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Press TV is an Iranian broadcasting company founded in 2007. Based in Teheran, it is under control of the Iranian government. The company specializes in news and financial analysis. Press TV's satellite feed is offered without charge, and can therefore be found on most satellite providers around the world. It can also be access through its websites.

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EU Crippling Crisis-News Analysis-05-16-2012

| May 17, 2012 | 0 Comments
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With Greece in a last-ditch effort to broker a deal for a coalition government, another election has been announced. But is that the solution? From a coalition govt. to an emergency govt., to a technocrat govt: None has worked. If Greece was to fall, what is going to happen to the Eurozone, where the 17 [...]

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Big Brother watches Americans through surveillance cameras

| May 17, 2012 | 0 Comments
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Street lights can be helpful for public safety in many US cities, and with cameras attached they can monitor traffic; even be effective enough to reduce accidents say experts. Colin Campbell, Press TV, Washington

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Bank of America protests, ALEC protests, NY hunger strike-OWS Week-05-16-2012

| May 17, 2012 | 0 Comments
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This episode of the show reviews all the protest action from BoA Charlotte North Carolina to New York Hunger strike. The program also attempts to highlight the large number of deaths among US war veterans on their return to “civi-street” from tours of duty overseas. OWS Week has for a one-off included the massive European [...]

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Brain Gate- greatest invention of all time

| May 17, 2012 | 0 Comments
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Scientists have created the greatest invention of all time: Brain Gate! Brain Gate helps people run machines using their brain waves alone. Cathy Hutchinson is paralyzed neck-down. Now, with the help of this new technology she runs a thought-controlled robotic arm. With the arm she can grasp a flask of coffee on a table, lift [...]

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Domestic violence in Turkey on the rise

| May 17, 2012 | 0 Comments
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Ayse Pasali was a young Turkish woman stabbed to death 11 times by her ex-husband on an open city street.

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10th Asia Oceania Congress of Nuclear Medicine and Biology kicks off in Tehran

| May 17, 2012 | 0 Comments
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One of the biggest nuclear medicine gatherings in the World. More than seven hundred Iranian and seventy foreign scientists, researchers and experts from more than 30 countries including the United States, Germany, England, Austria and Switzerland attended the 10th Asia Oceania Congress of Nuclear Medicine and Biology, AOFNMB, 2012 in Tehran.

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US F-22 “restricted” & under Scrutiny

| May 17, 2012 | 0 Comments
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Citing his concerns for the safety of 200 combat pilots, US defense secretary Leon Penetta has ordered the entire fleet of America’s newest fighter jet restricted while investigations continue over the issue of safety

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Uni-Cub: as good as flying carpet

| May 17, 2012 | 0 Comments
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Now, the latest technology agenda is quite something; A flying carpet? No, but close. What about something that looks like a floating chair! Look, no hands! It’s the latest version of a personal mobility device called the Uni-Cub. The Uni-Cub has one large drive wheel, while a tiny wheel at the back helps for steering. [...]

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ALBA helps Nicaragua economy recovering

| May 17, 2012 | 0 Comments
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With the support of ALBA, which was first initiated by Cuba and Venezuela in 2004, and to the disdain of the US, a number of government micro-credit initiatives like the zero hunger programme have put women like Luz Marina Romero Soza on the path to self-sufficiency.

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Food insecurity lingers in Africa

| May 17, 2012 | 0 Comments
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Despite the recent economic growth and plentiful natural resources, sub Saharan Africa remains the world’s most food insecure region.

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