Topic: Energy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-20 15:31 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: China and Russia's leaderslauded on Wednesday the progress in their strategic ties, as they met in Beijing for summit talks where Moscow is expected to push for stronger energy links.
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[2026-05-20 15:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: In today's episode of Trending Middle East, The UAE tells a UN Security Council meeting that an attack on its Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant is a "red line" that constitutes a dangerous escalation.
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[2026-05-20 15:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Donald Trump's presidential approval rating fell to nearly its lowest level since he returned to the White House, hit by a drop in support among Republicans, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.
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[2026-05-20 15:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A proposed US pact with Saudi Arabia on its development of nuclear power lacks the strictest guardrails that Democratic lawmakers had urged, according to a US State Department letter sent to one of the senators.
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[2026-05-20 14:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on Wednesday to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping, with the long-stalled Power of Siberia 2 natural gas pipeline on the agenda, as the Iran war disrupts energy supplies.
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[2026-05-20 13:59 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Pauline Hanson will unveil a plan to tear up Australia’s offshore gas tax system and replace it with a production royalty and taxpayer equity in LNG projects, in a major interventionist proposal aimed at lifting production and returning profits to the public purse.
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[2026-05-20 13:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping inspect an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 20. © Reuters
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[2026-05-20 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's industrial output expanded 2.6 percent from a year earlier in the first quarter of 2026, driven mainly by semiconductors, machinery and energy-related businesses, data showed Wednesday.
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[2026-05-20 12:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Mining and Metals Industry
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[2026-05-20 12:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Russian president has travelled to the Chinese capital just days after US leader Donald Trump’s visit
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[2026-05-20 12:39 UTC+10:00] [Vladimir Putin] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Russian president has travelled to the Chinese capital just days after US leader Donald Trump’s visit
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[2026-05-20 12:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to discuss economic cooperation, energy security and geopolitical issues during talks in Beijing, amid continuing conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.
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[2026-05-20 12:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Liquefied petroleum gas cylinders inside a truck outside a gas agency in Manesar in India's state of Haryana on April 7. India faces a severe shortage of the key cooking gas. © Reuters
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[2026-05-20 11:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The UK government has loosened strict sanctions on Russian oil refined into diesel and jet fuel in third countries as prices rise
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[2026-05-20 11:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: QUITO (AP) — Un vehículo cargado con cilindros de gas de uso doméstico explotó el martes en un populoso sector de la ciudad de Guayaquil, dejando daños en viviendas del sector pero sin informes inmediatos de víctimas, en momentos en que Ecuador enfrenta una arremetida de bandas criminales, informó la policía.
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[2026-05-20 11:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Shipping data from the London Stock Exchange Group and Kpler showed that two Chinese supertankers carrying about 4 million barrels of crude oil from the Middle East departed the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday after remaining in the Gulf for more than two months.
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[2026-05-20 11:40 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Responding to Middle East crises and rising oil prices, the United Nations on Tuesday lowered its forecast for global economic growth and raised the prospects for inflation this year.
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[2026-05-20 11:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United Nations has lowered its global growth forecast for 2026 to 2.5 percent from an estimated 3 percent last year, citing rising energy costs and weaker trade linked to the US-Israel war on Iran.
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[2026-05-20 10:44 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Exemption for Russian oil refined elsewhere then sold on; funeral in Kyiv for two of Russian bombing’s young victims. What we know on day 1,547
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[2026-05-20 10:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: North Asian markets are outperforming those in the south of the continent, thanks to tougher insulation from energy shocks, stronger fiscal ability and AI developments, according to a senior Goldman Sachs strategist.
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[2026-05-20 10:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday that six drones had been launched against it from Iraq in the past 48 hours, including one that caused a fire at a nuclear power plant in the Gulf state on Sunday.
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[2026-05-20 10:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Rafael Grossi briefed the UN Security Council on the situation at the UAE’s Barakah nuclear power plant following Sunday’s drone strike, warning that the incident remained “of grave concern” despite radiation levels staying normal and offsite power being restored.
