Topic: Energy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-28 22:59 UTC+10:00] [clean energy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Clean energy is still a fast cheap source of new capacity, but the government has tried to halt or slow the building of solar and wind farms
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[2026-04-28 22:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Bangladesh’s Russian-backed nuclear power project has entered its final stage, with fuel loading into the first unit of the facility in Rooppur beginning on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-28 22:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A gas price is displayed as a customer holds a fuel pump nozzle before filling up her vehicle’s gas tank at a gas station, in Lincolnshire, Ill., Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, file)
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[2026-04-28 22:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE's withdrawal from the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) follows a pattern running through some of the most consequential decisions it has made over the past decade.
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[2026-04-28 22:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday that it will leave the OPEC and OPEC+ oil cartels on 1 May, state media has reported.
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[2026-04-28 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Just days after the UAE publicly signaled liquidity concerns by requesting swap lines from the Federal Reserve to ease pressures on the country's banks, major Gulf oil producer, the UAE, has decided to exit the oil cartel - an unexpected development that crossed Bloomberg headlines on Tuesday morning around 0822 ET.
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[2026-04-28 22:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US equity futures are lower, dragged by tech, following a report that OpenAI missed revenue and user targets and there growing internal pushback against Sam Altman's notorious aggressive spending (the company has $1.5 trillion in commitment it won't be able to meet), which is hitting semiconductors and the broader supply chain.
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[2026-04-28 22:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday it quit OPEC and OPEC+, dealing a heavy blow to the oil exporting groups and their de facto leader, Saudi Arabia, at a time when the Iran war has caused a historic energy shock and unsettled the global economy.
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[2026-04-28 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US generated more power from renewables like solar and wind than gas last month in a first
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[2026-04-28 22:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE, the world's seventh-largest producer of oil, has announced it will withdraw from Opec after more than five decades, with the decision taking effect on May 1.
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[2026-04-28 22:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: When Egypt’s government ordered businesses to close early and dimmed public lighting last month, it billed the measures as necessary for the country to cope with the disruption of energy supplies and surging fuel prices caused by the Iran war.
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[2026-04-28 22:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Leading scientist says prototype mobile ‘power bank’ could end ‘battery anxiety’ and generate up to 10MW of energy
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[2026-04-28 22:10 UTC+10:00] [Science and Technology Daily] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Leading scientist says prototype mobile ‘power bank’ could end ‘battery anxiety’ and generate up to 10MW of energy
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[2026-04-28 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: While all the attention has been focused on President Trump's national security team reviewing an Iranian peace deal that would end the two-month war and reopen the Hormuz chokepoint, while deferring nuclear negotiations to a later date, new vessel-tracking data show that the first loaded LNG tanker has exited the critical waterway since the conflict began, while the first loaded crude supertanker is also attempting to exit.
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[2026-04-28 21:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: German tabloid Bild has published nude images of a Ukrainian woman allegedly linked to the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines.
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[2026-04-28 21:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The blaze at the Black Sea Tuapse site, where operations were already halted due to a previous attack, led to the evacuation of some streets
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[2026-04-28 21:35 UTC+10:00] [Rosneft] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The blaze at the Black Sea Tuapse site, where operations were already halted due to a previous attack, led to the evacuation of some streets
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[2026-04-28 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Ed Miliband, the UK's energy and net zero minister, has said his government will tax windfall profits for companies like BP to help with the cost of living crisis fuelled by the war on Iran.
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[2026-04-28 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Indonesia’s Karimun is the first non-Russian oil terminal to be sanctioned by Brussels since the start of the Ukraine war in 2022
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[2026-04-28 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Gadjah Mada University] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Indonesia’s Karimun is the first non-Russian oil terminal to be sanctioned by Brussels since the start of the Ukraine war in 2022
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[2026-04-28 20:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: As the death toll in Iran moves above 3,500 and energy bills rise for UK households, fossil fuel and weapons companies have seen their profits rise dramatically since the war by the US and Israel began two months ago.
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[2026-04-28 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: An instructor from the Ukrainian company General Cherry demonstrates the operation of an anti-air interceptor drone designed to destroy Russian attack drones in Kyiv region, on March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)
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[2026-04-28 20:25 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Residents in 16 towns and villages are told to evacuate immediately
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[2026-04-28 20:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant at Ishwardi in Pabna, Bangladesh, on Oct.4, 2023. With the start of operations later this year, the plant will offer a buffer against future energy shocks. © AP
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[2026-04-28 20:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Sweden is issuing an early warning of a potential jet fuel shortage because of the war on Iran, the country's energy minister Ebba Busch said on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-28 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Trump's blockade is having a predictable effect on Iran's economy and oil industry, with reports that the regime is scrambling to repurpose old and rusty tankers as floating storage. Kharg Island is hitting capacity and the results could lead to disaster for Iran's oil wells.
