Gallery: Year In Review (July to December)
Updated:A look back at 2012, from July to December
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1 JULY: Over 600m people in India were left without electricity after the worst black out in history
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2 JULY: Scientists at the CERN research centre discovered a new subatomic particle thought to be the elusive Higgs boson
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3 JULY: Millions of people around the world tuned in to watch the opening ceremony of London 2012
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4 AUGUST: Katie Taylor captured the heart of the nation after winning gold at the 2012 Olympics
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5 AUGUST: Usain Bolt thrilled the world by winning three gold medals at London 2012
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6 AUGUST: South Africa saw unrest and protests after police shot dead 34 striking workers in Marikana
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7 AUGUST: Supporters of Russian punk band 'Pussy Riot' protested over the jailing of the anti-Putin group
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8 AUGUST: The NASA rover Curiosity made its mark on the surface of Mars
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9 SEPTEMBER: An attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, killed the US Ambassador and three others
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10 OCTOBER: The Space Shuttle Endeavour was transported through the streets of Los Angeles on its final journey to its permanent museum home
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11 OCTOBER: The pink ribbon was used as a sign of hope by those who searched for missing five-year-old April Jones in Wales
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12 OCTOBER: Lance Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and given a lifetime ban from Olympic sports
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13 OCTOBER: Felix Baumgartner leapt into the stratosphere from a balloon hovering near the edge of space, 38km above Earth
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14 OCTOBER: Racehorse Frankel was retired to stud undefeated after his 14-race career
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15 OCTOBER: Gary Glitter was one of several high-profile arrests by police investigating the sexual abuse scandal surrounding the late Jimmy Savile
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16 OCTOBER: Superstorm Sandy, one of the costliest storms in US history, left Manhattan in darkness and interrupted life for millions of people on the eastern coast
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17 NOVEMBER: A conflict between Gaza militants and Israel in November killed more than 140 Palestinians and five Israelis
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18 NOVEMBER: Rockets fired from Gaza targeted Tel Aviv in the first attack on Israel's commercial capital in 20 years
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19 NOVEMBER: Startling images of ship wrecks, including an army tank, in Irish waters were published for the first time
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20 NOVEMBER: A rare full solar eclipse plunged north Queensland, Australia, into darkness for two minutes
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21 NOVEMBER: Barack Obama's campaign team released this image on Twitter after he won a second term as US President
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22 NOVEMBER: In the wake of Savita Halappanavar's death, thousands took to the streets of Dublin to demand abortion legislation
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23 NOVEMBER: Crowds of Muslim pilgrims, all dressed in white, took part in annual rituals during the Hajj pilgrimage
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24 NOVEMBER: David Black was the first prison officer murdered in Northern Ireland for 20 years
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25 NOVEMBER: President Mahmoud Abbas was congratulated by Turkey's Foreign Minister after the UN General Assembly voted to recognise the state of Palestine
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26 DECEMBER: NASA released this stunning 'black marble' view of the Earth at night
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27 DECEMBER: Typhoon Bopha devastated parts of the Philippines and left over 1,000 people dead
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28 DECEMBER: One of the worst mass shootings in US history at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut sparked debate on gun control in America
