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Japan's Sharp turns to first-half profit on screen sales

Japan'selectronicsgiantSharpsaidFridayitswungtoafirst-halfprofitasitenhanceditsfull-yearoutlook,creditingstrongLCDscreensalesandcostcutsunderanewTaiwaneseowner.

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NASA's Curiosity rover begins 2nd two-year mission extension on Mars

U.S. space agency NASA said Monday its Curiosity rover is driving toward uphill destinations on the Red Planet's Mount Sharp as part of its second two-year mission extension that commenced on Oct. 1.

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Sharp says China regulators have OK'd Foxconn acquisition

Japan's Sharp Corp. says China has become the final government to approve the acquisition of the Japanese electronics maker by the Taiwanese company that assembles Apple's iPhones and the tie-up will go ahead soon.

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Foxconn agrees to buy Japan's Sharp Corp. at reduced price

The Taiwanese company that assembles Apple's iPhones agreed Wednesday to buy control of financially struggling Sharp Corp. for $3.5 billion (389 billion yen) in the first takeover of a major Japanese electronics producer by a foreign company.

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5 reasons why Foxconn wants Sharp

The Sharp Corp. board on Thursday approved a plan for Apple Inc.’s main iPhone assembler Foxconn to buy the troubled Japanese electronics giant for roughly $5.9 billion. Here are five reasons why Taiwan-based Foxconn is buying Sharp.