Topic: Energy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-25 10:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TOKYO, Japan — Oil prices plunged more than five percent in Asian early trading on Monday as hopes of a US-Iran deal to end the Middle East war rose despite comments from President Donald Trump downplaying its imminence.
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[2026-05-25 10:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US stock futures rose on Monday while the dollar and oil prices slipped as the prospect of a deal to end the Iran war buoyed risk appetite although a lack of clarity over when the Strait of Hormuz would open kept enthusiasm in check.
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[2026-05-25 09:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Monday after reports that the crucial Strait of Hormuz could reopen soon pushed oil prices down and lifted investor sentiment.
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[2026-05-25 08:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Crude oil prices fell more than 4% on Sunday after President Donald Trump indicated that talks with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz are advancing, though he said the U.S. would not rush a deal.
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[2026-05-25 08:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-25 07:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sent a message of condolences to Chinese President Xi Jinping over a deadly gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China, state media reported Monday.
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[2026-05-25 07:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Renewable Energy
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[2026-05-25 06:40 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A China está passando por uma revolução em energia renovável. Só em 2025, o país adicionou quase 450 gigawatts (GW) de capacidade de energia limpa — mais energia solar e o dobro de energia eólica do que o resto do mundo combinado.
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[2026-05-25 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: It opened to patients just three months ago, but doctors at the new Footscray Hospital fear they will soon have to wind back cancer services for some of the sickest Victorians.
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[2026-05-25 05:00 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: May 25, 2026 05:00 | News
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[2026-05-25 04:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Mon 25 May 2026 at 4:59am
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[2026-05-25 04:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Police stormed the offices of the main opposition CHP party, firing rubber bullets and tear gas in a bid to evict ousted leader Ozgur Ozel
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[2026-05-25 04:39 UTC+10:00] [Turkey] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Police stormed the offices of the main opposition CHP party, firing rubber bullets and tear gas in a bid to evict ousted leader Ozgur Ozel
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[2026-05-25 03:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: A few months ago David Navazio, founder and CEO of medical supply company Gentell, had never heard of the Strait of Hormuz. But now, the narrow waterway thousands of miles away from the company's headquarters in Yardley, Pennsylvania, is impacting the company's operations in more ways than one.
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[2026-05-25 02:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Evgenia Filimianova via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
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[2026-05-25 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Read this in The Manila Times digital edition.
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[2026-05-25 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: QINYUAN — Emergency rescuers in northern China were undertaking a major operation on Sunday to find two people still missing after a gas explosion at a coal mine killed at least 82.
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[2026-05-25 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page
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[2026-05-25 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Oil storage tanks at the Daesan petrochemical complex in South Korea. © Reuters
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[2026-05-25 01:16 UTC+10:00] [Iowa] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: As the summer season warms up, long-haul truck drivers lament their bills and vendors worry about raising prices
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[2026-05-25 00:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CHINA — A man nervously smoked a cigarette as he sat by a checkpoint, waiting for news of his older brother caught up in China's worst mining disaster in nearly two decades.
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[2026-05-25 00:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ANKARA, Turkey — Hundreds of Turkish riot police using teargas forced their way into the Ankara headquarters of the main CHP opposition party on Sunday after a court dismissed its leadership, AFP journalists saw.
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[2026-05-25 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US and Iran are poised to sign a deal which will prolong the ceasefire another 60 days, during which the Strait of Hormuz will be reopened and restrictions on oil trade against Tehran lifted, Axios has reported, citing American officials. In the meantime, the sides will try to reach a final deal to end the conflict, it added.
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[2026-05-25 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US and Iran are poised to sign a deal which will prolong the ceasefire another 60 days, during which the Strait of Hormuz will be reopened and restrictions on oil trade against Tehran lifted, Axios has reported, citing American officials. In the meantime, the sides will try to reach a final deal to end the conflict, it added.
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[2026-05-24 23:59 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: More than half a million Victorian households will see their electricity prices drop by an average of $84 next financial year, while small business owners will save an average of $241.
