICHELANGELO/ (PIX), 268 words)

As baby boomers retire, German businesses turn to robots

BERLIN - At machine parts producer S&D Blech, the head of the grinding unit is retiring. With Germany's acute labor shortage leaving few candidates to take on the skilled but dirty and hazardous manual work, the company will replace him with a robot. (GERMANY-ECONOMY/ROBOTS (ANALYSIS, PIX), 845 words)

Adidas and Puma eye chances in soccer's fashion moment

LONDON - Sportswear brands like Adidas and Puma are seeking to take advantage of a flirtation with soccer by the fashion world to reach a new customer base, building in part on demand created by this summer's successful Women's World Cup. (SOCCER-FASHION/ (PIX), 729 words)

African apparel industry's future hangs on a U.S. thread

NAIROBI - Norah Nasimiyu knows the future of Kenya's garment trade, which has employed her for 13 years and helped her put six children through school and university, lies in the hands of the U.S. Congress. (USA-AFRICA/TRADE (ANALYSIS, PIX), 887 words)

Meg Ryan returns to romantic comedies as star, writer and director

LOS ANGELES - Meg Ryan, the actress who charmed audiences in "Sleepless in Seattle," "When Harry Met Sally" and "You've Got Mail," is returning to the big screen in a romantic comedy she also wrote, directed and produced. (FILM-WHAT HAPPENS LATER/ (PIX, TV), 207 words)

No swiping needed - film 'Fingernails' puts love to the test

LONDON - Greek filmmaker Christos Nikou's English-language debut imagines a world where dating apps are out and couples search for true love through fingernail samples and science. (FILM-FINGERNAILS/ (TV), 315 words)

Trafficked wildlife find safe haven in US zoos

LOS ANGELES - A crocodilian tomistoma clambers around his watery enclosure, a radiated tortoise munches on plants and a Bali myna songbird perches on a branch - all creatures seized from illegal wildlife trafficking and placed at the Los Angeles Zoo for care and a home. (USA-WILDLIFE/NETWORK (TV, PIX), 716 words)

Child padlocked in Polish grave reflects ancient supernatural beliefs

PIEN, Poland - Archaeologists in Poland have uncovered the remains of a 17th-century child padlocked to his grave to stop him rising from the dead, a discovery that turns the spotlight on beliefs in vampires. (POLAND-ARCHAEOLOGY/VAMPIRES (TV, PIX), 283 words)

EXPLANATORY CONTENT

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EXPLAINER-What is US daylight saving time and why was it created?

(Compiled by Mark Porter and Patrick Enright)