🎙 Donald Trump is back.

Listen to the Big Take Asia Podcast to find out how countries across Asia are bracing for everything from higher tariffs to potential geopolitical flare-ups https://link.podtrac.com/jxfy2rhy

No water: The taps in Zimbabwe’s second-biggest city may run dry by the end of this year due to a severe drought and lack of investment in water infrastructure. https://bloom.bg/3YNpHqR

Formal recognition: Somaliland holds a long-delayed election on Wednesday amid hopes a new US administration will back the breakaway region’s campaign to gain formal recognition. https://bloom.bg/4es5psQ

National disaster: South Africa declared a national disaster after floods and storms caused widespread damage in the country, allowing the government to free up funds for relief and reconstruction. https://bloom.bg/3CzKCGs

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“They threw all the flowers away."

China is silencing car attack mourners, a move that could backfire on its Communist Party. Read more here: https://bloom.bg/3AP3f8P

📷: Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images

How an internet joke became a government enigma. Read about US President-elect Donald Trump's new initiative. https://bloom.bg/3Z5JtPS

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Diamond talks: Botswana’s new president picked Bogolo Kenewendo to be mines minister as his administration moves to cement a deal with De Beers to secure more benefit from its diamond riches. https://bloom.bg/3CmODhq

Canal+ deal: MultiChoice CEO Calvo Mawela is preparing to take on US streaming giants as the African TV company works to get its $3 billion deal with Vivendi SE’s Canal+ over the line with regulators. https://bloom.bg/3Obrmln

Tug of war: South Africa’s rand is caught between optimists who expect economic reforms will pay off, and pessimists selling it as Donald Trump’s policy proposals drive the dollar higher. https://bloom.bg/3APvQeb

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New Zealand is considering charging tourists when they visit national parks and other public land.

Many of its landmark destinations such as Milford Sound, Aoraki Mount Cook and the Tongariro Alpine Crossing are in such parks. More: https://bloom.bg/3AUn9zg

📷: William West/AFP/Getty Images

A penthouse on the 60th floor with celebrity broker Ravi Kewalramani attached and a $14 million price tag faces an unexpected challenge to getting sold: a picky owner carefully screening interested buyers. More here: https://bloom.bg/3Z6nAzO

📷: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg

Parliamentary vote: Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye will seek to consolidate his grip on power in parliamentary elections on Sunday to push through a series of reforms needed to steady the government’s shaky finances. https://bloom.bg/3ObUbOG

For sale: The tuna fishing fleet at the center of a $2 billion corruption scandal, which scuttled Mozambique’s economy and triggered court cases across three continents, is up for auction. https://bloom.bg/3AFVQJ6

Collaring elephants: Zimbabwe plans to collar and track the movement of dominant female elephants at a national park the size of Connecticut in a bid to lessen the conflict between the world’s second-biggest population of the pachyderms and rural farmers. https://bloom.bg/4eEPfg4

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Singapore Airlines is forging new partnerships and alliances across Asia, expanding the reach of the region's top-ranked airline. Find out what it means for passengers in this week's Singapore Edition newsletter: https://bloom.bg/3CsJft7

📷: Roslan Rahman/AFP/Getty Images

AI hysteria has largely played out in the stock market. Now debt bankers want to get in on the $1 trillion payday. Read The Big Take: https://bloom.bg/3AXLCDT

📷: Glenn Harvey

Students from India surged 23% to overtake China for the first time since 2009 as international enrollment bounces back from a pandemic slump. https://bloom.bg/3UYA0HD

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An Indian startup controlled by Asia’s richest man will introduce its first humanoid robots in 2025, taking on US and Chinese rivals who have a head start in the burgeoning field. Read more about Addverb Technologies here: https://bloom.bg/3YS88pK

📷: Addverb Technologies Ltd.

Presidential term: Voters in Gabon agreed to extend the country's presidential terms to seven years from five in a vote for a new constitution that’s seen as an important step toward a return to civilian rule. https://bloom.bg/3CydxLe

Tax Dispute: Resolute Mining will pay the Mali government about $160 million as it seeks to resolve a tax dispute that’s seen its chief executive officer detained. https://bloom.bg/3ZflaOv

Markets rally: Citigroup expects South African equities to overcome recent weakness and outperform emerging market peers, as the new government’s pro-reform agenda tempers headwinds linked to the US election outcome. https://bloom.bg/3ZbSfMo

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Exclusive: Top Justice Department antitrust officials have decided to ask a judge to force Google to sell off its Chrome browser in what would be a historic crackdown on one of the biggest tech companies in the world.

If the US federal judge accepts the proposal, they have the potential to reshape the online search market and the burgeoning AI industry. Read more: https://bloom.bg/3Og3cGo

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A cache of documents provided by JPMorgan was what led British regulators to begin an investigation into the links between Jeffrey Epstein and former Barclays CEO Jes Staley, a court was told. More here: https://bloom.bg/4949x19

📷: Stephanie Keith/Bloomberg

Tenants bounce back.

Singapore home rents are cooling, but they won't crash, Andy Mukherjee writes for Bloomberg Opinion. Read how landlords are losing their advantage: https://bloom.bg/4exjeGA

📷:: Lauryn Ishak/Bloomberg

Exclusive Bloomberg analysis of nearly five years of satellite images shows how a growing group of dark fleet vessels is moving billions of dollars of US sanctioned Iranian oil to China - even though the country, officially, hasn’t imported a drop in more than two years.

The aging tankers, often operating without insurance, linger on the edge of one of the world's busiest maritime thoroughfares, risking an environmental catastrophe. Read how Bloomberg tracked two ships from China and Iran to this clandestine meeting point: https://bloom.bg/4i8dJRM

“When I heard they were going to be cut down, I knew I had to protect them."

Trees are increasingly becoming a flashpoint in Tokyo, as record temperatures and large-scale redevelopment projects put the loss of greenery on residents' minds https://bloom.bg/3YPCObe

Acid attack: A prominent Tunisian politician who tried to run for president in last month’s election is being treated for serious burns sustained from an acid attack. Abdellatif Mekki suffered burns in his eyes, neck and face after he was attacked at his home by a neighbor, his Action and Achievement party said. https://bloom.bg/492NeZU

Inflation slows: South African inflation at the slowest pace since the height of the pandemic is spurring bets the central bank will deepen its interest-rate cutting cycle. https://bloom.bg/3V1LDxA

Next G-20 hosts: Don't show weakness, never grovel, ask the hard questions. South Africa will host the first G-20 summit next year after Donald Trump returns to the White House — and veteran diplomats have some advice for Cyril Ramphosa. A shared interest in golf may help too. https://bloom.bg/4fAUtdI

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Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and other executives were charged with paying more than $250 million in bribes to Indian government officials and concealing them from US investors. Get the latest here: https://bloom.bg/3Cyzzh0

📷: Kobi Wolf/Bloomberg

🎙 Every year, billions of dollars of sanctioned Iranian oil finds its way to China, even though on paper, the country hasn’t imported a single drop in more than two years. How?

Find out on the Big Take Asia Podcast https://link.podtrac.com/jxfy2rhy