China: Cat Catches Pigeon on University Sports Field in Shandong

On November 22, 2025, a video from the west campus of Dezhou University in Dezhou, Shandong province, shows a pigeon resting on a sports field while a cat slowly stalks it from a nearby running track. As students walked past without noticing, the cat crept closer before suddenly pouncing. The pigeon attempted to fly away but was caught almost immediately, with the cat carrying the bird in its mouth along the track.

Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

Workers process rice using a machine while nearby women manually recover and separate kernels that remain attached to stalks in a field in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on September 14, 2023. Manual recovery complements mechanical threshing in rice production, as the crop serves as the staple food for more than half of the world’s population, making its cultivation a critical global process. Photo by Nicola Longobardi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COm

Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

A worker carries a large bundle of harvested rice stalks across a field in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on September 13, 2023. Rice is the staple food for more than half of the world’s population, making its cultivation a critical global process. Photo by Nicola Longobardi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COm

Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

Workers operate a machine to process harvested rice, separating grains from stalks in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on September 13, 2023. Rice is the staple food for more than half of the world’s population, making its cultivation a critical global process. Photo by Nicola Longobardi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COm

Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

Workers feed harvested rice stalks into a processing machine during the harvest in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on September 13, 2023. Rice is the staple food for more than half of the world’s population, making its cultivation a critical global process. Photo by Nicola Longobardi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COm

Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

Workers operate a machine to process harvested rice, separating grains from stalks in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on September 13, 2023. Rice is the staple food for more than half of the world’s population, making its cultivation a critical global process. Photo by Nicola Longobardi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COm

Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

A worker uses a traditional billhook to harvest ripened rice stalks in a field in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on September 13, 2023. Manual harvesting methods remain common among small-scale farmers, as rice continues to serve as the staple food for more than half of the world’s population. Photo by Nicola Longobardi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COm

Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

Workers operate a machine to process harvested rice, separating grains from stalks in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on September 13, 2023. Rice is the staple food for more than half of the world’s population, making its cultivation a critical global process. Photo by Nicola Longobardi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COm

Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

Workers operate a machine to separate harvested rice grains from stalks in a field in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on September 12, 2023. Mechanical processing helps speed up harvesting and reduce labor needs in rice production, which plays a critical role in feeding billions worldwide. Photo by Nicola Longobardi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COm

Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

A worker uses a traditional billhook to harvest ripened rice stalks in a field in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on September 13, 2023. Manual harvesting methods remain common among small-scale farmers, as rice continues to serve as the staple food for more than half of the world’s population. Photo by Nicola Longobardi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COm

Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

Workers operate a machine to separate harvested rice grains from stalks in a field in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on September 12, 2023. Mechanical processing helps speed up harvesting and reduce labor needs in rice production, which plays a critical role in feeding billions worldwide. Photo by Nicola Longobardi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COm

Famine Stalks Gaza

Famine Stalks Gaza

People receive food relief in Gaza City, on Nov. 4, 2024. "The entire Palestinian population in North Gaza is at imminent risk of dying from disease, famine and violence," a joint statement signed by the heads of 15 UN agencies, including the World Health Organization, the UN Children's Fund, International Organization for Migration, the World Food Programme, and aid groups, said. Photo by Mahmoud Zaki/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Famine Stalks Gaza

Famine Stalks Gaza

People receive food relief in Gaza City, on Nov. 4, 2024. "The entire Palestinian population in North Gaza is at imminent risk of dying from disease, famine and violence," a joint statement signed by the heads of 15 UN agencies, including the World Health Organization, the UN Children's Fund, International Organization for Migration, the World Food Programme, and aid groups, said. Photo by Mahmoud Zaki/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Famine Stalks Gaza

Famine Stalks Gaza

People wait to receive food relief in Gaza City, on Nov. 4, 2024. "The entire Palestinian population in North Gaza is at imminent risk of dying from disease, famine and violence," a joint statement signed by the heads of 15 UN agencies, including the World Health Organization, the UN Children's Fund, International Organization for Migration, the World Food Programme, and aid groups, said. Photo by Mahmoud Zaki/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Famine Stalks Gaza

Famine Stalks Gaza

People receive food relief in Gaza City, on Nov. 4, 2024. "The entire Palestinian population in North Gaza is at imminent risk of dying from disease, famine and violence," a joint statement signed by the heads of 15 UN agencies, including the World Health Organization, the UN Children's Fund, International Organization for Migration, the World Food Programme, and aid groups, said. Photo by Mahmoud Zaki/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Famine Stalks Gaza

