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REYKJAVIK (Reuters) – Powerful tremors from an Icelandic volcano that has been a menace for thousands of travelers worldwide rocked the countryside on Sunday as eruptions hurled a steady stream of ash into the sky.

 Volcanic ash relentless as new tremors rock Iceland  Volcanic ash relentless as new tremors rock Iceland  Volcanic ash relentless as new tremors rock Iceland

 Volcanic ash relentless as new tremors rock Iceland

Posted by:        on   April 18, 2010 at 5:45 am

KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda’s state-run environment authority has accused UK petroleum explorer, Tullow Oil, of taking inadequate steps to safeguard the environment around their drilling sites, according to a letter seen by Reuters on Saturday.

 Uganda environment body worried by Tullows safeguards  Uganda environment body worried by Tullows safeguards  Uganda environment body worried by Tullows safeguards

 Uganda environment body worried by Tullows safeguards

Posted by:        on   April 17, 2010 at 6:45 pm

YANGON (Reuters) – A series of bombs exploded at a controversial hydropower project site being jointly built by a Chinese company in northern Myanmar on Saturday, just two days after bombs killed eight in the former capital of Yangon.

 Bomb blasts rock China JV hydropower site in Myanmar  Bomb blasts rock China JV hydropower site in Myanmar  Bomb blasts rock China JV hydropower site in Myanmar

 Bomb blasts rock China JV hydropower site in Myanmar

Posted by:        on   April 17, 2010 at 6:45 pm

REYKJAVIK (Reuters) – An Icelandic volcano that is spewing ash into the air and wreaking havoc on flights across Europe appeared to be easing up on Saturday but could continue to erupt for days or even months to come, officials said.

 Icelandic volcano eases but eruptions continue  Icelandic volcano eases but eruptions continue  Icelandic volcano eases but eruptions continue

 Icelandic volcano eases but eruptions continue

Posted by:        on   April 17, 2010 at 6:33 pm

LONDON (Reuters) – Europe’s air travel chaos deepened on Saturday as a huge cloud of volcanic ash spread further across the continent, halting nearly three in four flights and stranding thousands of passengers worldwide.

 Ash cloud over Europe deepens travel chaos  Ash cloud over Europe deepens travel chaos  Ash cloud over Europe deepens travel chaos

 Ash cloud over Europe deepens travel chaos

Posted by:        on   April 17, 2010 at 6:15 am

REYKJAVIK (Reuters) – An Icelandic volcano that is spewing ash into the air and wreaking havoc on flights across Europe appeared to be easing up on Saturday but could continue to erupt for days or even months to come, officials said.

 Icelandic volcano eases but eruptions continue  Icelandic volcano eases but eruptions continue  Icelandic volcano eases but eruptions continue

 Icelandic volcano eases but eruptions continue

Posted by:        on   April 17, 2010 at 6:15 am

LONDON (Reuters) – Europe’s air travel chaos deepened on Saturday as a huge cloud of volcanic ash spread further across the continent, halting nearly three in four flights and stranding thousands of passengers worldwide.

 Ash cloud over Europe spreads travel chaos  Ash cloud over Europe spreads travel chaos  Ash cloud over Europe spreads travel chaos

 Ash cloud over Europe spreads travel chaos

Posted by:        on   April 17, 2010 at 5:00 am

LONDON (Reuters) – Large parts of Europe enforced no-fly rulings for a third day on Saturday because of a huge ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano that has caused the worst air travel chaos since the September 11 attacks.

 Volcanic ash grounds Europe flights for third day  Volcanic ash grounds Europe flights for third day  Volcanic ash grounds Europe flights for third day

 Volcanic ash grounds Europe flights for third day

Posted by:        on   April 16, 2010 at 11:02 pm

LONDON (Reuters) – A huge ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano spread out across Europe on Friday causing air travel chaos on a scale unseen since the September 11 attacks and costing airlines hundreds of millions of dollars.

 Volcanic ash grounds flights across much of Europe  Volcanic ash grounds flights across much of Europe  Volcanic ash grounds flights across much of Europe

 Volcanic ash grounds flights across much of Europe

Posted by:        on   April 16, 2010 at 6:30 pm

LONDON (Reuters) – A huge ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano spread out across Europe on Friday causing air travel chaos on a scale not seen since the September 11 attacks and costing airlines hundreds of millions of dollars.

 Volcanic ash grounds flights across much of Europe  Volcanic ash grounds flights across much of Europe  Volcanic ash grounds flights across much of Europe

 Volcanic ash grounds flights across much of Europe

Posted by:        on   April 16, 2010 at 4:30 pm
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