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

Sept 1 (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 https://www.reutersconnect.com/planning.

Spain's giant Tomatina tomato fight returns

BUNOL, Spain - Thousands of revelers hurled some 130 tonnes of over-ripe tomatoes at each other in the eastern Spanish town of Bunol, as the "Tomatina" festival celebrated its 75th edition after a two-year lapse due to the coronavirus pandemic. (SPAIN-CULTURE/TOMATO FIGHT (PIX, TV), 169 words)

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Remains of large dinosaur skeleton unearthed in Portugal

Paleontologists have been working away in a Portuguese backyard to unearth the remains of what could be the largest dinosaur ever found in Europe, University of Lisbon researchers said. (PORTUGAL-DINOSAUR/SKELETON-STILLS (PIX, TV), 130 words)

Fossilized tusk from giant ancient elephant found in Israel

JERUSALEM - A fossilized tusk from a giant prehistoric elephant that once roamed around the Mediterranean has emerged from an excavation site in southern Israel, offering what archaeologists said was a rare insight into the life of early inhabitants of the area. (ISRAEL-ARCHAEOLOGY/ELEPHANT (PIX, TV), 215 words)

Century-old family photo studio preserves Ghana's history in black and white

A generation before the Gold Coast became Ghana, local photographer J.K. Bruce-Vanderpuije opened a small studio in the then-colonial capital Accra, where his family would become the de facto visual historians of a nation that had not yet been born. (GHANA-PHOTOGRAPHY/ (PIX, TV), 399 words)

Sharks frequent waters near crowded urban beaches, study finds

Beachgoers in some urban areas are probably swimming near sharks without realizing it, according to a University of Miami study that tracked their movements off the southern Florida coast. (USA-SHARKS/CITY BEACHES (TV), 213 words)

Dazzling pink diamond could fetch more than $21 million at auction

LONDON - A dazzling pink diamond, described as one of the world's purest, could fetch more than $21 million when it goes under the hammer in Hong Kong in October, auction house Sotheby's said. (AUCTION-SOTHEBYS/DIAMOND (TV, PIX), 289 words)

Signed portrait of Warren Buffett fetches $75,100 at auction

A signed portrait of Warren Buffett fetched $75,100 at auction, with proceeds to benefit a hometown charity the billionaire investor has long supported. (BERKSHIRE-BUFFETT/AUCTION (PIX), 301 words)

Heatwaves force early Spanish wine harvests, nighttime picking

BELMONTE DE TAJO, Spain - Forced to start harvesting a few weeks earlier in the season due to brutal summer temperatures and drought influenced by climate change, some Spanish vineyards have also switched to nighttime grape picking to avoid working in the sweltering August heat. (EUROPE-WEATHER/SPAIN-WINE (PIX, TV), 361 words)

Healing with humour, Palestinian comedians strike a chord in occupied cities

JERUSALEM - Palestinian American Amer Zahr is on a mission to heal through humour. (PALESTINIANS-CULTURE/COMEDY (TV, PIX), 419 words)

Ukrainian ballet dancers twirl on U.S. stage in benefit performance

Ballet dancers twirled and glided across the stage in Orlando, Florida, in the National Ballet of Ukraine's first performance in the United States since the Russian invasion earlier this year. (UKRAINE-CRISIS/BALLET (TV), 128 words)

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(Compiled by Mark Porter and Patrick Enright)