News: Iceland

We have started to collect the most important news related to Iceland in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Iceland: news

Flights resume after ash delays

Wednesday, May 25th 2011, 13:38
related countries: United Kingdom

UK flights have returned to near-normal after hundreds were cancelled on Tuesday because of drifting ash from the Icelandic volcanic eruption.
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Air traffic resuming over Germany

Wednesday, May 25th 2011, 12:39
related countries: Germany

Air traffic over northern Germany returns to normal following widespread disruption, as the threat from Icelandic volcanic ash recedes.
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VIDEO: Volcanic ash closes airports in Germany

Wednesday, May 25th 2011, 1:37
related countries: Germany

Germany has announced the closure of airports in the north of the country because of the spread of volcanic ash from an eruption in Iceland.
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Ash flight delays hit thousands

Tuesday, May 24th 2011, 22:05
related countries: United Kingdom

Thousands of passengers in Scotland and parts of northern England struggle with flight cancellations as ash from an Icelandic volcanic eruption blows in.
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VIDEO: Iceland: Life under the ash cloud

Tuesday, May 24th 2011, 18:11

Life under the ash cloud created by Iceland's Grimsvotn volcano
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Flights cancelled over ash cloud

Monday, May 23rd 2011, 23:01
related countries: United Kingdom

Flights in Scotland are cancelled and the US president flies to London a day early as a volcanic ash cloud heads towards the UK.
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Airline shares hit by ash fears

Monday, May 23rd 2011, 20:56

Shares in Europe's biggest airlines fall on fears that Iceland's latest volcanic eruption could disrupt flights across the continent.
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VIDEO: Ash turns day to night in Iceland

Monday, May 23rd 2011, 13:27

Ash from a volcanic eruption in Iceland is predicted to spread south, reaching parts of northern Europe within the next two days.
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Different ash

Monday, May 23rd 2011, 11:03

Why latest Iceland eruption will not create so much havoc
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VIDEO: Iceland volcano ash 'to reach UK'

Sunday, May 22nd 2011, 21:55
related countries: United Kingdom

A huge volcanic eruption in Iceland which has spewed ash up to 19km (12 miles) into the sky, and closed the airspace, could reach the UK later this week.
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Icelandic ash 'may drift over UK'

Sunday, May 22nd 2011, 20:46
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Ash

Ash from a volcanic eruption in Iceland could begin to drift across the UK towards the end of the week, the Met Office says.
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Volcano halts Icelandic flights

Sunday, May 22nd 2011, 16:30

A local flight ban is in force after the eruption of Iceland's most active volcano, Grimsvotn, sends a plume of smoke 20km into the sky.
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VIDEO: Aerial video shows Iceland eruption

Sunday, May 22nd 2011, 13:48

The Icelandic authorities have shut the country's main airport after the nation's most active volcano, Grimsvotn, began erupting.
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VIDEO: Aerial video shows new Iceland eruption

Sunday, May 22nd 2011, 12:03

The Icelandic authorities have shut the country's main airport after the nation's most active volcano, Grimsvotn, began erupting.
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Iceland volcano starts erupting

Saturday, May 21st 2011, 23:26

Iceland's most active volcano has started erupting, although scientists say it is unlikely to cause the kind of ash clouds which disrupted air travel in 2010.
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Iceland ash jet threat 'founded'

Monday, April 25th 2011, 20:10

Ash that erupted from a volcano in Iceland last year was sharp and abrasive, suggesting the move to shut European airspace was justified, a study says.
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UK 'will get Iceland money back'

Tuesday, April 12th 2011, 9:25
related countries: Netherlands, United Kingdom

Iceland's president says the UK and the Netherlands will get back the money they paid when Iceland's banking system collapsed in 2008.
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UK and Netherlands to sue Iceland

Sunday, April 10th 2011, 20:26
related countries: Netherlands, United Kingdom

The UK and Netherlands are to sue Iceland to recover 4bn euros (£3.5bn) lost in its banking collapse, after Icelanders reject a repayment deal.
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