Articles for Fuel Shortages

UN says fuel shortages will halt Gaza aid operations within a day
1 year, 5 months ago

UN says fuel shortages will halt Gaza aid operations within a day

CNN  

CNN — The main United Nations agency in Gaza says it will have to halt aid operations within a day if fuel is not delivered, in what the organization says would mark the end of a “lifeline” for civilians. “Without fuel, aid cannot be delivered, hospitals will not have power, and drinking water cannot be purified or even pumped,” UN …

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Cuba fuel shortages prompt rationing, event cancellations
1 year, 11 months ago

Cuba fuel shortages prompt rationing, event cancellations

Associated Press  

HAVANA — Cuba’s fuel shortages have increased dramatically with authorities suspending activities, including a concert by the country’s national symphony, as well as rationing gasoline sales and moving some universities’ classes online. “There is no lack of crude oil in Cuba,” said Jorge Piñón, senior research fellow at the University of Texas at Austin’s Energy Institute. Piñón said Cuba in …

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Election in Nigeria triggers deluge of 'misinformation' on social media
2 years, 1 month ago

Election in Nigeria triggers deluge of 'misinformation' on social media

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Ahead of the presidential election in Nigeria, there has been an explosion of fake news across social media platforms. Divisive content on subjects like religion and ethnicity is also littered across social media networks like Facebook, Twitter, TikTok and WhatsApp. According to a report in Al Jazeera, “Social media allows Nigerians to share information in real-time, political strategists …

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Explained: What’s driving Syria's economic crisis?
2 years, 2 months ago

Explained: What’s driving Syria's economic crisis?

Firstpost  

Apart from the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s war in Ukraine, the most important factor driving up global fuel prices in Syria is a recent slowdown in oil shipments from Iran, which has been Damascus’ primary source of fuel Beirut: Syria’s economy has hit its lowest point since the start of its civil war nearly 12 years ago, with spiralling inflation, …

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EXPLAINER: Why has Syria’s economic crisis hit a new low?
2 years, 2 months ago

EXPLAINER: Why has Syria’s economic crisis hit a new low?

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Syria’s economy has hit its lowest point since the start of its civil war nearly 12 years ago, with spiraling inflation, a currency plunge and severe fuel shortages in both government-run and rebel-held areas. But the most crucial factor is a recent slowdown in oil shipments from Iran, which has been Damascus’s main source of fuel since the …

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EXPLAINER: Why has Syria's economic crisis hit a new low?
2 years, 2 months ago

EXPLAINER: Why has Syria's economic crisis hit a new low?

The Independent  

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Japan reverses nuclear energy phase-out policy amid global fuel shortages, climate change
2 years, 3 months ago

Japan reverses nuclear energy phase-out policy amid global fuel shortages, climate change

ABC  

Japan has adopted a new policy promoting greater use of nuclear energy to ensure a stable power supply amid global fuel shortages and to reduce carbon emissions, in a major reversal of its phase-out plan following the Fukushima crisis. Key points: Japan plans to maximise its existing nuclear reactors by restarting as many as possible The policy reversal argues that …

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Sri Lanka economy ‘has collapsed,’ creating food and fuel shortages, leader says
2 years, 9 months ago

Sri Lanka economy ‘has collapsed,’ creating food and fuel shortages, leader says

LA Times  

Sri Lanka’s debt-laden economy has “collapsed” after months of shortages of food, fuel and electricity, its prime minister told lawmakers Wednesday, in comments underscoring the country’s dire situation as it seeks help from international lenders. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament the South Asian country is “facing a far more serious situation beyond the mere shortages of fuel, gas, electricity …

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Live updates l Zelenskyy urges Russian troops not to fight
2 years, 11 months ago

Live updates l Zelenskyy urges Russian troops not to fight

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy switched into Russian in his nightly video address to urge Russian soldiers not to fight in Ukraine, saying even their generals expected that thousands of them would die. ___ KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR: — Ukrainian forces fight Russia’s grinding advance in eastern Donbas region — Wives of Mariupol defenders appeal for …

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Explained: After political upheaval, why Pakistan is facing an energy crisis
2 years, 11 months ago

Explained: After political upheaval, why Pakistan is facing an energy crisis

Firstpost  

Pakistan has been forced to implement hours-long load shedding that has hit homes and industries. Twenty-seven power plants are out of order owing to fuel shortages or technical problems Is Pakistan going the Sri Lanka way? The Dawn reported on 15 April that the ministry of energy had informed Shehbaz Sharif that nine major power plants with a generation capacity …

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US cautions its citizens against travelling to Sri Lanka
2 years, 11 months ago

US cautions its citizens against travelling to Sri Lanka

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: The United States has advised its citizens against travelling to Sri Lanka, pointing to the fuel and medicine shortages, as well as the COVID-19 and terror threats in the Island nation where the worst-ever economic crisis has triggered political unrest. “Reconsider travel to Sri Lanka due to COVID-19 and fuel and medicine shortages. Exercise increased caution in Sri Lanka …

