Topic: Energy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-24 23:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Gaza City – Palestinians in Gaza say the cost of electricity provided by private generators has surged, even as residents increasingly rely on them after Israel’s genocidal war on the enclave destroyed its public power network.
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[2026-03-24 23:10 UTC+10:00] [Strait of Hormuz] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Japan sources nearly all crude oil from overseas and relies on the Middle East for over 90 per cent of its crude oil imports
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[2026-03-24 23:05 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-03-24 23:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The country has around 45 days of fuel supply based on current consumption levels
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[2026-03-24 22:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Oil traders placed more than half a billion dollars in bets minutes before US President Donald Trump announced “productive” talks with Iran on Monday, the Financial Times has reported.
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[2026-03-24 22:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Oil traders placed more than half a billion dollars in bets minutes before US President Donald Trump announced “productive” talks with Iran on Monday, the Financial Times has reported.
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[2026-03-24 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday issued Executive Order No. 110, declaring a national energy emergency and authorizing a unified package covering livelihoods, industry, food, and transport.
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[2026-03-24 22:34 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-03-24 22:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-03-24 22:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States-Israeli war on Iran has caused the biggest oil disruption in history, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). The agency was founded in 1974 as a direct response to the 1973 oil embargo, which saw Arab nations, led by Saudi Arabia, cut production in response to Washington’s support for Israel during its war with Egypt and Syria that year.
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[2026-03-24 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.K. government on Tuesday introduced new rules requiring developers to install heat pumps and solar panels in all new homes across England, in policymakers' latest response to the economic fallout of the Iran conflict.
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[2026-03-24 22:12 UTC+10:00] [Strait of Hormuz] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The energy shortage is ‘seriously threatening’ Vietnam’s growth objective and could dent the new leadership’s legitimacy, analysts say
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[2026-03-24 22:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, standing left and Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, standing right, witness a signing ceremony of agreements during Chinh’s official visit in Moscow, Russia, March. 23, 2026. (Duong Van Giang/VNA via AP)
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[2026-03-24 21:58 UTC+10:00] [financial sector] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Graft busters say 2026 targets include finance, state-owned enterprises, energy, education, development zones and public procurement
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[2026-03-24 21:56 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on Tuesday asked his Omani counterpart to help South Korea with liquefied natural gas and crude oil procurement amid supply disruptions due to the prolonged conflict in the Middle East, officials said.
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[2026-03-24 21:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-24 21:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Ukraine has expressed interest in importing liquefied natural gas from Mozambique, as years of Russian attacks have strained its energy resources.
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[2026-03-24 21:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Galeries Tower Highrisers finished second to the last in the standings of the 2026 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference preliminary round and absorbed a five-game losing skid—but the team bounced back and refused to dwell on the past.
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[2026-03-24 21:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the appointment of an expert committee, chaired by Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya, to prepare a framework for developing the national energy economy.
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[2026-03-24 20:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Senior US military officials are looking into the possibility of deploying airborne troops to capture Kharg Island, responsible for 90% of Iran’s crude oil exports, the New York Times has reported, citing American defense sources.
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[2026-03-24 19:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The 10-year Treasury yield rose on Tuesday as renewed volatility in oil markets and lingering Middle East tensions kept investors on edge.
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[2026-03-24 19:40 UTC+10:00] [Environment / Climate change] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The nation’s leading motoring organisation has called on drivers to overcome their scepticism of petrol blended with ethanol and turn to E10 petrol at the bowser to save money and extend national fuel reserves as the energy crisis bites deeper.
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[2026-03-24 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Property / Living] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: You have to be pretty sure of yourself to launch an outdoor furniture range in Australia, especially if it’s your first. With the world’s highest levels of solar radiation, surpassing even Africa, Australia experiences almost twice the amount that Europe is exposed to.
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[2026-03-24 19:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian media reported on Tuesday that Israeli-US strikes targeted two gas facilities and a pipeline, hours after US President Donald Trump stepped back from his threat to attack power infrastructure.
