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Gold price hits record high
Published on 05/03/2024
» The price of gold reached an all-time high on Tuesday, lifted by its safe-haven status as investors look ahead to lower US interest rates later this year.
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Singapore to impose green fuel levy on flights from 2026
Published on 19/02/2024
» SINGAPORE: Travellers will need to bear the cost of the transition towards green jet fuel, Singapore's transport minister said as he announced the city state's plans for a levy on flight ticket prices as the aviation industry seeks a viable funding model.
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3 years after coup, Myanmar junta chief under unprecedented pressure
Published on 31/01/2024
» In mid-January, at a small gathering in a cantonment town in Myanmar, hard line pro-military monk Pauk Kotaw suggested that the country's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing step down and his deputy take over. The crowd cheered in agreement, according to videos of the event posted on social media.
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Singapore bunker fuel schedules tighten, premiums rise on Red Sea impact
Reuters, Published on 25/01/2024
» SINGAPORE - Shippers and trading firms are facing longer waits and higher prices for low-sulphur fuel deliveries at Singapore, the world's top bunker hub, as refuelling demand rises due to ship diversions from Red Sea tensions, industry sources told Reuters.
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War, weather put ocean shippers on notice for rough seas
Reuters, Published on 06/01/2024
» LOS ANGELES - Recent hostilities in the Red Sea have thrown global shippers of vital goods for a loop — but it is hardly the only issue that big carriers are facing as 2024 kicks off.
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Israel army warns Gaza war will continue throughout 2024
AFP, Published on 02/01/2024
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Unrelenting Israeli bombardment rocked Gaza on Monday, while an army spokesman warned the war on the besieged territory's Hamas rulers will continue throughout 2024.
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Israel bombs Gaza as UN weighs new ceasefire call
AFP, Published on 19/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP - Israel launched more deadly strikes on Gaza Tuesday as the UN Security Council was due to vote on another ceasefire demand and concern mounted over the conflict's impact on global shipping.
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Far from Venezuela-Guyana oil flap, Mango Landing just wants peace
AFP, Published on 14/12/2023
» MANGO LANDING (GUYANA) - Robinson Flores, a Venezuelan who has been living in Essequibo for years, has no time for politicians fighting over the disputed oil-rich region run by Guyana.
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Feeling stressed? Cuddle a cow, says UK dairy farm
AFP, Published on 03/12/2023
» BEVERLEY (UNITED KINGDOM) - Morag, an imposing Highland cow with a caramel coat, ambles out of the main shed at Dumble Farm in northern England and stands ready to meet her guests.
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Going nuclear: How Asia is leading the zero-emission power push
South China Morning Post, Published on 23/11/2023
» BEIJING - Nuclear power is making a global comeback as governments plan for long-term energy security amid inflated fossil fuel prices and growing power consumption demand pressures against a backdrop of net-zero transition targets. Since early 2022, at least 14 countries have approved nuclear units or announced supportive policies, and Asia is leading the charge.
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