Topic: Energy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-16 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: BEIJING — China on Monday stressed that it had enough energy resources as the Iran war restricts oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz, and U.S. President Donald Trump pressures Beijing to help secure the critical waterway.
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[2026-03-16 16:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Mark Munyua, CP solar’s technician, examines solar panels on the roof of a company in Nairobi, Kenya, Sept. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga, File)
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[2026-03-16 16:49 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Samsung SDI said Monday it has clinched a 1.5 trillion won ($1 billion) deal to supply prismatic energy storage system batteries for a US energy firm, building on its growing presence in the North American energy storage market.
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[2026-03-16 16:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The disruption to energy markets caused by the Iran war is an "abject lesson" in the risks of relying on fossil fuels, and underscores the case for governments to wean their economies off oil and gas, the UN climate secretary will tell EU policymakers on Monday.
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[2026-03-16 16:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The strike hit a police station in the area of Javadieh and some surrounding buildings were damaged. In a media tour organised by the government, journalists were shown some of the buildings damaged by the strikes.
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[2026-03-16 16:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A person walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei index at a securities firm Friday, March 13, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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[2026-03-16 15:52 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australia will not send a warship to the Middle East as US President Donald Trump demands neighbouring countries join a naval coalition to give oil tankers safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-03-16 15:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump says he has “demanded” that about seven countries heavily reliant on Middle East oil join a coalition to police the Strait of Hormuz. Trump spoke while answering reporters’ questions as he flew back to Washington from Florida aboard Air Force One.
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[2026-03-16 15:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's ruling party and the government are scrambling to cushion the impact of the Middle East conflict, this time by easing the country's limit on the maximum output of coal-fired power plants and nuclear reactors.
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[2026-03-16 15:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn upon his arrival to the White House, Sunday, March 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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[2026-03-16 15:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A person gets gas at a station March 10, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)
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[2026-03-16 15:01 UTC+10:00] [Business] [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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[2026-03-16 14:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Timothée Chalamet will have to wait until at least his next supposed Sure Thing to collect his Oscar. Though the prodigious young actor was tipped early in the awards season as a near-lock for Best Actor, given his high-energy, irresistibly disagreeable performance in the fast-paced Josh Safdie film Marty Supreme, he wound up losing his third Best Actor nomination to first-time nominee (but longer-time actor) Michael B.
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[2026-03-16 14:15 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump warns Nato faces ‘very bad’ future if US allies fail to assist in opening the vital oil route; Israel says thousands of targets in Iran remain – follow it live
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[2026-03-16 14:15 UTC+10:00] [oil] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With roots in olive trees and sesame, the word ‘oil’ is now found in several common sayings, including a Chinese phrase for encouragement
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[2026-03-16 14:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump's order to strike Iranian military assets on Kharg Island has thrust one of Tehran's most critical oil hubs into the center of the escalating U.S.-Iran conflict.
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[2026-03-16 13:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Fuel prices at gas stations have dropped significantly since the government introduced a temporary price cap system last week, the industry ministry said Monday, vowing continued efforts to ease energy supply woes due to the Middle East crisis.
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[2026-03-16 13:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SINGAPORE (Reuters) -- Oil prices extended gains on Monday as the US-Israeli war against Iran entered a third week, putting oil infrastructure at risk and keeping the Strait of Hormuz shut in the biggest disruption to global supplies ever.
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[2026-03-16 13:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Kazakh voters in a referendum on Sunday approved a new constitution that may provide President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev with a loophole allowing him to stay in power in the Central Asian energy and minerals giant beyond 2029, exit polls showed.
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[2026-03-16 13:19 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: CHICAGO (AP) — A broad and erratic patchwork of severe weather rumbled across much of the US Sunday, dumping heavy snow and making roads impassable in the Upper Midwest while damaging high winds swept across the Plains.
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[2026-03-16 13:09 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: March 16, 2026 13:09 | News
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[2026-03-16 13:00 UTC+10:00] [China data] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Before the Iran energy crisis and latest round of China-US trade talks, retail spending grew 2.8 per cent in January and February while fixed-asset investment increased 1.8 per cent
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[2026-03-16 12:57 UTC+10:00] [CNOOC] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong stocks slip as investors stayed cautious over global energy supply risks and regional stability
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[2026-03-16 12:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: California’s top clean-air official has hinted she might cave on a new policy that could cripple the state’s already struggling oil industry.
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[2026-03-16 12:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Taken from CNBC’s Daily Open, our international markets newsletter — Subscribe today
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[2026-03-16 12:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Hold on to your hats!
