Topic: Energy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-15 17:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Juan Miguel Mas is an avant-garde choreographer and director who founded his own company of plus-size performers in the late 1990s in Cuba. His performances with his company used to fill prestigious venues, but like many Cubans lately, his daily life has been turned upside down from the country’s economic crisis and oil embargo.
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[2026-05-15 17:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Spanish patient infected with hantavirus recovering in hospital, Spain's VAT cut on electricity and gas bills will end on June 1st, man arrested for sexual assault on tourist in Palma and more news on Friday May 15th.
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[2026-05-15 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Green Party’s record-breaking gains in UK council elections are a sign voters are taking climate change seriously, analysts say
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[2026-05-15 16:45 UTC+10:00] [Global South] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Green Party’s record-breaking gains in UK council elections are a sign voters are taking climate change seriously, analysts say
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[2026-05-15 16:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: British Gas has agreed to pay £20m into a redress fund to settle an investigation by the regulator into the forced fitting of prepayment meters.
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[2026-05-15 16:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed the Strait of Hormuz during talks in Beijing, with the White House saying Xi agreed the strategic waterway “must remain open to support the free flow of energy” as tensions over the Iran war continue to roil global markets.
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[2026-05-15 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Thailand's state-owned energy company PTT reported a higher net profit in the January-March quarter, as tensions in the Middle East pushed oil and gas prices higher. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
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[2026-05-15 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Classical music] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ensemble Modern/Gruber/Giunta/Amarcord(Ensemble Modern Media)From Hindemith’s jazz-age energy to Schoenberg’s existential angst, and Kurt Weill’s biting satire to Korngold’s neo-Romanticism, this lively recording is a perfect example of the kind of music the Nazis couldn’t abide.
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[2026-05-15 15:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A commuter monitors the meter as an attendant refuels his scooter at a filling station in New Delhi, India, Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Shonal Ganguly)
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[2026-05-15 15:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Oil tankers enter Iran through Taftan, a joint border crossing along the Pakistan-Iran border, on June 19, 2025. Pakistan believes it can help move cargo into and out of Iran and profit from the traffic. © AP
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[2026-05-15 14:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US president targets ‘double-digit billions’ in farm sales and 200 Boeing jets as Beijing is said to weigh American oil imports to bypass Middle East shipping risks
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[2026-05-15 14:51 UTC+10:00] [US Trade Representative] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US president targets ‘double-digit billions’ in farm sales and 200 Boeing jets as Beijing is said to weigh American oil imports to bypass Middle East shipping risks
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[2026-05-15 14:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beyond wall balls and the leaderboard, the city’s functional fitness race transformed into a high-energy carnival for racers and spectators
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[2026-05-15 14:10 UTC+10:00] [Draftland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beyond wall balls and the leaderboard, the city’s functional fitness race transformed into a high-energy carnival for racers and spectators
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[2026-05-15 14:03 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Daewoo Engineering & Construction is ramping up efforts to expand nuclear power plant partnerships worldwide. According to the Korean builder on Friday.
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[2026-05-15 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The first phase of Abu Dhabi-based Taziz’s chemicals project is on track despite disruption by the Iran war and its ammonia plant is nearing completion, chief executive Mashal Al Kindi has said.
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[2026-05-15 12:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil prices rose Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump said China has agreed to purchase oil from America, following talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
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[2026-05-15 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have a “heart-to-heart, in-depth discussion” on the regional war and deepening energy partnerships with the UAE during a visit that will last a few hours on Friday.
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[2026-05-15 12:22 UTC+10:00] [ENVIRONMENT] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: The war in Iran has provided new impetus to the low-carbon transition as renewable energy is seen as less vulnerable to future price shocks, according to a group of corporate bosses and senior bankers.
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[2026-05-15 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Goldman's latest edition of "Nuclear Nuggets: Global Reactor Tracker" reinforces that the buildout of the cleanest and most reliable form of so-called "green" energy, nuclear power, continues to gain momentum. The theme we first laid out in December 2020 continues to broaden, with buildouts accelerating across both large-scale and small modular reactors, even as the growing risk of a massive uranium supply deficit emerges.
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[2026-05-15 12:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: India is pushing for the use of more biofuels in transportation in order to slash dependence on imported fossil fuels, which have been disrupted by the Iran war.
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[2026-05-15 11:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump said China has agreed to buy American oil, in a pre-recorded interview with Fox News that aired Thursday evening stateside, as the two nations push for concrete trade and business wins at their ongoing bilateral summit.
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[2026-05-15 11:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Diesel and gasoline prices are expected to increase next week due to the re-escalation of geopolitical risks in the Middle East, local oil industry sources said on Friday.
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[2026-05-15 09:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting the UAE, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Italy. © Reuters
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[2026-05-15 08:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Think of the new faces like they’re Joe Walsh joining the Eagles in late 1975, injecting new life and new energy into an already established act just in time for “Hotel California.” Think of them as Woody Harrelson, Kelsey Grammar and Kirstie Alley when they joined “Cheers,” taking what was already a top-drawer show and making it even more irresistible.
