Topic: Energy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-28 00:25 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 00:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: A standoff continues in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow entrance to the Persian Gulf through which one-fifth of the world's oil and natural gas is transported, as Iran has limited access and the United States has imposed a blockade on Iranian ports.
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[2026-04-28 00:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Around 60 governments, including Brazil, Germany, Canada, and Nigeria, will hold the first international meeting this week to discuss phasing out fossil fuels, as the Iran war upends global oil and gas markets and sends prices soaring.
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[2026-04-28 00:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Coal miners in Russian-occupied Ukraine’s Luhansk region say they have been left without pay and facing mass layoffs after the company operating several major mines moved toward bankruptcy, deepening economic hardship in a region already battered by more than a decade of war.
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[2026-04-28 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Recent incidents in the Strait of Hormuz, from tanker disruptions to drone activity, have once again revived fears of a complete shutdown of the world’s most critical energy corridor. Yet this familiar framing is increasingly outdated. The real issue is no longer whether the strait will fully, and officially, be closed, but how it is being used while it remains partially open.
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[2026-04-27 23:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: A standoff continues in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow entrance to the Persian Gulf through which one-fifth of the world's oil and natural gas is transported, as Iran has limited access and the U.S. has imposed a blockade on Iranian ports.
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[2026-04-27 23:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Israeli military has been caught destroying solar panels in an isolated south Lebanese border village – days after soldiers desecrated a statue of Jesus Christ in the same place.
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[2026-04-27 23:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Addressing the energy crisis and alleviating the lives of Filipinos are the top priorities of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and not the forging of alliances for the 2028 national elections, Malacañang said on Monday.
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[2026-04-27 22:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Risk sentiment improved overnight on another Axios report that Iran has given the US a new proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz with more detailed nuclear talks expected later. Oil pares early gains, and US equity futures jumped although they have also pared gains since and are trading flat as traders await a huge week of earnings (44% of the S&P by mkt cap is set to report) and central bank decisions (Fed, BOJ, ECB, BOE and BOC all
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[2026-04-27 22:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: British oil major Shell on Monday said it agreed a deal to buy Canadian energy company ARC Resources in a deal valued at $16.4 billion.
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[2026-04-27 21:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CEBU CITY — Oil exploration in southern Cebu is returning to the center of energy planning as the province moves to map out long-term solutions to rising power demand.
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[2026-04-27 21:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: China's Hengli Petrochemical operates a so-called "teapot" refinery on Changxing island in Dalian, Liaoning province. The U.S. Department of Treasury believes the plant is a major refiner of Iranian crude oil. © Reuters
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[2026-04-27 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Indigenous peoples] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Global conference told benefits should not come at expense of well-protected environments
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[2026-04-27 20:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A cidade marroquina de Ouarzazate, a cerca de 200 quilômetros ao sudeste de Marrakesh, fica na borda do Saara e é conhecida como a "porta do deserto".
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[2026-04-27 20:22 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Former prime minister says policies will lose support without continued lower prices, while Malcolm Turnbull points to some progress in US
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[2026-04-27 20:09 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-27 19:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: David Crisafulli visits the Taroom Trough with Shell QGC vice-president Krishna Venkatesan. (LinkedIn)
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[2026-04-27 19:49 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US president says there’s ‘no reason to meet’ Tehran unless they agree never to have nuclear weapons
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[2026-04-27 19:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Oil prices jumped almost three percent on Monday as peace talks between the US and Iran stalled and shipments through the Strait of Hormuz remained limited, keeping global oil supplies tight.
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[2026-04-27 19:45 UTC+10:00] [Environment / Climate change] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: April 27, 2026 — 7:45pm
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[2026-04-27 19:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Muscovites awoke Monday to a record-shattering blanket of snow after a rare late-April winter storm swooped into the Russian capital overnight, with local authorities warning that snow and wind would persist over the next two days.
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[2026-04-27 19:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Muscovites awoke Monday to a record-shattering blanket of snow after a rare late-April winter storm swooped into the Russian capital overnight, with local authorities warning that snow and wind would persist over the next two days.
