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Space and the Perseid Meteor Shower

The Perseid meteor shower's annual show is set to occur in the next few weeks. The annual Perseid meteor shower would be occurring tonight. Around this time each year, the Earth would be passing through the intergalactic orbit of a comet named Swift Tuttle.


Powerball winners high chance of becoming losers

The latest winner of the Powerball jackpot face great financial issues in the future. One of the largest prizes for a Powerball lottery was won by a group of New Jersey employees.

The cost of NSA leaks on cloud computing

One of the first victims of the Snowden affair was the closure of secure email service provider Lavabit.

The story behind the PGA winnings

The PGA tour is not just about winnings, its about charity given to the communities who host them. In the third round of the PGA Championship, Jason Dufner was holding a two shot lead.


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UN General Assembly President Vuk Jeremic lauded the strong growth posted by the Chinese economy. Vuk Jeremic, the President of the United National General Assembly, told Chinese media that the world's second largest economy was among those that posted the strongest growth globally.
Xinhua reported that French drugmaker Sanofi had become the focus of bribery investigations by Chinese authorities.
Private equity executives and analysts said taking BlackBerry private would make sense but it is not a quick fix for the company’s problems.
Apple Inc won an order versus Samsung that would prohibit the South Korean company from importing, selling and distributing its devices in the US.
Pioneer oil driller Chesapeake Energy decided to just drop their claims of retaining land leases after two years of legal battle with landowners.
Analysts told Reuters that British Prime Minister David Cameron needs a symbolic triumph before he can ask Britons to support continued membership of the European Union.
French President Francois Hollande said he would continue to stimulate the jobs market to chip down the soaring unemployment numbers in the country.
According to analysts, banks are shifting to cloud computing since it could deliver innovation and cost cutback in banking.
A Swiss shop clerk told Oprah Winfrey that a crocodile handbag worth US$38,000 was "too expensive" for her which sparked racist slur.
A private survey revealed that China's PMI for the services sector showed signs of growth. The HSBC/Markit Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) survey for the services sector in China showed signs of improvement.