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[2026-05-24 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Top U.S. and Iranian officials signaled they are inching closer to an initial peace deal to wind down the U.S.-Iran conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, though major details remain murky, especially around the future of Iran's nuclear program.
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[2026-05-24 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Can Iran turn the Gulf into a long attrition arena without itself becoming the most attrited party?
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[2026-05-24 21:31 UTC+10:00] [Oil] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Global prices are approaching a tipping point that could trigger inflation, shortages and, over time, recession
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[2026-05-24 20:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump says a memorandum of understanding on an agreement with Iran has been “largely negotiated” and would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the vital oil chokepoint closed since the US and Israel launched their war in February.
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[2026-05-24 19:57 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Sunday expressed condolences over the deadly gas explosion at a coal mine in China’s Shanxi Province that caused heavy casualties.
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[2026-05-24 19:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Gulf's ambition to become a global hub for artificial intelligence is being tested, as the potential for a prolonged conflict in the Middle East raises questions over energy security, infrastructure resilience and investor confidence.
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[2026-05-24 17:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Several tourists say they came to see Piu Sik parade, where children dressed as deities and Middle Eastern oil moguls are carried on the streets
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[2026-05-24 17:18 UTC+10:00] [Cheung Chau Bun Festival] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Several tourists say they came to see Piu Sik parade, where children dressed as deities and Middle Eastern oil moguls are carried on the streets
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[2026-05-24 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Police fired tear gas and clashed with protesters in central Belgrade on Saturday, as tens of thousands gathered to demand early elections and an end to the more than decade-long rule of Serbia's populist President Aleksandar Vucic.
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[2026-05-24 16:21 UTC+10:00] [World / Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Beijing: The causes of a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China are under investigation and officials with the company have been detained after the nation’s deadliest mine accident since 2009.
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[2026-05-24 15:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Eighty-two people were killed in a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China, officials said, revising an earlier death toll of 90 after confusion in the immediate aftermath of the disaster.
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[2026-05-24 15:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: QINYUAN, China (AP) — Rescuers in northern China looked for survivors Sunday after the country’s deadliest coal mine explosion in recent years killed at least 82 people.
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[2026-05-24 14:02 UTC+10:00] [Scam of the Week] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: by Michael West | May 24, 2026 | Scam of the Week
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[2026-05-24 13:50 UTC+10:00] [ENVIRONMENT] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: As the closure of the Strait of Hormuz continues, the Japanese government is spending up to ¥500 billion per month to keep gasoline and other fuel prices artificially low. According to estimates as of April, the subsidy could run out by June and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is now considering an extra outlay, in part to cushion consumers from rising energy prices.
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[2026-05-24 13:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: New details of the potential 60-day ceasefire extension and peace agreement between the United States and Iran were revealed by Axios on Sunday, including what elements of the agreement had been accepted by both parties and which are expected to remain under negotiation.
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[2026-05-24 13:08 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s decision to call a referendum that could lead to the energy-rich province separating from Canada has angered both sides of the debate and triggered calls to challenge her leadership.
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[2026-05-24 11:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-24 11:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's imports of crude oil from the Middle East slipped 37 percent in April from a year earlier amid prolonged geopolitical tensions in the region, data showed Sunday.
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[2026-05-24 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Energy-security fears are slowing Beijing’s solar capacity cuts, deepening a ‘fight to the death’ among manufacturers trapped in a price war
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[2026-05-24 11:30 UTC+10:00] [JA Solar] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Energy-security fears are slowing Beijing’s solar capacity cuts, deepening a ‘fight to the death’ among manufacturers trapped in a price war
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[2026-05-24 08:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Zara Larsson brought never-ending summer energy to the main stage of BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend during her highly anticipated headline set.
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[2026-05-24 08:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Mining Accidents and Incidents
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[2026-05-24 05:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-24 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: An unprecedented data centre boom is driving a surge in electricity demand that could force Victoria to rely more heavily on gas-fired generation, as domestic gas production plummets and key renewable projects face delays.
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[2026-05-24 03:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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