Topic: Energy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-26 04:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez, right, and U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum meet at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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[2026-03-26 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: French Finance Minister Roland Lescure said 30 to 40 percent of refining capacity in the Gulf has been damaged or destroyed, triggering an oil crisis, particularly in parts of Asia.
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[2026-03-26 03:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Goldman Sachs' senior chairman and ex-CEO Lloyd Blankfein has warned that the damage from the Iran war "is going to last," even if there were "a resolution tomorrow" — and urged investors to prioritize contingency planning amid the turmoil.
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[2026-03-26 03:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said Iran’s attack on the kingdom’s energy facilities was “a blatant attempt at blackmail”.
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[2026-03-26 03:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni travelled to Algiers on Wednesday. It is her second visit to Algeria since taking office and Meloni comes with clear goals: more gas supplies and tighter relations.
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[2026-03-26 03:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: FOR weeks, everyone has been fully immersed in a never-ending flood of bad news, whether we want to be or not, and it has been nigh-impossible to find clouds that have any sort of silver lining. And, as has been pointed out many times by experts of every level of sophistication, because it is the only conclusion that can be reached by anybody with an IQ bigger than their shoe size, even the most optimistic scenarios for a quick end
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[2026-03-26 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-26 02:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Oil giant Chevron has issued an ominous warning to Californians, urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare a state of emergency amid high gas prices, declining oil production and increasing strain on drivers.
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[2026-03-26 01:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Russia has evacuated more staff from Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, the head of Russia's atomic energy agency said on Wednesday, after a reported strike on the compound overnight.
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[2026-03-26 01:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW YORK — Hope for a possible end to the war with Iran is pushing stocks higher again on Wall Street Wednesday, while oil prices ease.
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[2026-03-26 01:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: A trio of European energy CEOs has sounded a warning over energy supplies, amid the ongoing conflict in Iran and restricted access through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-03-26 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Zhang] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Organisers of last weekend’s race, which drew 35,000 runners from 37 countries and regions, also punished two runners who swapped bibs
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[2026-03-26 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SYDNEY, Australia, March 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Sungrow, the global leading PV inverter and energy storage system provider, unveils its latest innovations — PowerTitan 3.0 with AC block design and Hybrid Solution at Sungrow PV & ESS Summit in Sydney. The event attracted over 300 partners and industry experts to explore emerging technologies and market trends shaping Australia's energy transition.
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[2026-03-26 00:59 UTC+10:00] [Jose Manuel Romualdez] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: This comes after the Southeast Asian nation, which relies heavily on imported fuel, declared a state of national emergency on Tuesday
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[2026-03-26 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev confirmed Wednesday that Russia is sending “humanitarian” shipments of oil to Cuba after ship-tracking data earlier appeared to show that at least one tanker had unloaded Russian crude in Havana.
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[2026-03-26 00:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
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[2026-03-25 23:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on March 25, 2026 says he does not want to discuss the possibility of a government takeover of the oil industry to control the soaring prices of fuel. Trade Union Congress of the Philippines Rep. and House Deputy Speaker Raymond Democrito Mendoza urged Marcos to consider declaring a state of national emergency to allow temporary government takeover of oil companies’ operations.
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[2026-03-25 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. assures the public that the country has ample oil supply and has no problem with sources. The Philippines, he noted in a press conference in Malacañang on March 25, 2026, has secured a 45-day nationwide fuel supply, with oil imports coming from Japan, China, South Korea, India, and Russia.
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[2026-03-25 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The top step of the dugout, at the entrance closest to home plate, is the post Tony Vitello has come to prefer in his six weeks or so as a professional baseball manager.
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[2026-03-25 22:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El primer ministro de Hungría, Viktor Orbán, a su llegada a una cumbre de la Unión Europea, en el edificio del Consejo Europeo, en Bruselas, el 19 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
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[2026-03-25 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Dozens of labor activists protest near Malacanang in Manila on March 25, 2026 to demand higher wages from the government amid soaring fuel prices caused by the conflict in the Middle East. Transport workers, commuters and consumer groups are planning a two‑day strike from March 26 against the fuel price increases and what they describe as the Marcos administration's failure to act.
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[2026-03-25 22:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: From cryptocurrency-based online platforms to oil futures and the United States S&P 500 stock benchmark, traders have made bets worth hundreds of millions of dollars since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran with suspiciously well-timed trades that suggest knowledge of key White House decision-making.
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[2026-03-25 22:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Portugal’s central bank has sharply lowered its 2026 growth forecast, warning that the war in Iran and recent storm damage will weigh on economic activity.
