IN CASE YOU MISSED IT–Schedule of Reuters features from this week
Feb 8 - 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.
Saturn's 'Death Star' moon has a hidden secret - a subsurface ocean
WASHINGTON - Saturn's moon Mimas is known for its uncanny resemblance to the dreaded Death Star in the original "Star Wars" movie. But it has another intriguing distinction as well, according to researchers - a subsurface ocean hidden under its icy and crater-scarred outer shell. (SPACE-EXPLORATION/MIMAS (PIX), 678 words)
Australia central bank shakes off ‘Taylor Swift inflation’ fears
SYDNEY - Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Michele Bullock said the “Taylor Swift inflation” effect has forced some spending adjustments, including in her own children, but played down the policy impact as the pop singer prepares to arrive in the country. (AUSTRALIA-RBA/TAYLOR SWIFT (TV, PIX), 465 words)
Australia to allow workers to ignore after-hours calls from bosses
SYDNEY - Australia will introduce laws giving workers the right to ignore unreasonable calls and messages from their bosses outside of work hours without penalty, with potential fines for employers that breach the rule. (AUSTRALIA-WORKLIFEBALANCE/ (PIX), 337 words)
'American Fiction' stars hope film's success is 'a lesson for Hollywood'
LONDON - "American Fiction" actors Jeffrey Wright and Sterling K. Brown and director/screenwriter Cord Jefferson hope the film's five Oscar nominations and its enthusiastic reception will help shift attitudes in Hollywood. (FILM-AMERICAN FICTION/INTERVIEWS (INTERVIEW, PIX, TV), 376 words)
Colorful metallics and autumnal florals will mark New York Fashion Week
NEW YORK - New York Fashion Week kicks off on Friday, with innovative metallics and fresh florals expected on the catwalks, and designers seeking to find new ways to integrate the city into the star-studded event. (FASHION-NEW YORK/PREVIEW (TV, PIX), 363 words)
Pakistan's political art on trucks hurt by preference for posters
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Colourful trucks with paintings of political leaders that once dotted Pakistan's roads and highways ahead of elections are missing this poll season, replaced mostly by printing on posters and banners. (PAKISTAN-ELECTION/TRUCKART (PIX, TV), 417 words)
Indian village fair gives new life to electronic scrap
MATHURAPUR, India - Thousands of villagers in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal flock every year to a winter e-waste fair, hoping to buy used phones, laptops and household electronic goods for a bargain. (INDIA-DAILYLIFE/TECHMARKET (PIX), 392 words)
Environmentalist surveying Mexico's Maya Train warns of damage to ancient caves
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico - Mexico's Maya Train rail project in the Yucatan Peninsula is raising concerns among environmental experts about potential damage to unique ecosystems including a network of subterranean caves. (MEXICO-MAYAN TRAIN/CAVE (TV, PIX), 264 words)
Italian ski resort idle as mild winter leaves mountain snowless
MOUNT TERMINILLO, Italy - A popular ski resort in central Italy is lying idle this winter, with businesses and residents blaming climate change for spring-like temperatures that have left entire mountains snowless. (CLIMATE-CHANGE/ITALY-SNOW (TV, PIX), 349 words)
Madrid residents fight against evictions with musical protest
MADRID - Hundreds of people crowded a central Madrid street as musicians regaled them with tunes from balconies above to support more than 50 families who face eviction from a building activists say is being eyed for tourist accommodations. (SPAIN-PROTESTS/HOUSING (UPDATE 1, PIX), 453 words)
EXPLANATORY CONTENT
FACTBOX-What's in the $95.34 billion US Senate security aid bill
EXPLAINER-Donald Trump's immunity claim rejected. What comes next?
EXPLAINER-What's at stake in Trump's US Supreme Court bid to stay on Colorado ballot
FACTBOX-Drugmakers deepen efforts to tap into booming market for obesity drugs (Compiled by Mark Porter and Patrick Enright)