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...such as it is, consists of just three rooms squeezed into a four-story building deep in Yunnan's southwestern town of Mangxi. The building has no elevator, and the external stairwell is bathed in the steamy heat that washes the entire region. Inside, however, in stark contrast to its tropical-outpost surroundings, are a few jewels of the modern microbiology trade--a state-of-the-art freezer for storing blood samples and an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), a machine for screening HIV that can identify specific antibodies to the virus...
...ruled that the license awarded to dismantler Able UK was invalid. The fate of four ships already in the U.K. was unclear. Blow to ETA FRANCE Police arrested four suspected members of the Spanish Basque separatist group ETA, including its alleged military leader and chief of logistics, in the southwestern village of Lons. All four were placed under formal investigation on suspicion of having links with a terrorist organization. Spanish Interior Minister Angel Acebes said ETA had been "decapitated" - a claim officials have made before. Surprise Setback GERMANY A Hamburg court unexpectedly released Moroccan 9/11 suspect Abdelghani Mzoudi from custody...
...case for fedfare. Just a few years ago, the airline was so awful that some flyers called it "America Worst." For much of its 20-year history, the airline, based in Phoenix, Ariz., had been hurt by maintenance and operational problems, inconsistent leadership and its location in the sleepy southwestern...
PEGGY YU Beijing Bookseller Whenever the co-president of Dangdang.com China's largest online bookseller, travels to the U.S., friends pile on requests for American tomes. "I'm tired of being a camel," says Yu, 38, a native of Sichuan province, in southwestern China. So she is negotiating with American publishers to sell their books on Dangdang. Yu says Chinese readers are particularly fond of architecture and design books. The four-year-old company has continued its triple-digit sales growth and this year produced positive cash flow...
...Greek influence, depict everything from musical instruments to a dazzling pantheon of deities. If the caves get too stuffy, local guides can arrange for dune surfing and paragliding trips to a nearby oasis called Crescent Lake. LIJIANG This attractive little town of traditional stone buildings in the heart of southwestern Yunnan province has been popular with backpackers since the early 1990s, and was designated a unesco World Heritage Site in 1997. Tourism has developed at breakneck speed, but what the town has lost in backwater charm it has gained in comfort and convenience. There's something for everyone: scenic hikes...