[CNBC] Oil prices vulnerable to 'super spikes' again as geopolitics heats up
[CNBC] Russia warns of 'consequences' for US-led strike on Syria
[Bloomberg] Russia calls for UN meeting on Syria, mulls supplies of S-300 systems
[SCMP] China opposes Western air strikes on Syria, calls for talks
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