The world's first transatlantic balloon race ended in chaos last night.

世界首次横渡大西洋的气球比赛昨晚在混乱中结束了。

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Last year, ash from another Icelandic volcano forced the cancellation of thousands of flights, causing travel chaos across Europe.

去年，冰岛另外一座火山喷发的火山灰迫使数千个航班取消，造成整个欧洲的交通混乱。

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Last year, ash clouds from another Icelandic volcano led to the closure of a huge swathe of airspace across Europe and chaos at airports around the world.

去年，冰岛另外一座火山喷发形成的火山灰导致欧洲大范围空中交通关闭，引发全世界机场的混乱。

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"A lot of time homeless children's families are in chaos and homework is the last thing that parents want to be worrying about."

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And today all the last-minute chaos has been given a whole new dimension because of the snow.

BBC: Transfer deadline day as it happened

Mali descended into chaos last March after Tuareg rebels took advantage of a military coup to expand their control over the vast north of the country.

BBC: Mali future debated at Brussels meeting

The Islamist fighters have controlled the vast desert stretches of northern Mali, with the weak government clinging to the south, since a military coup in the capital in March last year unleashed chaos.

NPR: US Begins Transporting French Troops To Mali