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1 day ago

Airline capitalizes on jet fuel worries, raises airfare from $564 to $4,359

Since Iran virtually shut down the vital Strait of Hormuz this week - through which tanker ships carry 20% of the world's supply - crude oil prices have skyrocketed, and jet fuel prices in some markets have reportedly doubled. U.S. jet fuel prices jumped by 58% during the first week of the war, and United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said the impact on airfares will "probably start quick."
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fromwww.dw.com
3 days ago

With focus on Iran, Israeli settlers wage West Bank violence

Israeli settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank has intensified during the Iran conflict, with five Palestinians killed and 109 documented incidents of violence in ten days.
fromwww.npr.org
4 days ago

Countries agree to historic release of stockpiled oil to ease the global disruption

The unanimous decision by the members of the IEA, which represents some of the world's biggest oil-consuming nations, is meant to address the acute disruption in oil trade caused by the war. It's the largest release of crude oil the IEA has ever coordinated, and only the sixth time the group has released oil to balance crude markets.
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