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Newest first · UTC+10:00Australia’s demolition derby collides with safety rules as fans fight to save the ‘oddball’ motor sport
Pitting beaten-up cars against each other at rural agricultural shows, the sport has been in the spotlight since a crash last year that injured spectators
· Jack Larkin
How Australia’s remote communities are experiencing the fuel crisis: ‘A knock-on effect for people already struggling’
One family in the Indigenous community of Ltyentye Apurte has seen their weekly shop increase from $600 to $800 because of rising diesel prices
· Sarah Collard
Three Supertankers Carrying Iraqi And Saudi Crude Sail Through The Strait Of Hormuz
The wait is over: after the Persian Gulf side of the Hormuz Strait had turned into a bit of a parking lot late last week as tankers piled up hoping to use the ceasefire and make the crossing, two Chinese supertankers loaded with crude sailed through the Strait of Hormuz hours after a Greek vessel moved through the w…
· Tyler Durden
‘I had a lot of people reach out’: The loss driving MasterChef Australia judge Sofia Levin
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· Brodie Lancaster
The fuel excise has been cut, so why is diesel so expensive?
The price of diesel continues to soar, despite government measures to decrease the cost. (ABC News: Jasmine Hughes)
· Adelaide Miller
A Golden Jubilee and ‘another 50 to go’: The enduring soul of Bridge Road’s favourite deli
I won’t say I don’t get excited about new restaurants but if you really want to reel me in, tell me about a place that’s been looking after its community for 10 years. Or 20. Or, in the case of Richmond’s Laikon Deli, an astonishing half century.
· Dani Valent
French man charged with keeping nine-year-old son locked in van since 2024
Police rescued boy after neighbour reported sounds of a child coming from vehicle in Hagenbach in eastern France
· Nadeembadshah
Knifeman calling himself 'Lucifer' slashes three at NYC's Grand Central
A machete-wielding suspect randomly attacked three people at New York City's Grand Central station before he was fatally shot by police, in a rampage that diverted trains at the nation's biggest rail hub.
· Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu
Israel will fight on ferociously: It will hunt down its enemies, not be hounded by them - opinion
Do not listen to the defeatists that gloomily dominate American and Israeli airwaves this weekend driving a double sourpuss narrative – that the war against Iran was politically vain and/or militarily futile. Both accusations are nasty. Neither is accurate.
· DAVID M. WEINBERG
Iryna Zarutska’s killer and more: Letters to the Editor — April 12, 2026
Decarlos Brown Jr., who butchered Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska, has been found “incapable to proceed” on murder charges (“NC rail slay trial delayed,” April 9).
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Irish police clear demonstrators to reopen refinery as fuel protest causes chaos
DUBLIN, Ireland — Police removed protesters Saturday to reopen Ireland's only oil refinery as a fifth day of disruptive demonstrations over the soaring price of fuel left many gas pumps dry and threatened to cripple transportation across the country.
· Associated Press
AI data center costing over $5 billion set to bear down on century-old family cemetery in Georgia
As AI companies race to build the infrastructure powering the next generation of technology, data centers are proliferating across the country—increasingly landing in, or even being courted by, rural communities that have little experience dealing with large-scale industrial development, and even less warning when a…
· Realtor.com
Decency, civility and public order
INTERIOR Secretary Jonvic Remulla made an amusing announcement recently that all disorderly acts, such as drinking sprees and gambling on the street, walking shirtless, and minors violating nighttime curfews, shall be prohibited by the Philippine National Police and village watchmen under pain of punishment. His dir…
· Lloyd C. Bautista
Mining companies exploiting Indigenous peoples
THE Philippines is blessed with great mineral wealth. It has an abundance of nickel, copper, gold, cobalt, chromite, iron ore, manganese, zinc, lead, mercury, and even rare earth elements. It also has vast resources of renewable energy — wind, solar, hydro, geothermal and biomass — yet it depends on burning coal, th…
· Fr. Shay Cullen, SSC
Greenpeace slams govt’s fossil fuel push
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· Leander C. Domingo
Irish police push back fuel-price protesters blocking country’s only oil refinery
DUBLIN — Police pepper-sprayed protesters Saturday as soldiers deployed heavy-lifting equipment to remove trucks and tractors that had been blocking access to Ireland’s only oil refinery.
· Shawn Pogatchnik
HEADLINES: Diesel from Malaysia to bolster fuel supply | Apr. 12, 2026
Good day. Here are the stories of The Manila Times for Sunday, April 12, 2026.
· The Manila Times
In Ethiopia, fuel prices overshadow this year's Easter celebrations
As millions of Ethiopians marked Good Friday in the capital, Addis Ababa on Friday, many were continuing to suffer the impacts of the Middle East crisis, which has sparked chronic fuel shortages and rising costs of basic commodities.
· AfricaNews
Two teenagers die in M1 crash as 'car leaves bridge'
Two teenagers have died after the car they were travelling in is believed to have left a road bridge and crashed into a minibus on the motorway below, police have said.
· Liam Barnes
Government launches multi-million-dollar fuel saving campaign
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How San Francisco is licking crime — and offering hope forAmerica
San Francisco, a city long associated with exotic ideas, has been experimenting with a radical notion — cracking down on car thieves.
