Rachel Lavin
@rachellavin.bsky.social
Data journalist at Bloomberg sharing visualisations on conflict, current affairs & climate change
Formerly The Sunday Times, The Sunday Business Post, The Sunday Independent & The Washington Ireland Program
Opinions all mine
Twitter @rachellavin
Formerly The Sunday Times, The Sunday Business Post, The Sunday Independent & The Washington Ireland Program
Opinions all mine
Twitter @rachellavin
IAEA inspectors, meanwhile, haven’t been able to verify the location of Iran's stockpile of near-bomb-grade uranium for more than a week.
That uranium inventory is enough to make 10 nuclear warheads and could fit in as few as 16 small containers
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That uranium inventory is enough to make 10 nuclear warheads and could fit in as few as 16 small containers
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June 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
IAEA inspectors, meanwhile, haven’t been able to verify the location of Iran's stockpile of near-bomb-grade uranium for more than a week.
That uranium inventory is enough to make 10 nuclear warheads and could fit in as few as 16 small containers
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That uranium inventory is enough to make 10 nuclear warheads and could fit in as few as 16 small containers
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But Iran's nuclear facilities are diffuse.
Across Iran, there has been strikes on the various locations, and stages, of Iran's nuclear fuel cycle 👇
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Across Iran, there has been strikes on the various locations, and stages, of Iran's nuclear fuel cycle 👇
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June 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
But Iran's nuclear facilities are diffuse.
Across Iran, there has been strikes on the various locations, and stages, of Iran's nuclear fuel cycle 👇
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Across Iran, there has been strikes on the various locations, and stages, of Iran's nuclear fuel cycle 👇
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🧐 For Bloomberg: Satellite images question Trump’s claim Iran’s atomic sites were destroyed
We looked at the damage to Iran's most heavily protected nuclear site👇📡🗺️
Here we can see new craters, possible collapsed tunnel entrances and holes on top of a mountain ridge...
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We looked at the damage to Iran's most heavily protected nuclear site👇📡🗺️
Here we can see new craters, possible collapsed tunnel entrances and holes on top of a mountain ridge...
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June 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
🧐 For Bloomberg: Satellite images question Trump’s claim Iran’s atomic sites were destroyed
We looked at the damage to Iran's most heavily protected nuclear site👇📡🗺️
Here we can see new craters, possible collapsed tunnel entrances and holes on top of a mountain ridge...
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We looked at the damage to Iran's most heavily protected nuclear site👇📡🗺️
Here we can see new craters, possible collapsed tunnel entrances and holes on top of a mountain ridge...
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So far, Spaniards are feeling positive about it
Over half of the population said that they feel immigration makes their country a better place to live
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Over half of the population said that they feel immigration makes their country a better place to live
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May 31, 2025 at 3:17 PM
So far, Spaniards are feeling positive about it
Over half of the population said that they feel immigration makes their country a better place to live
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Over half of the population said that they feel immigration makes their country a better place to live
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Spain is bucking European trends by embracing migration 🇪🇸
Foreign-born residents are projected to more than double in the next 50 years 📈
Spain already saw one of the fastest demographic shifts in developed nations this century
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Foreign-born residents are projected to more than double in the next 50 years 📈
Spain already saw one of the fastest demographic shifts in developed nations this century
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May 31, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Spain is bucking European trends by embracing migration 🇪🇸
Foreign-born residents are projected to more than double in the next 50 years 📈
Spain already saw one of the fastest demographic shifts in developed nations this century
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Foreign-born residents are projected to more than double in the next 50 years 📈
Spain already saw one of the fastest demographic shifts in developed nations this century
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On Monday, Netanyahu said that, alongside the increased attacks, Israel would start allowing aid into Gaza again.
Smotrich, who had in the past opposed restarting the aid, said there was no choice, “otherwise, the world will force us to stop the war.”
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Smotrich, who had in the past opposed restarting the aid, said there was no choice, “otherwise, the world will force us to stop the war.”
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May 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
On Monday, Netanyahu said that, alongside the increased attacks, Israel would start allowing aid into Gaza again.
Smotrich, who had in the past opposed restarting the aid, said there was no choice, “otherwise, the world will force us to stop the war.”
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Smotrich, who had in the past opposed restarting the aid, said there was no choice, “otherwise, the world will force us to stop the war.”
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According to the Integrated Food Security Classification, one in five of Gaza’s population are now experiencing the most extreme level of starvation - famine 👇
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May 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
According to the Integrated Food Security Classification, one in five of Gaza’s population are now experiencing the most extreme level of starvation - famine 👇
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Israel is now proposing that aid centers will be established in the army-controlled buffer zone:
"Heads of Palestinian families will be admited to distribution points to receive food packages, but anyone deemed to be a Hamas member will be excluded"
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"Heads of Palestinian families will be admited to distribution points to receive food packages, but anyone deemed to be a Hamas member will be excluded"
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May 9, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Israel is now proposing that aid centers will be established in the army-controlled buffer zone:
"Heads of Palestinian families will be admited to distribution points to receive food packages, but anyone deemed to be a Hamas member will be excluded"
🗺️ for @bloomberg.com
"Heads of Palestinian families will be admited to distribution points to receive food packages, but anyone deemed to be a Hamas member will be excluded"
🗺️ for @bloomberg.com
Israel has blocked all international aid into Gaza for more than nine weeks now
The UN says Gaza is experiencing “probably the worst humanitarian situation ever seen throughout the war."