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[2026-05-20 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Key Gulf plants have been hit by Iranian missiles, causing a drop in output of the metal used in making solar panels and wind turbines
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[2026-05-20 10:00 UTC+10:00] [nickel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Key Gulf plants have been hit by Iranian missiles, causing a drop in output of the metal used in making solar panels and wind turbines
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[2026-05-20 09:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-20 08:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The South Korean-operated vessel HMM NAMU is docked after being damaged from a fire following an explosion in the Strait of Hormuz, at a port in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday, May 8, 2026. (Kim Sang-hun/Yonhap via AP)
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[2026-05-20 08:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- Angola is willing to provide South Korea with greater crude oil supplies to help ease its supply woes amid the Middle East crisis, which could serve as a basis for longer-term bilateral energy cooperation, the African nation's envoy to South Korea has said.
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[2026-05-20 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Russian leader arrives in China days after Trump in search of an energy deal, with yuan settlements, pricing potentially on the table
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[2026-05-20 08:00 UTC+10:00] [Strait of Hormuz] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Russian leader arrives in China days after Trump in search of an energy deal, with yuan settlements, pricing potentially on the table
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[2026-05-20 07:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: India produces roughly 70% of the coal it consumes. © Reuters
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[2026-05-20 07:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Earlier we reported that after issuing a code red about a month ago, with several airlines warning they may run out of kerosene in weeks if not days, European refiners and airlines have since backtracked on their earlier warnings; instead they now have “almost zero” concerns that jet fuel could run out over summer.
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[2026-05-20 06:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE on Tuesday said that threats and attacks against nuclear plants are a red line, warning it reserved the right to defend its territory and population under international law after a drone strike at the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant.
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[2026-05-20 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Beijing stands as Moscow’s “most powerful strategic partner,” with Russia’s massive natural reserves and cheap energy making it a perfect fit for cooperation in artificial intelligence development, Kremlin investment envoy Kirill Dmitriev has said.
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[2026-05-20 06:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The thermal energy storage facility in Big Stone City, S.D., at top center, under construction in October 2025. (Bart Pfankuch/South Dakota News Watch via AP)
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[2026-05-20 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Drivers heading into Memorial Day weekend are set to face some of the highest regular gasoline prices at the pump in years.
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[2026-05-20 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The renewable energy rollout is the only thing keeping the NSW economy out of recession, state Treasurer Daniel Mookhey says, warning conflict in the Middle East has led to a significantly lower economic growth forecast for the year ahead.
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[2026-05-20 04:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-20 04:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: By Charles Kennedy of OilPrice.com
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[2026-05-20 04:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: GÖRLITZ, Germany — Rescue teams in eastern Germany searched Tuesday morning for three people who were missing after a building collapsed in the eastern city of Görlitz near the Polish border.
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[2026-05-20 03:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi will brief the UN Security Council on the recent attack targeting a nuclear plant in the UAE, according to a spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
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[2026-05-20 03:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A Petrobras distribution terminal in the state of Sao Paulo. Brazil can contribute to Japan's energy security, Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira says. © Reuters
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[2026-05-20 02:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: GEOPOLITICAL tensions could weigh on the region’s sovereigns and sukuk issuers through higher energy prices, weaker currencies and tighter external financing conditions, Fitch Ratings said.
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[2026-05-20 02:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: GEOPOLITICAL tensions could weigh on the region’s sovereigns and sukuk issuers through higher energy prices, weaker currencies and tighter external financing conditions, Fitch Ratings said.
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[2026-05-20 02:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Perovskite solar cells will be installed at Self-Defense Force facilities across Japan starting in 2027 if the trial pans out. (Photo by Mizuho Miyazaki)
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[2026-05-20 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LONDON — Oil prices eased Tuesday but remained above $100 a barrel while stocks wavered as investors tracked a potential deal between the US and Iran to end a war that has sent energy prices soaring.
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[2026-05-20 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-20 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-20 01:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Esta fotografía sin fecha publicada por la agencia estatal WAM de los Emiratos Árabes Unidos muestra la central nuclear de Barakah, en construcción, en el desierto occidental de Abu Dabi. (Arun Girija/Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation/WAM vía AP, Archivo)
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[2026-05-20 01:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-20 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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