AUCKLAND Aug 23 (Reuters) - Australia flyhalf Quade Cooper has returned to the Wallabies lineup for their Rugby Championship clash with New Zealand on Saturday after he sustained a serious knee injury on the same Eden Park pitch at last year's World Cup. The New Zealand-born Cooper suffered the injury in the global tournament's bronze medal playoff and although he … [Read more...] about Rugby-Cooper returns to Australia team to face All Blacks
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S.Africas’s Eskom sell 2028 bond at lower yield
JOHANNESBURG Aug 22 (Reuters) - South Africa's power utility Eskom sold 300 million rand ($36.51 million) of its EL28 inflation-linked bond at a clearing yield of 2.17 percent, slightly down from a 2.195 percent yield previously. The bid to cover ratio was 1 from 2.17 previously. ($1 = 8.2180 South African rand) (Reporting by Xola Potelwa; Editing by Olivia … [Read more...] about S.Africas’s Eskom sell 2028 bond at lower yield
BRIEF-BHP CEO eyes divestments to offset lower cash flow
LONDON Aug 22 (Reuters) - Bhp Billiton PLC : * Bhp billiton CEO says order books remain full * CEO says port hedland outer harbour "immensely valuable option" * CEO - committed to single a rating, "living within means", comfortable using balance sheet "judiciously" * CEO says non-core asset sales will help compensate for lower cash flow * CEO says does not see … [Read more...] about BRIEF-BHP CEO eyes divestments to offset lower cash flow
EMERGING MARKETS-Stocks fall as China, world growth doubts weigh
LONDON Aug 22 (Reuters) - Emerging equities eased 0.6 percent on Wednesday on continued weakness in Chinese markets and a setback for European bourses while on currencies, the Hungarian forint fell from 11-month highs hit in the previous session. Investors are clinging to hopes of policy action from global central banks especially the European Central Bank, as weak export … [Read more...] about EMERGING MARKETS-Stocks fall as China, world growth doubts weigh
South African farmhand jailed for life for Terre’blanche murder
JOHANNESBURG Aug 22 (Reuters) - A South African court sentenced a black farmhand to life in prison on Wednesday for the axe murder of Eugene Terre'blanche, a white supremacist prominent during the dying years of apartheid. Chris Mahlangu killed Terre'blanche over a pay dispute in April 2011 at the white farmer's home in Ventersdorp, about 125 km (80 miles) west of … [Read more...] about South African farmhand jailed for life for Terre’blanche murder
