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

Jan 18 (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.

Swifties' enthusiasm for their idol's tour boosts travel demand in Europe

Taylor Swift fans, commonly known as "Swifties," are spurring massive air travel demand in Europe as they follow their idol's "Eras" tour between May and August. (TAYLORSWIFT-TRAVEL/ (PIX), 171 words)

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No snow: Tourists cancel holidays as Indian ski resorts run dry

SRINAGAR, India - A lack of snowfall has led to empty ski resorts and holiday cancellations in the Indian Himalayas. (ASIA-WEATHER/INDIA-SNOW (PIX), 420 words)

Tennis' Gauff says she wasn't mad after calling 'foul' on USTA cartoon

MELBOURNE - Coco Gauff has denied that she was upset about a United States Tennis Association (USTA) social media post that depicted her and some of her fellow U.S. players as characters from a cartoon, but said the image made them look "awful." (TENNIS-AUSOPEN/ (PIX, TV), 262 words)

Stolen Picasso, Chagall paintings found in Antwerp house

BRUSSELS - Belgian police have found stolen Picasso and Chagall paintings in a basement in the city of Antwerp, local authorities said, adding that the artworks are still in good condition. The paintings, Picasso's "Tête" and Chagall's "L’homme en prière," were stolen from an art collector in Tel Aviv, Israel, in 2010. (BELGIUM-PAINTINGS/PICASSO-CHAGALL (PIX), 121 words)

Peru reclaims ancient pre-Hispanic objects dating back 2,000 years

LIMA - More than 200 ancient pre-Hispanic artifacts ranging from ceramics to important works of Indigenous art have been successfully reclaimed by Peru from collectors and institutions around the world, its foreign ministry said. (PERU-ARCHEOLOGY/ (TV, PIX), 266 words)

How to make New Year's resolutions stick

NEW YORK - January is nearly over, which probably means your New Year's resolutions are forgotten - or will soon be. (MONEY-RESOLUTIONS/ (PIX), 561 words)

Guinness World Records reviews evidence related to 'world's oldest dog' title

LISBON - Guinness World Records said it is conducting a formal review of the "world's oldest dog" title it gave to a Portuguese dog named Bobi, who died last year. (PORTUGAL-DOG/RECORD-AGE (PIX), 366 words)

Some Shanghai singles struggle to get married as economy slows

SHANGHAI - Victor Li is determined to get married soon, but like many other young Chinese grappling with an uncertain economic outlook, the well-heeled Shanghai entrepreneur isn't sure he can afford to. (ASIA-POPULATION/CHINA (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), 382 words)

Lisbon plaques remember Portugal's 'silenced' role in slavery

LISBON - Plaques turning the spotlight on Lisbon's role in slavery and "silenced" African history have been installed in different locations across the city, a long-awaited moment for many given the country's lack of acknowledgement of its colonial past. (PORTUGAL-AFRICA/HISTORY (PIX), 367 words)

Canadians worry US democracy cannot survive Trump's return to White House, poll finds

OTTAWA - About two-thirds of Canadians surveyed said American democracy cannot survive another four years of Donald Trump in the White House, and about half said the United States is on the way to becoming an authoritarian state, a poll found. (USA-ELECTION/CANADA (PIX), 575 words)

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(Compiled by Mark Porter and Patrick Enright)