Topic: Energy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-15 07:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Vice President JD Vance said on Thursday that the top US priority in the Iran war was keeping oil and gasoline prices low for Americans, with preventing Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon ranking second.
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[2026-08-15 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Yemen's Houthi rebels said on Friday that they had targeted an oil facility belonging to Saudi Arabia's state petroleum company Aramco with a drone, the group's Saba press agency reported.
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[2026-08-15 03:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Passada a observação do eclipse solar da última quarta-feira (12/08), dezenas de pessoas procuraram atendimento médico na Alemanha nos dias seguintes devido a dores nos olhos e distúrbios visuais. Clínicas em Berlim e no estado de Baden-Württemberg registraram aumento na demanda após o fenômeno, que foi acompanhado por muitas pessoas sem a proteção ocular adequada.
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[2026-08-15 03:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Michigan’s utility regulator told state lawmakers this week that legislation ending the cycle of yearly rate increases and rewriting the way utilities earn profit would do more for household energy bills than anything the commission can do on its own.
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[2026-08-15 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Ships remained in the Strait of Hormuz in August. (Getty Images via Kyodo)
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[2026-08-15 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos said Friday that the Philippines was “making progress” on potential energy exploration with China despite ongoing tensions over their competing claims in the disputed South China Sea.
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[2026-08-15 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States’ top priority now in the war on Iran is no longer its nuclear program, but to bring gasoline prices down for American consumers, Vice President JD Vance said on Thursday, with the treasury chief adding that new economic punishment to wear down Tehran was imminent.
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[2026-08-15 01:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Two slicks have appeared in Iranian waters, satellite imagery and video verified by Reuters show, as tit-for-tat attacks on oil tankers and other vessels by Iran and the United States spark concerns about environmental damage to the Gulf.
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[2026-08-15 01:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase will participate in financing gas-powered plant projects in the U.S. states of Pennsylvania and Texas. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)
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[2026-08-15 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: President Ferdinand Marcos says that the Philippines is "making progress" on potential energy exploration with China despite ongoing tensions over their competing claims in the disputed South China Sea.
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[2026-08-15 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Tesla plans to unveil a redesigned Roadster sports car with limited "flying" capabilities later this month, The Information reported Friday morning, citing people familiar with the matter. The report follows this week's comments from Tesla's chief vehicle designer, who said the long-delayed Roadster is "coming soon."
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[2026-08-15 00:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: DACA, Bangladesh (AP) — Una presunta fuga de gas en un astillero de barcos en el sureste de Bangladesh mató al menos a ocho personas el viernes durante el desmantelamiento de un buque dado de baja, informó la policía.
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[2026-08-15 00:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Following July's rebound to pre-war levels, the preliminary August University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment index was expected to weaken modestly as the MidEast re-escalated (and with it the price of gas).
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[2026-08-15 00:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ship-breaking in Bangladesh has long faced global criticism due to its unsafe and environmentally damaging practices
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[2026-08-15 00:06 UTC+10:00] [Bangladesh] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ship-breaking in Bangladesh has long faced global criticism due to its unsafe and environmentally damaging practices
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[2026-08-14 23:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iraq's average daily oil exports since the beginning of August are the highest since the outbreak of the Middle East war between Iran and the United States, which has choked off the Strait of Hormuz, the oil ministry said Friday.
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[2026-08-14 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: It was almost a year ago, in November 2025, when we first calculated that the AI supercycle was facing a huge problem: namely, a power shortfall of (at least) 44 nuclear power plants, or GW or energy, by 2028.
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[2026-08-14 23:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The president also confirms for the first time a ‘provisional understanding’ with China over the resupply of WWII warship Sierra Madre
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[2026-08-14 23:16 UTC+10:00] [US] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The president also confirms for the first time a ‘provisional understanding’ with China over the resupply of WWII warship Sierra Madre
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[2026-08-14 23:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The only nuclear power plant in Romania has been completely shut down due to record-low Danube River levels, state-owned energy company Nuclearelectrica announced on Thursday.
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[2026-08-14 23:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The only nuclear power plant in Romania has been completely shut down due to record-low Danube River levels, state-owned energy company Nuclearelectrica announced on Thursday.
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[2026-08-14 22:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A suspected gas leak at a shipbreaking yard in southeastern Bangladesh killed at least eight people on Friday during the dismantling of a decommissioned ship, police said.
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[2026-08-14 22:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Futures are fractionally higher, as they have been much of this supercharged week which pushed stocks to new all tim ehighs, amid quiet news flow this morning. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are up 0.1% after the index closed at a record on Thursday. Nasdaq 100 futures advanced 0.2%, with the tech benchmark set for a 1.2% gain in the week.
