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March 23, 2026 6 visible stories Energy & Climate

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Energy & Climate 1m ago

Met Office predicts rain, thunderstorms across country from March 24-30

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Monday predicted rainfall and thunderstorms across the country from March 24 to March 30 with “occasional gaps”. In a press release, the Met Office said, “A western disturbance is likely to approach southwestern parts of Balochistan on March 24 (evening/night) and likely to intensify from the night of March 27 and may persist till March 31.” Balochistan Under the influe...

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Modi seeks to calm India as Iran war causes acute gas shortage

India is a major importer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and other petroleum fuels from the region. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Russia's Novatek strikes a preliminary deal on LNG supply to Vietnam

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to Russia's Novatek strikes a preliminary deal on LNG supply to Vietnam.

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Met Office predicts rain, thunderstorms across country from March 24-30

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Modi seeks to calm India as Iran war causes acute gas shortage

India is a major importer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and other petroleum fuels from the region.

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Russia's Novatek strikes a preliminary deal on LNG supply to Vietnam

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to Russia's Novatek strikes a preliminary deal on LNG supply to Vietnam.

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Mideast war threatens energy crisis worse than 1970s oil shocks, warns IEA chief

The world faces an energy crisis worse than both 1970s oil shocks combined if the Middle East war drags on, the head of the International Energy Agency warned on Monday, as Israel launched fresh strikes on Tehran and thr...

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Heatwave in Malaysia sends durian trees blooming earlier than expected

Orchard owner Tan Chee Keat, 35, said about 20 per cent of his trees had begun fruiting much earlier than usual.

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Oil prices up following Trump ultimatum on Iran

US President Donald Trump had given Iran a 48-hour ultimatum to open the Strait of Hormuz or face decimation of its energy infrastructure and Israel warned the war would continue for several more weeks.

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