IN CASE YOU MISSED IT–Schedule of Reuters features from this week
April 11 - 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.
124 candles? Peru stakes claim to world's oldest human, born in 1900
LIMA - Peru's Andean mountains may hold the secret to longevity and the world's oldest-ever person. (PERU-RECORD/OLDEST MAN (PIX, TV), 379 words)
Only child? Four ways to prepare as a caregiver for aging parents
NEW YORK - It is hard enough to be a caregiver for elderly parents when there are multiple siblings to help. Sometimes, there is only you. (MONEY-CAREGIVING/ONLYCHILD (PIX), 706 words)
If you can’t beat 'em? European politicians embrace TikTok despite security fears
BERLIN/LONDON - When Simon Harris became Ireland's prime minister-in-waiting in March, he turned to a favored platform to express himself: TikTok. (EUROPE-POLITICS/TIKTOK (ANALYSIS, PIX, TV), 953 words)
‘Absence of Eden’ cast and creators highlight humanity of immigrants
LOS ANGELES - While American actor Zoe Saldana and her Italian director husband Marco Perego have been married since 2013, “The Absence of Eden” is the first film the couple has worked on together and focuses on immigration, an issue near and dear to them both. (FILM-ABSENCE OF EDEN/ (TV, PIX), 440 words)
'The Tattooist of Auschwitz' TV series seeks to send a message of hope
LONDON - The upcoming TV show "The Tattooist of Auschwitz" is based on the best-selling novel of the same name and inspired by a real-life love story set in the concentration camp. (TELEVISION-THE TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ/ (TV, PIX), 437 words)
Amy Winehouse biopic 'Back to Black' a celebration, its makers say
LONDON - Amy Winehouse's lyrics and music were the "guiding star" for director Sam Taylor-Johnson in bringing the late singer's story to the screen in "Back to Black." (FILM-BACK TO BLACK/PREMIERE (TV), 421 words)
The losing battle against Greece's tumbling birthrate
ORMENIO, Greece - As much of Europe struggles with tumbling birthrates that experts say threaten long-term economic wellbeing, Greece is a stark example of how hard it will be to reverse the trend. (GREECE-BIRTHRATE/ (INSIGHT, PIX, TV), 991 words)
Elephant deaths trigger Kenyan call for Tanzania to curb hunts
AMBOSELI, Kenya - In the rolling grasslands of the Amboseli wildlife park, conservationists fret about an emerging threat to Kenyan elephants that are crucial to its tourism business: licensed hunters across the border in Tanzania. (KENYA-ELEPHANTS/TANZANIA (PIX, TV), 489 words)
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(Compiled by Mark Porter and Patrick Enright)