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

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Dec 8 (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.

Swiss Christmas decorations store booms as shoppers flock back

BASEL, Switzerland - Christmas can never come too soon for Johann Wanner, the world's biggest purveyor of hand-made festive decorations whose shop in the Swiss city of Basel attracts shoppers from around the world. (CHRISTMAS-SEASON/SWISS (TV, PIX), 228 words)

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Mariah Carey's life and career detailed in a new comic book

The life and career of pop superstar Mariah Carey is being celebrated in a new comic book. (PEOPLE-MARIAH CAREY/COMIC BOOK (PIX, TV), 182 words)

Oldest DNA on record - 2 million years - reveals Greenland's lost world

WASHINGTON - Scientists have identified DNA from animals, plants and microbes dating to about 2 million years ago - the oldest on record by far - from sediment at Greenland's northernmost point dug up around the mouth of an Arctic Ocean fjord, revealing an amazing lost world at this remote frontier. (SCIENCE-DNA/ (PIX), 763 words)

Apollo lifted out of Versailles' gardens for restoration

VERSAILLES - Apollo's Chariot Fountain was lifted from its base in the sumptuous gardens of the Palace of Versailles ahead of an 18-month restoration of the gilded lead sculpture celebrating the Greek god. (FRANCE-VERSAILLES/SCULPTURE (TV, PIX), 254 words)

In Chile, amateur beekeeper rescues hives from coastal tourist city

VINA DEL MAR, Chile - A goldsmith by trade, Angel Nieto carefully pries away a beehive from an inner-city tree in Chile's coastal Vina del Mar. Without a protective mask, he gently places the hive in a painted wooden box and carries it to a protected space he prepared in his garden earlier. (CHILE-ENVIRONMENT/BEES (PIX, TV), 282 words)

Prehistoric 'wonderfully weird beast' Whatcheeria grew big quickly

WASHINGTON - Long before the dinosaurs or even the advent of the earliest true amphibians and reptiles, a unique creature called Whatcheeria was a genuine apex predator. And after a close examination of its fossilized bones, scientists were surprised to find that Whatcheeria did not follow a slow-and-steady growth pattern during its life akin to many modern reptiles and amphibians but rather grew quickly while young, like birds and mammals. (SCIENCE-AMPHIBIAN/ (PIX), 675 words)

Tipping Point: New tip guidelines for holiday giving

NEW YORK - If you ever want to start a raging family debate over the holiday dinner table, forget religion or politics – just bring up the subject of tipping. (MONEY-TIPPING/HOLIDAYS (PERSONAL FINANCE, PIX), 705 words)

Man behind the iPod launches new cryptocurrency wallet

LONDON - Tony Fadell, a well-known Silicon Valley executive known as the father of the iPod, unveiled his latest project - a hardware wallet used to store cryptocurrency offline. (CRYPTO-CURRENCY/LEDGER-FADELL (PIX), 298 words)

Sony says it has technology for humanoid robots, needs to find usage

TOKYO - Japanese electronics and entertainment conglomerate Sony Group Corp said it has the technology to make humanoid robots quickly once it has identified how they could be effectively used. (SONY-ROBOTS/ (UPDATE 2, INTERVIEW, PIX), 405 words)

Taiwan's air force band boosts morale, patriotism on the front line

TAITUNG, Taiwan - Taiwan's air force may be on the front lines of defending against China's daily incursions into the skies near the democratically governed island, but for downtime and to boost morale they have a secret weapon - their own band. (TAIWAN-DEFENCE/AIRFORCE BAND (TV, PIX), 363 words)

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