Topic: Energy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-04 13:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Bagong Henerasyon Partylist Rep. Robert Nazal is pushing for an automatic relief system similar to the Covid pandemic-era Bayanihan laws that would be activated upon the declaration of a national energy emergency to protect Filipino families, workers, and key sectors.
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[2026-04-04 13:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The race for U.S. leadership in AI is hitting a tangible wall made of steel, copper, and imported circuit breakers. Trillions in planned spending on data centers are running up against chronic shortages of transformers, switchgear, and batteries, the unglamorous gear that actually delivers power to the racks.
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[2026-04-04 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Iranian cluster bomb attack caused a building to collapse in Ramat Gan, according to Israel’s Fire and Rescue services, Israeli media reported.
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[2026-04-04 12:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said Friday that "with a little more time," the United States can easily open up the Strait of Hormuz, take the oil and "make a fortune," amid growing concerns over the impact of the US-Israeli war against Iran on oil prices and inflation.
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[2026-04-04 11:59 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-04-04 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Energy Minister Chris Bowen said 50 shipments of fuel were on their way to Australia. Source: AAP / Lukas Coch
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[2026-04-04 10:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: With a pit in their stomach, families and industries across Europe are watching gas prices and the cost of filling vehicles with petrol spiral.
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[2026-04-04 10:00 UTC+10:00] [India] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ripple effects of oil and fertiliser shortage felt by farmers in India and Sri Lanka despite governments saying there is enough stock to go round
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[2026-04-04 08:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Interior Secretary Doug Burgum speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-04-04 08:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Steven Kostanski’s Deathstalker remake (now streaming on Shudder) is 35 percent snot. It’s likely the gloopiest, goriest movie to splatter across your screen in years. If beheadings were currency, Deathstalker would be Elon Musk. If red corn syrup was oil, Deathstalker would be Daniel Plainview. You get the picture. The original 1983 Deathstalker was a Roger Corman-produced blatant cash-in ripoff of Conan the Barbarian that scraped up a cult following thanks to cable TV reruns and the early days of
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[2026-04-04 07:48 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: A crew member of a fighter plane shot down over Iran yesterday has been rescued, the Pentagon said.But the fate of the second person aboard the F-15E is not known.The New York Times reports one of the crew of the jet was rescued by a US Air Force Black Hawk helicopter.READ MORE: Markets crash, oil skyrockets after Trump speechAn F-15E like this one has been shot down over Iran.
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[2026-04-04 07:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: When the first US and Israeli missiles hit Iran more than a month ago, an oil price of $150 per barrel was considered a doomsday prediction. But the price of physical Brent crude is already a hair’s breadth from $150, while the futures price hasn’t caught up yet.
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[2026-04-04 07:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 5-9)By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-04-04 07:03 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
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[2026-04-04 06:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The EU has failed to offer any real solutions to the current energy crisis, Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev has said, arguing that Brussels is too late to start preparing for a supply shock.
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[2026-04-04 06:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The EU has failed to offer any real solutions to the current energy crisis, Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev has said, arguing that Brussels is too late to start preparing for a supply shock.
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[2026-04-04 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Oil fields burn, bodies stink in rubble of destroyed cities, millions of Third World migrant workers (and children) panic and, globally, the poor either suffer worsening starvation or, anticipate food insecurity. Many countries in the Global South have already declared ‘energy emergencies’ or similar national contingencies, with Sri Lanka among the world’s early responders (already burdened with a financial crisis).
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[2026-04-04 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: ISLAMABAD (AP) – Pakistanis faced record fuel price increases Friday, as petrol and diesel prices rose by up to 54% driven by the war in the Middle East that has caused global oil prices to surge.
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[2026-04-04 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Ships floating in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Dubai near the Strait of Hormuz on March 28, 2026. (Supplied: Sentinel Hub)
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[2026-04-04 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: As widely expected, the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) announced an electricity fare hike from April 1. This was inevitable due to several factors, including the prolonged drought, higher prices for Diesel and Naptha needed for thermal power generation and the lack of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) to store excess solar energy.
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[2026-04-04 06:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Regulators approved a multi-decade extension of operations at California’s last remaining nuclear power plant after it was set to close by 2030 under pressure from environmentalists.
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[2026-04-04 06:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The streets of Manila are becoming quieter due to the unfolding energy crisis. (ABC News: Tim Swanston)
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[2026-04-04 06:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: At least one person has been killed, and others wounded, after debris from an air defence interception set off fires at a gas facility in the United Arab Emirates, local authorities said.
