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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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Freelance journalist based between Baltimore, MD, New York City and Monrovia, Liberia, covering the impact of development and public policy on citizens, from industrial fishing in West Africa to England’s …
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Matthieu Favas
With roots in the wine industry, I now lead the commodities coverage at The Economist, having previously covered banking, crypto, fintech and private equity (among other topics). I also write …
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Chiara Eisner
Hi there! I'm an investigative reporter for NPR based in Washington DC. Previously, I reported for The State in South Carolina about everything from education disparities and coastal companies skirting …
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Rocks around the clock
America’s new era of state-sponsored mining (with Anjani Trivedi, John McDermott, Cerian Richmond Jones and Vijay Vaitheeswaran)
The killing of Mexico’s most powerful narco will please Donald Trump
I was the sous chef on this story.
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.
