Topic: Energy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-20 19:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. Treasury Department has said Cuba won't be allowed to take delivery of Russian crude, even as the fuel-starved island appears poised to receive two tankers carrying oil and gas.
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[2026-03-20 19:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Muslim worshippers gathered outside the Old City walls of Jerusalem on Friday 20 March to mark Eid al Fitr after being barred from entering the Al Aqsa compound. Israeli police fired tear gas as crowds searched for space to perform early morning prayers, with many forced to pray in nearby streets.
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[2026-03-20 19:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The government launched Friday an audit into the Korea National Oil Corp. over the company's failure to exercise priority purchase rights of foreign-owned crude oil stored in South Korea, resulting in an outflow of 900,000 barrels of stockpile, according to officials.
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[2026-03-20 19:15 UTC+10:00] [China stocks] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s push into renewables helps shield its markets from the latest oil turmoil, with analysts pointing to limited downside risks
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[2026-03-20 19:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Drones have struck Kuwait’s largest oil refinery for the second day as Iran launched a sweeping assault on energy infrastructure across the Gulf, while explosions boomed over Tehran from Israeli attacks as the country marked the Persian New Year.
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[2026-03-20 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Lifestyle / Health & wellness] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: My mother is the proudest farter I know, although my younger brother comes close. Ever since he was a young child, he has been able to fart rather musically, pumping out rhythmically to a vaguely familiar tune you can’t quite identify with a grin on his face, index fingers pointed to the sky while dancing a funny little jig, wiggling his bum.
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[2026-03-20 18:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: European stocks bounced back on Friday at the end of another tumultuous week, as oil prices eased and investors weighed the cautious tone struck by central banks across the continent in the previous session.
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[2026-03-20 18:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Body of missing US student found in Barcelona, FT calls Spain 'role model' for handling Iran energy crisis, pigeon poops on Madrid mayor mid-speech and more news on Friday March 20th.
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[2026-03-20 18:31 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Doha/Washington/Jerusalem: Israel launched further attacks on Tehran on Friday, a day afterUS President Donald Trump told it not to repeat its strikes on Iranian natural gas infrastructure, which sharply escalated the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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[2026-03-20 18:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran has warned it will show “zero restraint” if its energy facilities are attacked again, a day after Israel struck the South Pars gasfield and Tehran attacked energy sites across the Gulf.
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[2026-03-20 18:05 UTC+10:00] [Environment] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The expansion in Queensland, which has been approved until 2081, will contribute about 120m tonnes of carbon emissions over its lifetime
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[2026-03-20 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Environment] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In this week’s newsletter: with US-Israeli strikes hitting oil refineries, military bases and nuclear facilities, monitors are warning that the conflict will have devastating effects
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[2026-03-20 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SHANGHAI, March 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Fox ESS, a leading provider of renewable energy solutions, today announced it has been honored as one of the leading enterprises in 2026 Forbes China Pioneer Innovators in Industry Development Selection. The accolade, presented by Forbes China in partnership with Frost & Sullivan, recognizes companies that demonstrate outstanding innovation, industry leadership and market impact in the renewable energy sector.
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[2026-03-20 17:53 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
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[2026-03-20 17:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Bank of Japan has long stated that sustained levels of inflation will help it move ahead with policy normalization, after having ended the world's only negative interest rate regime in 2024.
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[2026-03-20 17:35 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-03-20 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This image provided by Tokyo Electric Power Holdings Company shows inside the Unit 3 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, northeastern Japan, March 9, 2026. (TEPCO via AP)
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[2026-03-20 17:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The project covers one of Australia's most intensive gas production regions. (ABC Southern Queensland: Nathan Morris)
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[2026-03-20 17:27 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: War wages on in the Middle East and unsurprisingly, the oil price chart looks positively parabolic.
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[2026-03-20 17:20 UTC+10:00] [Oil] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: IEA makes 10 recommendations to help households and businesses prepare for a drawn-out disruption to energy markets
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[2026-03-20 17:09 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-03-20 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Donald Trump, the man who said “drill baby drill” and labelled policies to slash greenhouse gases a scam fostered on the poor of America, is managing to create one big global carbon tax.
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[2026-03-20 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The world’s energy watchdog is pushing Australians to work from home, drive at lower speeds, and avoid plane travel to offset the risk of a severe oil shortage if the Strait of Hormuz remains shut.
