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Since the eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano, it has been spewing out clouds of ash all across the United Kingdom, thereby grounding thousands of commercial flights and grinding the aviation industry to a halt. However, as something is almost always followed by something good, so is the case with Britain’s tourism industry, which is now witnessing [...]

Beyond the cloud of ash generated by the eruption of a volcano in Iceland have caused the cancellation of more than 17 thousand flights in Europe, something that caused inconvenience to thousands of people who needed to travel through northern Europe, now comes another problem. Now the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, 16, that is assessing [...]

Sudden eruption of Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland has forced Britain to close down its airspace and suspend all flights. It is an unusual condition because the volcano has been spewing loads of ash clouds which is drifting over Europe and many other countries have been forced to suspend flights and shut down airports. Tens of thousands of travelers [...]

‘Greenpeace has been fighting Japanese whaling for more than three decades, from the waters of the Southern Ocean to the online world to the courts of Japan.’ The organization ‘first brought whaling to the world’s attention in 1975 when activists put their own lives on the line by navigating small inflatable boats in front of the harpoons.’ [...]

The world’s largest restaurant chain opened its first franchise store in Iceland in 1993, with then Prime Minister David Oddsson being the ‘first person on the island to consume a Big Mac.’ The island’s three McDonald’s restaurants will close at the end of the month after suffering profit losses due to the collapse of the krona. McDonald’s [...]