BÉOUMI, IVORY COAST: When his house went up in flames, there were still two people inside, said carpenter Desire Zouzou Kouame. The two elderly women who perished were his aunts. “Everything burned,“ he said, standing outside the ruins of what used to be his family home in the centre of Ivory Coast. In all, 10 people died and another 83 were wounded in three days of inter-community violence in the small town of Beoumi. The clashes set the local Baoule tribe against the Dioula — or Malinke — who are originally from the north. Inter-community violence is common in the Ivory Coast, a country with several dozen ethnicities among its 25 million inhabitants. According to witnesses, this time a dispute between a Malinke taxi driver and the Baoule driver of a motorbike taxi degenerated into a pitched battle in the town and neighbouring villages. On Thursday morning at nine, Kouame, recalls seeing a crowd of Malinke armed with cudgels, machetes and shotguns. Kouame … [Read more...] about Anger still high among the ashes after I. Coast ethnic clashes
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A rising Lake Erie closes streets, ferry, leaves debris
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By The Associated Press Tues., May 14, 2019 PORT CLINTON, Ohio - High water on Lake Erie has been flooding streets and houses in Ohio, and residents are bracing for more problems. The water levels are expected to approach records this summer. All the Great Lakes have been rising for several years and now are seeing an increase from winter’s melting snow and recent heavy rains. Along Lake Erie, floodwaters closed several streets in Port Clinton last week. Last month, flooding cut South Bass Island in half and temporarily closed ferries going to the island. Article Continued Below The high water is also increasing erosion and leaving logs and debris in shallow parts of western Lake Erie. Officials say boaters will need to keep an eye out for floating dangers in the water. Report an error Journalistic Standards About The Star TOP STORIES, DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX. NEW NEWSLETTER HEADLINES SIGN UP … [Read more...] about A rising Lake Erie closes streets, ferry, leaves debris
How to save money while online shopping in 7 steps
Online shopping not only offers an unparalleled level of convenience, but it can also give you savings that you might not enjoy if you shop in-store. You may have heard of some well-known hacks, such as signing up for first-timer discounts, or using referral promo codes, but these strategies have limited mileage. To enjoy consistent, reliable savings each time you tap the checkout button, follow these simple steps. 1. SIGN UP FOR SHOPBACK Want to get cashback on everything from fashion to home furnishings to supplements to food delivery to travel and even insurance? With a ShopBack account, every time you shop at a participating online merchant, you will be entitled to further savings in the form of cashback. Ranging from a fixed value to a certain per cent of your spend, you can quickly rack up savings across purchases - on top of whatever other discounts and promos your merchant is offering. However, some merchants may disqualify ShopBack transactions from earning rewards, such as … [Read more...] about How to save money while online shopping in 7 steps
Federal clumsiness with pot supply is stifling Ontario shops, finance minister says
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By Jacqueline Thorpe Bloomberg Tues., April 30, 2019 Ontario could allow several hundred cannabis stores to open but is being stymied by the federal government’s “bungling” of supply, according to the provincial finance minister. More than six months after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government legalized recreational pot in Canada, supply still “doesn’t line up,” Finance Minister Victor Fedeli said. That’s why Ontario has set a limit of 25 bricks and mortar stores, and outlets across the country are struggling to fill their shelves, he said. “It’s all dependent on the federal government unleashing supply,” Fedeli said in an interview Tuesday at Bloomberg’s headquarters in New York. “Health Canada appears to be the area that is ill-prepared to license the producers.” Suppliers require Health Canada licenses to cultivate and process cannabis. There were more than 400 license … [Read more...] about Federal clumsiness with pot supply is stifling Ontario shops, finance minister says
Retailers are tracking where you shop — and where you sleep
Retailers are finding all kinds of uses for location data from customers’ phones. Hill Country Galleria in Bee Cave, Texas, used the information to determine that a lot of shoppers owned pets. So it installed water fountains, babysitting stations and “Santa Paws’’ photo ops for furry friends. The time customers spent in the mall rose by 40 percent, according to CBRE Group Inc. A shopping center in Chicago found it was drawing customers from Asian neighborhoods, so it decided to fill a vacancy with a high-end Asian specialty grocer. Dunkin’ Brands Group Inc., which opened 278 new doughnut shops in the U.S. last year, employed phone data to make sure the new stores wouldn’t siphon customers from existing locations. Retailers are following the trail of electronic bread crumbs left by millions of customers. And it’s helping them at a time when the industry is suffering. They’re buying mobile-phone data that can track where and for how long … [Read more...] about Retailers are tracking where you shop — and where you sleep