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Business of climate change
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Australian start-up aims to turn algae into green fuel
Algenie says its helical photobioreactor could offer a cost-effective, scalable solution for the algae biotech industry, allowing algae to be grown at industrial scale.
19 Dec 2025 - 4:00PM
Made in China 2025
Can rising lithium costs save China’s energy storage firms from a price war?
19 Dec 2025 - 2:00PM
Ukraine war
Trump administration readies new sanctions if Putin rejects peace deal
17 Dec 2025 - 6:31PM
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Iran
Iran seizes foreign oil tanker suspected of smuggling fuel
Semi-official media cited few details but the news comes days after the US intercepted a tanker off Venezuela allegedly linked to Tehran.
13 Dec 2025 - 9:03PM
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Science
US green tech retreat echoes mistake of China’s Qing dynasty before collapse
While Washington pulls back on climate, Beijing is making it possible for developing nations to leapfrog into a cleaner energy era.
13 Dec 2025 - 7:07AM
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Indonesia
Indonesia weighs costs of closer Russia engagement after Prabowo’s Moscow visit
Analysts said Putin’s offers may align with Jakarta’s ambitions but would carry diplomatic costs and the risk of sanctions from Washington.
12 Dec 2025 - 6:37PM
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China-India relations
Trump, Modi have ‘warm’ phone call – but 2025 unlikely to end with a trade deal
Even after calls for India to contribute more in the Indo-Pacific to counter China and deepen defence ties, Trump refuses to budge on trade concessions.
12 Dec 2025 - 7:07AM
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Americas and the Caribbean
Tanker seized off Venezuela to be taken to US port, as threat of war grows
White House justifies targeting ‘black-market oil’ as Russia expresses support for its ally, Nicolas Maduro.
12 Dec 2025 - 10:12AM
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Diplomacy
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Behind Russia’s show of strength in India lies a fragile partnership
Despite Russia’s display of defiance and India’s quest for autonomy, US policy shifts are pushing both into uncharted geopolitical territory.
12 Dec 2025 - 5:46AM
China economy
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How China is cementing its central role as the architect of green tech
Beyond climate leadership and capacity building, China is rewriting its own energy system – and the global energy order.
11 Dec 2025 - 4:30PM
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Americas and the Caribbean
‘We keep it’: Trump says US seized oil tanker off Venezuela coast
Venezuela accuses the US of ‘blatant theft’ and ‘international piracy’ after US forces stormed a sanctioned oil tanker in the Caribbean.
11 Dec 2025 - 4:02PM
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Science
Chinese team reports way to extract hypersonic weapon fuel boron from seawater
Inspired by ‘novel sustainable technology’ research, the team designs a single, powerful system using solar energy for extraction.
8 Dec 2025 - 10:00PM
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China desalination tech makes fresh water cheaper than tap water – plus hydrogen
Facility in Shandong province also produces mineral-rich brine for industrial use, achieving ‘one-in, three-out’ circular economy.
8 Dec 2025 - 1:22AM
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India
India to pause coal power expansion beyond 2035 amid grid stress
Several Indian utilities are signing contracts with coal-fired power generators to meet a projected surge in demand for cooling.
8 Dec 2025 - 2:50AM
Ukraine war
Hungary’s Orban to send team to Russia, expecting end of Ukraine war
The PM is anticipating a post-war landscape in which sanctions are lifted and Russia becomes reintegrated with the Western economy.
7 Dec 2025 - 5:40AM
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Climate change
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Fashion industry must tailor climate plans to Asian suppliers’ reality
Efforts to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions in the fashion industry will not work if they rest on a Western design paired with Eastern sacrifice.
7 Dec 2025 - 5:30AM
Ukraine war
Chernobyl safety shield damaged, UN confirms. Ukraine blames Russian drones
Despite the loss of ‘confinement capability’ at the notorious nuclear plant, IAEA officials report no radiation leaks.
6 Dec 2025 - 10:45AM
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China-Latin America relations
Trump’s national security blueprint aims to combat China’s rise in Latin America
Framework pledges to stop competitors from threatening the stability and political alignment of neighbouring countries in the region.
6 Dec 2025 - 7:37AM
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China exports
Waste to wealth: why China is building incinerators around the world
China’s economic slowdown has left its waste-to-energy sector without enough trash to burn. So, companies are heading overseas.
11 Dec 2025 - 11:21AM
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Americas and the Caribbean
Cuba starts restoring power to Havana, as millions suffer blackouts
A failed transmission line connecting Havana to Cuba’s largest power plant in Matanzas triggered the morning blackout.
3 Dec 2025 - 11:36PM
China-EU relations
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From pandas to nuclear power: what Macron wants from his trip to China
The French president is coming to Beijing with a large delegation looking to do business. Here are the key areas to watch for potential deals.
3 Dec 2025 - 4:02PM
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Electric & new energy vehicles
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Battery revolution set to spark Global South’s century of prosperity
The rise of the sodium-ion battery promises to supercharge a green energy transition that will help level the global playing field.
2 Dec 2025 - 4:30PM
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Ukraine war
Kazakhstan tells Ukraine to stop Black Sea oil terminal attacks
Ukraine has mounted wave after wave of attacks on Russia’s oil refineries and crude oil terminals in an attempt to undermine the Russian war economy.
30 Nov 2025 - 5:33PM
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Ukraine war
Ukraine naval drones strike Russian oil tankers in Black Sea off Turkish coast
The Kairos and Virat are said to be part of the ‘shadow fleet’ that helps Moscow evade international sanctions.
30 Nov 2025 - 1:18AM
Ukraine war
Top Zelensky aide Yermak resigns after house raided in corruption probe
The loss of his chief of staff deals a serious blow to the president, who is facing US pressure amid a mounting Russian offensive.
29 Nov 2025 - 1:43AM
Climate change
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How Cop30 laid bare the new geopolitics of climate action
Fractures, even among the Global South, show the energy transition is not just a technical challenge but a deeply political negotiation.
28 Nov 2025 - 8:30PM
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Canada
Canada drops climate rules in oil deal, looks to Asia to weather Trump tariffs
PM Mark Carney’s agreement with the province of Alberta is part of a bid to diversify oil exports to markets outside the US.
28 Nov 2025 - 6:52AM
Russia
As Asia’s oil markets eye Ukraine-Russia peace deal, will prices fall further?
Oil prices have been falling in recent trading sessions on expectations of an imminent deal to end the war in Ukraine.
27 Nov 2025 - 5:46PM
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