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*The [[New York Stock Exchange]], the largest [[stock exchange]] in the [[United States]] and the world, is sold to [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]]-based [[IntercontinentalExchange]]. [http://www.theguardian.com/business/2012/dec/20/nyse-sold-8bn-intercontinentalexchange ( |
*The [[New York Stock Exchange]], the largest [[stock exchange]] in the [[United States]] and the world, is sold to [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]]-based [[IntercontinentalExchange]]. [http://www.theguardian.com/business/2012/dec/20/nyse-sold-8bn-intercontinentalexchange (The Guardian)] |
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*[[U.S.]] [[patent]] authorities reject an important [[Apple Inc.]] patent concerning [[Multi-touch gestures|pinch-to-zoom gestures]] on a [[mobile device]] screen. [http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/20/us-apple-samsung-patents-idUSBRE8BJ03620121220 (Reuters)] |
*[[U.S.]] [[patent]] authorities reject an important [[Apple Inc.]] patent concerning [[Multi-touch gestures|pinch-to-zoom gestures]] on a [[mobile device]] screen. [http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/20/us-apple-samsung-patents-idUSBRE8BJ03620121220 (Reuters)] |
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*[[Julian Assange]] issues a statement to supporters from a balcony of [[London]]'s [[Embassy of Ecuador, London|Ecuadorean embassy]], in which he refers to the [[U.S.]] [[Pentagon]]'s recent description of the existence of [[WikiLeaks]] as an "ongoing crime" and suggests it is the intention of [[WikiLeaks]] to release a million more documents in 2013. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20806355 (BBC)] |
*[[Julian Assange]] issues a statement to supporters from a balcony of [[London]]'s [[Embassy of Ecuador, London|Ecuadorean embassy]], in which he refers to the [[U.S.]] [[The Pentagon|Pentagon]]'s recent description of the existence of [[WikiLeaks]] as an "ongoing crime" and suggests it is the intention of [[WikiLeaks]] to release a million more documents in 2013. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20806355 (BBC)] |
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*[[ASEAN]] members and [[India]] conclude [[free trade]] agreements in services and investment. [http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia/327191/india-asean-conclude-trade-pact (''Bangkok Post'')] |
*[[ASEAN]] members and [[India]] conclude [[free trade]] agreements in services and investment. [http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia/327191/india-asean-conclude-trade-pact (''Bangkok Post'')] |
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