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#12951571

5 November 2025

A new smelter construction project near a mining company and processing smelter in Kawasi Village begins on September 1, 2024, in Obi Island, South Halmahera Regency, North Maluku Province, Indonesia. Nickel mining development begins in 2010 by a subsidiary of PT. Harita Group. Massive forest destruction results in seawater pollution for small islands in eastern Indonesia. Indonesia is the largest nickel ore miner and contributes to the world's largest battery technology market.

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#12951638

5 November 2025

A man walks along a street past modern residential apartment buildings in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on November 4, 2025. The area shows typical urban housing conditions contributing to the ongoing rising rents and housing crisis.

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#12951682

5 November 2025

A woman winnows the chaff from unhusked rice after harvesting at the outskirts of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, on November 5, 2025. Rice harvesting in Nepal, especially in the Terai and valley regions, is a labor-intensive process involving cutting mature paddy with sickles, bundling stalks, sun-drying the harvested rice, and then winnowing to separate the grains from the husks. This traditional method, passed down through generations, sustains local communities and preserves agricultural heritage.

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#12951684

5 November 2025

A woman winnows the chaff from unhusked rice after harvesting at the outskirts of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, on November 5, 2025. Rice harvesting in Nepal, especially in the Terai and valley regions, is a labor-intensive process involving cutting mature paddy with sickles, bundling stalks, sun-drying the harvested rice, and then winnowing to separate the grains from the husks. This traditional method, passed down through generations, sustains local communities and preserves agricultural heritage.

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#12951685

5 November 2025

A woman winnows the chaff from unhusked rice after harvesting at the outskirts of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, on November 5, 2025. Rice harvesting in Nepal, especially in the Terai and valley regions, is a labor-intensive process involving cutting mature paddy with sickles, bundling stalks, sun-drying the harvested rice, and then winnowing to separate the grains from the husks. This traditional method, passed down through generations, sustains local communities and preserves agricultural heritage.

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#12951687

5 November 2025

A woman winnows the chaff from unhusked rice after harvesting at the outskirts of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, on November 5, 2025. Rice harvesting in Nepal, especially in the Terai and valley regions, is a labor-intensive process involving cutting mature paddy with sickles, bundling stalks, sun-drying the harvested rice, and then winnowing to separate the grains from the husks. This traditional method, passed down through generations, sustains local communities and preserves agricultural heritage.

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#12951689

5 November 2025

A woman winnows the chaff from unhusked rice after harvesting at the outskirts of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, on November 5, 2025. Rice harvesting in Nepal, especially in the Terai and valley regions, is a labor-intensive process involving cutting mature paddy with sickles, bundling stalks, sun-drying the harvested rice, and then winnowing to separate the grains from the husks. This traditional method, passed down through generations, sustains local communities and preserves agricultural heritage.

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#12951691

5 November 2025

Unhusked rice, harvested at the outskirts of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, on November 5, 2025, is sun-dried for winnowing. Rice harvesting in Nepal, especially in the Terai and valley regions, is a labor-intensive process involving cutting mature paddy with sickles, bundling stalks, sun-drying the harvested rice, and then winnowing to separate the grains from the husks. This traditional method, passed down through generations, sustains local communities and preserves agricultural heritage.

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#12951693

5 November 2025

Unhusked rice, harvested at the outskirts of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, on November 5, 2025, is sun-dried for winnowing. Rice harvesting in Nepal, especially in the Terai and valley regions, is a labor-intensive process involving cutting mature paddy with sickles, bundling stalks, sun-drying the harvested rice, and then winnowing to separate the grains from the husks. This traditional method, passed down through generations, sustains local communities and preserves agricultural heritage.

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#12951694

5 November 2025

A woman winnows the chaff from unhusked rice after harvesting at the outskirts of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, on November 5, 2025. Rice harvesting in Nepal, especially in the Terai and valley regions, is a labor-intensive process involving cutting mature paddy with sickles, bundling stalks, sun-drying the harvested rice, and then winnowing to separate the grains from the husks. This traditional method, passed down through generations, sustains local communities and preserves agricultural heritage.

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#12951696

5 November 2025

A woman winnows the chaff from unhusked rice after harvesting at the outskirts of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, on November 5, 2025. Rice harvesting in Nepal, especially in the Terai and valley regions, is a labor-intensive process involving cutting mature paddy with sickles, bundling stalks, sun-drying the harvested rice, and then winnowing to separate the grains from the husks. This traditional method, passed down through generations, sustains local communities and preserves agricultural heritage.

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#12951697

5 November 2025

A woman winnows the chaff from unhusked rice after harvesting at the outskirts of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, on November 5, 2025. Rice harvesting in Nepal, especially in the Terai and valley regions, is a labor-intensive process involving cutting mature paddy with sickles, bundling stalks, sun-drying the harvested rice, and then winnowing to separate the grains from the husks. This traditional method, passed down through generations, sustains local communities and preserves agricultural heritage.

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#12951698

5 November 2025

A woman winnows the chaff from unhusked rice after harvesting at the outskirts of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, on November 5, 2025. Rice harvesting in Nepal, especially in the Terai and valley regions, is a labor-intensive process involving cutting mature paddy with sickles, bundling stalks, sun-drying the harvested rice, and then winnowing to separate the grains from the husks. This traditional method, passed down through generations, sustains local communities and preserves agricultural heritage.

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#12951700

5 November 2025

A woman winnows the chaff from unhusked rice after harvesting at the outskirts of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, on November 5, 2025. Rice harvesting in Nepal, especially in the Terai and valley regions, is a labor-intensive process involving cutting mature paddy with sickles, bundling stalks, sun-drying the harvested rice, and then winnowing to separate the grains from the husks. This traditional method, passed down through generations, sustains local communities and preserves agricultural heritage.

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#12951701

5 November 2025

Unhusked rice, harvested at the outskirts of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, on November 5, 2025, is sun-dried for winnowing. Rice harvesting in Nepal, especially in the Terai and valley regions, is a labor-intensive process involving cutting mature paddy with sickles, bundling stalks, sun-drying the harvested rice, and then winnowing to separate the grains from the husks. This traditional method, passed down through generations, sustains local communities and preserves agricultural heritage.

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#12951703

5 November 2025

Unhusked rice, harvested at the outskirts of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, on November 5, 2025, is sun-dried for winnowing. Rice harvesting in Nepal, especially in the Terai and valley regions, is a labor-intensive process involving cutting mature paddy with sickles, bundling stalks, sun-drying the harvested rice, and then winnowing to separate the grains from the husks. This traditional method, passed down through generations, sustains local communities and preserves agricultural heritage.

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