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[2026-03-20 16:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Iran intensified its attacks on its Gulf Arab neighbors’ energy infrastructure Thursday, setting Qatari liquefied natural gas facilities and a Kuwaiti oil refinery ablaze as it hit back following an Israeli attack on its main natural gas field, a major escalation in the Mideast war that has sent global fuel prices soaring.
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[2026-03-20 16:34 UTC+10:00] [Petrol prices] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Energy minister says he is not aware of any cuts to imports from Malaysia, but analyst says warnings are ‘really significant’
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[2026-03-20 16:26 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-20 16:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: PM tells voters he is confident of navigating energy crisis sparked by Iran war
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[2026-03-20 16:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Anthony Matesic, left, and James Denaro work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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[2026-03-20 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Banchero Costa] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China and South Korea dominate global production of vessels for carrying natural gas, but Japan now sees industry as key to its energy security
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[2026-03-20 15:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Samsung Heavy Industries said Friday it has secured a 377.9 billion won ($253 million) contract to build a liquefied natural gas carrier for a shipping company in Oceania.
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[2026-03-20 15:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Kuwait said Friday its Mina Al-Ahmadi oil refinery again came under attack by Iranian drones, which sparked a fire at several of its units.
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[2026-03-20 15:44 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LG Energy Solution CEO Kim Dong-myung said Friday the company plans to have its energy storage system business take up around 40 percent of its portfolio down the road, in line with efforts to meet market trends.
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[2026-03-20 15:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Israeli soldiers take photographs next to a fragment of a missile fired from Iran, and intercepted by Israeli defense system, embedded in an open field in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
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[2026-03-20 15:18 UTC+10:00] [Energy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Government faces political fight as industry says mooted 25% levy on exports would hurt Australia’s economy and energy security
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[2026-03-20 15:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Wind turbines operate along a solar farm near Weifang in eastern China’s Shandong province on March 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
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[2026-03-20 15:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hyosung Heavy Industries said Friday it has developed a spring-operated 362-kilovolt gas circuit breaker and successfully passed certification under standards set by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
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[2026-03-20 14:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 's diverging language on Israel's decision to attack a critical Iranian gas field marks the most notable difference of opinion between the two leaders since the start of the 20-day war against Iran.
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[2026-03-20 13:52 UTC+10:00] [Pacific islands] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Samoa and Tonga raise supply concerns with foreign partners as businesses and residents in Papua New Guinea grapple with higher fuel prices amid the Iran war
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[2026-03-20 13:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An out-of-control driver “kept hitting” the gas as he plowed down a Harlem street injuring five people and critically wounding two others Thursday night, according to authorities and witnesses.
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[2026-03-20 13:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines —The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is set to open the country’s first research and development (R&D) laboratory for oil and gas exploration in Palawan.
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[2026-03-20 13:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Will Australians find themselves in a re-run of the economic pain brought on by Russia-Ukraine war? (ABC News: Chris Lewis)
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[2026-03-20 13:27 UTC+10:00] [Brussels] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A vital US$103 billion lifeline is being held up by Budapest over a dispute involving a war-damaged oil pipeline
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[2026-03-20 13:24 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Israeli prime minister says you can’t ‘do revolutions from the air’ and that ‘there has to be a ground component as well’ amid growing signs of tensions between Israel and US
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[2026-03-20 13:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The South Korean currency opened higher against the US dollar Friday, rebounding after falling to its weakest level in 17 years on the previous day, as global oil prices declined amid efforts by the US and Israel to ease concerns about a prolonged crisis in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-20 13:02 UTC+10:00] [China stocks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hang Seng Index fluctuates as investors weigh the US-Israel war on Iran, oil volatility and corporate earnings
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[2026-03-20 12:46 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea remains in an "emergency situation" in terms of the country's crude oil supply, a senior official assessed Friday, noting the government may adjust oil supplies by refineries or impose export restrictions on related products.
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[2026-03-20 12:30 UTC+10:00] [Dubai] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As war in Iran quickly reshapes energy flows, trade routes and political alignments, the crisis may mark the start of a more volatile new phase
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[2026-03-20 12:17 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump claimed on Truth Social that he had known nothing about the targeting of Iran’s gas reserves in advance – key US politics stories from 19 March 2026 at a glance
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[2026-03-20 12:14 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: As other Asian economies race to conserve energy, China has huge reserves of oil and gas as well as alternative energy sources like wind and solar
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[2026-03-20 12:08 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [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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