March 3 - 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.

Venezuelan barber mounts mobile shop amid economic crisis

LA GUAIRA, Venezuela - Barber Franklin Iriarte had to get creative to survive when Venezuela, reeling from a long-running economic collapse, imposed a nationwide quarantine during the COVID pandemic. Inspired by YouTube videos of barbers in other countries, the father of two sold his car in August to buy a van that he turned into a mobile barbershop. (VENEZUELA-ECONOMY/BARBER (TV, PIX), 300 words)

Seals help Japanese researchers collect data under Antarctic ice

TOKYO - A seal wearing a helmet with an antenna might look unusual, but eight Weddell seals, each with a 580g monitoring device on their heads, have been helping Japanese researchers survey the waters under the thick ice sheet in Antarctica. (JAPAN-ANTARCTICA/SEALS (PIX, TV), 360 words)

Scientist uses tiny trackers to keep tabs on funnel-web spiders

SYDNEY - Some Sydney funnel-web spiders are scrambling into the Australian brush carrying special cargo: a telemetry tracker to study how far a mature male can travel at night and whether their movements are affected by the environment and weather. (AUSTRALIA-SPIDERS/ (PIX, TV), 504 words)

Scientists propose Tyrannosaurus had three species, not just 'rex'

WASHINGTON - A group of researchers is proposing that Tyrannosaurus, the most famous of all dinosaurs and the ultimate apex predator, actually includes three species and not just the single T. rex, based on thighbone and tooth variations among dozens of its fossils. (SCIENCE-TYRANNOSAURUS/ (PIX), 632 words)

Ancient erotic pottery teaches Peruvians to prevent prostate cancer

LIMA - A Peruvian cancer prevention group has begun using erotic ceramics sculpted over a thousand years ago to teach men how to self test for early signs of prostate and testicular cancer. (PERU-HEALTH/CANCER PREVENTION (TV, PIX), 270 words)

Cuban women emerge from shadows to promote body art once seen as taboo

HAVANA - An eclectic group of Cuban women brandishing tattoos has emerged from the shadows on the insular, communist-run island, pushing the boundaries of a legal vacuum and leveraging the internet to promote an ancient art that has only recently become common again in Cuba. (CUBA-TATTOOS/ (PIX, TV), 440 words)

Uganda welcomes young mothers back to school

BUGULA, Uganda - At a tumble-down wooden shack in a fishing village on the shores of Lake Victoria in Uganda, 17-year-old Margaret Babirye cuddles her baby at lunch break before dashing back to school - a right she could only have dreamed about before Uganda's reforms. (HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/UGANDA-EDUCATION (PIX, TV), 482 words)

Move over candy bars, New York vending machine now selling NFT art

NEW YORK - Digital art collecting platform Neon has launched the first in-person non-fungible token (NFT) vending machine in New York City, aiming to make online art pieces as easily available as soda or a candy bar. (FINANCE-CRYPTO/NEW YORK-VENDING MACHINE (PIX, TV), 334 words)

'Emerging from a darkness': Mardi Gras revelers shed pandemic woes

NEW ORLEANS - Mark Childress wrapped his black and gold sequin-studded robe tight against a cool night wind and surveyed the thousands of revelers gathering for the city's first Carnival parade in two years. (HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/MARDIGRAS (PIX, TV), 745 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

FACTBOX-Russia hit with sanctions from around the world after Ukraine invasion

FACTBOX-Russia's response to Western sanctions over Ukraine

TIMELINE-The events leading up to Russia's invasion of Ukraine

FACTBOX-European and U.S. companies mobilize to help Ukrainians fleeing war

FACTBOX-Sports react to Russia's invasion of Ukraine

NEWSMAKER-Ketanji Brown Jackson's U.S. Supreme Court nod follows multifaceted legal career

FACTBOX-Results of key races in Texas' primary elections

(Compiled by Mark Porter and Patrick Enright)