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Satellite Views Of Cities Growing

Before and after satellite views of Dubai, Burkina Faso, Las Vegas, Istanbul and the Pearl River Delta in China show urbanization around the world over the last few decades. Join the conversation on Facebook www.facebook.com Add TDC to your circles on Google+ plus.google.com Follow The Daily Conversation on Twitter www.twitter.com Keywords: TDC TheDailyConversation The Daily [...]

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Privacy No More? TrapWire’s all-seeing eye tracks your every move

Recent reports published by WikiLeaks have revealed that the US government is using highly advanced spyware to watch its own citizens. The system, called TrapWire, allegedly accesses all surveillance cameras nationwide and sends collected data to a main database, where the images are stored. RT’s Marina Portnaya reveals more about the mysterious software. RT LIVE [...]

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People & Power – What happened in Houla?

On May 25, 2012, the once serene region of Houla in Syria became the scene of events that shocked the world – the massacre of around 100 civilians, almost half of them children. The Syrian regime blamed the massacre “terrorist” groups, but this investigation paints a different picture.

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Urbanization Seen From Space

Before and after satellite views of Dubai, Burkina Faso, Las Vegas, Istanbul and the Pearl River Delta in China show urbanization around the world over the last few decades. Join the conversation on Facebook www.facebook.com Add TDC to your circles on Google+ plus.google.com Follow The Daily Conversation on Twitter www.twitter.com Keywords: TDC TheDailyConversation The Daily [...]

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Germany offers help to Roma people

Hundreds of thousands of Roma, or Gypsy, people were persecuted and killed by the Nazis during World War II. But half a century on, the German city where the killings of the Roma people was planned has now become the place where they are offered the hope of a better life. One German group in [...]

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After Occupation, Iraq Descends Into Chaos

In the deadliest day since US forces left Iraq, rebels launched at least 40 separate attacks in 15 cities across the country on Monday which killed at least 106 people and injured nearly 200, targeting mostly security forces and government officials. Take the poll: ywtv.tv The biggest bombing was in the town of Taji to [...]

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Crisis breeds xenophobia in Greece as nationalists gain clout

Greece is also in turmoil. Violent clashes have shaken the city of Agrinio in the west. Supporters of the far-right Golden Dawn party fought with anarchists, leaving cars and shop windows smashed, and one person injured. Golden Dawn’s influence is rising. It gained around 7 per cent of the vote in the recent general election. [...]

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Cat ladies really are more likely to be crazy thanks to parasite in cat feces

SUBSCRIBE to Next Media Animation: www.youtube.com Crazy cat ladies are actually crazy. A parasite found in cat feces called Toxoplasma gondii has been linked to insanity in cat ladies, according to a recent study. Facebook: www.facebook.com Webpage: www.nma.tv Twitter @nmatv: twitter.com Tumblr: nmatv.tumblr.com The study looked at 45000 women in Denmark and found a predictive [...]

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Witness – Aurukun: Mining for a future

Aurukun in Queensland is one of Australia’s most remote aboriginal communities. It is also considered one of the most destitute and dysfunctional. Unemployment hovers around 80 per cent and the local school is one of the worst-performing in Queensland. Tribal violence is part of everyday life and there are around 100 government agencies for a [...]

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Video of crazy Russian rope jumping: 133 people in record joint jump

Video courtesy: Vitaly Potapov www.youtube.com It’s taken just one small step for a hundred and thirty three people to jump into the record books. They’ve set a new world record for ‘rope jumping’, where people jump off a bridge tied to a safety cord. The event was part of a festival held in the city [...]

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European oil embargo squeezes Iran

A new European Union oil embargo on Iran goes into effect today, further tightening the screws on an economy and populace that has suffered from years of sanctions led by the United States and Europe. The West hopes that the deepest sanctions on Iran to date force the country to make concessions on its nuclear [...]

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Gay pride Oreo cookie ad released by Kraft Foods

SUBSCRIBE to Next Media Animation: www.youtube.com Kraft Foods has released a gay-pride-themed Oreo Cookie advertisement via Facebook. The advertisement created for Gay Pride month created a lot of controversy on the Internet. Facebook: www.facebook.com Webpage: www.nma.tv Twitter @nmatv: twitter.com Tumblr: nmatv.tumblr.com The controversial ad made quite an impression on the Internet, garnering more than 40000 [...]

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