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Aug 29, 2022, 10:48 PM

Oil Costs Spur India To Produce Ethanol From Farm Waste

India opened its first factory to produce ethanol from rice straw or stubble on Wednesday as part of measures to reduce its reliance on oil imports and meet its net zero carbon goal.

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  Reuters | Aug 29, 2022

  Sierra Leone Doctors Strike Over Pay, Fuel Allowances

  Doctors across Sierra Leone began an indefinite strike on Monday to protest low pay and lack of benefits, leaving dozens of patients in hospital waiting rooms in need of care.

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  Reuters | Aug 29, 2022

  Chip Stocks Slip As Taiwan Tensions Mount

  Semiconductor stocks fell globally as an expected visit by U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan fueled a fresh escalation in tensions between Washington and Beijing.

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  Spiralling Fuel Costs Hit Damascus Drivers

  Damascus minibus driver Khaled al-Hassi remembers a time when he could fill his tank with cheap fuel to drive passengers across the Syrian capital and take home enough money for food, drink and a comfortable life.

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  Ukraine To Resume Excise Tax On Fuel To Replenish Budget During War

  The Ukrainian government has asked parliament to partially restore excise tax on petrol and diesel fuel to boost the state budget, depleted by months of war with Russia.

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  Myanmar To Import Russian Oil, Military Says

  Military-ruled Myanmar plans to import Russian gasoline and fuel oil to ease supply concerns and rising prices.

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  Reuters | Aug 29, 2022

  Cuba Fire Rages At Fuel Storage Port; Mexico, Venezuela Sending Help

  A massive oil-fed fire burned near Cuba's supertanker port in Matanzas, as Mexico and Venezuela sent teams to help fight the inferno.

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  India’s GAIL Faces Profit Hit Over Gas Supply Cut - Report

  Profit at GAIL will be hit as it rations gas sales after supplies are cut under its long-term deal with a former unit of Russian energy giant Gazprom.

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  Australia's Greens Back Climate Law But Vow To Fight Coal, Gas Projects

  Australia's Greens party threw its support behind the government's climate change legislation, clearing the way for a bill enshrining a pledge to cut carbon emissions by 43% by 2030, but said it would oppose new fossil fuel projects.

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