To be Earthlike, you also need a sun like ours and Kepler-22b has that.

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When you need a break from the sun, hop on a tour of the neighbourhood, taking in the largest collection of Streamline Moderne Art Deco architecture in the world.

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Earth's magnetic field gives the planet and its inhabitants a good measure of protection, but with space agencies seemingly intent on sending astronauts to the Moon and even to Mars in the next few decades, there is a pressing need for a fuller understanding of the Sun's activity.

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As they describe in Nanoscale Research Letters, they have invented a way of concentrating the energy in the sun's rays without the need for mirrors.

ECONOMIST: Solar power

"There is no reason or need to give up on dialogue at this point, " said Cheon Ho-sun, a spokesman for South Korea's president.

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Spaniards and other Europeans may feel they need more evidence to back up that claim if they are still thinking of buying a property in the sun.

ECONOMIST: Spain and corruption

"Economic softness is accelerating noneconomic trends that threaten Sun and raise the likelihood that numbers may need again to be reduced, " Kraemer said in a research note.

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Hopefully, the weather will continue to get warmer and Sam won't need to put an hour of prayers in and just keep to the mandatory half an hour a day that a sun worshipper must complete to bring warmth to the country and as an additional bonus receive an all-year round tan.

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