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Prashant Rao’s Biography

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I am the Baghdad Bureau Chief for AFP, responsible for coverage of Iraq in English, French and Arabic, as well as photos and video.

I have worked in Iraq for AFP since June 2009, and previous to that, worked in London for AFP and Bloomberg News.

Prashant Rao’s Journalist Portfolio

Iraq 'blames Shell' for $4.6 bn lost income

Iraq 'blames Shell' for $4.6 bn lost income

Iraq's oil ministry, struggling with sputtering output, has blamed Anglo-Dutch energy giant Shell over $4.6 b…

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A supermarket called Warda

A supermarket called Warda

Prashant Rao tells us about a favourite supermarket in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, and how its luck finally r…

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Meditations on Iraq

Meditations on Iraq

This photo narrative offers an arresting portrait of a country struggling to rebuild after a decade long war.

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Paralympic dream over, Iraqi wakes up to old life

Paralympic dream over, Iraqi wakes up to old life

For a moment, Ahmed Naas thought his life would change -- he overcame the odds to not just qualify for the Pa…

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In Baghdad square, varied life paths since statue felled

In Baghdad square, varied life paths since statue felled

It was an iconic moment, viewed by people around the world on television, that came to symbolise the fall of …

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Lindsey Graham, Republican senator and Trump ally, dies Original

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Lindsey Graham, the prominent Republican senator and staunch ally of US President Donald Trump, died on Saturday, aged 71.
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Lindsey Graham, Republican senator and Trump ally, dies

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Lindsey Graham, the prominent Republican senator and staunch ally of US President Donald Trump, died on Saturday, aged 71. His office said in a …
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Asian powers consolidate regional alliances beyond US, China Original

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Asian powers are increasingly taking steps to gird against an unpredictable former ally in the US and an ambitious regional rival in China. Faced with delays in deliveries of missiles from the US, countries including Australia, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan have all begun upgrading domestic military manufacturing capacity, Nikkei reported.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

My first paid job as a journalist was as an intern in Bloomberg News's London bureau, but I had been doing unpaid work throughout university.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Nope, and thankfully so -- I would probably make a whole bunch of spelling mistakes.

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter -- it's like reading a newswire, populated with articles I'm interested in and stories I would want to share.