China: Elderly Cyclist Knocked Unconscious by Falling Tree Branch in Hunan

A video from December 4, 2025, in Hunan, China, shows a 70-year-old man being struck by a falling tree branch while riding a bicycle. The branch snapped from a roadside tree, knocking him unconscious and sending him to the pavement. His family said he later underwent two major surgeries and is now in stable condition. They also raised concerns about whether the decayed tree had been properly maintained by local authorities.

Farmers struggling due to rainy summer

Farmers struggling due to rainy summer

30.07.2025, Tartu. Close-up view of a strawberry patch. A row of strawberry plants with a narrow, muddy path running through in the middle.Several overripe and decayed strawberries scattered on the ground. Due to the rainy summer farmers have been struggling to maintain their fields. Many have become saturated. Photo Mailis Vahenurm, Tartu Postimees

The National Park Service has announced a three-year $113 million sea wallrehabilitation projectaround the Tidal Basin, forcing

The National Park Service has announced a three-year $113 million sea wallrehabilitation projectaround the Tidal Basin, forcing

Visitors to the Tidal Basin view the decayed sea wall near the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC, USA, 15 March 2024. The National Park Service has announced a three-year $113 million sea wall rehabilitation project around the Tidal Basin, forcing the removal of around 140 of DC’s world famous flowering cherry blossom trees.

Cameroon farmers spice up their lives with pepper production

STORY: Cameroon farmers spice up their lives with pepper production DATELINE: Jan. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:57 LOCATION: Yaounde CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a pepper plantation in Penja of Cameroon 2. various of workers busy harvesting pepper fruits 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): RICHARD MEDJIOTOU MIEGHU, Owner of a pepper plantation 4. various of Jean Claude Tazune, another owner of a pepper plantation, working on his farm 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): JEAN CLAUDE TAZUNE, Owner of a pepper plantation 6. various of workers busy harvesting pepper fruits 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): NOELLA DION, Hairdresser and seasonal worker 8. various of workers storing the bags of pepper in a container filled with water to promote skin decay 9. various of workers rinsing decayed fruit skin and drying the seeds under the sun 10. various of a nursery of peppers STORYLINE: The Njombe-Penja sub-division in Cameroon's Littoral region is rich in volcanic soil, where there are lots of large plantations among which the pepper plant

The Omega Man (1971)

The Omega Man (1971)

Charlton Heston Film: The Omega Man (USA 1971) Director: Boris Sagal 01 August 1971 Date: 01 August 1971