Topic: Energy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-21 23:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Alibaba and Peking University map nation’s extensive green-energy sites – a move that could help stabilise national grid amid surge in computing-power needs
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[2026-05-21 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia on Wednesday voted with other major energy exporters and greenhouse gas emitters against a UN General Assembly resolution that requires governments to take stronger action on climate change.
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[2026-05-21 22:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil prices jumped Thursday on a report that Iran's supreme leader will not allow the country's enriched uranium to be shipped abroad, a position that will likely complicate peace talks with the U.S.
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[2026-05-21 22:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: SIA can capture more Asia-Europe traffic due to its strong oil hedging strategy and balance sheet, and the Iran war’s impact, analysts say
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[2026-05-21 22:33 UTC+10:00] [All Nippon Airways] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: SIA can capture more Asia-Europe traffic due to its strong oil hedging strategy and balance sheet, and the Iran war’s impact, analysts say
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[2026-05-21 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Europe is facing an “energy crisis tsunami” following a series of political earthquakes, Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev has warned. The forecast comes as energy shocks caused by the US‑Israeli war on Iran continue to destabilize supplies across the region.
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[2026-05-21 22:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Egypt has announced a major oil and gas discovery in its Western Desert.
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[2026-05-21 21:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A steady rebound in US equities driven by peak insanity in Korea (where the two chip stocks that account for most of the market surged and sent the Kospi soaring more than 8% overnight) faded after a report that Iran’s Supreme Leader issued a directive that the country’s near-weapons-grade uranium must remain in the country, rejecting Trump's key ceasefire demand, while oil and bond yields jumped as traders waited in mounting futility to see whether hopes of a peace deal
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[2026-05-21 21:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil markets could soon enter a "red zone" as global stocks deplete and as demand picks up during the summer travel season, the head of the International Energy Agency warned on Thursday.
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[2026-05-21 21:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The United States military said on Wednesday that it boarded an Iranian-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that was suspected of trying to violate the American blockade, the latest action by the Trump administration to try to push Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-21 20:56 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The government froze the price ceilings on fuel products for the fourth consecutive time Thursday, amid lessening volatility in global crude prices and a relatively stable supply of oil entering the country.
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[2026-05-21 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- The government froze the price ceilings on fuel products for the fourth consecutive time Thursday, amid lessening volatility in global crude prices and a relatively stable supply of oil entering the country.
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[2026-05-21 19:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FILE -The Euro currency symbol is seen prior to a press conference after an ECB’s governing council meeting in Frankfurt, Germany, Dec. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)
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[2026-05-21 19:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ukrainian servicemen of Khartia brigade check the drone aerial view in the command centre Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)
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[2026-05-21 19:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Amid the excitement surrounding tech and high-growth sectors, infrastructure is rarely considered one of the most potent investment plays. Yet, according to Navot Bar, CEO and co-founder of Keystone Infra, a publicly traded infrastructure investment company in Israel, and a member of the prestigious TA-90 index on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, it is a rapidly growing field that has produced excellent results.
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[2026-05-21 19:32 UTC+10:00] [Debt] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — The European Commission on Thursday downgraded economic growth estimates to 1.1 percent, as surging energy prices fueled by the Middle East war cause a slowdown.
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[2026-05-21 19:15 UTC+10:00] [One Nation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: One Nation proposal would abolish offshore gas profits tax and acquire 30% equity in new projects in a move the Coalition says is ‘borrowed from Venezuela’
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[2026-05-21 18:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thu 21 May 2026 at 6:41pm
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[2026-05-21 18:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Aside from Spain, the next total solar eclipse will also be visible in Greenland, Iceland, Russia and a small portion of Portugal, with a partial eclipse in other parts of Europe and western Africa.
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[2026-05-21 17:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: It sounds rather like the slogan from one of those breathless adverts for discounted sofas.
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[2026-05-21 17:21 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Conservation groups have lined up to give Premier Roger Cook brickbats after he remarked that WA could be forced to start fracking the Kimberley region if Woodside’s Browse gas project was not developed.
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[2026-05-21 17:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Indonesia, the world's largest exporter of thermal coal, palm oil and nickel, is set to take control of exports of these commodities and potentially "other strategic mineral resources" through newly-established Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesia. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)
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[2026-05-21 16:55 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: May 21, 2026 16:55 | News
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[2026-05-21 16:55 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: May 21, 2026 16:55 | News
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[2026-05-21 16:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: PTT CEO Kongkrapan Intarajang speaks at a news conference on May 20 in Bangkok as the state energy group shifts toward LNG trading to tap rising price volatility in global markets. (Photo by Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat)
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[2026-05-21 16:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading the waste-to-energy (WTE) bill, which seeks to "reduce dependence on open dumpsites."
