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

Dec 14 (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.

South Korea island is a field of dreams for young baseball hopefuls

DEOKJEOK ISLAND, South Korea - Dreaming of making it big in baseball, teenage brothers An Seung-han and An Seung-young traveled hundreds of miles from home to remote Deokjeok island, where the sport and their team are now the closest thing they have to a family. (SOUTHKOREA-AGEING/BASEBALL (WIDER IMAGE, PIX, TV), 590 words)

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Dogs go for the traditional look at Lagos canine festival

LAGOS - Dog lovers in Nigeria paraded their pets in traditional outfits at a canine festival in the commercial capital Lagos, as organisers sought to showcase the country's diverse culture and encourage pet ownership. (NIGERIA-FESTIVAL/DOG (PIX, TV), 163 words)

Pianist Chloe Flower covers the range of festive emotions in 'popsical' hit

It may sound like a frozen ice for summer, but for U.S. pianist Chloe Flower "popsical" is her trademark blend of pop and classical that is tapping into demand for holiday music for thoughtful times. (MUSIC-CHLOE FLOWER/ (PIX, TV), 261 words)

Alicia Keys serenades crowd at London train station

LONDON - American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys delivered a surprise performance at one of London's main train stations, playing on a black piano once gifted to the building by Elton John. (MUSIC-ALICIA KEYS/ (PIX, TV), 216 words)

EV charger station firms battle for prime locations in Europe, US

LONDON/DETROIT - Electric vehicle charging companies in Europe and the United States have started fighting over the best spots for fast public chargers, and industry watchers predict fresh rounds of consolidation as more big investors enter the fray. (AUTOS-ELECTRIC/CHARGING (FOCUS, PIX, GRAPHIC), 956 words)

Driverless vehicles on limited routes bump along despite US robotaxi scrutiny

SAN FRANCISCO - A quest for lower costs and efficiently moving goods and groups of people is pushing demand for driverless technology in trucks and shuttles, even as robotaxis battle renewed doubts after an October accident involving a General Motors Cruise car. (USA-AUTOS/AUTONOMOUS (ANALYSIS, PIX), 732 words)

Infrastructure faces $600 bln hit in worst-case climate shift - study

DUBAI - Infrastructure investors face losing nearly a third of their money, or around $600 billion, if countries do not plan for an orderly shift to a greener economy by mid-century, a first-of-its-kind study shared with Reuters showed. (CLIMATE-UN/INFRASTRUCTURE-RISKS (EXCLUSIVE, TV, PIX), 526 words)

A quarter of freshwater fish risk extinction - study

GENEVA - About a quarter of all freshwater fish species are at risk of extinction due to threats from climate change and pollution, the latest Red List of Threatened Species showed. (GLOBAL-ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE (PIX), 296 words)

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(Compiled by Mark Porter and Patrick Enright)