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[2026-03-24 19:28 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: David Pocock says a flat 25% export levy on gas producers could redirect ‘wartime profits’ to struggling Australians
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[2026-03-24 19:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Energy Industry
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[2026-03-24 19:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on Tuesday asked his Omani counterpart for support on crude oil and LNG supplies, Cho's office said, due to shipment disruptions linked to the conflict in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-24 18:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The White House has agreed to pay TotalEnergies $1 billion to shelve East Coast wind farm projects that it condemned as "costly," with the French energy giant's investment set to be diverted into U.S. LNG production instead.
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[2026-03-24 18:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israeli analysts have described a sense of disappointment and confusion in the country after United States President Donald Trump’s claim that negotiations with Iran to wind down the war would continue.
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[2026-03-24 18:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Office of the Commissioner General of Essential Services has issued guidelines to ensure the economical use of fuel reserves and the uninterrupted maintenance of essential services, in light of the prevailing wartime situation in the Middle East. The circular was released yesterday (23) to all Ministry Secretaries, Provincial Chief Secretaries, District Secretaries, and Heads of Statutory Bodies.
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[2026-03-24 17:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines, through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), has sought help from at least five oil-producing nations to supply the country's petroleum needs to offset the effect of high oil prices brought by the Middle East war.
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[2026-03-24 17:49 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Samsung, SK hynix hold months of inventory, but prolonged disruptions risk supply, costs
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[2026-03-24 17:22 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
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[2026-03-24 17:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: President Marcos said ‘long haul is going to be a much more serious problem’ as Manila eyes coal push to keep electricity costs down
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[2026-03-24 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Climate crisis] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: When James Prescott Joule lent his name to a unit of energy, he could not have foreseen today’s alarming calculations
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[2026-03-24 16:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Commerce chief warns of ‘heavy collateral damage’ in developing economies as flow of oil, fertiliser and perishable goods is restricted
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[2026-03-24 16:54 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Benchmark bourse, won partly recover from prior shock, but volatility lingers on oil swings
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[2026-03-24 16:52 UTC+10:00] [United States] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-24 16:47 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Samsung SDI said Tuesday that it signed a 1.6 trillion won ($1.1 billion) cathode supply deal with L&F, strengthening its position in the North American energy storage system market through a battery materials supply chain outside China.
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[2026-03-24 16:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-03-24 16:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: India's private sector activity in March slowed to its lowest level since October 2022 as weaker domestic demand for goods and services offset the highest rise in international orders, according to the HSBC flash Purchasing Managers' Index compiled by S&P Global.
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[2026-03-24 16:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Traders placed more than $500 million in oil futures bets minutes before President Donald Trump announced “very good and productive conversations” with Iran, the Financial Times reported.
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[2026-03-24 16:05 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Petrol prices have hit a record high of $2.38 a litre, as Australia’s fuel supplies are set to hit a cliff by the end of April when the Asian refineries that deliver 80 per cent of Australia’s supply exhaust their inventories due to the Iran war oil crisis.
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[2026-03-24 16:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: 20-year-old wind farm faces renewed scrutiny after fire kills three maintenance workers
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[2026-03-24 15:46 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Age
Snippet: H3 Energy has flicked the switch on a fresh technical push to chase helium across its sprawling Alinya project in South Australia’s Officer Basin, adding a potentially lucrative twist to its already sizeable gas play.
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[2026-03-24 15:43 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Oil and gas giant Santos has been forced to suspend shipments from a key Australian gas-export terminal just as the war in the Middle East is driving a global energy crisis and igniting the sharpest price rises in years.
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[2026-03-24 15:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump said Monday the U.S. was talking with a “respected” Iranian leader and claimed the Islamic Republic was eager for a deal to end the war. (AP Production: Marissa Duhaney)
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[2026-03-24 15:33 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The government blocked a customer from the subsidy scheme to ensure fair access amid rising oil prices and supply fears
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[2026-03-24 15:15 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Speaking after signing trade agreement in Canberra, the European Commission president warns ‘situation is critical’ for global energy supply
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[2026-03-24 14:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this still image taken from a video provided by KBMT, smoke rises near the Valero Port Arthur Refinery in Port Arthur, Texas Monday, March 23, 2026. (KBMT via AP)
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