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Four miners were killed and three others were trapped underground after an earthquake hit a gold mine outside Johannesburg, its owners said on Friday.

About 950 gold miners were stuck underground in South Africa on Thursday after a power cut, the mine's owner said, though the workers were not reported to be in immediate danger.

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa said Friday it would oppose an online auction of rhino horns due to start next week, as outraged conservationists said the sale would undermine the global ban on rhino trade.