Topic: Energy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-03 02:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: US stocks plunged Monday morning as oil prices spiked and investor uncertainty shook markets amid US and Israeli air strikes on Iran, while defense stocks like Lockheed Martin jumped.
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[2026-03-03 02:05 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US stock market has opened, with a bump!
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[2026-03-03 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A crew member has been killed in an attack on an oil tanker off the coast of Oman, local media reported on Monday, citing the Defense Ministry. The vessel is the third to be targeted in the region since the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran.
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[2026-03-03 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) convened an extraordinary session in Vienna following a sharp escalation of tensions after joint Israeli–US strikes on Iran and Tehran’s retaliatory missile attacks. Iran’s representative to the Vienna-based agency accused Washington of using “weapons of mass deception” to justify the attacks, citing historical precedent.
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[2026-03-03 01:07 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: March 3, 2026 01:07 | News
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[2026-03-03 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts say attacks on Iran illustrate Taipei’s need for integrated weapons systems, superior intelligence and electronic warfare
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[2026-03-03 01:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The narrow shipping route on Iran’s southern border carries one fifth of global seaborne crude oil, one fifth of LNG shipments and one third of the most widely used fertiliser
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[2026-03-03 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Art and design] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenExtra-Terrestrial Highway, Nevada‘The road in Nevada was invitational and eerily quiet. I was on Highway 375, the so called “Extra-Terrestrial freeway”. From nowhere, a UFO materialised overhead with a thunderous clap. Except it wasn’t a UFO. It was an F18 Super-Hornet on a routine sortie from the nearby Nellis airbase.
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[2026-03-03 00:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: European gas prices soared almost 50 percent after Iranian strikes prompted Saudi Arabia to close its biggest oil refinery and Qatar to halt the production of liquefied natural gas (LNG).
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[2026-03-03 00:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Gas prices have surged as Qatar halted natural gas production at the world’s largest export facility after it was targeted by Iranian drone strikes.
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[2026-03-03 00:30 UTC+10:00] [Morgan Stanley] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mainland China imports vast amounts of oil from the Middle East but India, South Korea and others could fare worse, analysts say
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[2026-03-03 00:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: FRANKFURT, Germany — Oil prices rose sharply Monday as disruptions to tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz chokepoint raised uncertainty about how U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran would affect supply to the world economy.
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[2026-03-03 00:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Former shareholders of the dismantled Russian oil giant Yukos won a significant legal victory on Monday after London’s High Court ruled they may seek to enforce arbitration awards against Russian state assets in Britain, in a long-running dispute now valued at more than $65 billion including interest and penalties.
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[2026-03-03 00:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Qatar’s state-run energy firm says it has halted liquefied natural gas production after Iranian attacks, sending gas prices soaring in Europe, as Saudi Arabia announced it was temporarily shutting down some units of the Ras Tanura oil refinery located near the country’s eastern region after a fire broke out following a drone attack.
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[2026-03-03 00:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Motorists in the UK are already seeing cheaper fuel prices after the US and Iran struck an agreement to end their war, with further falls expected in the coming weeks.
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[2026-03-02 23:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: One of the world’s largest oil refineries was hit by drones in Saudi Arabia on Monday, prompting officials to shut it down as a huge ball of fire ripped through it.
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[2026-03-02 23:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this Feb. 1, 2011 file photo, an American and Arkansas flag blow in the wind as snow falls in Fayetteville, Ark. (AP Photo/Beth Hall, File)
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[2026-03-02 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The conflict does not pose an immediate threat to China’s oil supply, but will spur on the country’s energy security drive, analysts say
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[2026-03-02 22:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Oil prices rose sharply Monday as disruptions in tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz chokepoint raised uncertainty about how U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran would affect supply to the world economy.
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[2026-03-02 22:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: One person was killed in an attack on an oil tanker off Muscat that also caused an explosion and a fire, the Omani authorities said Monday, as Iran presses on with its Gulf retaliation campaign.
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[2026-03-02 22:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Two Iranian drones targeted a power plant in Qatar and a separate energy facility on Monday, the Qatari defence ministry said, on the third day of Iranian retaliatory strikes against countries in the region.
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[2026-03-02 21:58 UTC+10:00] [India] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The agreements, resetting strained ties, also focus on technology and critical minerals
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[2026-03-02 20:53 UTC+10:00] [Air India] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Airlines are bracing for higher oil prices, continuous flight disruptions and plunging traveller confidence
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[2026-03-02 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Two drones targeted Saudi Arabia’s Aramco refinery in Ras Tanura on Monday, the defence ministry said.