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Maclean in Clarence Valley braces as cracks form in levee, flood clean-up continues elsewhere
3 years ago

Maclean in Clarence Valley braces as cracks form in levee, flood clean-up continues elsewhere

ABC  

While thousands of residents in northern New South Wales grapple with the clean-up of a deadly flood disaster, many in the Clarence Valley are still bracing for the worst to come. Key points: Cracks appear in the levee at Maclean after an evacuation order is reissued for parts of the region Food and fuel are in short supply across northern …

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Fuel shortages: 13% of independent petrol stations in London and southeast remain dry
3 years, 5 months ago

Fuel shortages: 13% of independent petrol stations in London and southeast remain dry

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More than one in eight petrol stations in and around …

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Boris Johnson isn’t worried about the UK economy. He should be
3 years, 5 months ago

Boris Johnson isn’t worried about the UK economy. He should be

CNN  

London CNN Business — The United Kingdom is suffering from fuel shortages, gaps on supermarket shelves, rising inflation and slowing economic growth. The United Kingdom is the “fastest-growing” of the G7 grouping of the world’s most advanced economies, Johnson said as he faced questions about fuel shortages that have now lasted more than a week. “And if all of this …

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What is causing the UK fuel shortages?
3 years, 6 months ago

What is causing the UK fuel shortages?

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Transport secretary Grant …

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Man dies after assault at County Durham petrol station
3 years, 6 months ago

Man dies after assault at County Durham petrol station

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A man has died after …

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Fuel crisis leads to cancelled school buses and calls for teachers to be priority group
3 years, 6 months ago

Fuel crisis leads to cancelled school buses and calls for teachers to be priority group

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In Buckinghamshire, the local council said …

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Just ONE per cent of Britain's petrol stations are empty, fuel bosses say
3 years, 6 months ago

Just ONE per cent of Britain's petrol stations are empty, fuel bosses say

Daily Mail  

Furious motorists have been seen fighting as the nationwide rush for fuel continued today, amid calls for calm from the Government because less than 100 petrol stations are empty. ‹ Slide me › Queues have continued overnight and this morning at this Apple Green petrol station at Palmers Green in North London as motorists leave the A406 to fuel up …

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The chill winds that signal a second Winter of Discontent is coming
3 years, 6 months ago

The chill winds that signal a second Winter of Discontent is coming

The Telegraph  

Ministers fear a second Winter of Discontent – and with good reason. A chill wind beckons, with fuel shortages and runaway inflation added to a list of woes that already included empty supermarket shelves, spiralling energy bills, a tax rise in the spring and an extraordinarily badly timed cut to Universal Credit for the poorest families. Paul Scully, the minister …

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Hezbollah says Iranian fuel oil ship to sail to Lebanon in hours
3 years, 7 months ago

Hezbollah says Iranian fuel oil ship to sail to Lebanon in hours

Al Jazeera  

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah warns Israel and the US against attacking the ship, which is considered Lebanese soil. A shipment of Iranian fuel oil will be setting sail for Lebanon, organised by the Lebanese group Hezbollah which has warned its US and Israeli adversaries the ship will be considered Lebanese soil as soon as it sails. Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan …

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Officials meet as fuel shortage, power cuts paralyze Lebanon
3 years, 7 months ago

Officials meet as fuel shortage, power cuts paralyze Lebanon

The Independent  

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Pipeline hack fuels gas crunch; US suspects Russian origins
3 years, 10 months ago

Pipeline hack fuels gas crunch; US suspects Russian origins

Associated Press  

CLEMMONS, N.C. — Motorists found gas pumps shrouded in plastic bags at tapped-out service stations across more than a dozen U.S. states Thursday while the operator of the nation’s largest gasoline pipeline reported making “substantial progress” in resolving the computer hack-induced shutdown responsible for the empty tanks. About 70% of North Carolina’s gas stations were still without fuel amid panic-buying …

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Great Britain faces food, fuel and medicine shortages in no-deal Brexit, official leaked papers say
5 years, 7 months ago

Great Britain faces food, fuel and medicine shortages in no-deal Brexit, official leaked papers say

ABC  

Britain will face shortages of fuel, food and medicine if it leaves the European Union without a transition deal, leaked official documents have revealed. Key points: Official British cabinet documents set out risks of a no-deal Brexit The "Yellowhammer" papers warn it could send shockwaves through financial markets Up to 85 per cent of lorries would be delayed, causing huge …

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Trump: 'A Lot Of Shippers' Don't Want Me To Waive The Jones Act To Help Puerto Rico
7 years, 6 months ago

Trump: 'A Lot Of Shippers' Don't Want Me To Waive The Jones Act To Help Puerto Rico

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING UPDATE: Sept. 28 ― The White House announced Thursday that Trump waived the Jones Act for Puerto Rico for 10 days, effectively immediately. PREVIOUSLY: WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he’s considering waiving the Jones Act for Puerto Rico ― an arguably outdated law that imposes exorbitant shipping costs on the island ― but tempered …

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