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

Feb 9 (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.

Take a bow-wow! Meet Bobi, the world's oldest dog on record

CONQUEIROS, Portugal - When his dog was born three decades ago in a tiny village in central Portugal, Leonel Costa was only 8 years old. Little did he know that his beloved Bobi would one day be recorded as the world's oldest dog. (PORTUGAL-DOG/RECORD (PIX, TV), 399 words)

Inspired by dream of flying, Cambodian man builds 'airplane house'

SIEM REAP, Cambodia - A Cambodian man, inspired by a lifelong dream of flying, has built a home that is modelled on a plane, complete with a fuselage-like structure standing 6 meters above the ground housing his two bedrooms and bathrooms. (CAMBODIA-AIRPLANE HOUSE/ (TV, PIX), 165 words)

Israeli scientists develop sniffing robot with locust antennae

TEL AVIV, Israel - A new sniffing robot equipped with a biological sensor that uses the antennae of locusts could help advance disease diagnosis and improve security checks, its Israeli developers said. (SCIENCE-ISRAEL/SNIFFING ROBOT (TV, PIX), 213 words)

A Cuban fishing village ponders its options as U.S. policy shifts

ISABELA DE SAGUA, Cuba - At a porchfront coffee stand in the Cuban village of Isabela de Sagua, sunburned fishermen gather at first light to talk of wind, tide and, increasingly, the fine points of U.S. immigration policy. (CUBA-MIGRANTS/VILLAGE (PIX, TV), 858 words)

Switzerland's solar dam: Sun and snow the perfect mix for green energy drive

LINTHAL, Switzerland - A snaking wall of solar panels has been attached to Switzerland's longest dam as the landlocked nation looks to maximize its green energy production in the winter months. (SWISS-ENERGY/ (PIX, TV), 335 words)

Astronomers astonished by ring around frigid distant world Quaoar

WASHINGTON - The small distant world called Quaoar, named after a god of creation in Native American mythology, is producing some surprises for astronomers as it orbits beyond Pluto in the frigid outer reaches of our solar system. (SPACE-EXPLORATION/QUAOAR (PIX), 643 words)

What the world’s longest happiness study says about money

NEW YORK - For generations, society has grappled with the question of whether money brings happiness. Now a new book has some answers - with the data to back it up. (MONEY-STUDY/HAPPINESS (PERSONAL FINANCE, PIX), 762 words)

In Rio de Janeiro, Carnival returns full steam ahead; record tourism expected

RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio de Janeiro's famously colorful Carnival celebration will return in full force this month and is expected to generate nearly $1 billion in business, an all-time high, following the pandemic-related restrictions of years past. (BRAZIL-CARNIVAL/ (PIX, TV), 281 words)

LGBT Brazilians compete in country's first drag king contest

SAO PAULO - At a downtown Sao Paulo tattoo studio, drag performer Hinacio King has a six-pack contoured onto their abdomen and their breasts tightly tapped down to transform into their alter ego. King is taking part in Brazil's King of Kings competition, the first of its kind where 15 drag kings from around the country compete to win the title. (BRAZIL-LGBTQ/DRAG KINGS (PIX, TV), 458 words)

Largest-ever exhibition of Vermeer paintings to open in Amsterdam

AMSTERDAM - Twenty eight paintings by Johannes Vermeer go on display at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam this week, the largest-ever exhibition of works of the 17th-century Dutch master, known for his expertise at rendering light and intimate household scenes. (ART-NETHERLANDS/VERMEER (TV, PIX), 461 words)

Egyptian bodybuilder collects trash to fund his dream

CAIRO - Nationally ranked Egymptian bodybuilder Ali el-Sharkawy trains in the evenings, but only after the 29-year-old has spent the morning collecting rubbish to support himself through his sporting career. (EGYPT-ATHLETES/ (PIX, TV), 206 words)

Japanese artist turns heads with freaky flesh-like accessories

A Japanese DJ has found a new calling making freaky flesh-like accessories such as severed finger ink stamps, pendants with blinking eyes and purses with gaping mouths and stubble, inspired by horror movie special effects. (JAPAN-ART/BODY PARTS (PIX, TV), 315 words)

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