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[2026-03-25 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: First responders inspect a destroyed car at the site of a residential building hit in an overnight strike during the U.S.-Israeli military campaign in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, northwestern Iran, Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Matin Hashemi)
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[2026-03-25 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts say oil from Africa may be lower-risk alternative, coinciding with a fresh push for infrastructure to supply Europe
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[2026-03-25 21:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul may see increased volatility in liquefied natural gas prices after Qatar reportedly declared force majeure on its long-term LNG supply contract with South Korea, but the impact on the supply will likely be limited, officials here said Wednesday.
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[2026-03-25 21:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Sarah Katz wanted to ride a roller coaster.
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[2026-03-25 21:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives for the EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
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[2026-03-25 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Cuba] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump’s oil blockade is starving the island of vital resources. His brute force isn’t making America great again – it’s breeding resentment across the globe
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[2026-03-25 20:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A billboard of Pakistan’s premier domestic T20 the Pakistan Super League, which will take place in empty stadiums due to the recent spike in oil prices, is displayed at a road in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
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[2026-03-25 20:43 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy.
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[2026-03-25 20:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Hungary will gradually halt natural gas deliveries to Ukraine until Kiev restores the flow of Russian oil through the Druzhba pipeline, Prime Minister Viktor Orban has announced.
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[2026-03-25 20:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines- President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday announced that local government units (LGUs) would provide free rice to their constituents through the Local Government Support Fund (LGSF) by April, as part of the government's efforts to help Filipinos cushion the impact of rising oil prices.
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[2026-03-25 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Ships carrying Iranian oil are using secret codes to bypass Tehran’s blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a stunning report.
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[2026-03-25 20:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s largest conglomerates are introducing new energy-saving measures in line with government policy, as a surge in oil prices triggered by the Middle East conflict increases pressure on Asia’s fourth-largest economy.
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[2026-03-25 20:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League), through its founder and chairman Manny Pacquiao, has renewed its broadcast partnership with Solar Sports in bringing the games closer to local cage fans.
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[2026-03-25 19:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Ukraine launched its largest wave of drone attacks on Russia so far this year between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, sparking a fire at the Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga in the northwestern Leningrad region.
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[2026-03-25 19:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Ukraine launched its largest wave of drone attacks on Russia so far this year between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, sparking a fire at the Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga in the northwestern Leningrad region.
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[2026-03-25 19:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has said that Washington is engaged in “productive” talks with Iran. Publicly, Iranian officials have rejected Trump’s claims, calling them fake news designed to ease oil prices.
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[2026-03-25 19:35 UTC+10:00] [Fact Check] [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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[2026-03-25 19:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Farmers in the northern hemisphere are heading into the crucial spring months, during which major fieldwork must begin. Their peers in the south, meanwhile, are busy harvesting crops before the winter sets in.
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[2026-03-25 19:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russia and Ukraine have targeted each other’s energy facilities in tit-for-tat attacks, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power, officials from both countries said, as the world’s attention has shifted to the US-Israel war on Iran.
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[2026-03-25 18:53 UTC+10:00] [Energy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Fuel stocks at same level as when US and Israel launched their war on Iran a month ago, energy minister says
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[2026-03-25 18:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: South Korea stepped up its emergency economic planning on Wednesday as Prime Minister Kim Min-seok warned the government must prepare for "worst-case scenarios" from a Middle East conflict that has shown no sign of abating.
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[2026-03-25 18:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.K. inflation rate stood firm at 3% in February, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) which marked the last reading before the start of the Iran war.
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[2026-03-25 17:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said he had “held off” on targeting Iran’s largest electricity generation plant because negotiations were ongoing, adding that Iran had “agreed to never have nuclear weapons”.
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[2026-03-25 17:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: LONDON — European stocks are expected to open higher on Wednesday as the U.S. showed further signs of efforts to de-escalate the war with Iran.
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[2026-03-25 17:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The fallout from the Iran war is likely to expedite the shift away from fossil fuels and make countries think differently about the role renewables can play in shoring up energy security, analysts told CNBC.
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[2026-03-25 16:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran war live: Israel says it will control bridges and area south of Lebanon’s Litani River Live Iran war live: Israel says it will control bridges and area south of Lebanon’s Litani River Meanwhile, Iran dismisses Trump's talk of negotiations as 'fake news' Key Points Iran to allow 'non-hostile' ships through Hormuz, excludes US-linked vessels Shell CEO says fuel shortages may reach Europe next month World facing biggest disruption to energy supplies in history, Canadian minister says Live Updates
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[2026-03-25 16:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Premier Jeremy Rockliff at the Firmus site in 2025, flanked by co-CEOs Oliver Curtis (centre) and Tim Rosenfield. (Supplied: Tasmanian government)
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