The flu outbreak is starting to affect the tourism industry, with one major airline announcing plans to scale back services between Australia and Japan by one-third because of a slump in demand from Japanese passengers.

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The IRS notes that those folks tend to file closer to the April 15 deadline (or get an extension) anyway so the delay is not likely to affect them on a massive scale.

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William thought there must be a long compound German word for the way that large events in the world could affect your personal life: the scale was reduced to the point of insignificance, but the everyday effect was amplified.

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While the NECC backed some of the scheme, including the food store, it said it was concerned plans for more large scale retail space would badly affect the town centre.

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