Economy
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Hot in the city: Energy crisis tests Singapore’s air-con addiction
Infamous for its widespread use of air-conditioning – has told government employees to bring up the temperature in offices to…
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YouTube sparks backlash after introducing 90-second unskippable ads on TV
Popular video-sharing platform YouTube recently sparked backlash after rolling out unskippable 90-second ads for TV users, making it impossible to…
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Flights resume in Sao Paulo after brief airspace closure due to technical issue
The airspace of Sao Paulo has been reopened following a brief closure on Thursday morning, the Congonhas and Guarulhos airports’…
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EU aviation regulator extends warning to avoid Middle East airspace until April 24
Europe’s aviation safety regulator EASA on Thursday extended until April 24 its advisory to airlines to avoid the Middle Eastern…
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India’s high-growth economy gets a Middle East oil shock
It wasn’t too long ago that India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), described the country’s high growth-low…
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Oil slides after US-Iran ceasefire deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz
Global oil prices have fallen sharply and stock markets have jumped after the US and Iran agreed a conditional two-week…
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Qatar LNG ships appear to abort bid to exit Strait of Hormuz
Two loaded liquefied natural gas carriers that had seemingly aborted an attempt to exit the Arabian Gulf via the Strait…
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IEA chief says current oil and gas crisis worse than 1973, 1979, 2022 combined
The current oil and gas crisis triggered by the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is “more serious than the…
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OPEC+ plans symbolic oil quota hike amid war, delegates say
OPEC+ members plan to raise their production quotas for May, in a symbolic move as the Middle East conflict constrains…
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Vietnam Q1 growth slows as costlier Middle East energy tests 2026 target
Vietnam’s economy slowed in the first quarter from the three months prior, data showed on Saturday, as heavy exposure to…
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