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Sun Intl H1 profit flat, sees tough H2

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South African gaming and hotels group Sun International Ltd reported a flat first-half profit, hit by unfavourable swings in currencies and warned of little growth for the remainder of the year.

Sun Hung Kai, Guoco said to be tapped for $3 bln fund

Sun Hung Kai, Guoco said to be tapped for $3 bln fund
A Chinese state company has tapped Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd and Guoco Group Ltd as potential investors for a fund that aims to raise up to 20 billion yuan ($3.1 billion) to develop Shanghai's Bund district, a source said on Thursday.
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Two Huge Holes in the Sun Spotted

Japanese scientists have spotted two huge holes on the sun's magnetic field, and it has been observed that the holes look darker than other parts of the sun.
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Facebook to move into new HQ in Menlo Park

Social network giant, Facebook, has confirmed its plans on Tuesday to move its headquarters to Sun Microsystems' former campus in Menlo Park, California.
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Facebook to move to former Sun Micro headquarters

Facebook will relocate its corporate headquarters to Menlo Park, California, starting this summer, the fast-growing social networking company's second move in less than two years.
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The Super SUN-day: NASA to Release First Views of Entire Sun Today

NASA will on Sunday release online the first complete view of the sun's entire surface and atmosphere. The all-new visuals set to be released today at 11 am EST have been generated by NASA’s two Solar TErrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) spacecraft.

Truth on 13th zodiac sign, Ophiuchus, lost in translation

The media reports on the 13th zodiac sign, Ophiuchus, and the change in astronomy, horoscope and zodiac calender sent thousands into an astrological identity crisis. However, the real meaning seems to have been lost in translation.

Solar Wind to Reach Earth In Few Days, Spark Auroral Activity

A dark coronal hole at the Sun center was captured in extreme ultraviolet light by NASA's solar dynamics observatory. As the Sun continues to rotate, the high speed solar wind particles blowing from this hole will likely reach Earth in a few days and may spark some auroral activity.

Moon Has Earth-Like Core, Scientists Say

A team of scientists at National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have found that the moon has a core similar to Earth's.

Super-Hot Spicule Plasma Behind Sun's Outer Heat

Scientists have solved a longstanding mystery of why the Sun's outer atmosphere, or corona, is millions of degrees hotter than its surface. The answer lies in fountains of plasma called spicules that shoot up from the Sun's surface.

Moon bites Sun? First partial solar eclipse of 2011 occurs

Moon takes a bite out of the Sun, as the colloquial saying goes, during the start of the year 2011. This year's first partial solar eclipse will be seen on Tuesday, in view from much of Europe, North Africa and central Asia.
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When The Black Hole Was Born?

Now, researchers have found that the era of first fast growth of the most massive black holes occurred when the universe was only about 1.2 billion years old - not two to four billion years old, as was previously believed.
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NASA Has Accomplished Much This Year

Armed with new researches and discoveries, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is back in the news again. While NASA promised to provide insights into its findings on astrobiology on Thursday, there have been several other developments at the agency this week.
New Red Giant planet from another galaxy found in Milky Way

Welcome Red Giant, New Visitor To Our Galaxy

Visitors tend to visit our home at any time, but this time an immigrant red giant from another galaxy has arrived in our Milky Way. This happens to be a new planet at least the size of Jupiter that came from another galaxy and is orbiting a star called HIP 13044.
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Larry's sensitive about Sun's assets; Oracle sues hardware partner Multis

Hardware partners beware, lock your warehouses or get sued. Oracle filed a suit against Multis on Nov. 9 at U.S. District Court for Northern District of California, for breach of contract under which they were liable for losses, if they failed to secure the partner's hardware.
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'Jersey Shore' cast looks to bask in Miami sun

With fist pumps and perfect tans, Jersey Shore returns to TV on Thursday for a new season of shows that has audiences wondering if the cast that put some reality back into reality TV is still really real after its brush with Hollywood stardom.
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At Sun Valley, brighter moods may not mean big deals

As Rupert Murdoch, Bob Iger and other media honchos assemble in Sun Valley this week for some fly-fishing or white water rafting, spirits should be brighter than a year ago: stock prices are up by about a third, after all.

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