Topic: Energy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-12 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: By backing local production and infrastructure, Chinese firms are driving a shift to clean energy in Africa’s two-wheeler market
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[2026-07-12 16:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the former emir of Qatar who transformed the small Gulf state into one of the world’s wealthiest and most influential nations through its vast natural gas wealth and an ambitious programme of political, economic and social reforms, has died. He was 74.
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[2026-07-12 15:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A shepherd watches livestock near Khi Solar One, a solar thermal plant that converts the sun’s light energy into electricity, outside Upington, South Africa, in the Northern Cape province, Aug. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)
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[2026-07-12 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Business / Consumer affairs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Energy companies need to convince millions of Australians to hand over control of their home batteries to support the grid at critical times if the nation is to avoid major cost blowouts in its multibillion-dollar transition away from coal, the consumer watchdog warns.
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[2026-07-12 07:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The UAE boosted oil production to an all-time high last month, shaking off concerns about Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz and capitalising on its departure from the Saudi-led energy alliance Opec.
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[2026-07-12 04:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sun 12 Jul 2026 at 4:41am
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[2026-07-12 03:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iran has thrown Trump's ultimatum and Saturday deadline right back at Washington, saying that instead it is the United States that must first meet the agreed-upon conditions in order to normalize shipping and energy transit in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-07-12 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Climate Change Commission (CCC) underscored the importance of diversifying energy sources as a key strategy to strengthen the Philippines’ energy security and support a just transition.
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[2026-07-12 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIJING — China announced a temporary export ban on helium on Friday, effective immediately, as the resumption of military conflict in the Middle East threatens to trigger new shortages of the gas critical for chip manufacturing.
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[2026-07-12 00:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Saudi Arabia's King Salman broadened the role of Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman on Saturday, naming the Energy Minister to the additional post of Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources.
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[2026-07-12 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The economy, inflation and how those forces could impact the lives of Americans were front and center over the past week. Trips to the grocery store or gas station are more painful than they were last year, and rising costs are impacting the decisions of both households and businesses.
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[2026-07-11 21:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Amazon Web Services data center is visible on Aug. 22, 2024, in Boardman, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
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[2026-07-11 19:20 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-07-11 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Compliance inquiries surge as broad range of industries at risk, spanning mining, banking, telecoms, technology, energy and infrastructure
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[2026-07-11 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Africa] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Compliance inquiries surge as broad range of industries at risk, spanning mining, banking, telecoms, technology, energy and infrastructure
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[2026-07-11 15:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Every nuclear power routinely tests its arsenal. The outcry over Beijing’s launch reveals a glaring double standard
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[2026-07-11 15:30 UTC+10:00] [New Zealand] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Every nuclear power routinely tests its arsenal. The outcry over Beijing’s launch reveals a glaring double standard
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[2026-07-11 15:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts supply will expand by 7.5 million bpd next year after a 3.7 million bpd contraction this year, but that is contingent on improved Hormuz transits.
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[2026-07-11 13:31 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: In the days before President Donald Trump signed his preliminary deal with Iran after a dinner at Versailles — where World War I officially ended — he and his aides described their strategy: The Strait of Hormuz would open to traffic, and the United States would open the spigot so that Iran could sell billions of dollars of oil.
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[2026-07-11 12:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The move sparked price spikes in Europe and the US, threatening agriculture, power and transport amid tightening supply
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[2026-07-11 12:31 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The move sparked price spikes in Europe and the US, threatening agriculture, power and transport amid tightening supply
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[2026-07-11 11:47 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: New initiative to focus ‘100%’ on damaging Moscow’s ability to wage war, as Ukraine continues to attack Russian oil infrastructure. What we know on day 1,599
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[2026-07-11 11:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US is demanding that Iran publicly declare the strategic Strait of Hormuz fully reopened to navigation and pledge not to attack tankers transiting the waterway, which carries around a quarter of the world’s seaborne oil and LNG trade, several news outlets reported on Friday.