· Rich Lowry
Ireland's fuel blockades lead to major highway closures and shortages
A man walks in between vehicles parked on O’Connell Street on the second day of a national fuel protest against rising fuel prices, in Dublin, Ireland, Wednesday April 8, 2026. (Brian Lawless/PA via AP)
· Brian Melley
Accused scammer charged in alleged $150,000 NSW shopping centre sting
Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
· Patrick Brischetto
Three weeks of fuel, 170 million people: Inside Bangladesh’s worsening fuel shortage
“My daughter is sleeping in the ICU of a hospital in Mohakhali, Dhaka and I have been in the queue at the Trust filling station since 1:30 AM. It is now a quarter to three... If I cannot get fuel, I will leave the bike on the road and just walk away. I do not have the strength left in my body to push this bike all t…
· RT
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“My daughter is sleeping in the ICU of a hospital in Mohakhali, Dhaka and I have been in the queue at the Trust filling station since 1:30 AM. It is now a quarter to three... If I cannot get fuel, I will leave the bike on the road and just walk away. I do not have the strength left in my body to push this bike all t…
· RT
Pasay roads closed Sunday for marathon event
MANILA, Philippines — Several roads in Pasay City will be closed from 1 a.m. to 7 a.m. on Sunday, April 12, 2026 for a marathon event, the Pasay Traffic and Parking Management Office said on Saturday.
· James Daniel Danio
Two men stabbed in Melbourne home invasion
Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
· Patrick Brischetto
Does this Kenyan rail project provide a model for Chinese and Western firms in Africa?
The Nairobi Railway City project is being built by Chinese contractor but Britain is helping to provide the funding
· Jevans Nyabiage
Does this Kenyan rail project provide a model for Chinese and Western firms in Africa?
The Nairobi Railway City project is being built by Chinese contractor but Britain is helping to provide the funding
· Jevans Nyabiage
Turtle found dead after apparent fall in Hong Kong’s Wong Tai Sin
Police say they were alerted at 2.09pm of incident along No 185 Hammer Hill Road
· Fiona Sun
Turtle found dead after apparent fall in Hong Kong’s Wong Tai Sin
Police say they were alerted at 2.09pm of incident along No 185 Hammer Hill Road
· Fiona Sun
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific and HK Express cut some flights as jet fuel prices rise
Cathay reduction affects flights mainly on regional routes, along with some services to Australia, South Asia and South Africa, from May 16 to June 30
· Wynna Wong
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific and HK Express cut some flights as jet fuel prices rise
Cathay reduction affects flights mainly on regional routes, along with some services to Australia, South Asia and South Africa, from May 16 to June 30
· Wynna Wong
Inside the Sudanese army coalition split over Iran and the Muslim Brotherhood
On Wednesday, as the proposed two-week halt to the war on Iran was being announced, Sudan’s army-led government issued a statement condemning Iranian strikes on energy infrastructure in Saudi Arabia’s Jubail industrial city.
· Middleeasteye
Motorbikers claim driver ran them over
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Hundreds of Irish forecourts run out of fuel as protests continue
Hundreds of petrol stations in the Republic of Ireland have run out of fuel as protests over high prices continue for a fifth day.
· Niall Glynn
Albanese didn’t return with shiploads of diesel. That doesn’t mean his Singapore visit wasn’t a success
Having received assurances from Singapore over refined fuels, diesel supply will surely be next on the prime minister’s agenda
· Josh Butler
Pirates bring road win streak into game against the Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates (8-5, second in the NL Central) vs. Chicago Cubs (6-7, fifth in the NL Central)
· The Associated Press
Astros take road slide into matchup against the Mariners
Houston Astros (6-8, fourth in the AL West) vs. Seattle Mariners (5-9, fifth in the AL West)
· The Associated Press
Petrol QR quota system suspended for New Year season until April 18
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has announced a temporary relaxation of the QR code-based fuel quota system for petrol in line with the Sinhala and Tamil New Year season.
· Supuni Kulasinghe
Three men arrested, weapons seized after police chase in Sydney's west
Officers chased the men on foot after ramming their car. (ABC News)
Utah faces Los Angeles on 9-game road slide
Utah Jazz (21-59, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (52-29, fourth in the Western Conference)
· The Associated Press
Sierra Leone women defy norms as rickshaw drivers
On the bustling streets of Freetown, Sierra Leone, women are taking the handlebars and breaking into rickshaw driving, a job long dominated by men.
· Kemo Cham
Milwaukee faces Philadelphia, aims to stop road slide
Milwaukee Bucks (32-49, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (44-37, eighth in the Eastern Conference)
· The Associated Press
Washington plays Cleveland on 5-game road slide
Washington Wizards (17-64, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (51-30, fourth in the Eastern Conference)
· The Associated Press
New Orleans visits Minnesota on 8-game road skid
New Orleans Pelicans (26-55, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (48-33, sixth in the Western Conference)
· The Associated Press
Brooklyn faces Toronto, aims to stop road slide
Brooklyn Nets (20-61, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (45-36, sixth in the Eastern Conference)
· The Associated Press
Orlando takes road win streak into matchup with Boston
Orlando Magic (45-36, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (55-26, second in the Eastern Conference)
· The Associated Press