Multimedia Stories from Across the Globe: A Week with Reuters

Discover this week's top stories selected by Reuters editors, highlighting global headlines. From India's Modi look-alikes to Cuban silk experiments, young female F1 racers, and dogs surfing in Spain, explore human-interest features and explanatory insights into major world news events.

May 23 - 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.

Indian election casts spotlight on Modi look-alikes NEW DELHI - Muslim electric-rickshaw driver Rashid Ahmed is fondly called "Our Modi" in his Delhi neighborhood for his striking resemblance to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, now seeking a third consecutive term in general elections. (INDIA-ELECTION/MODI-LOOKALIKES (PIX, TV), 595 words)

Cubans put Asian silkworms to work for artisans in experimental project INDIO HATUEY, Cuba - Cuban biochemist Dayron Martin, dressed in a white lab coat and jeans, looks over a table swarming with silkworms with the admiration of a proud father. (CUBA-SILK/ (TV, PIX), 375 words)

Sun's magnetic field may originate closer to the solar surface WASHINGTON - The sun's magnetic field, which causes solar storms like the one that hit Earth this month and produced beautiful auroras, may originate at shallower depths in the star's interior than previously thought, according to researchers. (SPACE-EXPLORATION/SUN (PIX), 666 words)

Chinese fossil reveals evolution of skin in feathered dinosaurs A new fossil of the Cretaceous Period dinosaur Psittacosaurus, a dog-sized herbivore with a parrot-like beak, that was donated to a Chinese university came with a surprise - one revealed only after scientists viewed it under ultraviolet light. (SCIENCE-PSITTACOSAURUS/ (PIX), 675 words)

Young female drivers take aim at F1's male monopoly SAALFELDEN, Austria - No woman has raced in Formula One for nearly half a century but a group of 13- and 14-year-old female racers are making their first moves on a long road that could lead to the top. (MOTOR-F1-WOMEN/ (PIX, TV), 428 words)

Dogs shred waves in northern Spain surfing contest SUANCES, Spain - Dozens of furry surfers and their human companions hit the beach in northern Spain for the annual European dog surfing championship. (SPAIN-SURF-DOGS/ (PIX, TV), 216 words)

Swarmed with tourists, Japan town blocks off viral view of Mt. Fuji FUJIKAWAGUCHIKO, Japan - Japan's majestic Mt. Fuji was some 700,000 years in the making, but on one sultry May morning, it was gone. (JAPAN-MOUNTFUJI/TOURISTS (PIX, TV), 332 words)

Venus Williams among sporting figures to get own Barbie doll LONDON - Seven-times Grand Slam champion Venus Williams and Australian soccer player Mary Fowler are among nine athletes to get a Barbie doll in their likeness as toy maker Mattel seeks to shine a light on women sports role models ahead of the Paris Olympics. (MATTEL-BARBIE/SPORTS (TV, PIX), 304 words)

Nestle set to sell $5 pizza, sandwiches for Wegovy, Ozempic users NEW YORK - Nestle will market a new $5 line of frozen pizzas and protein-enriched pastas in the United States designed specifically for people taking drugs such as Wegovy or Ozempic for weight loss. (HEALTH-OBESITY/NESTLE-MEALS (PIX), 750 words)

Kirin's electric spoon leaps to the dinner table TOKYO - Japanese drinks giant Kirin Holdings will start selling an electrified spoon that researchers claim can promote healthier eating by enhancing salty tastes without extra sodium. (JAPAN-SPOON/ (PIX, TV), 317 words)

EXPLANATORY CONTENT EXPLAINER-What is aircraft turbulence and how common is it?

FACTBOX-Climate court cases that could set new precedents around the world FACTBOX-India's northwest braces for more heatwaves amid elections

NEWSMAKER-Dominican Republic's president-elect Abinader takes tough stand on graft, Haiti EXPLAINER-The foiled coup in DR Congo: Here's what to know

(Compiled by Mark Porter)

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