Alaska Airlines canceled dozens of flights on Thursday and Friday as a consequence of volcanic ash drifting over from the eruption of the Shiveluch volcano in Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. The flights have been canceled as a security precaution; volcanic ash, which is sharp and abrasive, can harm the outsi...

Contentious plans to lift the pension age in France have been authorised by the nation's highest constitutional court docket.France's Constitutional Council has dominated in favour of the federal government's reforms, which is able to see the pension age improve from 62 to 64. The plans sparked widespread protests after president Emmanuel Macron's authorities invoked Article 49.3 to push the adjustments via with no vote by MPs final month.France's state retirement age is 62 - a lot decrease than a lot of its European neighbours. In the UK it's 66, Germany and Italy 67, and Spain 65.Protesters clashed with police shortly after the court docket's resolution was introduced, with teargas used on a gaggle of demonstrators in Lyon, whereas bikes have been additionally set on hearth...