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[2026-07-11 10:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-11 10:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fans have long been used in China for cooling and cooking and as artistic status symbols. We look at the tool’s reinvention over 3,000 years
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[2026-07-11 10:15 UTC+10:00] [heatwave] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fans have long been used in China for cooling and cooking and as artistic status symbols. We look at the tool’s reinvention over 3,000 years
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[2026-07-11 08:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Aman Tripathi via Interesting Engineering,
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[2026-07-11 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US issued new Iran-related sanctions on Friday targeting a key financier for Iran's new leader, Mojtaba Khamenei and 13 other individuals and entities, following Tehran's resumed attacks on oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, the Treasury Department said.
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[2026-07-11 07:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: HAVANA — Cuba’s iconic vintage cars have all but disappeared and in their place, small electric tricycles — most of them made in China — have become the primary means of transportation for hundreds of thousands of Cubans grappling with a prolonged fuel crisis.
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[2026-07-11 07:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Commercial vessels are seen in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)
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[2026-07-11 06:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-11 06:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iran is rushing to push out its oil exports after a US decision to reinstate sanctions brought Tehran’s limited window of access to an economic lifeline to an abrupt close.
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[2026-07-11 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Four US senators said Friday they had reached agreement with President Donald Trump to advance bipartisan legislation targeting countries buying Russian energy -- potentially clearing the way for stronger pressure on Moscow over its war in Ukraine.
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[2026-07-11 04:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Evgenia Filimianova via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-07-11 03:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russian forces have killed four people, including a teenager, in aerial bomb strikes on the city of Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine, as it steps up its campaign against Russian oil infrastructure and tankers.
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[2026-07-11 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The US national average for regular 87-octane gasoline remained uncomfortably above the politically sensitive $4-per-gallon threshold for roughly two and a half months. That stretch pressured lower-income consumers, forcing many to trade down or cut discretionary spending while weighing on broader consumer sentiment. The key question now is whether pump prices have further room to fall or whether current levels will become the new normal this summer.
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[2026-07-11 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The UAE boosted oil production to an all-time high last month, shaking off concerns about Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz and capitalising on its departure from the Saudi-led energy alliance Opec.
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[2026-07-11 02:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Although electric tricycles are common in many countries, in Cuba they are now the primary mode of transportation due to a severe fuel shortage caused by a U.S blockade.
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[2026-07-11 02:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Varias personas viajan en un triciclo eléctrico equipado con un panel solar en La Habana, Cuba, el viernes 10 de julio de 2026. (AP Foto/Ramón Espinosa)
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[2026-07-11 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: As the Philippines positions itself to become a major offshore wind market in Southeast Asia, The Manila Times will convene government officials, industry executives and maritime experts to discuss one of the sector’s biggest challenges — building the maritime infrastructure needed to support offshore wind development.
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[2026-07-11 01:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Iran wants to shut down a U.S. Navy-protected shipping lane through Oman's waters that has allowed oil and gas tankers in the Persian Gulf to exit the Strait of Hormuz without seeking Tehran's permission.
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[2026-07-11 01:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan Petroleum Exploration has acquired oil and gas interests in the U.S. (Photo obtained by Nikkei)
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[2026-07-11 01:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: At least six Russian regions have rolled out an odd-even gasoline purchase plan as long lines of motorists continue to inundate gas stations amid nationwide fuel shortages caused by Ukrainian drone attacks on oil refineries.
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[2026-07-11 01:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Confirming reports from earlier this week, the latest estimates from the International Energy Agency signaled that the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which unexpectedly quit OPEC earlier this year in a shock move that threatened the cohesion of OPEC, produced 4.1 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil in June, its highest output ever.
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[2026-07-11 01:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Despite the tentative recovery of oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz and the first build-up in global stocks since the war began, this week’s re-escalation of the U.S.-Iran hostilities could flip the outlook for an oil market surplus for next year, the International Energy Agency said on Friday.
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[2026-07-11 00:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ukraine appeared to have begun large-scale strikes against Russian shadow tankers attempting to supply occupied Crimea with fuel, as an energy crisis on the peninsula worsens.
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[2026-07-11 00:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-11 00:09 UTC+10:00] [Drones] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Russia’s Siberian government officials are telling businesses to shift to remote work when possible and limit energy consumption, according to local media reports.
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[2026-07-10 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-10 22:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: China announced on Friday a temporary export ban on helium, effective immediately, as resumption of military conflict in the Middle East threatens to trigger new shortages of the gas critical for chip manufacturing.
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