Oct 21 - 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.
Alien world under Austria's doomed glaciers tells tale of their collapse
JAMTALFERNER GLACIER, Austria - Scientists are venturing inside otherworldly ice caves growing beneath Austria's doomed glaciers to study why they are melting even faster than expected and understand the fate that will befall glaciers elsewhere if climate change is not halted. (CLIMATE-CHANGE/GLACIER-ALPS (PIX), 287 words)
Eat or be eaten? Food delivery apps have knives out as pandemic boom fades
AMSTERDAM - The meal delivery market is expected turn to a phase of consolidation in the coming months as players look to adjust operations after the explosive boom in demand served up to them during the COVID-19 pandemic. (JUST EAT TAKEAWAY-FOOD DELIVERY/ (ANALYSIS, PIX), 739 words)
Indian barber siblings turn heads into canvasses by giving unusual haircuts
DABWALI, India - In a small salon in a nondescript town in northern India, a haircut is not just a trim or a crew cut but an opportunity to get some art embossed on the back of your head. (INDIA-BARBER/HAIRCUT (PIX, TV), 300 words)
'Water's Soul': Massive white sculpture makes a statement in New York harbor
NEW YORK - A towering statue of a woman's head with her index finger pressing on her lips now faces lower Manhattan along the Hudson River, inviting the chaotic metropolis to stop and listen. (USA-ART/WATER'S SOUL (PIX, TV), 682 words)
Floods force Indian couple to float to their wedding - in a cooking pot
When floods hit southern India, it looked as though a young couple would be unable to make their wedding. But they managed to reach the temple by floating through the flooded streets in a giant metal cooking pot. (INDIA-FLOODS/WEDDING COUPLE (TV, PIX), 152 words)
Cypriot artist angers church and government with protest paintings
NICOSIA - Cypriot artist George Gavriel almost lost his job as a high school headmaster after his works depicting Jesus in unconventional settings and also taking a swipe at politicians drew the wrath of religious and government leaders. (CYPRUS-CORRUPTION/ART (PIX, TV), 438 words)
AI can see through you: CEOs' language under machine microscope
LONDON - CEOs and other managers are increasingly under the microscope as some investors use artificial intelligence to learn and analyze their language patterns and tone, opening up a new frontier of opportunities to slip up. (GLOBAL-INVESTMENT/NLP (INSIGHT, PIX), 1,267 words)
One of Egypt's last fez makers takes pride in craft despite drop in popularity
CAIRO - For nearly 45 years, Nasser Abdel Basset has been a proud maker of the fez, the iconic felt hat that was once worn by Egypt's elite, bureaucrats and students. Located in the Old Cairo street of al-Ghoureya, Abdel Basset's workshop is one of the very few remaining. (EGYPT-CULTURE/FEZ (PIX, TV), 220 words)
Red light, green cash: Squid Game helps revive Indonesian cafe
JAKARTA - An Indonesian cafe is jumping on the global Squid Game bandwagon, hoping to fuel its pandemic recovery by recreating some of the games from the South Korean television series in its cafe space. (TELEVISION-SQUID GAME/INDONESIA (TV, PIX), 324 words)
Sharp-eyed diver recovers crusader sword from Med seabed
CAESAREA, Israel - A sword believed to have belonged to a crusader who sailed to the Holy Land almost a millennium ago has been recovered from the Mediterranean seabed thanks to an eagle-eyed amateur diver, the Israel Antiquities Authority said. (ARCHAEOLOGY-ISRAEL/SWORD (TV, PIX), 142 words)
EXPLANATORY CONTENT
Global vaccination tracker https://tmsnrt.rs/39xWS94
Global COVID-19 cases and deaths https://tmsnrt.rs/32CyMHu
U.S. COVID-19 cases and deaths https://tmsnrt.rs/2WTOZDR
EXPLAINER-Sticking points at the U.N. climate conference (Compiled by Patrick Enright and Mark Porter)
