Television is a source of information and entertainment that people enjoy the world over.
The United Nations declared November 21 "World Television Day" to recognize"the increasing impact television has on decision-making" and "its potential role in sharpening the focus on other major issues, including economic and social issues."
Even in the most difficult of circumstances, people will do whatever it takes to get their TV fix.
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Inside a room in Aleppo's Karm al-Jabal district, a Free Syrian Army fighter kicks back while watching TV and surveillance monitors.
In Donegal, Ireland, a cat turns his back on the TV while the Irish Prime Minister Edna Kenny gives a televised address.
Outside of Madrid, in the gypsy settlement of Puerta de Hierro, a young boy takes a bath while watching TV at his grandparents' house.
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