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[2026-08-14 21:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Spain's leftist government has reversed course and extended the operating life of the country's largest nuclear plant to reduce exposure to turbulent energy markets, the state gazette showed on Friday.
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[2026-08-14 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Yemen's maritime blockade on Saudi shipping has pushed the kingdom’s crude exports off the radar in the Red Sea, with tankers forced to turn off their tracking signals to avoid attack and every recent cargo loaded at Yanbu sailing "dark," Reuters reported on Wednesday.
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[2026-08-14 20:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-08-14 20:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Oil prices were up on Friday as tensions continued to simmer in the Middle East after the US threatened Iran with an “indefinite” blockade and financial sanctions, reigniting supply worries.
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[2026-08-14 19:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russia says its forces have struck a railway station at the Ukrainian Danube port of Izmail and two vessels near Mykolaiv, as Ukrainian drones hit targets inside Russia, including a Baltic oil export hub and a warehouse near Moscow.
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[2026-08-14 19:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Oil residue lines the shore near fishing boats on Qeshm Island, Iran, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, amid ongoing wartime attacks on vessels and infrastructure in and around the Strait of Hormuz, though the spill’s source has not been independently determined.(Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)
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[2026-08-14 18:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean Prime Minister Han Seong-sook met Bill Gates, chairman of TerraPower, in Seoul on Friday to discuss cooperation on small modular reactors and energy solutions for the artificial intelligence era.
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[2026-08-14 18:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Seong-sook met with Bill Gates on Friday and discussed cooperation on next-generation small modular reactors (SMRs) and energy cooperation between South Korea and the United States, her office said.
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[2026-08-14 18:04 UTC+10:00] [National disability insurance scheme] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Greens say Labor’s reform set to ‘rip life-changing supports away from disabled people instead of raising additional revenue through taxing gas exports’
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[2026-08-14 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Michael Kern via OilPrice.com,
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[2026-08-14 17:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- Heads of HD Hyundai Co., Hyundai Engineering & Construction (E&C) Co. and U.S. nuclear energy firm TerraPower on Friday discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in the small modular reactor (SMR) sector, HD Hyundai said.
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[2026-08-14 17:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: China's exports of electric trucks to other Asian countries have spiked, adding to a surge in domestic sales as higher fuel costs as a result of the Iran war accelerate regional electrification.
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[2026-08-14 16:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Darryl Valroy Young, 63, has pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder. (ABC News: Carole Howlett)
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[2026-08-14 16:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Vice President JD Vance said that keeping oil and gas prices low for Americans is now Washington's top priority in its war on Iran.
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[2026-08-14 15:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A person walk in front of an electronic stock chart board showing Japan’s Nikkei index at a securities firm Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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[2026-08-14 15:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Abu Dhabi’s XRG, Adnoc's international energy investment unit, has entered Venezuela's energy sector through an offshore natural gas project alongside global oil major bp and Qatar’s UCC.
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[2026-08-14 15:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Cuba on Thursday marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of its revolutionary leader, Fidel Castro, who died in Havana in 2016 at the age of 90.
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[2026-08-14 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A screenshot from a video showing an oil slick in the water by a beach, with three men in overalls working to clean up the oil
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[2026-08-14 14:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: HAVANA, Cuba — Fidel Castro would have turned 100 on Thursday, and his long shadow continues to loom over the island as he remains revered by some who miss him in the face of a crippling US energy blockade and blamed by others who see him as the architect of the system that led to Cuba’s current crisis.
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[2026-08-14 14:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In a bid to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Treasury Secretary Bessent threatened to subject Tehran to unprecedented economic sanctions
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[2026-08-14 14:15 UTC+10:00] [Congress] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In a bid to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Treasury Secretary Bessent threatened to subject Tehran to unprecedented economic sanctions
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[2026-08-14 13:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: As more E20 biofuel is sold in India, questions are being asked about reduced fuel efficiency and increased wear and tear on older vehicles. © Reuters
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[2026-08-14 13:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: For most of her life, Liezel Sarmiento has lived without electricity.
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[2026-08-14 12:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that the top US priority in the Iran war was keeping oil and gasoline prices low for Americans, with preventing Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon ranking second.
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[2026-08-14 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-08-14 11:20 UTC+10:00] [Romania] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Cernavoda shutdown poses immediate problems for Moldova, which relies on Romanian power to cover its own electricity shortages
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[2026-08-14 10:42 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Import prices fell for the second consecutive month in July due to a stronger Korean won and a decrease in oil prices amid the protracted Middle East uncertainties, central bank data showed Friday.
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