Topic: Energy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-24 11:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Asia-Pacific markets jumped Tuesday, with South Korean equities leading regional gains after a sharp drop in oil prices eased investor concerns following signs of de-escalation in the Middle East conflict.
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[2026-03-24 11:01 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Tehran denied negotiations that delayed US strikes and Trump was vague on the details, but talks signal renewed push for peace from regional powers
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[2026-03-24 10:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Japan's headline inflation rate eased for a fourth straight month in February as the economy cooled on stabilizing food prices, though soaring energy prices risk pushing up living costs.
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[2026-03-24 10:20 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
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[2026-03-24 10:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The California Energy Commission is reportedly probing “price gouging” by gas stations, as prices soar.
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[2026-03-24 09:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: HOUSTON — The United Arab Emirates on Monday condemned Iran's attacks against shipping in the Strait of Hormuz as a form of "economic terrorism" that is holding the world hostage.
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[2026-03-24 09:15 UTC+10:00] [Australian economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Australia’s gas belongs to all of us. The benefits should be shared fairly rather than hoarded by companies that pay some of the lowest taxes in the world
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[2026-03-24 08:39 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Just moments after Donald Trump backed down from his threat to bomb Iran’s energy infrastructure in a Truth Social post at 7.05 am, oil prices plunged over 13 per cent, Treasury yields tumbled and traders signalled that US stocks would surge at the opening bell.
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[2026-03-24 08:39 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Just moments after Donald Trump backed down from his threat to bomb Iran’s energy infrastructure in a Truth Social post at 7.05 am, oil prices plunged over 13 per cent, Treasury yields tumbled and traders signalled that US stocks would surge at the opening bell.
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[2026-03-24 08:39 UTC+10:00] [Cost of Living] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Service stations in Australia are grappling with oil shortage and spike of fuel prices. Source: AAP / Lukas Coch
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[2026-03-24 08:30 UTC+10:00] [Narendra Modi] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beyond oil, remittances and cultural ties, trade and defence pacts in recent years have added to strategic and security interconnectedness
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[2026-03-24 08:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The US is continuing to “aggressively” strike Iran after President Trump imposed a five-day pause on attacks against Tehran’s energy infrastructure following “very good and productive conversations” with the crumbling regime.
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[2026-03-24 07:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran has “talked tough,” notes R.N. Prasher at Asia Times, vowing to bring the United States and Israel to their knees. But its enemies haven’t “suffered casualties and damage anywhere near that suffered by Iran,” and their “leadership remains intact.” Even its hopes to spread the “global energy crisis” seems “unlikely” to save the regime.
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[2026-03-24 07:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Energy systems across ASEAN+3 (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, plus China, Japan, and South Korea) are under increasing strain. Climate shocks are threatening infrastructure and supply. The rapid expansion of AI and digital infrastructure is driving a surge in electricity demand. And geopolitical tensions are adding new volatility to global energy markets.
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[2026-03-24 07:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has ordered a five‑day delay in planned strikes on Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure, claiming “very good and productive” talks with Tehran are under way and will continue through the week. The move follows his threat to “obliterate” Iran’s power network if it does not reopen the critical Strait of Hormuz to international shipping.
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[2026-03-24 07:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: HOUSTON — Asian countries want to buy more U.S. energy to reduce their dependence on oil and gas exports from the Middle East, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum told CNBC on Monday.
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[2026-03-24 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake instructed officials to take all possible measures to safeguard the country’s energy conservation by raising public awareness on the prudent use of energy during the peak consumption period between 6.00 pm to 10.00 pm, while ensuring the active participation of the public in these efforts.
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[2026-03-24 06:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Financial Markets
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[2026-03-24 06:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: President Donald Trump said yesterday (23) that he has ordered the United States military to postpone strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for five days after holding “good and productive conversations” with Tehran.
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[2026-03-24 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka finds itself once more at the crossroads of global turmoil and domestic instability. The Middle East conflicts have increased global oil market volatility with rising prices and supply chain uncertainties. The impact on an oil-import dependent economy is immediate and severe.
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[2026-03-24 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Oil prices dropped by over 13 percent yesterday (23) after an announcement by US President Donald Trump that he would instruct the military to delay any strikes on Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure.
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[2026-03-24 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Iranian Navy guided an Indian liquefied petroleum gas tanker through the Strait of Hormuz last week, Bloomberg reported on Saturday.
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[2026-03-24 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The war in the Middle East could see the world face its worst energy crisis in decades, International Energy Agency (IEA) chief Fatih Birol warned yesterday (23), describing the situation as “very severe”.
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[2026-03-24 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has arrested a former Customs Superintendent over an alleged corruption scheme involving an illegal sale of palm oil for Rs.4 million.
