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

Reuters
Updated ·3 min read

April 13 (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.

Spanish start-up grows hydroponic hops to help 'save' climate-threatened beer

MADRID - In warehouses outside Madrid, twists of hop vines grow under LED lights and close supervision in what their guardians say could be the best way to futureproof the supply of a key ingredient in the world's most popular alcoholic drink, now threatened by climate change. (CLIMATE CHANGE-SPAIN/HOPS (PIX, TV), 673 words)

When it's dumpling-eatin' time in Georgia...

TBILISI - In the mountainous Caucasus nation of Georgia, dumpling eating is a serious affair. (GEORGIA-FOOD/KHINKALI (TV, PIX), 367 words)

At Mexico's Chichen Itza, archaeologists discover Mayan scoreboard

MEXICO CITY - A stone scoreboard used in an ancient soccer-like ball game has been discovered at the famed Mayan Chichen Itza archaeological site in Mexico's Yucatan peninsula, archaeologists said. (MEXICO-ARCHAEOLOGY/ (TV, PIX), 218 words)

Plan to allow irrigation at Spanish wildlife sanctuary sparks outcry

MADRID - A plan to legalise irrigation around the Donana wildlife reserve in southern Spain, one of Europe's largest wetlands and a wintering location for migratory birds, has sparked an outcry. (EUROPE-WEATHER/SPAIN-DROUGHT (UPDATE 1, PIX), 426 words)

Woods' golf ball from 1997 Masters sells for $64,000

A golf ball Tiger Woods gave to a young fan during the final round of his victorious 1997 Masters tournament has sold for $64,124, auction house Golden Age Auctions said. (GOLF-WOODS/ (PIX), 273 words)

Rodents beware: New York City hires first 'rat czar'

New York City's unending war on rats has a new commanding general. (NEW YORK-RATS/ (PIX), 295 words)

Amid risk of stalling in EV race, Spain's rebooted aid scheme gets warm reception

MADRID - Volkswagen and Renault plan to request funds from a revamped Spanish government scheme aimed at encouraging electric vehicle (EV) production in the country, while Stellantis and newcomer AEHRA may do so, the carmakers told Reuters. (AUTOS-SPAIN/EU FUNDS (PIX), 927 words)

A punch in the face for Xi caricature: Taiwan air force badge goes viral

TAIPEI/BEIJING - Taiwanese are rushing to buy patches being worn by their air force pilots that depict a Formosan black bear punching Winnie the Pooh - representing China's President Xi Jinping - as a defiant symbol of the island's resistance to Chinese war games. (CHINA-TAIWAN/BADGE (PIX, TV), 463 words)

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(Compiled by Mark Porter and Patrick Enright)