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Here is a brief look at Press TV newsroom's headlines from 18:00 GMT, May 16, to 08:00 GMT, May 17, 2017.
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ECONOMY
US dollar falls on continued political turmoil
The US dollar tumbled on Wednesday on worries about more political turmoil over Trump's many controversies.
SPORTS
Iranians grab 13 more medals in Islamic Games
Iranian sportsmen and sportswomen have lifted the country’s medal tally to 37 at the 4th edition of Islamic Solidarity Games in Azerbaijan.
INTERVIEWS
'CAR violence result of West divide and rule policy'
An analyst attributes violence in the Central African Republic to the West’s divide and rule policy rather than sectarian disputes.
ECONOMY
Iran receives 4 new ATR planes
The first batch of medium-range planes purchased from the Franco-Italian aviation company arrives at Tehran's Mehrabad Airport.
POLITICS
Leader: Calm, secure Iran readying for elections
Ayatollah Khamenei says in a region riddled with unrest, Iran is awaiting presidential elections in a secure and calm environment.
INTERVIEWS
'Trump Intel report conceals Israel ties with Daesh'
An analyst says what is being concealed in the controversial report on Trump's intelligence disclosure to Russia is Israel’s ties with the terrorists in the Middle East.
COLOMBIA
35,000 Colombians rally to demand wage hikes
At least 35,000 people rallied in Colombia’s capital to demand better wages.
CHINA
China sets up defense systems on S China Sea reef
China has set up rocket launchers on a reef in the disputed South China Sea as a defensive measure against Vietnamese military combat divers.
POLITICS
Outraged lawmakers demand Comey memo
US lawmakers have called for more information about President Trump's meeting with ousted FBI Director James Comey.
POLITICS
CIA dangerously incompetent: Assange
The founder of the website WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, has described the US’s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) as “dangerously incompetent.”
VENEZUELA
Death toll from Venezuela unrest hits 42
The death toll from the unrest in Venezuela rises to 42 as more people are killed in 24 hours of protests and violence.
FOREIGN POLICY
North Korea missile tests 'recipe for disaster'
The top US officer in the Pacific says North Korea is getting closer to being able to "deliver a nuclear-equipped missile anywhere in the world."
PALESTINE
Palestine activists slam UN silence on mass strike
Rights activists close the UN office in Ramallah in protest at the world body’s inaction on the mass hunger strike by inmates in Israeli prisons.
POLITICS
‘Iran election results to be announced all at once’
The interior minister predicts that the May 19 presidential polls will not go to a second round.
POLITICS
‘Trump asked Comey to close Flynn probe’
US President Donald Trump pushed James Comey to close an FBI probe into ousted national security adviser Mike Flynn.
KOREAS
THAAD detected N Korea missile: Seoul
Seoul says North Korea’s latest missile test was detected by the recently-installed THAAD missile system.
POLITICS
‘48% of Americans want Trump impeached’
More Americans support US President Donald Trump's impeachment than oppose it, a poll finds.
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