Topic: Energy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-20 10:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW YORK — Oil prices rose in early trading Sunday as a standoff between Iran and the U.S. prevented tankers from using the Strait of Hormuz, the Persian Gulf waterway that is crucial to global energy supplies.
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[2026-04-20 10:14 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The owner of one of Australia’s only two oil refineries expects to ramp back up to above 90 per cent of its maximum output within weeks, as it recovers from a major blaze that crippled key production units and heightened worries about Australia’s vulnerability to an ongoing global supply crunch.
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[2026-04-20 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From Nepal to Vietnam, soaring fuel costs are making petrol cars a luxury as Asia outpaces Europe in the race to go electric
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[2026-04-20 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From Nepal to Vietnam, soaring fuel costs are making petrol cars a luxury as Asia outpaces Europe in the race to go electric
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[2026-04-20 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: The fire had sparked concerns of further pressure on Australia's energy supply amid the war in the Middle East. Credit: Ashley Van Vledder / PR Image
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[2026-04-20 09:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s first vice president, Mohammad Reza Aref, said the “security of the Strait of Hormuz is not free”, warning that restrictions on Iran’s oil exports would have wider consequences.
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[2026-04-20 09:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Arts, Culture and Entertainment
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[2026-04-20 08:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Tankers and bulk carriers anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, Saturday, April 18, 2026. (AP Photo)
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[2026-04-20 08:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Crude oil prices surged Sunday, as the U.S. and Iran teetered on the brink of a renewed war after attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-20 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Having gone into the weekend with stocks squeezing to record highs and oil prices plunging on euphoric hope that goldilocks was right around the corner in the Middle East - following Trump's very enthusiastic statements all day - things have gone a 'little bit slightly turbo' again...
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[2026-04-20 07:59 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-20 07:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Wisconsin cops were forced to use rubber bullets and teargas to fend off a horde of 1,000 animal rights activists who stormed a local beagle research facility to try to free the dogs, authorities said.
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[2026-04-20 07:25 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: ACT independent David Pocock is calling for a 25% tax on gas exports to fund welfare and housing. Follow today’s news live
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[2026-04-20 07:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Part of Chevron's Gorgon project on Barrow Island, off WA's coast. (Supplied: Chevron)
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[2026-04-20 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Demand for crude palm oil from Southeast Asia has surged because of the war in Iran, but future production is constrained by mounting fertilizer costs, climate change and aging palms. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Reuters)
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[2026-04-20 06:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan has moved recently to release crude oil from its national petroleum reserves. (Photo by Mizuho Miyazaki)
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[2026-04-20 06:00 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: As IMF was looking to lift up the global growth forecast in 2026 the war in the Middle East halted this momentum. The closing of the Strait of Hormuz and serious damage to critical energy facilities in the Middle East raise the prospect of a major energy crisis should a durable solution not be found soon, Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, Economic Counsellor and Director of the Research Department IMF told its latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) launch held on April 14, in
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[2026-04-20 05:56 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Pakistan is facing widening power cuts as Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) shortages worsen amid the war in the Middle East, disrupting electricity supply at a time of peak summer demand, according to local media.
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[2026-04-20 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Former Member of Parliament Lakshman Kiriella has stated that the Government has admitted to importing substandard coal, as confirmed by the Auditor General’s report submitted to Parliament and the COPE.
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[2026-04-20 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Indian Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan held extensive bilateral discussions with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, and Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa during his official visit to Sri Lanka. This marked the Vice President’s maiden bilateral visit to Sri Lanka.
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[2026-04-20 05:28 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Australian sharemarket is set for an uncertain start to the week amid an escalation of tensions in the Middle East.
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[2026-04-20 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Lifestyle / Health & wellness] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Caring for kids or ageing parents, keeping up with the demands of your job and other daily sources of stress can leave you feeling depleted. You know exercise is good for you, but you simply can’t imagine mustering up the energy to work out.
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[2026-04-20 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Renewable Energy
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[2026-04-20 04:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A California judge has ruled Sable Offshore Corp. — the company Donald Trump is using to give the state an oil lifeline — did not have the authority to restart its operations.
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[2026-04-20 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: People spend 80% to 90% of their time indoors – and poor indoor air quality can kill. One of the most significant environmental health risks globally, poor indoor air quality is estimated to be responsible for 3.2 million deaths annually worldwide, especially in low- and middle-income countries, where families lack access to clean energy and use wood, kerosene, or coal fires for cooking and heating.
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[2026-04-20 02:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Energy Secretary Chris Wright claims that Washington is closing in on a potential agreement with Iran, despite ongoing tensions.
