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'Occupy Wall Street' protests go global

From Tokyo to London, protesters worldwide join day of solidarity with New York's 'Occupy Wall Street' movement.

Protesters worldwide have joined the "Occupy Wall Street" movement in a cry of rage against bankers, financiers and politicians they accuse of ruining global economies and condemning millions to poverty and hardship through greed.

Dozens of cities across the world - from Tokyo to Alaska via London, Frankfurt and Washington - are holding demonstrations on Saturday, in a show of solidarity with the rallies that began last month in downtown New York.

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"On October 15th people from all over the world will take to the streets and squares ... to initiate the global change we want," proclaimed the website United for #GlobalChange.

"We will peacefully demonstrate, talk and organize until we make it happen. It's time for us to unite; it's time for them to listen."

Melbourne, Australia's second-largest city, saw the day's first demonstration, when at least 1,000 people, including children, gathered at City Square.

"We face similar problems with our democracy here in Victoria and Australia as people face in most other developed nations," the Occupy Melbourne website said. "Our democracy is unwell."

In Sydney, about 2,000 protesters including representatives of Aboriginal groups, communists and trade unionists, protested outside the central Reserve Bank of Australia, at Martin Place in the central business district time. READ THE FULL ARTICLE: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2011/10/201110154143743457.html

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Google wins legal fight with Australian regulator over Sponsored Links

Thursday September 22, 2011, Matt Brian

In an announcement by the Australia Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), Google has won a legal fight where it was accused by the Australian regulator of misleading customers by failing to adequately distinguish between advertisements and organic search results.

The case, which first began in March 2010, argued that Google played a part in the publication of advertisements on its search pages, where the headline, description and link didn’t actually represent the company placing the ad, suggesting that not only was the advertiser engaging in false advertising and deceptive conduct, Google was also. READ THE FULL ARTICLE: TheNextWeb