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Fresh volcanic ash closes airports in southern Europe

Published on 08/05/2010

A huge cloud of ash from Iceland's Eyjafjallajoekul volcano has draped itself over a large swath of southwestern Europe, closing airports in Spain and Portugal and causing delays in intercontinental air travel.