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Almost overnight, sulphuric acid became something closely watched by copper producers, fertiliser manufacturers, and mining companies.

How China turned an obscure chemical into a tool of influence

Beijing's export restrictions on sulphuric acid are pressuring fertilisers, metals, and clean energy industries, exposing fragile supply chains as disruption spreads around the Strait of Hormuz

Abdel-Rahman Ayas 30 May 2026

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during the 2026 Liberal National Convention in Montreal, Canada, on 110 April 2026.

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Mark Carney’s first year: rebuilding Canada amid crisis and tariffs

Faced with tariffs and geopolitical instability, Canada's prime minister has responded with state-backed investment, energy pragmatism, and a push for economic independence

Abdulfattah Khattab 28 May 2026

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Do we still need the IEA outlook?

In recent years, the International Energy Agency has sent contradictory signals that raise important questions about the agency's credibility and the integrity of its flagship World Energy Outlook

Faisal Faeq 14 November 2025

Floating nuclear power plants could be a possible answer to Africa's energy problem

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A continental spark: floating nuclear power in Africa

Could the installation of small modular reactors on floating barges or platforms to provide clean electricity and heat for remote regions be an answer to Africa's electricity problems?

Marcelle Nasr 03 June 2025

There is a new feverish race to invest in Africa, which has 30% of the world's mineral reserves and 40% of its gold deposits, as well as of cobalt, uranium, platinum, and chromium to boot.

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All eyes on Africa resources amidst global energy transition

There is a new feverish race to invest in Africa, which has 30% of the world's mineral reserves and 40% of its gold deposits, as well as of cobalt, uranium, platinum, and chromium to boot.

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The gas compressor station, a part of Polish section of the Yamal pipeline that links Russia with western Europe which is owned by a joint venture of Gazprom and PGNiG but it is operated by Poland's state-owned gas transmission company Gaz-System, is seen in Gabinek near Wloclawek, Poland May 23, 2022.REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo

EU Countries Agree Gas Price Cap To Contain Energy Crisis

European Union energy ministers agreed on a gas price cap, after weeks of talks on the emergency measure that has split opinion across the bloc as it seeks to tame the energy crisis. The cap is…

19 December 2022

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Romanian Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca and Georgiam Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili attend the signing of a memorandum in Bucharest on the establishment of a power line that will bring electricity from Azerbaijan, in Bucharest, Romania, December 17, 2022. Inquam Photos/Octav Ganea via REUTERS

Four Leaders Sign Agreement To Bring Green Azeri Energy To Europe

The leaders of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania, and Hungary signed an agreement on the construction of an electric cable running under the Black Sea to carry green Azeri energy from planned Caspian Sea…

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A satellite image shows emergency crews and equipment working to clean up the crude oil spill along Mill Creek following the leak at the Keystone pipeline operated by TC Energy, in Washington County, Kansas, U.S. December 10, 2022. Satellite image 2022 Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS

TC Energy Says Has Not Found Cause of Keystone Oil Pipeline Leak

Canada's TC Energy said on Sunday it has not yet determined the cause of the Keystone oil pipeline leak last week in the United States, while also not giving a timeline as to when the pipeline will…

11 December 2022

Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Patricia Espinosa speaks during an interview with Reuters at a United Nations Information Center offices in Washington, U.S., December 7, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

COP27 Climate Talks Must Wrench Attention from Competing Crises

This year's U.N. climate conference must wrench global leaders' attention back to global warming as multiple crises, including a looming global recession and war in Europe, vie for attention, former…

07 November 2022

A worker walks at the Yara ammonia plant in Porsgrunn, Norway August 9, 2017. Picture taken August 9, 2017. REUTERS/Lefteris Karagiannopoulos

Energy Crisis Chips Away at Europe's Industrial Might

Europe needs its industrial companies to save energy amid soaring costs and shrinking supplies, and they are delivering - demand for natural gas and electricity both fell in the past quarter. It…

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