Côte d'Ivoire rebels deny rich blood diamond trade
ABIDJAN, Côte d'Ivoire (Reuters): Rebels holding the north of war-divided Côte d'Ivoire deny dealing in blood diamonds despite allegations by United Nations experts that they reap millions of dollars from illegal gem sales.
Bottlenecks, fakes hobble herb's war on malaria
HONG KONG (Reuters): Li Guoqiao was a village doctor in China's south-western Yunnan province in 1974 when the government asked him to try using an herbal drug, artemisinin, to treat malaria patients.
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