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[2026-04-28 19:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Tiina Lee, the CEO of Citi U.K., expects global growth to remain resilient this year, telling CNBC that a "recessionary environment" is "not our base case."
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[2026-04-28 19:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. is being "humiliated" by the Iranian regime, Germany's chancellor has said, as disquiet among European leaders over a prolonged conflict in the Middle East gradually intensifies.
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[2026-04-28 19:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The war in Iran is beginning to weigh on China’s economy, with car sales plunging, toy factories shutting down, and thousands of workers taking to the streets following a surge in plastic and energy prices.
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[2026-04-28 19:11 UTC+10:00] [Commuting] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Commuting in the Philippines has become extremely chaotic. “When you get on the train, you have to protect yourself so that you don’t get squeezed.” “We call it a sardine situation. It’s becoming unimaginable.” The war in Iran has created a global energy crisis, more than doubling the price at the pump in the Philippines.
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[2026-04-28 18:58 UTC+10:00] [Drones] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: KYIV — Ukraine struck Russia’s oil infrastructure in the Black Sea port city of Tuapse for the third time in a month, local authorities said Tuesday.
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[2026-04-28 18:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: China has pledged more "forceful" measures to strengthen energy security and shore up business confidence amid mounting economic headwinds. © Reuters
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[2026-04-28 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Authorities in the southern port town of Tuapse on Tuesday ordered an evacuation of residents in areas near a Rosneft oil refinery after Ukraine attacked and set fire to the facility for a third time this month.
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[2026-04-28 17:30 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: April 28, 2026 17:30 | News
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[2026-04-28 17:30 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Dubai/Washington: US President Donald Trump is unhappy with the latest Iranian proposal on resolving the two-month war, a US official said, dampening hopes for a resolution to the conflict that has disrupted energy supplies, fuelled inflation and killed thousands.
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[2026-04-28 16:58 UTC+10:00] [BP] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Energy company hails ‘exceptional’ contribution of oil trading operations as profits hit $3.2bn in the first quarter
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[2026-04-28 16:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Bloomberg reported that satellite images show multiple Iranian oil tankers gathering near the port of Chabahar, outside the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-28 16:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: BP's profits for the first three months of the year have more than doubled following a surge in oil prices since the beginning of the Iran war.
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[2026-04-28 16:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: British energy major BP on Tuesday reported stronger-than-expected first-quarter profit, following a surge in oil and gas prices driven by the Middle East conflict.
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[2026-04-28 15:31 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Posco said Tuesday it is accelerating expansion of its industrial gas business as a future growth engine, aiming to capture rising demand from advanced industries such as semiconductors, aerospace and secondary batteries.
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[2026-04-28 15:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Two regional officials say that Iran has offered to end its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for the U.S. lifting its blockade on the country and an end to the war. A standoff remains on the strait, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which a fifth of all traded oil and natural gas passes, as Iran has restricted movement through it and the U.S.
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[2026-04-28 15:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump is unhappy with the latest Iranian proposal on resolving the two-month war, a US official said, dampening hopes for a resolution to the conflict that has disrupted energy supplies, fueled inflation, and killed thousands.
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[2026-04-28 15:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Samsung SDI significantly reduced its operating loss in the first quarter this year, supported by surging demand for energy storage systems driven by the artificial intelligence data center boom.
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[2026-04-28 15:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Two regional officials say that Iran has offered to end its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for the U.S. lifting its blockade on the country and an end to the war. A standoff remains on the strait, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which a fifth of all traded oil and natural gas passes, as Iran has restricted movement through it and the U.S.
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[2026-04-28 15:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Oil prices are continuing to climb despite Iran’s proposal to end its effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for deferring nuclear negotiations with the United States.
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[2026-04-28 14:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Wall Street Journal, citing data from Kpler, reported that Iranian oil shipments have fallen sharply as the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz disrupts exports.
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[2026-04-28 14:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A person walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei index at a securities firm, Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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[2026-04-28 14:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In Cuba farmers are struggling to grow and transport food. (AP/ Danica Coto, Ariel Fernández and Milexsy Durán)
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[2026-04-28 13:41 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-28 12:57 UTC+10:00] [Southeast Asia heatwave] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘The canteen and even the 7-Eleven downstairs are cooler than our office, which is why people end up gathering there,’ a Thai worker says
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