A combine harvester cuts rye in a field in the eastern German city of Rathenow on Aug. 2. Farmers in the region are expecting a worse than average harvest this year. Michael Urban/AFP/DDP/Newscom
Local Chinese farmers carry their harvest of green vegetables out of the farmland near the Three Gorges Dam in Zigui county of central China's Hubei Province, on July 29. Zheng Jiayu/Xinhua/Sipa Press/Newscom
A farmer gathers wheat in Baiding Village of Caigongtang Township in Chengguan District of Lhasa, in southwest Tibet, on Aug. 12. Since Tibet was hit by a rare drought in the first half of 2009, governments at all levels have taken active measures to fight against the drought and minimize the damage brought to the region's agricultural industry. Presently farmers all over Tibet are rushing to harvest the crops. Purbu Zhaxi/Xinhua/Sipa Press/Newscom
Farmers in the rural city of Jecheon, South Korea spread out their crop of chili peppers to dry in the sun on Aug. 6. Sun-dried chili peppers, known as 'taeyangcho' in Korean, are considered to be of the highest quality, and fetch high prices at local markets. Yonhap/Newscom
Seasonal grape-pickers in the Mas de Madame vineyard in Frontignan, France hand-pick the fruit on Aug. 13. Newscom
A Palestinian farmer holds grapes after cutting them off the vine during harvest on a farm in al-Sheikh Ejleen in the southern part of Gaza City on Aug. 9. This month is the harvest season for grapes in Gaza. Mohammed Salem/Reuters
A worker carries palm fruits on his shoulder during harvest time at a plantation in the Luwu district of Indonesia's South Sulawesi province on August 11. Indonesia and Malaysia, the world's top palm oil suppliers, ship 34 millions tons of the vegetable oil globally. Yusuf Ahmad/Reuters
A farmer gathers wheat in Baiding Village of Caigongtang Township in Chengguan District of Lhasa, in southwest Tibet, on Aug. 12. According to Chinese state-run media, almost $13 billion has been allocated for Tibetan drought releif. Purbu Zhaxi/Xinhua/Sipa Press/Newscom
Seasonal grape-pickers in the Six Terres vineyard hand-pick the fruit which will be made into white Muscat wine. According to the Associated Press, the difficult economic climate in France is raising concerns about a lack of demand for expensive wine. Newscom
A young girl holds picks blueberries in Blueberry Hill, Maine on August 11. Newscom
Farmers pick chrysanthemum flowers in Yanpu Village of Xiuning County, in eastern China's Anhui Province on Aug. 2. Local farmers in Xiuning gained a harvest of almost 3,300 acres of Huangshan florists chrysanthemum this summer. Ni Shoubing/Zuma/Newscom
Hundreds of thousands are demonstrating in more than 20 cities across Brazil in a show of frustration over poor public services, preparations for mega-events like the Olympics, and the police's harsh response to previous protests.
More than 200,000 Brazilians demonstrated in the streets in more than 20 cities last night in a show of frustration over public services, transportation, the country's role in hosting multiple international sporting events, and the harsh response by public officials and police to previous protests.
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