Famine Stalks Gaza

People receive food relief in Gaza City, on Nov. 4, 2024. "The entire Palestinian population in North Gaza is at imminent risk of dying from disease, famine and violence," a joint statement signed by the heads of 15 UN agencies, including the World Health Organization, the UN Children's Fund, International Organization for Migration, the World Food Programme, and aid groups, said. Photo by Mahmoud Zaki/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Famine Stalks Gaza

Famine Stalks Gaza

People receive food relief in Gaza City, on Nov. 4, 2024. "The entire Palestinian population in North Gaza is at imminent risk of dying from disease, famine and violence," a joint statement signed by the heads of 15 UN agencies, including the World Health Organization, the UN Children's Fund, International Organization for Migration, the World Food Programme, and aid groups, said. Photo by Mahmoud Zaki/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Famine Stalks Gaza

Famine Stalks Gaza

People receive food relief in Gaza City, on Nov. 4, 2024. "The entire Palestinian population in North Gaza is at imminent risk of dying from disease, famine and violence," a joint statement signed by the heads of 15 UN agencies, including the World Health Organization, the UN Children's Fund, International Organization for Migration, the World Food Programme, and aid groups, said. Photo by Mahmoud Zaki/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Famine Stalks Gaza

Famine Stalks Gaza

People receive food relief in Gaza City, on Nov. 4, 2024. "The entire Palestinian population in North Gaza is at imminent risk of dying from disease, famine and violence," a joint statement signed by the heads of 15 UN agencies, including the World Health Organization, the UN Children's Fund, International Organization for Migration, the World Food Programme, and aid groups, said. Photo by Mahmoud Zaki/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Corn Harvest in Pingdingshan

Corn Harvest in Pingdingshan

PINGDINGSHAN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER11, 2024 - A farmer harvests corn and crushed stalks in Pingdingshan city, central China's Henan province, Sept 11, 2024.

Corn Harvest in Pingdingshan

Corn Harvest in Pingdingshan

PINGDINGSHAN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER11, 2024 - A farmer loads crushed corn stalks into a truck in Pingdingshan city, Central China's Henan province, Sept 11, 2024.

Ceremony to pray for rich grain harvest at Kyoto temple

KYOTO,Japan, June 20 Kyodo -A man posing as a monk soldier chops green bamboo stalks, representing a big snake, during a traditional ceremony dating back over 1,000 years to pray for a rich harvest of grain at Kurama Temple in Kyoto on June 20, 2024.(Kyodo)

Ceremony to pray for rich grain harvest at Kyoto temple

Ceremony to pray for rich grain harvest at Kyoto temple

A man posing as a monk soldier chops green bamboo stalks, representing a big snake, during a traditional ceremony dating back over 1,000 years to pray for a rich harvest of grain at Kurama Temple in Kyoto on June 20, 2024.

Wheat Straw Storage

Wheat Straw Storage

YONGJI, CHINA - JUNE 7, 2024 - A farmer drives a machine to bundle wheat stalks in a wheat field at Huanghe Beach in Yongji city, North China's Shanxi Province, June 7, 2024.

Wheat Straw Storage

Wheat Straw Storage

YONGJI, CHINA - JUNE 7, 2024 - A farmer drives a machine to bundle wheat stalks in a wheat field at Huanghe Beach in Yongji city, North China's Shanxi Province, June 7, 2024.

Wheat Straw Storage

Wheat Straw Storage

YONGJI, CHINA - JUNE 7, 2024 - A farmer drives a machine to bundle wheat stalks in a wheat field at Huanghe Beach in Yongji city, North China's Shanxi Province, June 7, 2024.

Wheat Straw Storage

Wheat Straw Storage

YONGJI, CHINA - JUNE 7, 2024 - A farmer drives a machine to bundle wheat stalks in a wheat field at Huanghe Beach in Yongji city, North China's Shanxi Province, June 7, 2024.

Wheat Straw Storage

Wheat Straw Storage

YONGJI, CHINA - JUNE 7, 2024 - A farmer drives a machine to bundle wheat stalks in a wheat field at Huanghe Beach in Yongji city, North China's Shanxi Province, June 7, 2024.

Wheat Straw Storage

Wheat Straw Storage

YONGJI, CHINA - JUNE 7, 2024 - A farmer drives a machine to bundle wheat stalks in a wheat field at Huanghe Beach in Yongji city, North China's Shanxi Province, June 7, 2024.

Wheat Straw Storage

Wheat Straw Storage

YONGJI, CHINA - JUNE 7, 2024 - A farmer drives a machine to bundle wheat stalks in a wheat field at Huanghe Beach in Yongji city, North China's Shanxi Province, June 7, 2024.

