Topic: Energy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-09 21:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: American Electric Power’s John Amos coal-fired power plant in Winfield, W.Va., is seen on the banks of the Kanawha River, March 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
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[2026-04-09 21:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The head of Iran's nuclear energy agency on Thursday ruled out any restrictions on the country's enrichment of uranium, saying the demand by the United States and Israel "will not come true".
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[2026-04-09 21:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s federal budget deficit surged past its full-year target in the first three months of 2026, underscored by a sharp decline in energy tax receipts and a double-digit spike in government spending.
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[2026-04-09 21:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: OpenAI's Stargate project in the U.K. is being paused, with the company pointing towards the cost of energy and the country's regulatory environment.
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[2026-04-09 20:57 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Global oil prices have risen as concerns grow over whether a fragile US-Iran ceasefire will hold after Israel launched a wave of strikes on Lebanon.
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[2026-04-09 20:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency will visit South Korea next week for consultations on nuclear energy, North Korea and other issues, the foreign ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-04-09 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Red Sea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Strong overseas demand, fuelled by the rise of AI-powered systems, could continue amid Iran war pressures, analysts say
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[2026-04-09 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Strong overseas demand, fuelled by the rise of AI-powered systems, could continue amid Iran war pressures, analysts say
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[2026-04-09 18:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. and Iran's "fragile truce" has lifted hopes that a full reopening of the Hormuz Strait can end the energy supply crunch that threatens to cripple the global economy.
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[2026-04-09 18:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Iran war may do what financial markets have already shown they can: constrain President Donald Trump’s tariff war. As higher energy prices begin to feed US inflation, it becomes harder to justify raising duties further, after a year of aggressive increases.
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[2026-04-09 18:30 UTC+10:00] [oil prices] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While there is reason for optimism, the ceasefire in Iran remains tenuous and the return of inflation is not the kind China wants to see
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[2026-04-09 18:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- The chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will visit South Korea next week for consultations on nuclear energy, North Korea and other issues, the foreign ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-04-09 18:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Thursday the European Union should consider temporarily suspending its strict spending rules if the Iran war and the resulting energy shock worsens.
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[2026-04-09 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Scientists transplant photosynthetic nanoparticles into rats and rabbits with degenerative diseases to boost energy, restore disrupted cells
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[2026-04-09 18:00 UTC+10:00] [LEDs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Scientists transplant photosynthetic nanoparticles into rats and rabbits with degenerative diseases to boost energy, restore disrupted cells
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[2026-04-09 17:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to have benefited from the Iran war and the oil crisis. (Getty Images)
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[2026-04-09 17:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Madagascar has declared state of emergency over concerns about energy supplies to the Indian Ocean nation.
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[2026-04-09 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Submitted by Thomas Kolbe
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[2026-04-09 17:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.K. Foreign Minister Yvette Cooper is expected to call for unhindered access through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, countering a push by Iran to control one of the world's most important oil chokepoints.
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[2026-04-09 17:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: HONG KONG and HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, April 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- i2Cool, a pioneer in electricity-free cooling technology, has officially launched its 4th anniversary global tour under the theme "4ward Thinking, 4ward Cooling", with Vietnam as the first stop. The multi-city initiative highlights the company's latest technological developments, expanding global partnerships, and real-world applications across both commercial and community settings.
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[2026-04-09 17:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As part of the deal, CATL will be entitled to appoint one board director and one general manager of the listed company
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[2026-04-09 17:05 UTC+10:00] [CATL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As part of the deal, CATL will be entitled to appoint one board director and one general manager of the listed company
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[2026-04-09 16:30 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: TMK Energy has delivered another impressive monthly update at its Gurvantes XXXV project in Mongolia, with March gas rates surging 48 per cent to 866 cubic metres per day, hitting a record 1,350 cubic metres in a single day.
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[2026-04-09 16:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un camarógrafo graba al petrolero con bandera india LPG Jag Vasant, que lleva gas licuado de petróleo, en el Puerto de Mumbai en Mumbai, India, tras pasar por el estrecho de Ormuz, el miércoles 1 de abril de 2026. (AP Foto/Rafiq Maqbool)
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[2026-04-09 16:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: India's oil minister Hardeep Singh Puri will make an official visit to Qatar on 9 and 10 April, authorities in New Delhi said on Thursday, as the world's most populous country reels from disruptions to LPG supply.