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[2026-03-16 12:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump on Sunday warned NATO faces a “very bad” future if the US allies fail to help reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz, as oil prices soar during the Iran war.
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[2026-03-16 12:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oil prices kept rising as markets opened Sunday, with both benchmarks higher as the war in the Middle East disrupts global supplies.
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[2026-03-16 12:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said Sunday that his planned trip to China might be delayed, redoubling his call for Beijing to help keep the Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil shipping route, open amid the ongoing US-Israeli war against Iran, according to a report.
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[2026-03-16 12:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran — President Donald Trump on Sunday sought to pressure NATO allies and China to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the critical oil transport conduit that Iran has effectively closed in retaliation for the US and Israeli war against Tehran.
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[2026-03-16 11:48 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: March 16, 2026 11:48 | News
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[2026-03-16 11:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating rose for the second consecutive week thanks in part to the government's efforts to stabilize oil prices as war in the Middle East has intensified, a poll showed Monday.
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[2026-03-16 11:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks started higher Monday on strong gains in tech shares despite a jump in global crude prices sparked by US air strikes on Iran's main export hub.
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[2026-03-16 11:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Although President Donald Trump issued an executive order Friday to resume offshore drilling in California, don’t expect to see prices at the pump drop anytime soon.
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[2026-03-16 11:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has cast his ballot at a coal mine constituency in elections to pick deputies for a new term of the Supreme People's Assembly, with voter turnout recorded at 99.99 percent, state media reported Monday.
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[2026-03-16 11:13 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Another weekend of violence compounded global market concerns over war in the Middle East, following US strikes on the vital oil hub
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[2026-03-16 11:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Few misinformation efforts beat the “Democratic-media” complex’s work “to tag the Trump administration with a global energy crisis,” thunders The Wall Street Journal’s Kimberley A. Strassel.
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[2026-03-16 10:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Asia-Pacific markets were set to mostly decline Monday as investors continued to monitor elevated oil prices and the latest developments in the escalating U.S.-Iran conflict.
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[2026-03-16 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: President Donald Trump’s suggestion that countries send their warships alongside US naval forces to keep the Strait of Hormuz “open and safe” has brought no immediate commitments, as oil prices soar due to the US and Israel’s war on Iran.
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[2026-03-16 10:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Arkansas guard Darius Acuff Jr. (5) waits for the ball at the foul line during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the quarterfinal round of the Southeastern Conference tournament against Oklahoma, Friday, March 13, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
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[2026-03-16 09:26 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran is ready to make a deal to end the war but the U.S. wants better terms, signaling no let up in a conflict that’s brought shipping in the strategic Strait of Hormuz to a near standstill and upended energy markets.
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[2026-03-16 09:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. crude prices topped $100 per barrel Sunday evening, as the Trump administration weighs military strikes on OPEC member Iran's key oil export facilities on Kharg Island.
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[2026-03-16 08:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: While oil producers and refineries are closing their doors and leaving California, Patrick McDonald, CEO of Carbon Energy Corporation, has found something of a safe haven in Ventura County — an area he said is more industry friendly.
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[2026-03-16 08:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia denied Tehran is responsible for attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil infrastructure, saying if it was behind the strikes, it would have announced it.
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[2026-03-16 07:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: California will finally begin pumping offshore oil again near Santa Barbara — saving our state’s economy from catastrophe.
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[2026-03-16 07:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Rising tensions in the Middle East have once again shaken global oil markets, raising concerns about potential disruptions to the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical energy transit routes. For Korea, which imports nearly all its energy, such uncertainty poses a serious economic risk.
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[2026-03-16 06:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Chairman of New Energy Vehicle (NEV) Importers Association Mahinda Herath told the Daily News that the use of electric vehicles (EVs) in Sri Lanka is steadily increasing, reflecting a growing shift towards cleaner and more cost-efficient transportation. Industry data shows that EVs accounted for around 10 percent of passenger vehicle imports in 2025, highlighting the rapid adoption of electric mobility after the easing of vehicle import restrictions.
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[2026-03-16 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Experts say Australia needs to start preparing for the possibility the war in the Middle East will not be resolved quickly. (ABC News: Jacqueline Lynch)
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[2026-03-16 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The QR Code system for vehicles was reintroduced for fuel distribution from yesterday (15), the Energy Ministry announced.
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[2026-03-16 06:42 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Global oil prices have risen to their highest levels since 2022, following an escalation of the US-Israel war with Iran. Source: Getty / Ian Forsyth
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