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[2026-03-24 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Iran has warned it will target energy and water infrastructure across the Gulf if the United States follows through on its threat to strike its electricity grid, escalating tensions as a US deadline over the Strait of Hormuz approaches.
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[2026-03-24 05:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: There is a striking difference between a modern-day energy crisis and the ones from the last century: now, the world has alternatives to fossil fuels.
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[2026-03-24 05:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Motorists queue up to get fuel at a pump, fearing a possible fuel shortage due to the US Iran war, in Ahmedabad, India, Monday, March 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
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[2026-03-24 05:34 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: Donald Trump’s Monday morning backdown – before markets opened in New York – was easy to foresee. In an all-caps message, the president announced the US and Iran had engaged in detailed and constructive talks over the weekend, and he would not proceed with his threats to attack Iranian energy facilities.
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[2026-03-24 05:25 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump administration announces deal with TotalEnergies to redirect investment in wind to oil and gas instead
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[2026-03-24 05:11 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Relief is flowing through financial markets after President Donald Trump said the United States has talked with Iran about a possible end to their war. Oil prices are easing, and stock prices are jumping on Wall Street following severe losses taken elsewhere in the world before Trump’s announcement.
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[2026-03-24 04:37 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: States are insisting the Albanese government take on a national leadership role managing the prospect of emergency measures to cut demand for oil, fearing any piecemeal state-by-state approach would create COVID-era confusion and anxiety.
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[2026-03-24 04:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A sign for the French company TotalEnergies is displayed at headquarters March 21, 2025, in La Defense business district outside of Paris. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla, File)
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[2026-03-24 04:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Nigerians in Lagos are grappling with rising pump prices, as the ongoing conflict in the Middle East continues to disrupt global oil supply and push up living costs.
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[2026-03-24 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Panicked drivers lined up in long queues outside gas stations across China Monday after receiving an alert from Chinese oil giant Sinopec about a pending price hike.
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[2026-03-24 03:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia and Vietnam on Monday signed a cooperation agreement on the construction of Vietnam's first nuclear power plant, Russia's Rosatom nuclear agency said on Monday.
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[2026-03-24 03:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: S&P 500 futures and oil futures flashed an unusual burst of activity early Monday minutes before a market-moving social media post from President Donald Trump.
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[2026-03-24 03:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: HOUSTON — The Trump administration plans to bring additional diesel to the market as fuel prices surge, Energy Secretary Chris Wright told CNBC on Monday.
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[2026-03-24 03:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE escalating kinetic conflict in the Middle East, punctuated by the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, has done more than just spike global oil prices, it’s holding a mirror to our country’s structural vulnerabilities. For decades, the nation has operated under a strategy of “hope as a plan,” treating geopolitical risk cavalierly in preparing its national development plans and taking proactive measures to contain and mitigate it.
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[2026-03-24 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE price of diesel hit its highest peak at P110 per liter since the Iran war started. Considering that it is the fuel of choice of most mass transport and logistics vehicles, all prices of food and essential commodities will be pulled upwards by the fuel cost. Even gasoline and all petroleum derivatives are at their peaks.
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[2026-03-24 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-24 02:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The EU risks becoming the last in line among buyers of Russian energy resources as Moscow expands projects with other countries amid the fuel price shock triggered by the US-Israeli war on Iran, Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev has warned.
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[2026-03-24 02:28 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US president has extended by five days his deadline to ‘hit and obliterate’ Iran’s power stations and energy infrastructure if Tehran does not allow shipping to move freely. Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss what is behind this change of tone and the impact the uncertainty will have on the cost of living in the UK.
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[2026-03-24 02:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran’s paralysis of the Strait of Hormuz has led to major disruption in global oil and gas supply and many countries have begun tapping into their strategic oil reserves to evade an economic crisis.
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[2026-03-24 02:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Nigeria's Dangote mega-refinery says it has begun exporting fuel to other African countries, after global oil prices soared due to the Middle East war.
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[2026-03-24 02:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: IEA chief warns of ‘very severe’ global energy crisis
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[2026-03-24 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump claimed to reporters that the price of oil will "drop like a rock" if the United States makes a deal with Iran to end the war.
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[2026-03-24 02:00 UTC+10:00] [Environment] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The EU’s reluctance to replace petrol cars and gas boilers keep it hooked on foreign fuels, say industry groups
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[2026-03-24 01:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The head of the International Energy Agency said Monday that at least 40 critical energy assets across nine countries in the Middle East have been “severely or very severely damaged” – threatening to keep oil prices higher for longer even if the war in Iran ends soon.
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[2026-03-24 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Petrol prices] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Australia does not have a government-backed stockpile, experts say, and even if we did still store oil in the US, it would not be much
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[2026-03-24 00:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Russia’s largest oil port was crippled in a massive air attack by Ukrainian drones, officials said early Monday as images showed huge balls of fire.
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