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Ash shuts major British, Dutch and Irish airports

With Ireland’s Dublin airport already shut, the new closures brought an echo of last month when ash from the same volcano prompted a number of …
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Hiking into the secret heart of Tibetan ‘paradise’

Barely 6 km (4 miles) away, buses ferry thousands of tourists to visit one of China’s most famous scenic spots, but this small clearing is filled only …
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Soldier dies in Thai fighting, luxury hotel hit

A Reuters photographer reported heavy fighting overnight at the luxury Dusit Thani Hotel in the Silom area, right opposite one of the barricades set …
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Australia government in poll trouble as election looms

The next election is expected by political analysts to be held around October and to be fought partly over the mining tax, the cornerstone of Rudd’s …
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Amsterdam, Rotterdam airports to shut

Other Dutch airports would not be affected, said the television, but as Amsterdam and Rotterdam are the country’s two main airports the closures will …
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Chavez signs new currency law against speculation

The law will come into effect when it is published in the government’s Official Gazette. Details are still hazy, but Chavez said his finance minister …
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U.S. retailers prepare for consumer comeback

Shoppers have started to show they’re willing and able to spend more, and stores are tweaking their merchandise to accommodate them. Cashmere is …
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Volcanic ash to close London’s Heathrow airport

The airspace over London’s Heathrow Airport closed at 1 a.m. Monday (0000 GMT; 7 p.m. EDT), Britain’s National Air Traffic Service said in a …
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Merkel says Greece rescue package only buys time

Market turmoil over rising levels of European government debt — sparked by Greece’s immediate crisis — will only calm down if the 16 nations who …
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Volcanic ash again grounds some air travel in Europe

The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) said three northwestern airports were closed from early Sunday but other hubs, such as Dublin, would remain open …
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Smithsonian.com: How our brains make memories

At the time of the attack, Nader was a postdoctoral researcher at New York University. He flipped the radio on while getting ready to go to work and …
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UPDATE: Curfew ordered in Bangkok

"The curfew would be imposed on areas which lead to the main protest site starting Sunday evening from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m," said a government source …
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research: Marriage and life expectancy

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Bittersweet return for Dutch boy crash survivor

The 9-year-old Dutch boy who miraculously survived a plane crash in Libya returned to the Netherlands aboard an airborne ambulance Saturday and was …
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World Bank’s Lin: China revaluation would hurt U.S.

The chief economist for the World Bank said on Saturday that if China were to revalue its currency it would actually hurt rather than help the U.S. …
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Candidates threatened in local Mexico elections

The violence is intensifying fear that Mexico’s drug cartels could control July 4 local elections in 10 states by supporting candidates who …
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British Petroleum expects Gulf oil siphon to work after setback

The company also began spraying chemical dispersants Saturday beneath the sea, saying it appears to have reduced the amount of surface oil at the …
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Astronauts forced into shorter shuttle survey

Mission Control, meanwhile, was monitoring a piece of space junk that was threatening to come too close to the space station. The debris was …
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