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Saqib Rahim
I'm a freelance reporter based in Jerusalem. Previously, I covered US energy and climate policy at EENews.net. I've also done freelance work on sports, including an award-winning 2016 piece on …
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I'm a multi-skilled journalist and writer with extensive print and digital experience. Technology, business, climate, sustainability, and humanitarian issues are my key interest areas — but I'm confident in covering …
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Portuguese-Korean journalist and writer. Bylines in The Economist, 1843, Nikkei Asian Review Foreign Policy, CNN, South China Morning Post, The Diplomat, SupChina, among others. Hong Kong via Beijing, Seoul, and …
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From Russia, with gas
Europe bans Russia’s gas exports, but still buys its gas-based fertiliser (with Kanishkh Kanodia)
Supplier partnerships are sowing the seeds of climate-resilience
Farmers are, by their nature, future-focused individuals. Every decision they make – whether tending pastures, raising livestock, or planting new crops – is done with an eye not only on the next harvest, but on the generations who will one day inherit the land.
A dangerous divorcée
If it comes to a stand-off, Europe has leverage over America (with Shashank Joshi and Christian Odendahl)
