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

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March 7 - 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.

Flying Dutchman recognised as longest-surviving heart transplant patient

HERKENBOSCH - Four decades after being diagnosed with a serious heart condition and given just six months to live, Bert Janssen has set a Guinness World Record as the longest-surviving transplant patient. (NETHERLANDS-GUINNESS BOOK/DONOR HEART (PIX, TV), 334 words)

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Stone tools in Ukraine offer oldest evidence of humans in Europe

A dating method based on cosmic rays has identified stone tools found in western Ukraine as the oldest-known evidence of human occupation in Europe - 1.4 million years ago - showing that the peopling of the continent occurred hundreds of thousands of years earlier than previously known. (SCIENCE-TOOLS/ (PIX), 710 words)

Archaeologists in Egypt unearth section of large Ramses II statue

CAIRO - A joint Egyptian-U.S. archaeological mission has uncovered the upper part of a huge statue of King Ramses II during excavations south of the Egyptian city of Minya, Egypt's tourism and antiquities ministry said. (EGYPT-ARCHAEOLOGY/ (PIX), 245 words)

Scientists reveal secrets of Earth's magnificent desert star dunes

Scientists have unveiled the first in-depth study of a star dune, revealing the internal structure of these geological features and showing how long it took for one of them to form - more quickly than expected but still a process unfolding over many centuries. (SCIENCE-DUNES/ (PIX), 679 words)

Earliest-known 'dead' galaxy spotted by Webb telescope

WASHINGTON - The James Webb Space Telescope since becoming operational in 2022 has uncovered numerous surprises about what things were like in the universe's early stages. We now can add one more - observations of a galaxy that was already "dead" when the universe was only 5% of its current age. (SPACE-EXPLORATION/GALAXY (PIX), 664 words)

Paris 2024 Olympics unveils surrealistic official posters

PARIS - With a nod to Surrealism and an obsession with detail, the official posters for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games highlight the city's historic monuments and sports facilities. (OLYMPICS-2024/POSTERS (PIX, TV), 237 words)

Hollywood hat trick: Artisan shaped the look of 'Oppenheimer'

LOS ANGELES - To create the look of renowned physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer for the big screen, his trademark hat had to be just right. (AWARDS-OSCARS/HATMAKER (PIX, TV), 818 words)

German director makes parents proud with Oscar nomination

His parents never wanted him to be a filmmaker but now that Ilker Catak has been nominated for an Oscar, the German director says "they're the proudest people in Germany." (AWARDS-OSCARS/TEACHERS LOUNGE (TV, PIX), 350 words)

'Barbenheimer' mania fuels U.S. gambling on the Oscars

LOS ANGELES - After a summer face-off at the box office, the "Barbenheimer" battle is headed to online gambling sites in the United States. (AWARDS-OSCARS/BETTING (PIX), 607 words)

From cast to teens, 'Barbie' film's view on patriarchy resonated

LOS ANGELES - "Barbie," which will compete for best picture and other honors at Sunday's Oscars, generated a chart-topping $1.4 billion at global box offices in 2023. Co-written by married couple Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, it also changed some attitudes about men and women. (AWARDS-OSCARS/BARBIE (PIX, TV), 652 words)

From march to movie: 'Rustin' inspires generations of activists

NEW YORK - The biographical drama film "Rustin" has served as a history lesson for some and a walk down memory lane for others. (AWARDS-OSCARS/RUSTIN (TV), 405 words)

Challenging China's national drink is tall order for Western liquor makers

LONDON/SHANGHAI - Global drinks giants seeking to tap into younger Chinese drinkers' growing appetite for whiskies and cognacs face a challenge as they take on the producers of China's dominant liquor baijiu. (CHINA-SPIRITS/ (FOCUS, PIX), 979 words)

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