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[2026-04-09 15:58 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Australia’s fuel stocks have been guaranteed almost to June and has urged Israel to abide by a fragile ceasefire in a Middle East conflict that has roiled global oil markets, as he jets to Singapore to further bolster the nation’s supplies.
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[2026-04-09 15:44 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Shipments of fuel into Australia secure until at least the middle of May, energy minister says
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[2026-04-09 15:11 UTC+10:00] [Luzon] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-09 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1900 -- Hanseong Electric, the country's first electric energy producer, which was established two years earlier, installs street lights for the first time in Jongno, the central district of Seoul, where the royal palaces of the Joseon Dynasty are located.
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[2026-04-09 14:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The ongoing weekly price adjustment schemes being implemented by oil price companies may lead to "cartelization" in a highly concentrated petroleum market, according to a lawmaker at the House of Representatives.
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[2026-04-09 14:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A currency trader works near a screen showing international oil prices at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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[2026-04-09 14:41 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: April 9, 2026 14:41 | News
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[2026-04-09 14:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Eric Pinson, manager and resident of the Lock 24 RV Park and Campground, one of two such locations he manages in the area, is silhouetted at dusk as the coal-fired Mountaineer Power Plant, near New Haven, W.Va., stands across the Ohio River from the campground, Friday, March 13, 2026, in Racine, Ohio.
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[2026-04-09 14:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Oil prices rebounded on Thursday following a sharp drop in the previous session, as flows through the Strait of Hormuz remained largely restricted and concerns persist about the US-Iran ceasefire holding.
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[2026-04-09 14:31 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: In a red-letter day for Peninsula Energy, the company has flicked the switch back on at its Lance uranium operation in Wyoming, USA, with the project’s central processing plant (CPP) once again producing dried yellowcake.
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[2026-04-09 14:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered the distribution of P8 billion meant to cushion the impact of hostilities in the Middle East in the grassroots level, the Office of the Executive Secretary (OES) announced on Thursday.
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[2026-04-09 14:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Solar panels stretch out across the desert floor, Thursday, April 2, 2026, in North Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)
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[2026-04-09 14:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Trump promised to cut electricity bills, but prices have risen instead. Many in West Virginia now face utility costs surpassing rents and mortgages. And the state’s reliance on coal-fired plants contributes to the problem. (AP Video: Jessie Wardarski, Carolyn Kaster)
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[2026-04-09 13:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US was racing to salvage a ceasefire with Iran on Wednesday that appeared to collapse as a result of deadly Israeli attacks on Lebanon and an unclaimed strike on an energy facility on Iran’s Lavan Island.
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[2026-04-09 13:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), workers, and employers have agreed on swift, coordinated steps to protect jobs and keep businesses afloat as fuel costs surge. threaten key industries.
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[2026-04-09 12:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: A month into the worst oil supply disruption since the 1970s Arab embargo, the economic pain spreading across Asia is reviving an uncomfortable question: Could this be 1997 all over again?
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[2026-04-09 12:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: HD Hyundai Heavy Industries said Thursday it has built the world’s first ammonia-fueled vessel, holding a naming ceremony for two 46,000-cubic-meter medium-sized gas carriers at its Ulsan shipyard.
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[2026-04-09 12:03 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Coupang interim CEO Harold Rogers visits small and midsize suppliers in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, Wednesday, pledging support for manufacturers squeezed by rising energy costs and currency swings.
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[2026-04-09 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: IEA warns that current oil and gas shocks surpass past levels, forcing import-dependent nations to prioritise solar and wind for domestic energy sovereignty
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[2026-04-09 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: IEA warns that current oil and gas shocks surpass past levels, forcing import-dependent nations to prioritise solar and wind for domestic energy sovereignty
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[2026-04-09 11:58 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: April 9, 2026 — 11:58am
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[2026-04-09 11:52 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Warning after strikes on Russia’s Baltic oil ports – but Russia has repeatedly sent its own drones through Nato and European airspace. What we know on day 1,506
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[2026-04-09 11:40 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Daily satellite observations have revealed a continued nighttime brightening globally due to artificial lighting, with important regional variations including a surge in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia alongside a deliberate dimming in Europe driven by concerns over energy conservation and light pollution.
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[2026-04-09 11:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW YORK — Oil prices plunged below $95 per barrel, and stock markets surged worldwide Wednesday after President Donald Trump pulled back from his threat to destroy Iran.
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[2026-04-09 11:12 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Singapore had earlier warned of costlier power bills in the coming months as fuel prices are expected to remain high in the short term
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