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Mixed verdict for ex-PM of Iceland Former Icelandic Prime Minister Geir Haarde was convicted Monday of negligence related to the collapse of his nation's banking system
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| May.25 |
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German airports reopen as ash dissipates. Germany
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Ash flight delays hit thousands   Scotland: Thousands of passengers have had their flights cancelled because of drifting ash from an Icelandic volcano
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Iceland's volcanic ash heads for London
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| May.23 |
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Icelandic ash drifting southwards Ash from a volcanic eruption in Iceland could begin to drift across the UK towards the end of the week
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| May.22 |
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Volcano eruption closes Iceland airspace  A dark cloud of smoke was rising from the glacier, and scientists were flying over the scene to evaluate the event
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| May.21 |
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Iceland volcano starts erupting Map of Grimsvotn Iceland| Iceland's most active volcano, Grimsvotn, lies under the Vatnajokull glacier in south-east Iceland | |
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| Jan.7 |
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US 'wants Wikileaks Twitter data'
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| Sep.28 |
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Ex-Iceland PM referred to court
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Fischer's body exhumed in paternity case
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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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UK ash cloud restrictions easing  London: 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.16 |
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Ash cloud to close Heathrow and Gatwick Map of Heathrow England| London: 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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Ash cloud closes N. Ireland airspace. Northern Ireland
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Volcano may again close UK airports. London
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| May.9 |
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Volcanic ash cloud disrupts flights European Union: 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.8 |
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Ash cloud shuts Spanish airports. Spain
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| May.5 |
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Volcanic ash grounds flights for 2nd day. United Kingdom
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Flights banned in Ireland and parts of UK
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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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Chaos persists despite easing of lockdown European Union: 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.19 |
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EU moves to ease Europe flight curbs European Union: 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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New cloud could extend travel threat
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EU emergency talks called on air chaos European Union: 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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Test flights: European skies may be safe England: 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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Airlines and airports question flight bans. European Union
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Polish funeral plans hit by ash. Poland
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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
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Europe flights be grounded into weekend. European Union
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Volcanic ash cloud causes air travel chaos
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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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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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| 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.5 |
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Referendum on Icesave repayment plan
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Petition against Icesave pay-out
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Iceland plans big whalemeat trade
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Centre-left wins election Ruling centre-left government looks set to have won 35 of the 63 seats available, a major victory in the country's early elections
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| Feb.1 |
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First gay PM for Iceland cabinet| Iceland has announced a new government that will be headed by Johanna Sigurdardottir, the modern world's first openly gay leader | |
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| Jan.29 |
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Iceland likely to name first gay premier
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Arctic thaw raises security concerns
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| Jan.26 |
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Crisis claims cabinet| Conservative PM Geir Haarde announced the resignation of his cabinet, after talks with his Social Democratic coalition partners failed | |
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Business minister resigns
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 IMF approves $2.1bn Iceland loan The International Monetary Fund has approved a $2.1bn loan for Iceland, after the country's banking system collapsed in October
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| May.29 |
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Iceland rocked by earthquake
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 Eccentric chess icon Fischer dies Chess master Bobby Fischer, one of the greatest chess players in history, was 64. He became the first American world chess champion
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Iceland 'breaks ban on whaling'
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Iceland begins commercial whaling
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