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[2026-03-02 20:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Oil prices have risen sharply, and stocks have slid as United States and Israeli attacks on Iran and retaliatory strikes against Israeli and US military installations in the Middle East have disrupted the global energy supply chain.
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[2026-03-02 19:57 UTC+10:00] [Africa] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Surging oil and freight costs disrupt traders, while flight disruptions compound challenges for Middle East exhibitors in the city amid escalating tensions
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[2026-03-02 19:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A drone strike targeted Saudi Arabia’s Aramco refinery in Ras Tanura, according to Reuters.
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[2026-03-02 19:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: 'Clean Sri Lanka' drive opens doors for Korean firms in green energy, environmental services and the digital economy
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[2026-03-02 18:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Ukraine launched a drone attack on Russia’s Black Sea port city of Novorossiysk overnight on Monday, regional authorities said, damaging residential buildings, injuring three people and sparking a fire near a major oil export facility.
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[2026-03-02 18:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Ukraine struck an oil terminal in the southern Russian port of Novorossiysk early Monday, the Ukrainian army said, several days after the U.S. was reported to have warned Kyiv not to attack its interests at the port.
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[2026-03-02 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ex-finance official Zhu Guangyao says abundant energy supply gives the nation a critical edge in AI, as ‘electricity is computing power’
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[2026-03-02 17:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Oil prices soared and stocks fell in Asia on Monday on the back of turmoil in the Middle East after US and Israeli strikes on Iran, with the vital Strait of Hormuz effectively shut and several ships attacked.
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[2026-03-02 17:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Mining and Metals Industry
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[2026-03-02 17:25 UTC+10:00] [Business / Consumer affairs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Victorian motorists face the threat of rising petrol prices as the widening conflict in Iran rattles global energy markets and ignites warnings that oil prices could blow past $US100 ($140) a barrel for the first time in years.
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[2026-03-02 16:57 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea and Singapore agreed Monday to begin negotiations to upgrade their bilateral free trade agreement and deepen cooperation in nuclear energy, including small modular reactors, as the two countries seek to strengthen economic security amid growing global uncertainty.
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[2026-03-02 16:57 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Strait of Hormuz closure could deal a blow to Korean businesses through higher oil prices, currency swings, weaker investment
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[2026-03-02 16:44 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LG Energy Solution said Monday it would showcase next-generation battery technologies spanning electric vehicles, energy storage systems and robotics at InterBattery 2026, the nation’s largest battery industry exhibition, to be held from Mar. 11-13 at Coex in Seoul.
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[2026-03-02 16:12 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Middle East conflict spreads as Hezbollah attacks Israel, prompting strikes on Beirut; oil prices soar; drone hits UK base in Cyprus
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[2026-03-02 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Analysts say disruptions to the passage of oil through the Strait of Hormuz pose a risk to global growth. (Reuters: Stringer/File Photo)
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[2026-03-02 15:46 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung held summit talks with Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Monday and discussed ways to expand cooperation in artificial intelligence, nuclear energy and other areas.
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[2026-03-02 15:39 UTC+10:00] [India] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Oil prices have surged dramatically amid rising fears of a broader escalation in the Middle East after the attacks by the US and Israel
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[2026-03-02 15:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TOKYO, Japan — Oil prices soared and stocks fell in Asia on Monday on the back of turmoil in the Middle East after US and Israeli strikes on Iran, with the vital Strait of Hormuz effectively shut and several ships attacked.
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[2026-03-02 15:35 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: March 2, 2026 15:35 | News
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[2026-03-02 13:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Local oil companies announced on Monday that all fuel prices would go up for the seventh consecutive week due to the conflict in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-02 12:59 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: March 2, 2026 12:59 | News
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[2026-03-02 12:56 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong stocks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shares of Chinese oil producers and gold miners rise in tandem with crude and bullion prices
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[2026-03-02 12:47 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Brent crude rose by 13% during early trading and stock markets came under pressure as US-Israeli strikes on Iran raised fears of disruption
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[2026-03-02 11:57 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: OPEC+ agreed a modest oil output boost of 206,000 barrels per day for April on Sunday just as the US-Israeli war on Iran and Tehran's retaliation disrupted oil flows from key members of the producer group in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-02 11:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Snow falls outside the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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[2026-03-02 11:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung is set to hold summit talks with Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Monday, with the two leaders expected to discuss ways to expand cooperation in artificial intelligence, nuclear energy and other areas.
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