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Southeast Asia faces heat and drought as El Nino intensifies
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Southeast Asia may face the risk of heat, drought and smog as the El Nino phenomenon becomes stronger in the near future.
President Putin: Russia holds half of the world's diamond reserves
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Alrosa Group holds about 50% of the world's total diamond reserves.
Turkey opposes Zelensky's statement about civilian ships in the Black Sea
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Turkey protested against attacks targeting civilian ships in the Black Sea, and called for de-escalation of tensions in the region.
Qatar informs Russia of progress in US-Iran negotiations on the Hormuz Strait
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Qatar said it is maintaining contact with Russia to update the negotiation process between the US and Iran.
China warns of stronger storms in August
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Typhoons making landfall in China in August are forecast to tend to be stronger due to the impact of El Nino.
Secret weapons that help Venezuela thrive faster than oil
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Investors are expecting a secret weapon to help Venezuela revive its economy quickly instead of just relying on oil fields.
Rare oil tanker ventures across the Strait of Hormuz amidst Middle East firestorm
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Amidst the context of the almost completely frozen Hormuz Strait, only 3 oil tankers have traveled through this route in the past 72 hours.
Australia will send missiles to UAE, deploy military surveillance aircraft
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Australia strengthens defense support for the Middle East amid rapidly escalating regional tensions.
Russia announces control of new settlements in Donetsk
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Units of the Russian Southern Combat Group controlled the Golubovka settlement in Donetsk on March 9.
Middle East wars expose many problems of global aviation
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The paralysis of many Gulf airports due to war has trapped hundreds of thousands of passengers around the world. The crisis shows that the international aviation system is deeply dependent on a narrow "transit corridor" in the Middle East.
Gasoline prices: Good news and bad news
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The Iran war is causing the largest oil supply disruption in history, pushing world gasoline prices to high levels.
Mr. Trump predicts Iran war ends soon, considers lifting oil sanctions
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Mr. Trump is expected to lift oil sanctions and affirmed that the conflict with Iran will soon end in order to stabilize the global energy market.
US deploys B-52 to UK amid Iran airstrike campaign
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The US deploys more B-52 bombers to the UK, in the context that the air strike campaign against Iran is still ongoing and showing signs of expanding.
Trump threatens escalation of conflict with Iran
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Middle East tensions continue to escalate as Mr. Trump and Iranian leaders make tough statements amid escalating war.
Russia warns LNG production in the Middle East cannot recover soon
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The Russian President said that restoring LNG production in the Middle East will take months, putting great pressure on global supply.
Iran declares from now on only launching missiles with warheads of more than 1 ton
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The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced that it will strongly escalate the missile campaign, using only warheads weighing over 1 ton.
Russian - US Presidents hold phone talks on Iran, Ukraine conflict
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The Russian President and the US President had a phone conversation lasting about 1 hour to discuss two global hotspots: the Iran and Ukraine conflicts.
Russian neighbors consider lifting nuclear weapons ban, major debate erupts
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Finland's plan to lift the long-standing legal ban on nuclear weapons is causing unusually widespread debate.
China accelerates research on artificial intelligence law
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China is promoting research to build a legal framework for artificial intelligence (AI).
Switzerland constitutionalizes the right to use cash
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Switzerland votes to include the right to use Swiss franc cash in the constitution.
