Great first-hand reporting by Pratik Parija and ClaraFerreiraMarques from southern UP.

“If you ask me about what I have gained in the last 10 years, I can only say a debt of nearly 500,000 rupees.”

But:

“We voted for the BJP in 2014 and 2019. I will vote for the BJP again.”

My report with Pratik Parija from two of India's most significant agrarian states 👇

If Modi wins a third term in office, as polls suggest he will, it will be in spite of the state of the rural and farming economy — not because of it.

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HOW LNG IS MAKING QATAR RICH 🇶🇦🚢

The Gulf nation of Qatar is setting itself up to control about a quarter of all liquefied natural gas production by the end of the decade -- and with it, a growing share of the world's wealth and influence

A thread 🧵

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Incredible footage of Navalny’s funeral.

This photo is a blast from the past - from a trip to Gecamines mines in Katanga with Jonny Hogg maybe a decade ago?

THE US LNG MIRACLE 🇺🇸🚢

This is the story of how the US became the world's biggest exporter of liquefied natural gas in less than a decade, drastically rewriting global energy trade

Thread below 🧵👇

A deadly explosion in Indonesia has highlighted the hidden costs of an ambitious - China-backed - bet on battery metal processing to accelerate industrial development.

With weeks to go before a presidential vote, uncomfortable questions are being raised.
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A deadly explosion at a Chinese-owned facility in Indonesia killed 21 and highlighted the hidden costs of Jakarta’s ambitious bet on battery metal processing to accelerate industrial development. A great story by the Jakarta bureau!

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Water has the power to make or break livelihoods. On the world's driest inhabited continent, it's also making a few big investors very rich.

A great Bloomberg investigation to end the year 👇

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There’s a prevailing belief that Russia’s isolated economy will soon become a paradise for Chinese investors, and within a few years, Russia will be awash with funds from the PRC.

However, an absence of competition isn’t the only thing investors seek in an economy.

China sells more EVs than any other nation and could hit peak oil *even in 2023*.

So we set out - in an EV, natch - to find out what that end of the oil era looks like - on roads, in fuel stations & villages.

A road trip 🚗 for our Bloomberg Big Take👇

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Do read this superb piece from ⁦Stephen Stapczynski⁩ & ⁦Faseeh Mangi⁩, the culmination of many months of reporting.

Pakistan, one of the world’s poorest nations, thought it had secured gas to fuel its economy. Commodities firms had other ideas.

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HOW ENERGY TRADERS LEFT A COUNTRY IN THE COLD

Pakistan, one of the world’s poorest nations, thought it had secured natural gas to fuel its economy

Commodities firms had other ideas

Full story with Faseeh Mangi 👇

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'We have language on fossil fuel in the final agreement for the first time ever'

COP28 President Sultan Al-Jaber speaks as the climate summit ends with a deal that saw a commitment to transition away from all fossil fuels trib.al/sYeOArr

The oil production cuts by the OPEC+ alliance can “absolutely” continue past the first quarter if needed, Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman tells Bloomberg

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