Picture of the lake at Grímsvötn.

The ice-covered Grímsvötn volcano on Iceland produced an unusually large and powerful eruption in 2011, sending ash 20km into the atmosphere, causing the cancellation of about 900 passenger flights. In comparison, the much smaller 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull led to the cancellation of about 100,000 flights. Understandably, any mention ofContinue Reading

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IPL 2020: Dinesh Karthik revealed his new look ahead of the game against Chennai Super Kings.© Instagram Dinesh Karthik, Kolkata Knight Riders captain, took to Instagram on Wednesday to flaunt his new look and aced the “Break the Beard” challenge after being nominated by Mumbai Indians all-rounder Kieron Pollard. “@kieron.pollard55Continue Reading

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‘The house search was the last straw’: colleagues react to Russian journalist’s death · Global Voices

Slavina’s self-immolation has shocked Russia’s journalistic community Russian journalist Irina Slavina. Photo from Irina Slavina’s Facebook account. On October 2, Irina Slavina, editor of KozaPress, died in Nizhny Novgorod, after setting herself on fire outside an interior minister building in the city. In her last Facebook post, Slavina wrote: “IContinue Reading

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‘We have a strange destiny’: a conversation with the Livonian poet Valts Ernštreits: Part II · Global Voices

“it’s important for every schoolkid in Latvia to know about the Livonians.” Livonian poet and language activist Valts Ernštreits. Photo used with permission. This is the second part of an interview I conducted with Livonian poet and translator Valts Ernštreits, who is currently the director of the Livonian Institute, foundedContinue Reading

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Post-election protests spark another revolution in Kyrgyzstan · Global Voices

The country’s electoral commission has annulled the official results Mass protests on Ala-Too Square, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, October 5, 2020. Photo (c): Aigerim Turgunbayeva. Used with permission. Mass protests against electoral fraud in Kyrgyzstan have overthrown the country’s government. On October 4, this Central Asian country of 6.3 million voted inContinue Reading

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