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Christian Science Monitor - World

Asian countries call for belt-tightening as war closes critical oil shipping routes - The vast majority of the oil passing through the Strait of Hormuz was Asia-bound. Now, countries there are forced to make do with what they have, highlighting the cost of fossil fuel dependence. By - Ann Scott Tyson - , Aakash Hassan - , Mark Saludes - / 5 min

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