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The billionaire’s latest acquisition has made people wonder why rich investors are so interested in gathering large tracts In late June, the North Dakota Attorney General approved the purchase of 2,100 acres of farmland by a company tied to Bill Gates. Red River Trust bought it from potato growers Campbell Farms for about $13.5 million.…

The vast deposits around the northern Yamal Peninsula will play a crucial role in the nation’s energy future, the company has said Russia has huge natural gas reserves that could last for more than a century, the head of state-owned Gazprom, Alexey Miller, said on Wednesday at the International Business Congress.