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Petition against Icesave pay-out
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| Mar.5 |
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Referendum on Icesave repayment plan
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| Mar.6 |
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Plan to repay Icesave debts rejected Voters in Iceland have overwhelmingly rejected proposals to pay the UK and the Netherlands in the wake of collapse of the Icesave bank
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| Mar.20 |
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 Volcano erupts in south Iceland  Several hundred people have been evacuated from their homes. The volcano is near the Eyjafjallajoekull glacier
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| Apr.14 |
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800 evacuated as volcano erupts Map of Eyjafjallajokull Iceland Icelandic authorities evacuated about 800 people when a volcano erupted beneath the Eyjafjallajokull glacier
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| Apr.15 |
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Volcanic ash cloud causes air travel chaos  | A cloud of ash from a volcano in Iceland swept toward mainland Europe, forcing up to 6,000 flight cancellations across the continent | |
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Europe flights be grounded into weekend| Flights across much of Europe are being cancelled on a second day of massive disruption caused by drifting ash ejected from a volcano | |
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| Apr.17 |
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Volcanic ash wreaking travel chaos A cloud from an Icelandic volcano continued to blanket Europe, shutting down airspace in 23 countries and causing misery for millions of travelers
| Virtually all of Europe's major airports remain closed as a huge plume of ash drifts south and east across the continent. Airlines are losing some $200m a day in an unprecedented shutdown of commercial air travel
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Polish funeral plans hit by ash US President Obama will not attend Lech Kacyznski's state funeral on Sunday because of the travel chaos across Europe
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| Apr.18 |
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Airlines and airports question flight bans The cascade of cancellations continued as an Icelandic volcano poured out dust clouds four miles high, snarling international travel
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Test flights: European skies may be safe A few dozen test flights offered hope that the skies over much of Europe may be safe for air travel, but officials made no promises
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EU emergency talks called on air chaos EU transport ministers are to hold talks by video conference on easing the air travel crisis caused by a volcanic ash cloud in Europe's skie...
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 New cloud could extend travel threat The eruption of an volcano strengthened, spewing a new ash that officials said was heading toward the United Kingdom
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EU moves to ease Europe flight curbs The EU has moved to ease air travel curbs imposed after much of the airspace was shut because of the spread of volcanic ash from Iceland
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Chaos persists despite easing of lockdown Travel chaos has continued to grip Europe, despite the easing of its aerial lockdown as the volcano eruption appeared to wane
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| Apr.22 |
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Iceland closes airports due to volcanic ash Iceland will close two airports for the first time, a week after ash from a volcano forced the shutdown of airspace over much of Europe
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| May.3 |
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Flights banned in Ireland and parts of UK All flights in and out of Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic have been grounded from 0700 BST because of fresh risks from volcanic ash
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| May.5 |
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Volcanic ash grounds flights for 2nd day
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| May.8 |
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 Ash cloud shuts Spanish airports Spain has closed 19 airports as a cloud of ash from an Icelandic volcano drifts south over Western Europe. Barcelona is affected
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| May.9 |
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Volcanic ash cloud disrupts flights| Ash spewing from an Icelandic volcano prompted flight cancellations in parts of Europe again. Eurocontro expects 500 flights below average | |
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| May.15 |
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Volcano may again close UK airports If a volcano in Iceland continues to erupt at current levels and if weather conditions prevail, the ash may force airports to close again next...
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Ash cloud closes N. Ireland airspace A no-fly zone has been imposed over parts of Northern Ireland causing renewed disruption for air travellers
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| May.16 |
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Ash cloud to close Heathrow and Gatwick Map of Heathrow United Kingdom| Britain's two busiest airports are to close shortly as a volcanic ash cloud drifts further south, threatening major disruption to thousands of people | |
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| May.17 |
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UK ash cloud restrictions easing Map of Gatwick United Kingdom Officials have lifted flight restrictions at Heathrow, Gatwick and other airports after the volcanic cloud that closed UK airspace moved on
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| May.23 |
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Eyjafjallajokull volcano reduces activity The volcano which has been disrupting air traffic for more than a month is showing a marked drop in activity, new measurements suggest
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Fischer's body exhumed in paternity case
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Ex-Iceland PM referred to court Parliament has narrowly voted to refer former Prime Minister Geir Haarde to a special court over his role in the country's financial crisis
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