Wheat Straw Storage

Wheat Straw Storage

YONGJI, CHINA - JUNE 7, 2024 - A farmer drives a machine to bundle wheat stalks in a wheat field at Huanghe Beach in Yongji city, North China's Shanxi Province, June 7, 2024.

Wheat Straw Storage

Wheat Straw Storage

YONGJI, CHINA - JUNE 7, 2024 - A farmer drives a machine to bundle wheat stalks in a wheat field at Huanghe Beach in Yongji city, North China's Shanxi Province, June 7, 2024.

Wheat Straw Storage

Wheat Straw Storage

YONGJI, CHINA - JUNE 7, 2024 - A farmer drives a machine to bundle wheat stalks in a wheat field at Huanghe Beach in Yongji city, North China's Shanxi Province, June 7, 2024.

Wheat Straw Storage

Wheat Straw Storage

YONGJI, CHINA - JUNE 7, 2024 - A farmer drives a machine to bundle wheat stalks in a wheat field at Huanghe Beach in Yongji city, North China's Shanxi Province, June 7, 2024.

Wheat Straw Storage

Wheat Straw Storage

YONGJI, CHINA - JUNE 7, 2024 - A farmer drives a machine to bundle wheat stalks in a wheat field at Huanghe Beach in Yongji city, North China's Shanxi Province, June 7, 2024.

Wheat Straw Storage

Wheat Straw Storage

YONGJI, CHINA - JUNE 7, 2024 - A farmer drives a machine to bundle wheat stalks in a wheat field at Huanghe Beach in Yongji city, North China's Shanxi Province, June 7, 2024.

BANGLADESH-NATORE-PADDY-HARVESTING

BANGLADESH-NATORE-PADDY-HARVESTING

(240505) -- NATORE, May 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Farmers carry bundles of rice grain stalks during the rice harvesting season in Natore, Bangladesh on May 4, 2024. (Xinhua)

CHINA-JILIN-SPRING PLOWING (CN)

CHINA-JILIN-SPRING PLOWING (CN)

(240403) -- CHANGCHUN, April 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A villager drives a farming machine to remove stalks of crops in Fanjiatun Town in Gongzhuling City of northeast China's Jilin Province, April 2, 2024. Farmers in Jilin Province have started the annual spring plowing. Across the province, fields are alive with activity as tractors till the soil, preparing it for planting. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

CHINA-JILIN-SPRING PLOWING (CN)

CHINA-JILIN-SPRING PLOWING (CN)

(240403) -- CHANGCHUN, April 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo shows a machine removing stalks of crops in Fanjiatun Town in Gongzhuling City of northeast China's Jilin Province, April 2, 2024. Farmers in Jilin Province have started the annual spring plowing. Across the province, fields are alive with activity as tractors till the soil, preparing it for planting. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

Tanzanian women turn plant waste into alternative charcoal

STORY: Tanzanian women turn plant waste into alternative charcoal SHOOTING TIME: March 17, 2024 DATELINE: March 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania CATEGORY: ECONOMY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the alternative charcoal made by the group 2. SOUNDBITE (Swahili): WARDA OMARY SERA, Head of Fahari Yetu 3. various of the women making alternative charcoal STORYLINE: In Tanzania's port city of Dar es Salaam, a 10-member women's group collects and processes coconut shells, dried banana peels, and dried cassava stalks, and turns them into alternative charcoal. The group, called Fahari Yetu, which means "Our Pride" in Kiswahili, was established in 2019. SOUNDBITE (Swahili): WARDA OMARY SERA, Head of Fahari Yetu "This alternative charcoal is very beneficial compared to those made of wood. I can say we preserve the environment because we collect garbage and process them into charcoal. Also, the carbon emission during cooking is lower and more efficient." The 44-year-old said they can

TANZANIA-DAR ES SALAAM-CHARCOAL

TANZANIA-DAR ES SALAAM-CHARCOAL

(240318) -- DAR ES SALAAM, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Members of a women's group use coconut shells, dried banana peels and dried cassava stalks to make charcoal at a street workshop in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on March 16, 2024. (Photo by Herman Emmanuel/Xinhua)

TANZANIA-DAR ES SALAAM-CHARCOAL

TANZANIA-DAR ES SALAAM-CHARCOAL

(240318) -- DAR ES SALAAM, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Members of a women's group use coconut shells, dried banana peels and dried cassava stalks to make charcoal at a street workshop in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on March 16, 2024. (Photo by Herman Emmanuel/Xinhua)

