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Italy’s civil aviation agency has fined Ryanair €3m for failing to help passengers stranded last month when flights were cancelled due to Iceland’s volcanic ash cloud.

Irish airspace is facing massive disruption for a week as weather conditions are set to continue pushing the volcanic ash cloud across the country, it emerged today.

As Japan’s economy sees a glimmer of light after more than a decade in the doldrums, growing ranks of analysts and economists say the country’s stock market is lined up for a boom.