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[2026-05-21 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Strait of Hormuz – a critical chokepoint accounting for 20% of seaborne oil trade prior to the US-Israeli war against Iran – remains effectively blocked despite the tentative ceasefire. The traffic has ground to a halt due to the risks posed by mines, recurring attacks, and ship seizures, as well as insurers’ reluctance to step in.
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[2026-05-21 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Strait of Hormuz – a critical chokepoint accounting for 20% of seaborne oil trade prior to the US-Israeli war against Iran – remains effectively blocked despite the tentative ceasefire. The traffic has ground to a halt due to the risks posed by mines, recurring attacks, and ship seizures, as well as insurers’ reluctance to step in.
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[2026-05-21 15:35 UTC+10:00] [ENVIRONMENT] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: DHAKA – Factories across Bangladesh, the world’s second-largest clothes supplier, have turned off fans and coolers due to energy cuts caused by the Iran conflict, with workers sweltering and a drop in productivity likely costing billions of dollars.
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[2026-05-21 15:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin left Beijing Wednesday with declarations of enduring friendship with China and a stack of bilateral agreements — but without the energy pipeline breakthrough Moscow was eyeing, signaling the evolving geometry of a partnership that is increasingly tilting in Beijing's favor.
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[2026-05-21 15:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEN. Win Gatchalian urged the Department of Energy (DOE), the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) and the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to immediately address and resolve the rolling power interruptions disrupting communities across the country.
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[2026-05-21 15:10 UTC+10:00] [ENVIRONMENT] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: ROME – Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, a Danish firm eager to invest in Italian offshore wind farms, is getting impatient.
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[2026-05-21 15:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: LONDON — European stocks are expected to open around the flatline on Thursday as investors assess the latest geopolitical news and oil price moves lower.
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[2026-05-21 14:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thu 21 May 2026 at 2:33pm
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[2026-05-21 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: For decades, globalisation rested on a comfortable assumption: goods would flow. Oil through Hormuz, containers through Suez, grain across the Black Sea and semiconductors out of East Asia. The system was imperfect but efficient, rewarding speed, scale and the cheapest route. That era is not ending — it has ended.
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[2026-05-21 13:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The country could face renewed pressure on rice prices and food security as the risk of a very strong El Niño continued to rise, Metrobank Wealth Insights said, potentially disrupting agricultural output across major rice-exporting countries.
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[2026-05-21 13:18 UTC+10:00] [Climate crisis] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US, Russia, Iran and Saudi Arabia – some of the highest oil-producing nations and major greenhouse gas emitters – opposed the measure
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[2026-05-21 13:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Containers are stacked at a port in Tokyo Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (Michi Ono/Kyodo News via AP)
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[2026-05-21 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: If anything were to underline the seriousness with which the international community has taken Sunday’s drone attack on the UAE’s Barakah nuclear power plant, it is the sheer number of global voices that have condemned it.
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[2026-05-21 12:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-05-21 12:45 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Age
Snippet: ClearVue Technologies has added another commercial marker to what has already proven to be an extremely productive week, locking in a $305,000 contract to supply building-integrated photovoltaic glazing for the Rio Business Centre redevelopment in Paphos, Cyprus.
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[2026-05-21 12:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A currency trader talks on the phone near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, left, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, May 20, 2026.
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[2026-05-21 11:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Solar panels on rooftops are drawing attention as Vietnam faces power shortages and rising electricity demand. (Stride)
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[2026-05-21 11:11 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Kyiv learns of five scenarios Russia has drawn up and will increase forces in the north, says Zelenskyy; Ukraine’s attacks heap pressure on Russian oil refining. What we know on day 1,548
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[2026-05-21 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A national energy and chemical hub being built on a 15,500 sq m site in the Gobi Desert is set to modernise coal mining
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[2026-05-21 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Persian Gulf] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A national energy and chemical hub being built on a 15,500 sq m site in the Gobi Desert is set to modernise coal mining
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[2026-05-21 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BANGKOK, Thailand — The world built and commissioned more coal power in 2025, but used the polluting fuel less, with the United States the only major economy to substantially increase generation, analysis showed Thursday.
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[2026-05-21 09:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Asia-Pacific markets were set to to open higher Thursday, tracking Wall Street gains, as growing hopes that the Middle East conflict could end soon cooled oil prices.
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[2026-05-21 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by John Haughey via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
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[2026-05-21 09:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Renewable Energy
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