Manila, a long-time U.S. ally, imported Russian crude for the first time in five years — days after it declared an energy emergency.

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    1 month ago

    Much of the oil from the mostly shut Strait of Hormuz was headed for Asia, hit hardest by recent energy shocks.

    Life is so much easier when you expand your consciousness and read a whole 60 words into the article you’re commenting on.

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        1 month ago

        Yeah, and if that’s what you guessed “going by the title”, then I’d guess you’re functionally illiterate.

        Do you also read headlines about the crisis in Cuba think, “Going by the title, I guess other countries don’t have economic problems”?

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          You’re missing the point. Title is written to given an impression it’s the Asian countries that consume all the oil the produced.