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Emirates, with its double-decker Airbus aircraft and Boeing jetliners, flies to the major world destinations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
It took the company more than six weeks to clear the site, during which residents complained about a surge of rats, flies and sickness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
"It smells horrible," he said, explaining the fungus attracts flies which help spread its spores.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
The experiments were conducted in fruit flies, so additional research will be needed to determine how closely the same mechanisms operate in people.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
The akrafena and I then part ways—the blade flies toward the serpent and I jump into the warm water below.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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