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

May 16 (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.

Meet the British wrestling collective with 'queer joy' at its core

LONDON - Think fishnet tights, silver hot pants and long false eyelashes, then add in bodies bouncing off ropes and into takedowns which land with bottoms on faces. This is queer wrestling outfit Fist Club. (BRITAIN-WRESTLING/LGBTQ (PIX, TV), 359 words)

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Celebrating Buddha's birthday, a South Korean DJ is in spotlight

SEOUL - The man with a shaved head, a beatific smile and flowing grey monk's robes was not offering meditation tips to soothe stress. Instead, he was playing electronic dance music and, unlocking the roar of thousands of fans. (VESAK-DAY/SOUTHKOREA (PIX, TV), 342 words)

Farmers in southern Mexico rescue bees as drought grips region

SANTA ANA ZEGACHE, Mexico - Mexican farmer Floriberto Matias carefully picks up a honeycomb teeming with bees, as he and fellow activists in southern Mexico carry the delicate structures to a nearby apiary for the buzzing creatures. Farmers are worried that an ongoing drought could hurt the local bee population and in turn threaten the farmers themselves. (MEXICO-BEES/ (TV), 263 words) [nL4N3HD4QG ]

Orcas sink sailing yacht in Strait of Gibraltar

MADRID - An unknown number of orcas have sunk a sailing yacht after ramming it in Moroccan waters in the Strait of Gibraltar, Spain's maritime rescue service said on Monday, a new attack in what has become a trend in the past four years. (SPAIN-ORCAS/ (PIX), 283 words)

Greta Gerwig at Cannes: #MeToo has changed things for the better

CANNES - Greta Gerwig, director of the smash hit "Barbie" movie, told journalists at the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday that the #MeToo movement has led to "substantive change" for the better in the film industry and the conversation should continue to expand. (FILMFESTIVAL-CANNES/JURY (TV, PIX), 374 words)

Rap-battling street violinist breaks boundaries in Brazil

SAO PAULO - Maria Luiza Kaluzny thought that to become a successful violinist she would need to leave her working-class neighborhood on the outskirts of Sao Paulo, Brazil's biggest metropolis, and play classical music for the rich and powerful. (BRAZIL-MUSIC/VIOLINIST-RAP (TV, PIX), 333 words)

Taiwan drag queens bring their glamour to presidential office celebrating RuPaul win

TAIPEI - Taiwanese drag queen Nymphia Wind celebrated last month's win on RuPaul's Drag Race by staging a riotous, emotional performance at Taiwan's presidential office on Wednesday in front of President Tsai Ing-wen. (TAIWAN-LGBT/ (TV, PIX), 333 words)

Gazans strive to study as war shatters education system

AL-MAWASI, Gaza - After watching their schools and universities be closed, damaged or destroyed in more than seven months of war, Gazans sheltering inside and outside the territory are doing what they can to restart some learning. (ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-GAZA-EDUCATION (PIX), 902 words)

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