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The manufacturer has issued an alert to airlines, requesting them to take "immediate precautionary action…in order to implement the available software and/or hardware protection and ensure the fleet is safe to fly".

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When an upstairs neighbor interrupted Mabel’s karaoke session on Wednesday, she quickly alerted her son.

“With early alerts now coming from our international partners, we have a narrow window to act — boost stockpiles, issue robust guidance, deploy resources quickly, and reinforce surveillance.”

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She has worked to get a so-called "Ockenden alert" on her medical notes – an idea which came out of meetings with other traumatised families.

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"Ringing doorbells, knocking on doors, alerting the neighbours, telling them to leave -- that's what the situation was like," he said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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