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Mideast war leaves 6,000 tonnes of tea stuck at Kenya port

Mideast war leaves 6,000 tonnes of tea stuck at Kenya port

Between 6,000 and 8,000 tonnes of tea, worth around $24 million, is stuck at Kenya's port of Mombasa because of the war in the Middle East, trade officials said Friday. The East African Tea Trade Association (EATTA) manages auctions at the port city, which serves as

Overnight petrol queues in Ethiopia as war shortages hit

Overnight petrol queues in Ethiopia as war shortages hit

Ethiopians said Friday they slept in their cars in hours-long queues for petrol as shortages caused by the Middle East war began to take their toll. The effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran, through which a fifth of the world's oil and gas normally

Hours-long fuel queues in Laos capital Vientiane

Hours-long fuel queues in Laos capital Vientiane

Long queues formed at petrol stations across the Laotian capital Vientiane on Monday as fuel shortages deepened, with the ripples of the Middle East conflict reverberating across landlocked Laos. The Southeast Asian nation is dependent on neighbouring Thailand for fuel supplies, which initially announced it was suspending exports to conserve

Germans head to Polish pumps as oil price bites

Germans head to Polish pumps as oil price bites

Frugal Germans are crossing into Poland to buy petrol as pump prices rise as a result of Iran choking off global oil supplies in retaliation for US-Israeli strikes. As of Wednesday, a litre of Super E10 petrol cost 2.01 euros ($2.30) and a litre of diesel 2.

UK govt warns petrol retailers against 'unfair practices' during Iran war

UK govt warns petrol retailers against 'unfair practices' during Iran war

Britain's energy minister warned petrol retailers Friday that the government would not tolerate "unfair practices" amid a row over rising fuel prices sparked by the Middle East war. Executives from forecourt operators and firms including Asda, BP, ExxonMobil and Shell were called to Downing Street for

Cheapest gas stations in Great Falls

Cheapest gas stations in Great Falls

Cheapest gas stations in Great Falls Anyone who drives a car understands the sting of having to fill up their tank and pulling into the gas station, only to discover that gas prices have skyrocketed. Paying extra for gas means you have less to spend on other things, which, over

Cheapest gas stations in Missoula

Cheapest gas stations in Missoula

Cheapest gas stations in Missoula Anyone who drives a car understands the sting of having to fill up their tank and pulling into the gas station, only to discover that gas prices have skyrocketed. Paying extra for gas means you have less to spend on other things, which, over time,