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[2026-05-15 08:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: More than 200 defendants with ankle monitors in Chicago and the county in which it sits are in the wind, a newly elected judge revealed as he tries to fix the broken system.
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[2026-05-15 08:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Elon Musk’s lead attorney wound down the landmark trial of OpenAI on Thursday with a blistering attack — again questioning the trustworthiness of the tech firm’s CEO Sam Altman — while a lawyer for the company insisted that Musk’s central claims were baseless.
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[2026-05-15 07:38 UTC+10:00] [Eurovision 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: There was wind, there was fire, there was Goodrem’s remarkable upper-range – resulting in a refreshingly self-assured offering from Australia
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[2026-05-15 07:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: It looks like President Donald Trump’s China visit will wind up as positively as anyone could reasonably hope.
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[2026-05-15 07:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Aymara Indigenous people march during an anti-government protest in El Alto, Bolivia, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
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[2026-05-15 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- Import prices fell for the first time in 10 months in April on a decrease in oil prices amid the Middle East conflict, central bank data showed Friday.
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[2026-05-15 06:39 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
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[2026-05-15 06:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Chinese President Xi Jinping opposes Iran charging a toll in the Strait of Hormuz and is considering buying more oil from the US to replace lost volume from the Gulf, the White House said on Thursday, following a meeting between President Donald Trump and Xi.
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[2026-05-15 06:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Prime Minister Mark Carney makes an announcement on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, May 14, 2026. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-05-15 06:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin, testifies to the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Interior, Environment and related agencies on the budget request for the EPA, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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[2026-05-15 06:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Energy Industry
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[2026-05-15 05:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW YORK — Shoppers tempered their spending in April as higher gas prices fueled by the Iran war meant less money left over for some nonessentials like clothing and furniture. But they're still buying, thanks to more generous government tax refunds.
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[2026-05-15 05:01 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Brisbane Lord Mayor has revealed he drinks olive oil from a shot glass every morning because he is “into biohacking” and believes it will help him live longer.
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[2026-05-15 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Food / Eating out (Syd)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Pink velvet curtains fall in pleats at the entrance. Italian pop hangs in the air. You tread the handsome chequerboard tiles, slip into a horseshoe-shaped leather booth and order a drink. But which one? This is a good list, the martini washed with olive oil, the Old Fashioned garnished with panettone.
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[2026-05-15 03:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Abu Dhabi clean energy company Masdar and Germany's RWE have received approval to proceed into the planning phase of its proposed major wind farm project in the UK.
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[2026-05-15 02:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People look at a barricade set up by residents protesting against prolonged power outages in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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[2026-05-15 02:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Department of Energy (DOE) on Thursday ordered power generation companies to immediately restore plant capacities while the Luzon and Visayas grids remained under yellow and red alerts due to forced outages, plant derations, and elevated electricity demand.
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[2026-05-15 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE closure of the Strait of Hormuz on March 4, 2026, was not merely a localized military maneuver; it was the moment the “Asian Century” hit a wall of physical reality. With Brent crude surging past $120 per barrel and liquefied natural gas (LNG) spot prices in Asia jumping by over 140 percent, the conflict has metastasized into a systemic shock for the Asia-Pacific.
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[2026-05-15 01:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: China will use its influence in Iran to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC in an interview on Thursday.
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[2026-05-15 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Soon on the heels of the successful 3-day and US-backed 'V-Day' ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, Russian forces have unleashed several days of drone and missile barrages on Ukrainian cities, especially the capital. It seems the Kremlin is bent on 'payback' for several weeks of effective Ukrainian long-range drone attacks which have badly damaged several Russian oil refineries and energy sites.
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[2026-05-15 00:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Turbines are visible at Sunrise Wind offshore wind farm that is under construction off the coast of Montauk Point, New York, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
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[2026-05-15 00:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — A top Iranian navy commander claimed the Islamic Republic has deployed some of its small submarines, known as the “dolphins of the Persian Gulf,” in the Strait of Hormuz to wreak further havoc on the critical oil chokepoint, according to state media.
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[2026-05-14 22:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: During President Trump's ongoing state visit to China, he and President Xi Jinping agreed that the Strait of Hormuz must be open for the free flow of energy. They along with their senior officials have expressed agreement that no country can be allowed to exact shipping tolls in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-14 22:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Shoppers stop their carts to observe big-screen televisions on display in a Costco warehouse Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Timnath, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
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[2026-05-14 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US futures are higher as we await color on the Trump-Xi summit and US- Iran negotiations, which are said to be ongoing, and as the tech meltup continues. What is known so far is that Trump / Xi agree that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon, Hormuz should reopen without a toll or militarization; the countries will look to increase investment in each other as NVDA H20 chips are approved for a set of Chinese companies.
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