Topic: Energy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-16 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: UNITED States President Donald Trump recently called Iran’s latest proposal on ending their war “garbage.” He said he did not even bother to finish reading it.
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[2026-05-16 02:04 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-16 01:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates and India have signed pacts on defence, energy and shipping during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Gulf state on Friday, as both countries seek to deepen their relationship amid heightened tensions between Abu Dhabi and Tehran.
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[2026-05-16 01:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Investors sold American stocks on the morning of May 15 as concerns over higher oil prices and stickier inflation dampened sentiment. © Reuters
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[2026-05-16 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Former Biden cabinet secretary and California gubernatorial frontrunner Xavier Becerra is facing scrutiny on two separate fronts — an anonymous complaint accusing him of violating California campaign finance laws and a fresh $500,000 boost from a major oil producer backing his run for governor.
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[2026-05-16 01:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Days after the U.S. bombing campaign against Iran began, we pointed out on March 3 that the conflict was likely to accelerate a major Gulf infrastructure push to bypass the Strait of Hormuz. Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline to the Red Sea stood out as the clearest signal that regional producers needed a credible Plan B for moving crude and crude products when the Hormuz chokepoint becomes disrupted.
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[2026-05-16 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry deliver their verdict on the federal budget – including opposition leader Angus Taylor’s targeting of migrants in an effort to solve the housing crisis. They also discuss Pauline Hanson’s soon-to-be released energy policy and why dissatisfaction with Labor isn’t translating into more votes for the Greens
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[2026-05-16 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry deliver their verdict on Budget week – including the opposition leader, Angus Taylor’s focus on reducing migration numbers to solve the housing crisis. They also discuss Pauline Hanson’s soon-to-be-released energy policy and why not everyone was glued to political reporting this week.
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[2026-05-16 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Nuclear power] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Port Kembla residents will likely resist base due to risk of nuclear accident and potential as target for ‘military adversaries’, documents state
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[2026-05-16 00:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: China and the United States have provided critical support to the oil market and helped ease the huge supply disruption in the Middle East and kept energy prices from surging even higher.
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[2026-05-16 00:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi criticized the U.S. in a televised interview on Thursday, blaming tensions in the Strait of Hormuz on “U.S. aggression”.
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[2026-05-16 00:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: China will ramp its crude oil imports from the United States because the world's two largest economies are natural trade partners when it comes to energy, Chris Wright told CNBC on Friday.
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[2026-05-15 23:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates will accelarate its construction of the West-East oil pipeline, meant to double the export capacity of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), according to a statement by the media office of the government of Abu Dhabi.
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[2026-05-15 23:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The governments of India and the United Arab Emirates have signed new pacts on defence and petroleum supply during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's state visit to the UAE on Friday, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on X.
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[2026-05-15 23:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The move to award a $1.1 billion green ammonia project in Jordan to a Polish-Emirati consortium will support the country's clean energy ambitions and boost economic growth, a senior executive has said.
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[2026-05-15 22:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Bond yields, oil and the dollar are surging this morning as US futures tumble from all-time highs, with Tech underperforming driven by a series of factors including i) surging energy prices on lack of Iran war progress, ii) elevated positioning into options expiry; iii) Central bank repricing, iv) Tech sell-off driven by higher yields, and v) strikes at Samsung Electronics.
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[2026-05-15 22:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Adnoc has signed two co-operation agreements with Indian energy companies amid growing bilateral collaboration in the sector.
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[2026-05-15 22:18 UTC+10:00] [Data] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — Reform UK will not be able to block government-approved large-scale solar farms hated by local campaigners, the party has admitted.
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[2026-05-15 21:28 UTC+10:00] [Oil] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: State oil company fast-tracks previously undisclosed project, which is expected to double export capacity
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[2026-05-15 21:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he will make a decision over the next few days about lifting sanctions on Chinese oil companies that buy Iranian oil.
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[2026-05-15 21:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Eight more countries will invest in the project as they accelerate regional trade diversification in sectors ranging from AI to energy
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[2026-05-15 21:07 UTC+10:00] [Denmark] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Eight more countries will invest in the project as they accelerate regional trade diversification in sectors ranging from AI to energy
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[2026-05-15 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Traders are waking this morning in the US to some relative market mayhem and questioning what came first - the oil spike or the geopolitical angst - to trigger these moves as it appears the market finally remembered there's more going on in the world than trading 'short compute' demand to the moon...
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[2026-05-15 20:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Newly increased fuel prices are displayed at a petrol pump in Malvan, India, on May 15. © Reuters
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[2026-05-15 20:21 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Large-scale attack on Russian regions and huge oil refinery comes after 24 were killed when missile hit flats in Kyiv
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[2026-05-15 20:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Egyptian smallholders have seen their lives upended by the war in Iran, with soaring fertiliser and energy prices forcing many to lay off workers and reduce the amount of land they farm.
