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Inside the plume room: tracking Europe’s ash cloud

The grit can block flight paths and shut airports, so the fate of millions of travelers, and billions in revenue, rides on the projections of the …
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African police seize $1 million in rhino horns, ivory

The operation, which Interpol coordinated earlier this month, included the arrests of 41 people. "Taking these illegal items off the market is just …
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Unsure about customs laws? There’s an application for that

Branded the "OK app", the software for smart mobile phone devices allows travellers to check the rules on what they cannot bring through customs, …
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New British prime minister to visit Paris, Berlin

Cameron, leader of the centre-right Conservatives, took office a week ago. He heads a coalition with the smaller, centre-left Liberal Democrats. The …
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Canadian working women campaign for 25-hour day

Jessie Behan, president and founder of the 25th Hour Coalition which is group of Canadian women who have changed to a longer day, said the struggle …
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Analysis: Africa’s oil spills are far from U.S. media glare

Investors have knocked around $30 billion off BP’s value since an explosion at a drilling rig killed 11 people and began an oil spill the …
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France arrests 14 in plot to free bombing prisoner

The men were detained in the Paris suburbs by French anti-terrorist police, based on evidence obtained during a secret phone-tapping operation, the …
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U.S. expands no-fishing zone around oil spill

The no-fishing zone now covers 19 percent of the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone in the Gulf of Mexico, up from 10 percent on Monday, said Jane …
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Egypt asserts right to block upstream Nile dams

Four African countries signed the agreement in Uganda last week in a bid to access a greater share of water from the Nile, despite colonial-era …
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Suburban New Jersey home on block for over $16 million

One would-be buyer so far has visited the French Renaissance-style estate, which is still under construction in Montclair, New Jersey, said real …
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New Hungary government to take office on May 29

Janos Lazar, head of the parliament group of election winner Fidesz party, said Orban would submit the government programme at the end of this week, …
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BBC apologises for ‘queen is dead’ radio joke

Danny Kelly, who hosts the afternoon show on BBC WM, a radio station in central England, told listeners he had an important announcement to make …
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Airline group blasts European handling of volcanic ash

The International Air Transport Association said the current system was leading to the unnecessary closure of airspace, with a further 1,000 flights …
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Egyptians go online to seek political change

Despite a surge in online support for political alternatives to President Hosni Mubarak, 82, and who has been in power since 1981, even ardent …
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British Airways union to appeal court strike ban

The first of four five-day walkouts had been due to begin on Tuesday but was suspended after the court decision on Monday. BA lawyers argued that …
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China welcomes Iran nuclear fuel swap deal

Iran agreed with Brazil and Turkey on Monday to send some of its uranium abroad, reviving a fuel swap plan drafted by the United Nations with the aim …
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Thai government says has no position on peace talks

"We have no position on that yet. The prime minister has been informed but does not have an immediate position on it," said government spokesman …
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New York court appearance scheduled for piracy suspect

Abdiwali Abdiqadir Muse will be in federal court on Tuesday. He was brought to New York last year for what’s believed to be the first U.S. piracy …
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