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[2026-04-04 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni began a surprise visit to Saudi Arabia on Friday as part of a Gulf tour to boost "national energy security", a government source said, as the war on Iran rages.
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[2026-04-04 04:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: One Egyptian citizen was killed and four people suffered minor injuries after debris from an intercepted attack fell on Abu Dhabi's Habshan gas facilities on Friday, Abu Dhabi's media office said.
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[2026-04-04 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Meta’s Stanton Springs Data Center is seen Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Newton County, East of Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)
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[2026-04-04 04:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is on a visit to the Gulf, where she will meet the leaders of Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar to discuss the European nation's energy security, an Italian government official said.
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[2026-04-04 03:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Welcome to RT’s live coverage of the US-Israeli war against Iran and the wider regional escalation, marked by ongoing missile and drone exchanges.
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[2026-04-04 03:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com,
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[2026-04-04 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BY locking the passage of tankers to and from the Strait of Hormuz, mining the strait’s waters and threatening passing ships with missile and drone attacks, the Islamic Republic of Iran has sparked a global energy crisis. Countries depending on imported oil, like the Philippines, have faced forecasts worsening by the day.
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[2026-04-04 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: AT a time when the Philippines is confronting mounting energy insecurity, rising global oil prices and deepening geopolitical uncertainty, one would expect clarity, if not decisiveness, from its leadership. Instead, what we are witnessing is a troubling spectacle: a government speaking in multiple, often contradictory voices on one of the most critical issues of national survival — energy.
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[2026-04-04 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Donald Trump has suggested that the United States is looking to seize Iran’s oil industry, appearing to argue that more time is needed for the war.
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[2026-04-04 02:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Africa's food security is increasingly in jeopardy because of the conflict in the Middle East that has sent oil prices soaring and upended key trade routes, a report has found.
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[2026-04-04 01:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Trump said Friday that the US could “easily” take the Strait of Hormuz and “make a fortune” if it assumed control over oil exports in the Persian Gulf.
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[2026-04-04 01:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: As the war in Iran continues to fuel gas prices across the US, pizza chain Papa John’s is serving up a slice of relief.
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[2026-04-04 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Petrol prices] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The minister for energy and climate change, Chris Bowen, tells Guardian Australia’s political editor, Tom McIlroy, that despite shortages at petrol stations around Australia, there have so far been no disruptions to the country’s fuel supply.
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[2026-04-04 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Easter] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Despite Donald Trump’s demands, he won’t be pouring oil on troubled waters
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[2026-04-04 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian foreign policy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The global energy shock and Trump’s ‘flip-flopping’ objectives could accelerate the PM’s pursuit of the kind of longer-term changes he has shied away from in the past
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[2026-04-04 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Airlines] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: President Donald Trump wants the U.S. to export more oil to make up for Iran war-induced supply crunches.
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[2026-04-04 00:58 UTC+10:00] [Banks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: That report gives the president some useful talking points as polling shows deep dissatisfaction with the state of the economy.
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[2026-04-04 00:49 UTC+10:00] [Americas] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The president says the U.S. can walk away from the Strait of Hormuz. The global market says otherwise.
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[2026-04-04 00:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, April 3 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that "with a little more time," the United States can easily open up the Strait of Hormuz, take the oil and "make a fortune," amid growing concerns over the impact of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran on oil prices and inflation.
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[2026-04-04 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: An electrical grid towers over a pump station for the Butte Pipeline Company south of Lusk in eastern Wyoming. (Dan Cepeda/WyoFile via AP)
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[2026-04-04 00:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — State-run public transport in Pakistan's capital and most populous province will be free for the coming month, officials said on Friday, after the government drastically raised fuel prices due to spiking global energy prices caused by the Iran war.
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[2026-04-04 00:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on the Iran war
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[2026-04-04 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Los Angeles] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Shop around, coast downhill, band together – drivers tell of how they’re dealing with the costliest gas in the US
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[2026-04-03 23:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The EU will not reverse its ban on Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports, even as Brussels prepares for a “long-lasting” energy shock that could force member states to ration fuel, Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen has said.
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[2026-04-03 23:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The EU will not reverse its ban on Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports, even as Brussels prepares for a “long-lasting” energy shock that could force member states to ration fuel, Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen has said.
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[2026-04-03 23:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Hiring in March was surprisingly strong, signaling the labor market was stabilizing as the Iran war continues – though economists have warned higher energy prices from the conflict could spook employers and keep the Fed from cutting interest rates.
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[2026-04-03 23:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: World food commodity prices rose in March for the second month in a row, due largely to higher energy prices linked to the conflict escalation in the Near East, according to the latest benchmark measure released today (3 Apr) by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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