By Chris Wickham LONDON, Sept 26 (Reuters) - This time next year, British fighter pilot Andy Green will strap himself into a rocket-powered car for test runs in a bid to accelerate to 1,000 miles per hour (1,600 kilometers per hour) and smash his own land speed record. That's the plan. In the meantime, the team building the Bloodhound supersonic car faces a milestone … [Read more...] about Race hots up for land speed record with UK rocket test
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Cricket-South Africa women kick off T20 World Cup with easy win
GALLE, Sri Lanka, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Trisha Chetty spent a productive day on either side of the stumps as South Africa kicked off their women's Twenty20 World Cup campaign with a comfortable six-wicket victory over hosts Sri Lanka in a Group B match on Wednesday. South Africa captain Mignon du Preez put Sri Lanka in after winning the toss and had every reason to feel … [Read more...] about Cricket-South Africa women kick off T20 World Cup with easy win
S. Africa’s defiant Malema says to fight for "economic freedom"
POLOKWANE, South Africa, Sept 26 (Reuters) - South Africa's ANC rebel Julius Malema scoffed at the money-laundering charges laid against him on Wednesday, saying he would continue to fight for "economic freedom" in Africa's largest economy. "I'm unshaken ... I'll continue with the struggle for economic freedom," he told supporters, adding he would visit on Thursday a mine … [Read more...] about S. Africa’s defiant Malema says to fight for "economic freedom"
EMERGING MARKETS-Stocks fall on Spain, Greece worries, forint slips
LONDON, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Emerging stocks dropped 1 percent on Wednesday on concerns about developments in Spain and Greece, while Hungarian assets fell following a rate cut a day earlier. Protesters clashed with police in Madrid on Tuesday ahead of the unveiling of Spain's 2013 budget on Thursday and Greeks held a general strike as ministers sought to renegotiate a … [Read more...] about EMERGING MARKETS-Stocks fall on Spain, Greece worries, forint slips
UPDATE 2-AngloGold says illegal strike spreads in S.Africa
* Mining shares slide in Johannesburg * AngloGold says illegal strike spreads * Amplats says could start firing unlawful strikers * ANC rebel to address Implats' workers on Thursday By Ed Stoddard and Sherilee Lakmidas JOHANNESBURG, Sept 26 (Reuters) - An illegal strike spread through AngloGold Ashanti's South African operations on Wednesday, while … [Read more...] about UPDATE 2-AngloGold says illegal strike spreads in S.Africa
