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Why convoys cannot fully protect oil tankers from Iran attacks
Paris (France) (AFP) - The Israeli-US war on Iran has provoked a reaction from Tehran that has effectively choked a...
Chinese visitors to Japan plunge 45.2% in February
Tokyo (AFP) - Chinese visitors to Japan tumbled 45. 2 percent in February from a year earlier, official data showed...
US airlines still see strong demand as jet fuel worries loom
New York (AFP) - US carriers will face tough challenges in the months ahead if jet fuel prices stay high,...
Israel vows to find and ‘neutralise’ Iran’s new supreme leader
Jerusalem (AFP) - Israel's military on Tuesday vowed to hunt down and "neutralise" Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, after...
SAS cancels flights after fuel prices surge
Oslo (AFP) - Scandinavian airline SAS said Tuesday it will cancel at least a thousand flights in April after the...
War fuels fears of new oil crisis
Paris (France) (AFP) - Attacks on oil infrastructure in the Gulf region and soaring oil prices are raising the spectre...
EU to help reopen blocked oil pipeline in Ukraine
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday the bloc will help reopen a damaged pipeline...
Germany targets oil firms to prevent wartime price gouging
Berlin (AFP) - Germany said Tuesday its competition watchdog will soon get more powers to target energy firms over concerns...
Migrant workers bear brunt of Iran attacks in Gulf
Abu Dhabi (AFP) - Bangladeshi migrant Ahmad Ali, 55, was doing his regular round delivering drinking water to residents in...
Talks towards international panel to tackle ‘inequality emergency’ begin at UN
Geneva (AFP) - Talks towards creating a new international panel to address extreme wealth disparities, modelled on the United Nations'...
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