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

July 7 (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.

Resumption of haj pilgrimage brings joy and sorrow for Indonesians

JAKARTA - For Indonesian teachers Sutrisno and Sri Wahyuningsih, embarking on the once in a lifetime haj pilgrimage stirs bittersweet emotions. (SAUDI-HAJ/INDONESIA (PIX, TV), 540 words)

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After 40 years of extinction, rhinos return to Mozambique

Over four decades after they became extinct locally, rhinos are roaming again the wilds of Mozambique, which is bringing the endangered species from South Africa in efforts to breathe new life into its parks and boost local tourism. (MOZAMBIQUE-RHINO/ (TV), 291 words)

High school on fire: violent protests by kids rock Chile

SANTIAGO - As Chilean school kids start winter vacation, they leave behind a semester marked by violence. Several high schools around Santiago were taken over by students; one was set on fire while hooded youths clashed with police and burned city buses. (CHILE-EDUCATION/VIOLENCE (PIX, TV), 490 words)

Ancient Spanish village loses school, fears for its future as population dwindles

PITARQUE, Spain - The tiny village of Pitarque at the foot of a mountain in Aragon in eastern Spain has survived for more than 1,300 years, but if depopulation continues at the current rate, it will be deserted by 2046, its residents warn. (SPAIN-DEPOPULATION/SCHOOL (PIX), 460 words)

Indonesia school helps students recite Koran in sign language

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia - Concerned about how Indonesian students with hearing impairments often miss out on religious education, cleric Abdul Kahfi founded an Islamic boarding school to help them study and recite scripture from the Koran using sign language. (INDONESIA-KORAN/ (TV, PIX), 280 words)

Spain's Pamplona bull-running fiesta back with a bang after COVID ban

PAMPLONA, Spain July 6 (Reuters) - Thousands of revellers wearing white clothes and red scarves filled the streets of Spain's Pamplona on Wednesday as the bang of a firecracker kicked off the first San Fermin bull-running festival since the COVID-19 pandemic struck. (SPAIN-CULTURE/BULLS (PIX, TV), 341 words)

New York artist turns Brooklyn home into showcase for urban dioramas

A self-taught New York artist took advantage of the pandemic to create a diverse array of dioramas that depict urban Brooklyn scenes in addition to a host of other more rural settings. HEALTH-(CORONAVIRUS/NEW YORK-DIORAMA HOUSE (PIX, TV), 383 words)

In Chicago suburb, 'guardian angels' sheltered strangers under attack HIGHLAND PARK, Ill., - As Karen Britten relaxed and enjoyed the annual Independence Day parade in the upscale Chicago suburb where she has lived for nearly 40 years, about 10 gunshots suddenly rang out, shattering the festive atmosphere and sending a crowd of hundreds running for their very lives. (USA-JULYFOURTH/SHOOTING-NEIGHBORS (PIX), 672 words)

Viktor & Rolf retool the suit at playful haute couture show in Paris

PARIS (Reuters) - Viktor & Rolf focused on suits for the label's haute couture runway show in Paris on Wednesday, showing a collection of them in outrageous proportions before reshaping them into feminine silhouettes. (FASHION-PARIS/HAUTE COUTURE-VIKTOR & ROLF (PIX), 234 words)

Ukrainian kids play soccer again in bombed-out stadium

IRPIN, Ukraine - Ukrainian children have started playing soccer again in a bombed-out stadium outside Kyiv, a much-needed distraction after more than four months of war. (UKRAINE-CRISIS/IRPIN-SOCCER (PIX, TV), 248 words)

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(Compiled by Aurora Ellis and Patrick Enright)