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ABIDJAN, Jan 15 (Reuters) - The chief of staff of Ivory Coast's army has ordered the suspension of five officials tasked with combating cocoa smuggling in the west of the country, the army said in ...

Instead, the weapons now come from African countries with weak control of their own weapons stockpiles, notably the Central African Republic and Ivory Coast. Sudan has also been an important ...

In the past few years, I’ve become a candle obsessive. It started out sporadically, during the odd bath or to banish the smell of cooked food, but now it’s a full-on hobby. I burn them for ...

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Vegas is weird but CES makes it weirder. These are some of the more bizarre things tech companies want you to buy, more than one of which is feline-focused. My title is Senior Features Writer ...

But one startup featured at CES this week has produced a battery made of paper, believe it or not. Flint’s paper battery is poised to provide a more sustainable and affordable alternative to ...

Flint's flexible, rechargeable paper batteries could one day replace their lithium-ion counterparts in your smartwatch, phone and more. Katie a UK-based news reporter and features writer.