Aug 18 - 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 https://www.reutersconnect.com/planning.
Nepali woman's quest to learn takes her back to school with son
KATHMANDU - A Nepali mother of two, Parwati Sunar finds herself attending the same school as her son after returning to an education system she fled at the age of 15, when she eloped with a man seven years her senior. (NEPAL-EDUCATION/ (PIX, TV, WIDER IMAGE), 630 words)
Rock photographer's gallery draws music lovers to New Jersey beach town
ASBURY PARK, N.J. - Danny Clinch has photographed or filmed many of the most famous musicians of modern times - and his decades of work are on display in Asbury Park, the New Jersey beach town made famous by Bruce Springsteen. (NEW JERSEY-PHOTOGRAPHER/ (PIX, TV), 369 words)
Swiss artist sculpts sprawling model castle on dried river bank
SAUBRAZ, Switzerland - Swiss artist Francois Monthoux's annual project to build clay sculptures on the banks of Switzerland's Toleure river has sprawled into a captivating castle complex this year as the drought afflicting Europe allows him to extend his dream world. (SWISS-ART/ (TV, PIX), 263 words)
Indonesians climb greasy tree trunks for Independence Day games
JAKARTA - Teams of Indonesians clambered over each other on Wednesday to reach prizes hanging from the top of slippery tree trunks in an annual competition held to celebrate the country's Independence Day. (INDONESIA-INDEPENDENCE DAY/GAME (TV, PIX) , 125 words)
Stand-up puppet comic Randy Feltface aims for world domination
NEW YORK - A purple comedian from Australia is hoping to take over the world one joke at a time. ( COMEDY-RANDY FELTFACE/ (TV), 225 words)
Turkish scorpion farmer milks arachnids for their expensive venom
SANLIURFA, Turkey - Thousands of scorpions, housed in transparent plastic boxes, line the walls of a breeding laboratory in Turkey's southeastern Sanliurfa province, waiting for personnel to milk their expensive venom used to produce medicine.
EXPLANATORY CONTENT
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FACTBOX-Europe's efforts to shield households from soaring energy costs
FACTBOX-UK workers' industrial action as cost of living crisis bites
EXPLAINER-The legal procedure for contesting Kenyan election results (Compiled by Aurora Ellis)
