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Asia barters for scarce energy as Iran crisis throttles supplies
Reuters, Published on 01/04/2026
» TOKYO/COLOMBO/WELLINGTON — Indonesia's leader visited Tokyo this week in Asia's latest flurry of fuel bartering efforts to offset crippling shortages caused by conflict in the Middle East, a key source of regional energy supplies.
War in the Middle East: latest developments
AFP, Published on 30/03/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war:
Mideast war threatens energy crisis worse than 1970s oil shocks
AFP, Published on 23/03/2026
» TEHRAN — The world faces an energy crisis worse than both 1970s oil shocks combined if the Middle East war drags on, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) warned Monday, as Israel launched fresh strikes on Tehran and threatened weeks more fighting.
Gas leak kills 17 in South African slum
AFP, Published on 06/07/2023
» BOKSBURG, South Africa: At least 17 people, including three children, died in a slum near Johannesburg from a leak of toxic gas apparently used for scavenging gold at an abandoned mine, rescue services said Thursday.
South Africa fuel tanker blast death toll climbs to 18
AFP, Published on 27/12/2022
» JOHANNESBURG - The death toll from a fuel tanker explosion in a South African city east of Johannesburg last week has climbed to 18, regional health authorities said on Monday.
South Africa fuel tanker blast death toll rises to 15
AFP, Published on 25/12/2022
» JOHANNESBURG - The death toll from a fuel tanker explosion in a South African city east of Johannesburg has risen to 15, the health minister said Sunday.
Kazakh prosecutors say 225 people have died in unrest
AFP, Published on 16/01/2022
» NUR-SULTAN (KAZAKHSTAN) - Violent unrest in Kazakhstan that began with peaceful protests in early January over energy prices has left 225 people dead, authorities said Saturday, in a dramatic increase on previous tolls.
Kazakh leader says order 'mainly restored'
AFP, Published on 07/01/2022
» ALMATY: Kazakhstan's president said on Friday that order had been mostly restored in the country after days of unprecedented violence that saw a Moscow-led military alliance send troops to help quell unrest.
Security forces kill 'dozens' in Kazakhstan unrest
AFP, Published on 06/01/2022
» ALMATY (KAZAKHSTAN) - Security forces in Kazakhstan killed dozens of protesters trying to storm government buildings overnight, police said Thursday, after a Moscow-led military alliance agreed to send forces to help quell mounting unrest.
Kazakhstan declares emergencies in cities hit by unrest
AFP, Published on 05/01/2022
» ALMATY (KAZAKHSTAN) - Kazakhstan's president imposed states of emergency in the largest city Almaty and an oil-rich western region Wednesday after unprecedented protests that began over a regional energy price hike engulfed other parts of the vast ex-Soviet country.