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    <text>Danish shipping company Maersk says that they will take a &quot;cautious approach&quot; for vessels to cross the Strait of Hormuz despite the ceasefire and says that they have not provided security certainty as to when normal operations would resume. </text>
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      <text>Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi confirms the two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran, which includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The ceasefire is ratified by the Supreme National Security Council. </text>
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    <text>Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi confirms the two-week ceasefire between Iran and the United States, which includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The ceasefire is ratified by the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC). </text>
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    <text>Pakistan increases fuel prices, raising petrol by 42.7 percent and diesel by 54.9 percent in response to higher global energy costs linked to the Iran war. </text>
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    <text>The Iranian parliament security approves a series of measures to impose tolls on vessels that pass through the Strait of Hormuz. </text>
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    <text>Brent crude oil surpasses US$110 per barrel after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy turned away three container ships and declared the Strait of Hormuz closed. </text>
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      <text>Mauritius and South Sudan announce measures restricting electricity consumption due to the international energy crisis with Juba's main electricity distributor, Juba Electric Distribution Company, saying the capital will start experiencing daily power cuts on a &quot;rotational basis&quot; from today. </text>
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    <text>Mauritius and South Sudan announce measures restricting electricity consumption due to the international energy crisis, with Juba's main electricity distributor saying the capital will start experiencing daily power cuts on a &quot;rotational basis&quot; from today. </text>
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    <text>COSCO Shipping resumes new container shipment bookings from the Far East to several Gulf countries after Iran allowed non-hostile vessels to pass through the Strait of Hormuz since yesterday. </text>
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    <text>The Iranian foreign ministry states that vessels it classifies as non-hostile may pass through the Strait of Hormuz if they comply with its safety and security requirements, while excluding vessels linked to countries it accuses of involvement in the Iran war. </text>
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    <text>The price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil rises by more than five percent to US$87.65 per barrel after United States president Donald Trump escalated threats related to the Strait of Hormuz. </text>
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    <text>The Kuwait Petroleum Corporation announces a precautionary reduction in crude oil production and refining operations in response to Iranian attacks and threats to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. </text>
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  <text>The Pakistani energy ministry announces daily power outages of about two hours during evening peak demand periods throughout the country, except in Hyderabad and Karachi, to reduce fuel costs and limit tariff increases amid higher energy prices linked to disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. </text>
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