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The UN says Gaza is experiencing “probably the worst humanitarian situation ever seen throughout the war."
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May 9, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Israel has blocked all international aid into Gaza for more than nine weeks now
The UN says Gaza is experiencing “probably the worst humanitarian situation ever seen throughout the war."
📉👇for @bloomberg.com
The UN says Gaza is experiencing “probably the worst humanitarian situation ever seen throughout the war."
📉👇for @bloomberg.com
See how the Australian election count is unfolding amid "Albo's" forecasted win...
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May 3, 2025 at 3:32 PM
See how the Australian election count is unfolding amid "Albo's" forecasted win...
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April 29, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Iran's nuclear sites are spread across the country, ranging from uranium mining to military testing.
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April 12, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Iran's nuclear sites are spread across the country, ranging from uranium mining to military testing.
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With US-Iran talks getting underway today, these are the highest-level talks since 2022.
Here is how Iran's production of highly-enriched uranium has surged since then...
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Here is how Iran's production of highly-enriched uranium has surged since then...
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April 12, 2025 at 3:27 PM
With US-Iran talks getting underway today, these are the highest-level talks since 2022.
Here is how Iran's production of highly-enriched uranium has surged since then...
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Here is how Iran's production of highly-enriched uranium has surged since then...
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A return to occupation will likely come at a heavy human cost.
More than 50,000 Gazans have been killed already
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More than 50,000 Gazans have been killed already
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April 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
A return to occupation will likely come at a heavy human cost.
More than 50,000 Gazans have been killed already
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More than 50,000 Gazans have been killed already
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"Israel controls more of Gaza than at any point during the war, part of a plan that officials increasingly describe as leading to a full military occupation."
See how the IDF's 'buffer zone' has expanded 👇
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@TomFevrier
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See how the IDF's 'buffer zone' has expanded 👇
🗺️Map w/
@TomFevrier
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April 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
"Israel controls more of Gaza than at any point during the war, part of a plan that officials increasingly describe as leading to a full military occupation."
See how the IDF's 'buffer zone' has expanded 👇
🗺️Map w/
@TomFevrier
1/3 tinyurl.com/ntry4xv4
See how the IDF's 'buffer zone' has expanded 👇
🗺️Map w/
@TomFevrier
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"The world’s richest people added $304 billion to their combined net worth, the largest one-day gain in the history of the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, after Trump pledged to pause tariffs for some countries."
📊 by my colleagues @bloomberg.com
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📊 by my colleagues @bloomberg.com
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April 11, 2025 at 10:25 AM
"The world’s richest people added $304 billion to their combined net worth, the largest one-day gain in the history of the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, after Trump pledged to pause tariffs for some countries."
📊 by my colleagues @bloomberg.com
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📊 by my colleagues @bloomberg.com
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"Netanyahu’s government says it will seize land within Gaza — creating more buffer zones — and is urging hundreds of thousands of civilians to move, yet again, away from battle areas.
The death toll is mounting."
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The death toll is mounting."
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April 4, 2025 at 11:02 AM
"Netanyahu’s government says it will seize land within Gaza — creating more buffer zones — and is urging hundreds of thousands of civilians to move, yet again, away from battle areas.
The death toll is mounting."
📊 @jasonkao04.bsky.social @bloomberg.com
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The death toll is mounting."
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Some of the international flight routes diverted this morning after #Heathrow's closure 👇
The world's fourth busiest airport is expected to be shut until 11:59 p.m. (GMT) tonight.
For more @bloomberg.com update: www.bloomberg.com/news/live-bl...
The world's fourth busiest airport is expected to be shut until 11:59 p.m. (GMT) tonight.
For more @bloomberg.com update: www.bloomberg.com/news/live-bl...
March 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Some of the international flight routes diverted this morning after #Heathrow's closure 👇
The world's fourth busiest airport is expected to be shut until 11:59 p.m. (GMT) tonight.
For more @bloomberg.com update: www.bloomberg.com/news/live-bl...
The world's fourth busiest airport is expected to be shut until 11:59 p.m. (GMT) tonight.
For more @bloomberg.com update: www.bloomberg.com/news/live-bl...
"The companies behind the inauguration attendees’ fortunes have been some of the biggest losers, dropping a combined $1.39 trillion in market value..."
📊Brilliant reporting by my colleague Dylan Sloan 👇
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📊Brilliant reporting by my colleague Dylan Sloan 👇
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March 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
"The companies behind the inauguration attendees’ fortunes have been some of the biggest losers, dropping a combined $1.39 trillion in market value..."
📊Brilliant reporting by my colleague Dylan Sloan 👇
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📊Brilliant reporting by my colleague Dylan Sloan 👇
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Only 28% of Northern Gaza is still intact, with over 35,000 buildings with no damage detected.
