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...revolution in Europe's airline industry. In 2000, Irish discount flyer Ryanair agreed to make an international hub of Charleroi's airport, when the town shaved standard landing charges from €7 to €1 per passenger and provided money for training and marketing. Though few visitors linger long before flying elsewhere or taking the 46-km bus trip north to Brussels, the Ryanair traffic created 1,800 jobs and breathed €40 million a year into the local economy, according to the Walloon regional government that owns the airport. But a European Commission ruling could clip Ryanair's wings...
However, as the memories of last season’s disappointments linger, the Crimson is cautious not to underestimate its rivals...
...watching the crowds thin until only leftovers linger: the babies, the wheelchairs, the dogs, the desperate. There are five of us trying to get on this sold-out flight, and the rest of them, strangers, keep telling me not to cry, that...
...just-in-time society, that may not seem like a lightning response. But it's far better than allowing the invisible killers to linger undetected for days, exposing ever more people to infection. Also, it makes it possible for newly infected people to seek prompt treatment. "You can usually treat things like anthrax fairly well within the first day," says Richard Langlois, senior biomedical scientist at Livermore. "Once you have symptoms, it's very difficult...
...substance is tested on healthy volunteers to evaluate its safety in increased doses. Current anthrax vaccines require 18 injections over six months. That's too slow to defend against a sudden widespread outbreak or to permit people to return safely to contaminated homes and workplaces, where spores may linger for years...