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The Volcanic Eruption: Cleaning up the Icelandic Aftermath

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When the volcano of Eyjafjallajoekull erupted in April, the billow of ash had long-term consequences for the eco-system in the Netherlands.  Sveinn Runolfsson, the Director of Soil Conservation Service of Iceland, SCSI, has taken the helm leading the clean-up and aftermath.  “It is estimated that the ash and pumice are now covering about 4 percent of the total area of Iceland,” Runolfsson said.

Russia refuses to turn over Jewish library to US (AP)

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AP - Russia has rejected a U.S. court ruling to turn over a Jewish library to a Hasidic group in New York.

Smoke-shrouded Moscow gets welcome break from smog (AP)

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AP - The skies were clear over Moscow Thursday, giving residents a desperately needed break from air pollution thanks to favorable winds and some success in fighting wildfires that have choked the capital with clouds of acrid smog.


Sinn Fein: British, Irish talk with IRA dissidents (AP)

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AP - The British and Irish governments are in secret negotiations with IRA dissidents in hopes they can be persuaded to abandon violence, the senior Sinn Fein official in Northern Ireland's power-sharing administration said Thursday — a claim immediately denied by both governments.

Greenland police stop search for Norwegian hikers (AP)

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AP - Police in western Greenland have called off the search for two Norwegians who went missing after going hiking in the Arctic wilderness.

French police dismantle some 40 Gypsy camps (AP)

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AP - French Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux says that more than 40 illegal Gypsy camps have been dismantled around the country in the last two weeks.

Poland extradites alleged Israeli spy to Germany (AP)

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AP - Polish authorities on Thursday extradited a suspected Mossad agent to Germany, where he faces charges over a passport that was used in the slaying of a Hamas leader in Dubai earlier this year.


Wildfires spread in Portugal's national parks (AP)

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AP - Authorities in Portugal struggled Thursday to contain wildfires sweeping across northern parts of the country.

Moroccan protesters block Spanish enclave border (AP)

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AP - Demonstrators in Morocco blockaded a Spanish enclave for hours Thursday, restricting trucks from making food deliveries in a dispute over alleged police violence and racism against Moroccans entering the city.


Polish leaders try to calm passions over cross (AP)

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AP - The Polish church and the country's top officials tried Thursday to calm passions over a cross erected in front of the presidential palace in memory of the previous head of state.

Sinking of Russian submarine taught Putin a lesson (AP)

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AP - The sinking of a nuclear submarine 10 years ago taught Vladimir Putin a lesson that shaped his leadership of Russia: When disaster strikes, take control — most importantly of television.


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