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KINSHASA Aug 15 (Reuters) - About 60 miners died when a shaft in which they were working collapsed in a remote part of northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a UN-backed radio station said on Wednesday. The miners were 100 meters underground when the accident occurred on Monday in Mambasa territory in Orientale Province, Radio Okapi reported on its website. … [Read more...] about About 60 dead in Congo mine accident-radio report

By Simon Evans MASON, Ohio Aug 15 (Reuters) - Venus Williams fought back from a set down to beat South Africa's Chanelle Scheepers 2-6 6-3 6-2 as the top seeds advanced with little trouble at the Cincinnati Open on Wednesday. Williams will now meet Italian Sara Errani for a quarter-final berth following the seventh seed's 6-4 6-4 win over Slovakian Daniela … [Read more...] about Tennis-Venus fights back again, Radwanska cruises

By Nelson Banya HARARE Aug 15 (Reuters) - South African President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday urged Zimbabwe's rival leaders to speed up political reforms seen as critical to avoiding another violent and disputed election, but President Robert Mugabe signalled he would not be pushed into endorsing a new constitution already accepted by his foes. Speaking to journalists … [Read more...] about Zuma urges Zimbabwe political reforms ahead of polls

JOHANNESBURG Aug 15 (Reuters) - South Africa will auction 2.1 billion rand ($256 million) in total of its 2023, 2036 and 2048 government bonds next Tuesday. Details of the invitation are on page ($1 = 8.2090 South African rand) (Reporting By Tshepo Tshabalala) © Thomson Reuters 2012 All rights reserved … [Read more...] about S.Africa to sell 2023, 2036 and 2048 govt bonds

* Q2 net profit 3.1 bln yuan vs consensus 3 bln yuan * Q2 revenue 10.53 bln yuan vs consensus 10.1 bln yuan * Tencent pushing into other segments to diversify revenue By Melanie Lee Aug 15 (Reuters) - Tencent Holdings, China's biggest Internet company by revenue, said on Wednesday its quarterly profit rose by its fastest pace in a year as sales got a boost … [Read more...] about UPDATE 1-China’s Tencent logs Q2 profit jump as online games shine