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One of Kenya's luckier farmers tells why so many farmers there are out of luck

Erratic weather is just one problem. Many farmers can no longer keep pace with the rising cost of fuel and fertilizer (which previously has been largely imported from Ukraine). What's the solution?

October 06, 2022
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By:
  • Michael Kaloki
A man walks past OPEC headquarters in Vienna on Tuesday on the eve of the 45th meeting of the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee and the 33rd OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting. The in-person meeting of OPEC members led by Saudi Arabia and allied members headed by Russia will be the first in the Austrian capital since the spring of 2020.

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Russia and Saudi Arabia agree to massive cuts to oil output. Here's why it matters

The 2 million bpd cut in oil production was backed by Saudi Arabia and could benefit Russia. The OPEC+ meeting took place as much of the world is battling soaring energy costs and rising inflation.

October 05, 2022
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By:
  • Jackie Northam
Police officers stand guard as people wait in queue to buy petrol at a fuel station, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 17, 2022.

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In Sri Lanka, inflation means food shortages, blackouts — and days-long lines for gas

Sri Lanka offers a cautionary tale for countries struggling with inflation. Anger over fuel lines spilled into the streets and toppled a government. Will nationalism surge, or unity prevail?

August 03, 2022
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  • Lauren Frayer and
  • Susitha Fernando
Gasoline prices are displayed at a Marathon station, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, in Miami Beach, Fla.

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Kemp to sign bill suspending gas tax after Senate approval

Gov. Brian Kemp says he'll quickly sign a bill suspending Georgia's fuel tax through May. The state Senate voted 55-0 on Thursday to give final approval to the measure.

March 17, 2022
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  • Associated Press
The receiving station of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline stands near Lubmin, Germany, on Feb. 2. Nord Stream 2, owned by Russian energy company Gazprom, is to transport Russian natural gas from Russia to Germany, but President Biden has said the pipeline will not go forward if Russia invades Ukraine.

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Explaining why natural gas plays such a big role in the Russia-Ukraine crisis

As much as 40% of Europe's natural gas supply comes from Russia, a reliance that puts U.S. allies like Germany in a jam when it comes to finding a sanctions solution to the crisis.

February 09, 2022
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  • Becky Sullivan and
  • Jackie Northam
Contraband fuel sits on the side of a road in Puerto Santander, Colombia, on May 31, 2019. The Venezuelan government's lack of cash to import gasoline combined with U.S. sanctions targeting the oil sector have led to chronic fuel shortages in Venezuela. That has upended a long-running, lucrative contraband gas trade.

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Venezuela's Fuel Shortage Upends Longtime Colombian Border Gas Smuggling Trade

Motorists near Colombia's border with Venezuela used to opt for cheaper, smuggled gas from the neighboring country. Now the tables have turned.

September 10, 2020
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  • John Otis

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