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World
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International
8/30/2022 12:06:16 PM
Catastrophic monsoon floods in Pakistan have sent food prices skyrocketing, putting many staples out of the reach of the poor as the cash-strapped nation battles shortages.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
8/27/2022 3:41:36 PM
Concern about the potential for a radiation leak at Europe's largest nuclear power plant persisted as Ukrainian authorities said Saturday that Russian forces fired on areas just across the river and Russia claimed Ukrainian shelling hit a building where nuclear fuel is stored.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
8/26/2022 5:03:27 PM
French energy firm TotalEnergies said Friday it was divesting its stake in a Russian gas field that was reported this week to be providing fuel that ends up in Russian fighter jets.
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World
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International
8/24/2022 2:12:04 PM
Parts of the European Union could face three more months of warmer and drier conditions as Europe weathers a major drought that has fueled forest fires, dried up rivers and devastated crops, the 27-nation bloc's Earth observation program is warning in a report.
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Business
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Energy
8/24/2022 12:50:58 PM
Egypt's Minister of Electricity Mohamed Shaker said on Tuesday that his ministry is cooperating with international companies to start discussions and studies to produce green hydrogen in Egypt as an initial step to expand the industry and export the fuel.
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World
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International
8/23/2022 12:47:09 PM
European economic activity fell for a second straight month in August, a keenly-watched survey revealed Tuesday, as high inflation fuelled by Russia's war in Ukraine darkens the outlook.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
8/16/2022 10:25:10 AM
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday accused Washington of seeking to prolong the conflict in Ukraine and of fuelling conflicts elsewhere in the world, including with the visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan.
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Life & Style
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Health
8/14/2022 12:23:19 PM
No studies exist to explain the high incidence of suicide in the peaceful, mountainous state of 860,000 people, where agriculture and tourism fuel the economy.
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World
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International
8/13/2022 1:06:41 PM
Thousands of U.K. train drivers walked off the job Saturday in a strike over jobs, pay and conditions, scuppering services across much of the country. The action was the latest in a spreading series of strikes by British workers seeking substantial raises to offset soaring prices for food and fuel.
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World
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Region
8/11/2022 9:20:29 PM
Iraq has agreed to renew a one-year deal to provide Lebanon with fuel for its power plants in exchange for in-kind services, Lebanon's Prime Minister said in a statement Thursday.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
8/11/2022 2:16:38 PM
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz pledged his government won't leave citizens freezing or unable to pay their energy bills but acknowledged Thursday that his country faces considerable challenges in the coming months.
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World
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International
8/11/2022 12:56:18 PM
Global oil demand will rise more than previously forecast this year as heatwaves and soaring gas prices are prompting countries to switch fuels for power generation, the International Energy Agency said Thursday.
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World
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Region
8/8/2022 12:58:51 PM
Gaza's sole power plant restarted Monday after fuel trucks passed into Gaza following the start of cease fire brokered by Egypt ending three days of Israeli aggression.
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World
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Region
8/6/2022 11:59:22 AM
Gaza's sole power plant shut down on Saturday after running out of fuel, an electricity company spokesman said, five days after Israel closed its goods crossing with the Palestinian enclave.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
8/4/2022 1:17:14 PM
Mining and commodities trading group Glencore posted on Thursday a ninefold increase in profit in a first half of the year, fuelled by soaring prices of oil, gas and coal.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
8/3/2022 8:46:29 PM
The Egyptian Armed Forces announced on Wednesday the evacuation of dozens of Libyan people injured in a recent fuel truck explosion in Bint Bayyah town in the neighbouring country to a hospital in Cairo to be treated from burns.
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Business
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Energy
8/3/2022 3:05:36 PM
Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek El-Molla discussed with a delegation from ExxonMobil upping the international company’s investments and activities of marketing and distributing fuel in Egypt.
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World
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International
7/31/2022 5:31:21 PM
The speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, confirmed Sunday she will visit four Asian countries this week but made no mention of a possible stop in Taiwan that has fueled tension with Beijing, which claims the island democracy as its own territory.
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Business
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Economy
7/28/2022 9:35:39 PM
ADNOC Distribution, the UAE’S largest fuel and retail distributor, signed on Thursday an agreement to acquire an over 50 percent stake in TotalEnergies Egypt in a deal worth $186 million, with an additional earn-out of up to $17.3 million.
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World
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Region
7/25/2022 2:40:00 PM
Temperatures in the Middle East have risen far faster than the world's average in the past three decades. Precipitation has been decreasing, and experts predict droughts will come with greater frequency and severity.
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