June 26 - 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.

Killer whales use seaweed as tools to groom each other

Killer whales are known for exceptional intelligence, displaying complex social structures and sophisticated communication. New research provides fresh evidence for this, documenting how these marine mammals use stalks of seaweed as tools to groom each other - as in, "You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours." (SCIENCE-WHALES/ (PIX), 806 words) nL1N3SN0QK

In Chile's Atacama, world's driest desert, growing lettuces with fog

CHANARAL, Chile - In Chile's arid Atacama, the driest desert in the world, growers and researchers are looking to harness water from the very air itself to grow lettuces and lemons, using a net to catch drops of moisture from fog. (CHILE-ENVIRONMENT/FOG (PIX, TV), 355 words) nL1N3SQ0SW

With a primitive canoe, scientists replicate prehistoric seafaring

Our species arose in Africa roughly 300,000 years ago and later trekked worldwide, eventually reaching some of Earth's most remote places. But how did they do that with only rudimentary technology available to them? (SCIENCE-CANOE/ (PIX), 741 words) nL1N3SR0GG

Turkey sandwiches and stealth: Preparing for B-2 bomber missions

WASHINGTON - Before strapping into the cockpit of the U.S. Air Force's B-2 Spirit stealth bomber for missions that can stretch beyond 40 hours, pilots undergo weeks of preparation that focuses not only on flight plans but what to eat. (IRAN-NUCLEAR/BOMBER (PIX), 563 words) nL1N3SQ0XM

China tries to shift appetite for extreme eating shows

HONG KONG - China said consumers should "rationally resist bad content" of extreme eating shows, which have boomed online, because they cause "heartbreaking" food waste and spread "unhealthy" ideas about food. (CHINA-FOOD/ (PIX), 355 words) nL4N3SR08S

For first time, Webb telescope discovers an alien planet

WASHINGTON - In addition to providing a trove of information about the early universe, the James Webb Space Telescope since its 2021 launch has obtained valuable data on various already known planets beyond our solar system, called exoplanets. Now, for the first time, Webb has discovered an exoplanet not previously known. (SPACE-PLANET/ (PIX), 745 words) nL1N3SS0D0

Murray to be immortalised with statue at Wimbledon

Wimbledon will soon feature a permanent tribute to one of Britain's sporting greats, as the All England Club announced plans to honour Andy Murray with a statue at the iconic tennis venue. (TENNIS-WIMBLEDON/MURRAY (PIX), 244 words) nL8N3SR1PG

True to life or not, F1 movie draws on decades of motor-racing drama

LONDON - The racing scenes in Brad Pitt's new F1 movie are impressively authentic but the filmmakers have also made much of how the sport's past is woven into the plot -- with a hefty slice of Hollywood artistic licence. (MOTOR-F1-MOVIE/ (PIX, TV), 674 words) nL4N3SM0V1

Venice divided ahead of billionaire Bezos' 'wedding of the century'

ROME - Venice is divided ahead of next week's celebrity wedding of U.S. tech tycoon Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez, with some looking forward to the glitz and glamour, while others fear it will turn the scenic city of gondolas and palazzi into an amusement park. (PEOPLE-BEZOS/WEDDING (PIX, TV), 464 words) nL1N3SN0H9

New data show most US patients now stay on Wegovy, Zepbound after a year

LOS ANGELES - Nearly two-thirds of patients who started on weight-loss drugs Wegovy or Zepbound last year were still taking them a year later, according to an analysis of U.S. pharmacy claims. (HEALTH-OBESITY/DRUGS (UPDATE 1, EXCLUSIVE, PIX), 782 words) nL6N3SS1I3

Why Tesla's robotaxi launch was the easy part

Tesla finally has a robotaxi. Now comes the hard part. (TESLA-ROBOTAXI/SCALE (ANALYSIS, PIX), 1,038 words) nL6N3SQ0U9

Disney launches stage musical 'Hercules' in London

LONDON - Disney takes London audiences back to Ancient Greece with its new musical "Hercules," bringing alive its 1997 animation on the West End stage. (THEATRE-HERCULES/ $(TV)$, 364 words) nL8N3SQ1KF

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(Compiled by Mark Porter and Patrick Enright)