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[2026-04-27 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Industrial Fires
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[2026-04-27 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Kimberley Hayek via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-04-27 17:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Workers cook over a coal fire at a small restaurant due to a shortage of commercial gas in Prayagraj, India, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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[2026-04-27 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Dance music] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The half-human, half-horse star has bounced back from the brink with a grass-themed album that’s ‘a love letter to Mother Earth’. Is it true she was discovered by Whitney Horseton?
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[2026-04-27 16:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Sentos have cut operating hours and welcomed fewer customers, with some deciding to fold amid the energy crisis
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[2026-04-27 16:49 UTC+10:00] [Japan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Sentos have cut operating hours and welcomed fewer customers, with some deciding to fold amid the energy crisis
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[2026-04-27 16:39 UTC+10:00] [Environment / Climate change] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Former prime minister Kevin Rudd has urged the federal government to seize opportunities for green energy projects presented by the fuel crisis, saying “working families” were experiencing the “physical terror” of fuel insecurity.
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[2026-04-27 16:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hanwha Ocean posted a first-quarter earnings surprise, driven by a high-margin shipbuilding portfolio centered on liquefied natural gas carriers, as demand for alternative fuels strengthened amid Middle East-driven energy volatility.
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[2026-04-27 16:03 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hyundai chips away at Tesla’s lead in US with wider EV offering
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[2026-04-27 15:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A tanker docks at JERA's liquefied natural gas terminal in Japan's Chiba prefecture. The nation's biggest power producer said on April 27 that its LNG procurement had not been affected by the conflict in the Middle East to date. (Photo by Ryosuke Hanafusa)
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[2026-04-27 15:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Environmentalists have long urged finding cleaner alternatives to oil and gas. Now, as the war in the Middle East drives up prices, the need to find other sources of energy is increasingly urgent.
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[2026-04-27 15:30 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-27 15:30 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-27 15:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces bulldozed solar panels in the predominantly Christian town of Debel in southern Lebanon, cutting electricity that powers homes and the town’s water supply and leaving civilians without essential services.
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[2026-04-27 15:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Shares in Hengli Petrochemical fell by 10 percent after the United States imposed sanctions over alleged purchases of oil from Iran, Reuters reported.
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[2026-04-27 15:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Energy (DOE) on Monday said that diesel and kerosene prices will go down on Tuesday, April 28, but the cost of gasoline will increase.
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[2026-04-27 15:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Global markets are entering the week balancing resilient risk appetite against renewed geopolitical strain as prospects of U.S.-Iran negotiations took a hit over the weekend.
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[2026-04-27 15:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: LONDON — European stocks are expected to start the new week on a broadly positive footing as investors keep a close eye on stalled Iran-U.S. peace talks and look ahead to central bank meetings.
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[2026-04-27 15:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Lee Jung-hoo, nicknamed "Grandson of the Wind," has shaken off his early-season slump and is surging at the plate for the San Francisco Giants.
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[2026-04-27 15:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: "We're like a red rag to the enemy. Because we're taking the war to their territory so that they feel it too," the Ukrainian soldier says, as his unit scramble to assemble long-range drones for launch at Russia.
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[2026-04-27 14:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Red flowers lie on a bas-relief of firefighter Georgy Popov atop of his grave at the Mitinskoye Cemetery where several victims of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster are buried, marking the 40th anniversary of the explosion and fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, outside Moscow, Sunday, April 26, 2026.
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[2026-04-27 14:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met on Sunday with the Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, in Muscat. Oman’s foreign minister, Badr al Busaidi, also attended the meeting.
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[2026-04-27 14:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Mercedes Lopez Rey, 83, stands in her one-room apartment in Old Havana, Cuba, Friday, April 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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[2026-04-27 14:05 UTC+10:00] [Energy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Stories driving the day in Brussels and beyond.
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[2026-04-27 13:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Next-generation large-scale energy storage system promises ultra-low cost and record lifespan
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[2026-04-27 13:59 UTC+10:00] [Institute of Metal Research] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Next-generation large-scale energy storage system promises ultra-low cost and record lifespan
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[2026-04-27 13:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Refiled application comes as a cluster of mainland China companies submits listing documents, signalling a pickup in the city’s IPO pipeline
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[2026-04-27 13:55 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Refiled application comes as a cluster of mainland China companies submits listing documents, signalling a pickup in the city’s IPO pipeline
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