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[2026-05-15 19:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Oil prices rose on Friday and were headed for a weekly gain as supply disruptions continued, with no breakthrough in sight for ending the Iran war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-15 19:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Abu Dhabi is accelerating construction of the new West-East pipeline to Fujairah as it looks to expand its oil export capacity and bypass the Strait of Hormuz chokepoint.
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[2026-05-15 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates will accelerate construction of a new oil pipeline to double its export capacity through Fujairah by 2027, the government's Abu Dhabi Media Office said on Friday, vastly expanding its ability to bypass the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-15 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Civil Rights] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: Charles Mauldin remembers that his lungs felt like they were imploding when he breathed in tear gas more than 60 years ago. It was Sunday, March 7, 1965, when Mauldin, who was 17, joined hundreds of other demonstrators in a march from Selma, Alabama, to the state Capitol in Montgomery to demand voting rights for Black Americans.
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[2026-05-15 18:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala Energy and its partners have confirmed the start of full construction on their $13 billion liquefied natural gas project in the US after announcing the final investment decision for the project.
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[2026-05-15 18:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Recycling and Waste Management
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[2026-05-15 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Scattered protests erupted in Havana on Thursday as residents voiced frustration over worsening shortages of food, electricity, and fuel, prompting a visible security presence. Cuban government announced the nation’s fuel reserves had been completely exhausted, following the depletion of a 100,000-tonne emergency shipment of Russian crude oil that arrived in late March.
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[2026-05-15 17:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE plans to complete the expansion of the West-East crude oil pipeline, which is expected to double export capacity through Fujairah by 2027.
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[2026-05-15 17:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. has reiterated its offer of assistance to Cuba in exchange for "fundamental changes" to its communist political regime after CIA director John Ratcliffe visited the Caribbean island nation on Thursday.
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[2026-05-15 17:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Juan Miguel Mas is an avant-garde choreographer and director who founded his own company of plus-size performers in the late 1990s in Cuba. His performances with his company used to fill prestigious venues, but like many Cubans lately, his daily life has been turned upside down from the country’s economic crisis and oil embargo.
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[2026-05-15 17:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Spanish patient infected with hantavirus recovering in hospital, Spain's VAT cut on electricity and gas bills will end on June 1st, man arrested for sexual assault on tourist in Palma and more news on Friday May 15th.
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[2026-05-15 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Green Party’s record-breaking gains in UK council elections are a sign voters are taking climate change seriously, analysts say
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[2026-05-15 16:45 UTC+10:00] [Global South] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Green Party’s record-breaking gains in UK council elections are a sign voters are taking climate change seriously, analysts say
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[2026-05-15 16:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: British Gas has agreed to pay £20m into a redress fund to settle an investigation by the regulator into the forced fitting of prepayment meters.
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[2026-05-15 16:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed the Strait of Hormuz during talks in Beijing, with the White House saying Xi agreed the strategic waterway “must remain open to support the free flow of energy” as tensions over the Iran war continue to roil global markets.
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[2026-05-15 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Thailand's state-owned energy company PTT reported a higher net profit in the January-March quarter, as tensions in the Middle East pushed oil and gas prices higher. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
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[2026-05-15 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Classical music] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ensemble Modern/Gruber/Giunta/Amarcord(Ensemble Modern Media)From Hindemith’s jazz-age energy to Schoenberg’s existential angst, and Kurt Weill’s biting satire to Korngold’s neo-Romanticism, this lively recording is a perfect example of the kind of music the Nazis couldn’t abide.
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[2026-05-15 15:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A commuter monitors the meter as an attendant refuels his scooter at a filling station in New Delhi, India, Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Shonal Ganguly)
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[2026-05-15 15:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Oil tankers enter Iran through Taftan, a joint border crossing along the Pakistan-Iran border, on June 19, 2025. Pakistan believes it can help move cargo into and out of Iran and profit from the traffic. © AP
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[2026-05-15 14:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US president targets ‘double-digit billions’ in farm sales and 200 Boeing jets as Beijing is said to weigh American oil imports to bypass Middle East shipping risks
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[2026-05-15 14:51 UTC+10:00] [US Trade Representative] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US president targets ‘double-digit billions’ in farm sales and 200 Boeing jets as Beijing is said to weigh American oil imports to bypass Middle East shipping risks
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[2026-05-15 14:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beyond wall balls and the leaderboard, the city’s functional fitness race transformed into a high-energy carnival for racers and spectators
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[2026-05-15 14:10 UTC+10:00] [Draftland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beyond wall balls and the leaderboard, the city’s functional fitness race transformed into a high-energy carnival for racers and spectators
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[2026-05-15 14:03 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Daewoo Engineering & Construction is ramping up efforts to expand nuclear power plant partnerships worldwide. According to the Korean builder on Friday.
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