TANZANIA-DAR ES SALAAM-CHARCOAL

TANZANIA-DAR ES SALAAM-CHARCOAL

(240318) -- DAR ES SALAAM, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Members of a women's group use coconut shells, dried banana peels and dried cassava stalks to make charcoal at a street workshop in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on March 16, 2024. (Photo by Herman Emmanuel/Xinhua)

TANZANIA-DAR ES SALAAM-CHARCOAL

TANZANIA-DAR ES SALAAM-CHARCOAL

(240318) -- DAR ES SALAAM, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A member of a women's group uses coconut shells, dried banana peels and dried cassava stalks to make charcoal at a street workshop in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on March 16, 2024. (Photo by Herman Emmanuel/Xinhua)

EGYPT-SHARQIYA-QARAMOS-PAPYRUS PAPER-HANDMAKING

EGYPT-SHARQIYA-QARAMOS-PAPYRUS PAPER-HANDMAKING

(240117) -- SHARQIYA, Jan. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Papyrus stalks are cut into pieces at villager Sayed's papyrus papermaking workshop at Qaramos village in Sharqiya province, Egypt, Jan. 16, 2024. The creation of papyrus paper, a significant invention by ancient Egyptians around 3,000 BC, was reinvented by experts last century. Today, Qaramos village, located 100 km north of Cairo in the Nile Delta province of Sharqiya, stands as Egypt's sole producer of handmade papyrus paper with ancient techniques. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

EGYPT-SHARQIYA-QARAMOS-PAPYRUS PAPER-HANDMAKING

EGYPT-SHARQIYA-QARAMOS-PAPYRUS PAPER-HANDMAKING

(240117) -- SHARQIYA, Jan. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Women slice papyrus stalks at villager Sayed's papyrus papermaking workshop at Qaramos village in Sharqiya province, Egypt, Jan. 16, 2024. The creation of papyrus paper, a significant invention by ancient Egyptians around 3,000 BC, was reinvented by experts last century. Today, Qaramos village, located 100 km north of Cairo in the Nile Delta province of Sharqiya, stands as Egypt's sole producer of handmade papyrus paper with ancient techniques. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

EGYPT-SHARQIYA-QARAMOS-PAPYRUS PAPER-HANDMAKING

EGYPT-SHARQIYA-QARAMOS-PAPYRUS PAPER-HANDMAKING

(240117) -- SHARQIYA, Jan. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Women slice papyrus stalks at villager Sayed's papyrus papermaking workshop at Qaramos village in Sharqiya province, Egypt, Jan. 16, 2024. The creation of papyrus paper, a significant invention by ancient Egyptians around 3,000 BC, was reinvented by experts last century. Today, Qaramos village, located 100 km north of Cairo in the Nile Delta province of Sharqiya, stands as Egypt's sole producer of handmade papyrus paper with ancient techniques. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

EGYPT-SHARQIYA-QARAMOS-PAPYRUS PAPER-HANDMAKING

EGYPT-SHARQIYA-QARAMOS-PAPYRUS PAPER-HANDMAKING

(240117) -- SHARQIYA, Jan. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Papyrus stalks are cut into pieces at villager Sayed's papyrus papermaking workshop at Qaramos village in Sharqiya province, Egypt, Jan. 16, 2024. The creation of papyrus paper, a significant invention by ancient Egyptians around 3,000 BC, was reinvented by experts last century. Today, Qaramos village, located 100 km north of Cairo in the Nile Delta province of Sharqiya, stands as Egypt's sole producer of handmade papyrus paper with ancient techniques. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

EGYPT-SHARQIYA-QARAMOS-PAPYRUS PAPER-HANDMAKING

EGYPT-SHARQIYA-QARAMOS-PAPYRUS PAPER-HANDMAKING

(240117) -- SHARQIYA, Jan. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Papyrus stalks are cut into pieces at villager Sayed's papyrus papermaking workshop at Qaramos village in Sharqiya province, Egypt, Jan. 16, 2024. The creation of papyrus paper, a significant invention by ancient Egyptians around 3,000 BC, was reinvented by experts last century. Today, Qaramos village, located 100 km north of Cairo in the Nile Delta province of Sharqiya, stands as Egypt's sole producer of handmade papyrus paper with ancient techniques. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

CHINA-CORN STALK-GREEN ENERGY (CN)

CHINA-CORN STALK-GREEN ENERGY (CN)

(231229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken in October 2023 shows corn stalks being dried at an energy company in Tieling County, northeast China's Liaoning Province. TO GO WITH "Across China: From coal to corn stalk: rural China embraces 'green' winter" (Xinhua)