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International
6/27/2022 3:50:29 PM
The increase of prices for fuel and other basic commodities has sparked protests around the world as global inflation begins to bite, with protesters crying that pay is not enough to keep up with soaring prices.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
6/26/2022 1:04:56 PM
Leaders of three French energy companies on Sunday called on the French public to immediately reduce consumption of fuel, oil, electricity and gas amid shortages and soaring prices due to Russia's supply cuts and the war in Ukraine.
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World
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International
6/25/2022 12:21:54 PM
Rising food costs. Soaring fuel bills. Wages that are not keeping pace. Inflation is plundering people's wallets, sparking a wave of protests and workers' strikes around the world.
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World
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Africa
6/23/2022 8:54:14 PM
Ethiopia on Thursday described fuel shortages in the war-wracked Tigray region as a "myth" and accused Tigrayan rebels of seeking to launch a new offensive.
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World
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International
6/22/2022 1:22:45 PM
Sri Lanka's debt-laden economy has ``collapsed'' after months of shortages of food, fuel and electricity, its prime minister told lawmakers Wednesday, in comments underscoring the country's dire situation as it seeks help from international lenders.
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World
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Africa
6/21/2022 9:36:46 PM
The European Union says Ethiopia's government must reconnect its northern Tigray region to the world as a yearlong partial blockade has left food aid for almost 1 million hungry people stuck in warehouses without the fuel to deliver it.
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World
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Region
6/21/2022 3:48:07 PM
Consumers must be prepared to endure up to five years of turbulent oil markets, the head of ExxonMobil said Tuesday, citing under-investment and the coronavirus pandemic.
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World
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International
6/20/2022 7:28:17 PM
Pope Francis has fuelled the rumour mill with a postponed Africa trip and the curious timing of an upcoming meeting of cardinals, but experts caution against assuming a resignation is nigh.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
6/20/2022 3:19:36 PM
Russia's military was grinding down Ukraine's defenses on Monday, with combat in eastern areas entering a ``decisive'' phase, as the war's consequences for food and fuel supplies increasingly weighed on minds around the globe.
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World
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International
6/20/2022 11:32:19 AM
Sri Lanka closed schools and halted all non-essential government services on Monday, beginning a two-week shutdown to conserve fast-depleting fuel reserves as the International Monetary Fund opened talks with Colombo on a possible bailout.
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Economy
6/20/2022 10:52:49 AM
China's imports of oil from Russia rose 55 percent in May, customs data showed on Monday, with the West sanctioning fuel imports from Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.
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Economy
6/15/2022 5:04:17 PM
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday chastised the oil industry over soaring fuel prices at the heart of 40-year high inflation, warning of unspecified emergency measures.
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Economy
6/14/2022 2:11:28 PM
Bedevilled by high fuel and fertiliser costs, along with a labour crisis driven by Covid-19 restrictions, China risks a smaller autumn harvest that could supercharge demand for commodities just as the world can afford it least.
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Life & Style
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Health
6/14/2022 11:50:34 AM
Microscopic air pollution caused mostly by burning fossil fuels shortens lives worldwide by more than two years, researchers reported on Tuesday.
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Business
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Economy
6/13/2022 1:33:42 PM
The yen plunged to its lowest level against the dollar since 1998 on Monday as sky-high US inflation fuels a widening monetary policy gap between Japan and the world's largest economy.
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World
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Region
6/13/2022 1:27:10 PM
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi were headed to Israel Monday as the EU seeks to wean itself off Russian fossil fuel imports.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
6/13/2022 12:03:58 PM
Russia earned 93 billion euros ($98 billion) from fossil fuel exports during the first 100 days of its war in Ukraine, with most sent to the European Union, according to research published Monday.
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Life & Style
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Food
6/7/2022 1:05:18 PM
U.N. food agencies issued stark warnings about multiple, looming food crises , driven by climate “shocks” like drought and worsened by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine that have sent fuel and food prices soaring.
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World
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International
6/5/2022 11:02:30 PM
Pope Francis added fuel to rumors about the future of his pontificate by announcing he would visit the central Italian city of L'Aquila in August for a feast initiated by Pope Celestine V, one of the few pontiffs who resigned before Pope Benedict XVI stepped down in 2013.
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World
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International
6/5/2022 11:18:22 AM
Pope Francis added fuel to rumors about the future of his pontificate by announcing he would visit the central Italian city of L'Aquila in August for a feast initiated by Pope Celestine V, one of the few pontiffs who resigned before Pope Benedict XVI stepped down in 2013.
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