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Could Brazilian oil emerge as one of the big winners of the Iran war?
China and India are among those ramping up imports of Brazilian crude amid Strait of Hormuz disruptions.
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Long before Trump: How US policy has harmed the environment for decades
Environment advocacy groups are suing the US government over climate change policy rollback.
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Return to Russian fuels would be ‘strategic blunder’ says top EU official
Returning to Russian fossil fuels would be a “strategic blunder” says European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen
Published On 11 Mar 2026
Fire at Havana oil refinery as Cuba’s fuel crisis deepens
A fire at a key fuel refinery in the capital comes amid Cuba’s mounting fuel emergency due to US-imposed restrictions.
Trump orders Pentagon to buy electricity generated by coal
Trump’s order is the latest move by US administration to boost fossil fuel industry despite climate change concerns.
Cuba to introduce plan to address fuel shortage amid US blockade
The shortage has led to blackouts across the Caribbean nation.
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US urges de-escalation as Syrian army advances on Kurdish-held territory
Kurdish-led SDF accuses Syrian forces of violating withdrawal deal as they take key towns and oilfields.
Arctic sees hottest year since 1900 as climate crisis continues
Report finds warmest temperatures, loss of snow cover as US joins arctic countries to push ahead with oil drilling.
Thousands of glaciers to melt each year by midcentury, study finds
Scientists say up to 4,000 glaciers could melt annually if global warming is not curbed.
Serbia’s Vucic warns oil refinery faces shutdown as US sanctions bite
Pancevo, the country’s only oil refinery, now on ‘hot standby’ as Vucic faces tricky prospect of seizing Russian asset.
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Is Mali about to fall to al-Qaeda affiliate JNIM?
The al-Qaeda-linked group has imposed an economic siege on Bamako since September.