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[2026-04-20 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THIS year’s Earth Day — April 22 — will have a special significance for Fiji. April 22 is the last day for the public to review and comment on the 1,500-page long environmental impact assessment report for a proposed mega waste-to-energy (WtE) incinerator. The WtE, with a daily maximum capacity of 2,700 tons and a projected 80-megawatt (MW) electricity output, is a project of Australian businessman Ian Malouf and his company The Next Generation Fiji (TNG Fiji).
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[2026-04-20 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: AMID the global energy crisis further aggravated by geopolitical unrest, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has been lauded for its excellence in reserve management through the Reserve Manager award at the Central Banking Awards 2026.
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[2026-04-20 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas recently received international recognition for its excellence in reserve management, a milestone that underscores a significant shift in the nation’s monetary strategy. Under the leadership of Governor Eli Remolona Jr., the central bank has moved toward an active risk management framework designed to protect the economy from external volatility.
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[2026-04-20 01:47 UTC+10:00] [Development] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Hungary's outgoing Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Sunday signaled readiness to lift his veto over a €90 billion EU loan to Ukraine before leaving office — if Kyiv restores the flow of oil to Hungary.
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[2026-04-20 01:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Drawing further attention to the global uranium supply-demand mismatch that we've been pounding the table on since 2020, Kazakhstan has outlined plans to accelerate exploration and create a strategic reserve for the nuclear fuel.
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[2026-04-20 00:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for about a fifth of the world’s oil, has again become the chaotic centre of the United States-Israel war on Iran, as a standoff between Washington and Tehran is complicating efforts to end the war.
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[2026-04-20 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Americas] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — America’s allies, stung by soaring energy costs due to Washington’s attacks on Iran, are confronting an uncomfortable truth: The escape route from fossil fuel shocks leads straight into China’s arms.
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[2026-04-19 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Prices at the gas pump likely peaked about a week ago and should start to slowly decline over the coming weeks as the war in Iran comes to a close, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday.
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[2026-04-19 23:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Like every advancing society in the past, it sees the future by seizing new energy sources and their associated technologies
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[2026-04-19 23:42 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Like every advancing society in the past, it sees the future by seizing new energy sources and their associated technologies
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[2026-04-19 23:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Washington’s 30-day waiver granting India permission to buy Iranian crude for the first time in seven years expires today, and there is no indication that it will be renewed.
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[2026-04-19 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: There don’t appear to be too many musical bases Ittai Binnun hasn’t touched during his two decade-plus career thus far. For starters, the 50-something artist plays a veritable arsenal of instruments, mostly of the wind ilk, but there are also a saz (long-necked lute) and keyboards in his multifarious locker, alongside his clarinet, ney, and various other flutes.
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[2026-04-19 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A large-scale project in Shandong province is part of a national green energy push
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[2026-04-19 23:00 UTC+10:00] [carbon emissions] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A large-scale project in Shandong province is part of a national green energy push
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[2026-04-19 22:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US Envoy Tom Barrack has downplayed escalating tensions between Turkey and Israel as just "rhetoric" and pushed for regional cooperation between the two countries in security and energy projects.
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[2026-04-19 22:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Financial Times
Snippet: PublishedApril 19 2026
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[2026-04-19 21:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Nearly two months into the US–Israel war on Iran, the conflict has killed thousands of people and disrupted major energy flows. At the centre of the crisis is the Strait of Hormuz, the vital chokepoint where about 20 percent of the world’s oil supplies normally flow, which has been repeatedly restricted or threatened with closure by both parties, Iran and the US.
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[2026-04-19 19:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has condemned a US decision to extend the period during which Russia is allowed to sell oil despite Western sanctions.
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[2026-04-19 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Michigan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In Hamtramck, Abdulrahman Abohatem placed himself between 16-year-old girl and man before police arrest
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[2026-04-19 18:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: China staged a half marathon in Beijing on 19 April 2025 in which humanoid robots ran alongside human participants over 21.1km, in a first for the country’s robotics sector. Spectators, including many families, lined the route to watch the event, held in the E-Town technology zone and designed to test machines under real-world conditions.
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[2026-04-19 17:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday condemned the easing of sanctions on Russian oil after the United States extended a waiver meant to soften surging energy prices driven by the Middle East war.
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[2026-04-19 17:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US has renewed a sanctions exemption allowing Russian crude and petroleum products already loaded onto tankers to be delivered and sold freely, the US Treasury Department has announced. The move came despite a pledge by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made two days prior that the waiver would not be extended.
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[2026-04-19 17:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: COLOGNE, Germany — Wearing a gas mask, a young man performs a rapid series of push-ups, jumps and squats at the German military's recruiting booth at FIBO, the world's largest fitness expo, held in Cologne.
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[2026-04-19 16:41 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Athletics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The dramatic rise of Australian sprinting shows no sign of slowing down after powerhouse runner Eddie Osei-Nketia ran a staggering time of 9.84 seconds for the 100m in a college athletics race in the USA.
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