As voting kicks off in the world's largest election, check out our live blog for latest updates:
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Reuters' Mohammed Salem has won the 2024 World Press Photo of the Year award for this image of a Palestinian woman, Inas Abu Maamar, cradling the body of her five-year-old niece in Gaza.

Economic damage from #climatechange will impact everyone - but not equally. Permanent average loss of income worldwide in US and Europe will be about 11% by mid-century while in Africa and South Asia it will be 22%: new Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research PIK study #ClimateJustice theguardian.com/environment/20…

My blog for Reuters on strong dollar pummeling emerging market currencies and what that means for the upcoming central bank meetings in Indonesia, Turkey and Hungary next week.

“Writing is work, like anything else, and as such it can provide riches for some, and peanuts for most.” dirt.fyi/article/2024/0…

An Argentine startup offers pitstops for gig workers with clean toilets and free snacks — and makes money by selling their data
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As geopolitical tensions resurface, a short blog for Reuters on where to invest and how to manage risk and volatility.

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A report by Assam Rifles officials on the #Manipurconflict partly blames the N.Biren Singh (Modi Ka Parivar) govt for the conflict b/w the Meiteis and Kuki-Zo communities.

It specifically calls out the Manipur CM's 'political authoritarianism & ambition'.

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Nothing has humbled me quite as much as trying to find a cab in Bengaluru.

#journalismisnotacrime

EXCLUSIVE: Swiggy, one of India's largest delivery platforms, gamifies health insurance by taking away the health benefits when delivery riders don’t meet their quotas

Varsha Bansal spoke to 40 riders across India for this report.

restofworld.org/2024/swiggy-he…

I have written many articles over the years about crazy private equity machinations. Today’s installment, however, might be the craziest:

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If you're interested in data on India – covering everything from work to health to the economy – go check out Rukmini S's newly launched: dataforindia.com

A bit like Our World In Data, Data for India is a public platform full of charts *and* context for those numbers.

10 people die in Mumbai. Two children fall into an uncovered municipal park tank. Two adults suffocate while cleaning a stormwater drain; the others die during high-rise construction. India's richest municipality says it has no cash to buy a tank lid.
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