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Trump’s naval blockade threatens global oil surge to $100
WASHINGTON, July 13 — The economic and military aftershocks of President Donald Trump’s March 20 announcement of a…
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6.3 Quake Strikes Near Loyalty Islands; Shallow Depth Raises Risk
NOUMÉA, July 13 — A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck southeast of the Loyalty Islands on July 13, 2026,…
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Iran’s Strait of Hormuz vital for global oil supply, shipping safety
MANAMA, July 13 — For communities across Asia, the steady flow of energy that powers daily life passes…
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Magellan’s Fleet Proved Earth Round, Pacific Vast, New Analysis Shows
LISBON, July 13 — The shift is subtle but unmistakable. Five centuries after Ferdinand Magellan’s fleet slipped out…
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Max Planck Institute Scientists Lead Discovery of Interstellar Sugar
BONN, July 13 — The Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy is once again at the center of…
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Diesel engines power 90% of global freight despite century-old origins
WASHINGTON, July 13 — On a sweltering morning at a rail yard outside Chicago, a line of diesel…
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Trump’s Strait of Hormuz toll sparks global oil market jitters
WASHINGTON, July 13 — For the families in Japan, India, and South Korea, the price of a tank…
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Natural Gas Failures and Human Toll Highlight Texas Crisis
AUSTIN, July 13 — The figure that matters from the 2021 Texas power crisis: 22 gigawatts of natural…
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Strait of Hormuz Toll Threatens Global Oil and LNG Prices
NEW DELHI, July 13 — Asian buyers who account for 70% of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz…
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Strait of Hormuz: Key Chokepoint for Global Oil and Gas Transit
DUBAI, July 13 — For decades, the Strait of Hormuz has been the world’s most important energy chokepoint,…
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The Lunar Gateway: NASA’s Planned Orbital Outpost Around the Moon
LONDON, July 13 — The Lunar Gateway, the small space station planned for orbit around the Moon, is…
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Meteorites May Have Seeded Life with Sugars and Organics
LONDON, July 13 — The story of life on Earth may have begun not in a primordial soup,…
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What Comes Next: Searching for More Complex Sugars in Space
ISLAMABAD, July 13 — The search for the chemical origins of life has moved deeper into space, with…
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Glycolaldehyde: The Simple Sugar That Could Build RNA in Space
ROME, July 13 — For researchers who spend their days asking how life began, a new discovery in…
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Oil prices surge after Strait of Hormuz transit toll announced
BEIJING, July 13 — Brent crude oil futures rose 3.2 percent to $87.50 per barrel on March 18,…
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“Iran’s Raisi Boosts Oil Exports Despite U.S. Sanctions Pressure”
TEHRAN, July 13 — For Americans used to thinking of Iran as a pariah state whose economy is…
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Vasco da Gama Opened Sea Route to India for Portugal
LISBON, July 13 — The mechanics of global trade look very different today than they did in the…
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Strait of Hormuz remains vital oil chokepoint despite declining 2023 volumes
WASHINGTON, July 13 — The U.S. Energy Information Administration reports that the Strait of Hormuz carried 17 million…
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US Toll on Hormuz Oil Leaves Gulf Tankers Waiting
TEHRAN, July 13 — The Strait of Hormuz feels like a held breath tonight. Tankers idle in the…
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Oil Toll Hike May Reshape Global Energy Trade Routes
LONDON, July 13 — The story begins not with a single dramatic event, but with a quiet calculation…
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Iran threatens Gulf oil route, stoking global fuel fears
TEHRAN, July 13 — A new crisis is building in the Persian Gulf, and for communities across Asia…
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European maritime exploration reshaped global trade, ecosystems in early modern era
LISBON, July 13 — The shift that reshaped the planet began not with a bang, but with a…
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IRGC Navy’s control over Strait of Hormuz shapes global oil trade
TEHRAN, July 13 — The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy stands as a parallel naval force to Iran’s…
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6.7 Quake Strikes Near Loyalty Islands; No Tsunami Warning Issued
NOUMÉA, New Caledonia, July 13 — A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Monday…
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