Despite the destruction, people have returned, inhabiting the structurally sound buildings, pitching tents on available land and even on top of the rubble.
tinyurl.com/3tr6zeuc
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Despite the destruction, people have returned, inhabiting the structurally sound buildings, pitching tents on available land and even on top of the rubble.
tinyurl.com/3tr6zeuc
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March 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Only 28% of Northern Gaza is still intact, with over 35,000 buildings with no damage detected.
Despite the destruction, people have returned, inhabiting the structurally sound buildings, pitching tents on available land and even on top of the rubble.
tinyurl.com/3tr6zeuc
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Despite the destruction, people have returned, inhabiting the structurally sound buildings, pitching tents on available land and even on top of the rubble.
tinyurl.com/3tr6zeuc
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Since the ceasefire began, the number of tents in the humanitarian zone in al-Mawasi has decreased by nearly 40%, according to Bloomberg’s analysis of tents.
Instead, Gazan's are repopulating major cities and towns, especially in the North.
tinyurl.com/3tr6zeuc
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Instead, Gazan's are repopulating major cities and towns, especially in the North.
tinyurl.com/3tr6zeuc
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March 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Since the ceasefire began, the number of tents in the humanitarian zone in al-Mawasi has decreased by nearly 40%, according to Bloomberg’s analysis of tents.
Instead, Gazan's are repopulating major cities and towns, especially in the North.
tinyurl.com/3tr6zeuc
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Instead, Gazan's are repopulating major cities and towns, especially in the North.
tinyurl.com/3tr6zeuc
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As Arab leaders propose a plan to rebuild Gaza - how much of the Strip is left standing?
A Bloomberg analysis found that nearly 140,000 of Gaza's buildings are still intact - 40% of the total.
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tinyurl.com/3tr6zeuc
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A Bloomberg analysis found that nearly 140,000 of Gaza's buildings are still intact - 40% of the total.
w/ @krishnakarra.bsky.social a.bsky.social @tomfevrier.bsky.social Jason Kao 👇
tinyurl.com/3tr6zeuc
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March 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
As Arab leaders propose a plan to rebuild Gaza - how much of the Strip is left standing?
A Bloomberg analysis found that nearly 140,000 of Gaza's buildings are still intact - 40% of the total.
w/ @krishnakarra.bsky.social a.bsky.social @tomfevrier.bsky.social Jason Kao 👇
tinyurl.com/3tr6zeuc
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A Bloomberg analysis found that nearly 140,000 of Gaza's buildings are still intact - 40% of the total.
w/ @krishnakarra.bsky.social a.bsky.social @tomfevrier.bsky.social Jason Kao 👇
tinyurl.com/3tr6zeuc
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Since the ceasefire began, the number of tents in the humanitarian zone in al-Mawasi has decreased by nearly 40%, according to Bloomberg’s analysis of tents.
Instead, Gazan's are repopulating major cities and towns, especially in the North.
tinyurl.com/3tr6zeuc
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Instead, Gazan's are repopulating major cities and towns, especially in the North.
tinyurl.com/3tr6zeuc
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March 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Since the ceasefire began, the number of tents in the humanitarian zone in al-Mawasi has decreased by nearly 40%, according to Bloomberg’s analysis of tents.
Instead, Gazan's are repopulating major cities and towns, especially in the North.
tinyurl.com/3tr6zeuc
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Instead, Gazan's are repopulating major cities and towns, especially in the North.
tinyurl.com/3tr6zeuc
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Instead, the most common endpoint is no official end at all.
Most wars now transform into conflicts that continue at a low level - recording less than 25 deaths per year.
This was the case for 2/3s of wars that ended in the 2010s.
Are we in a new era of 'forever wars'?
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Most wars now transform into conflicts that continue at a low level - recording less than 25 deaths per year.
This was the case for 2/3s of wars that ended in the 2010s.
Are we in a new era of 'forever wars'?
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February 21, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Instead, the most common endpoint is no official end at all.
Most wars now transform into conflicts that continue at a low level - recording less than 25 deaths per year.
This was the case for 2/3s of wars that ended in the 2010s.
Are we in a new era of 'forever wars'?
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Most wars now transform into conflicts that continue at a low level - recording less than 25 deaths per year.
This was the case for 2/3s of wars that ended in the 2010s.
Are we in a new era of 'forever wars'?
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When wars are not easily won, peace agreements are more common, especially in longer drawn out conflicts.
1 in 4 wars ended in a ceasefire or peace agreement - with a golden era of peace deals recorded in the 90's🕊️
But they have been declining in the last two decades...
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1 in 4 wars ended in a ceasefire or peace agreement - with a golden era of peace deals recorded in the 90's🕊️
But they have been declining in the last two decades...
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February 21, 2025 at 5:46 PM
When wars are not easily won, peace agreements are more common, especially in longer drawn out conflicts.
1 in 4 wars ended in a ceasefire or peace agreement - with a golden era of peace deals recorded in the 90's🕊️
But they have been declining in the last two decades...
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1 in 4 wars ended in a ceasefire or peace agreement - with a golden era of peace deals recorded in the 90's🕊️
But they have been declining in the last two decades...
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