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Chinese ship is focus of investigation into damaged pipeline, Finland says
Police focusing on Newnew Polar Bear cargo ship that was in the area when gas pipeline was damagedFinnish poli…
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Gold bars used to lure Chinese homebuyers amid market slowdown
Property developers struggle to rebuild confidence in housing market after three years of economic painGold ba…
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‘We give our blood so they live comfortably’: Sri Lanka’s tea pickers say they go hungry and live in squalor
Top tea firms investigate as plantation workers say they have to pick 18kg a day but still skip meals and make…
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Philippines oil tanker spill prompts fears for protected marine areas
Authorities scramble to contain leak from sunken tanker that was carrying about 800,000 litres of oilAuthoriti…
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Sri Lanka suspends fuel sales for two weeks as economic crisis worsens
Ban on sales to everything except essential services comes as nation tries to conserve fuel supplies that are …
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Philippines considers four-day working week to combat rising costs
Economist calls for compressed working hours with 10-hour days in response to higher fuel pricesUkraine-Russia…
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Global energy crisis: how key countries are responding
As demand increases amid the pandemic, there is a shortage of supply – and prices are rising rapidlyGlobal ene…
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Gaza damage and Glasgow raids: human rights this fortnight in pictures
A roundup of the coverage on struggles for human rights and freedoms, from Myanmar to Peru Continue reading...
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Cook Islands-flagged tankers scrubbed for alleged sanctions-busting
Two tankers flying the flag of the remote Pacific archipelago are alleged to have been involved in subterfuge …
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Why is China hiding its oil tankers from US trackers?
Signs Beijing may be importing Iranian oil as Trump’s two biggest foreign policy headaches convergeIn early Ju…