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  • Concurrent with compiling new strategies in vocational skills and training, the Iran Technical and Vocational Training Organization (TVTO) seeks to create diplomatic acumen in its alumni to…

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  • Workaholics may be jeopardizing their health after a new study reveals working 55 hours or more per week may lead to 33% greater risk of stroke.

    The research also reveals that those who…

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  • A plan to introduce physical training in creative ways in the daily routine of girls is under study and will be incorporated in the next five-year economic development plan (2016-2021), said…

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  • Arrangements have been made to continue the distribution of free milk in schools from the beginning of the current academic year (starts September 23) in cooperation with the Management and…

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  • Researchers at Islamic Azad University have developed laboratory samples of a radiomedicine that can be used in treating cancerous tumors.

    “A majority of new nanoparticles have resolved the…

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  • Trolleybuses will be available on one route in Tehran by the end of summer (September 23), said Peyman Sanandaji, managing director of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company. The route will connect…

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  • An all-women hospital will be established in Tehran by the Ministry of Health and Medical Education, says Health Minister Hassan Hashemi. “The entire hospital will be staffed by women only, from…

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  • Tehran Subway Line 3 will be extended by 11 more stations by the end of the current Iranian year (March 20, 2016), said Abbas Gerami, Construction Assistant of Tehran Metro Company.

    “With…

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  • More than 55% of registered cancer medications are available in Iran, says Shokoufeh Nikfar, research and development deputy at the Food and Drug Administration.

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  • Reports of an 18-year-old French teenager’s control and remission of AIDS for 12 years has surprised experts and may offer insights into possible cure for HIV.

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  • Iran spent $12 million last year to develop its tourism infrastructure and the same amount is expected to be spent this year, according to development deputy at Iran’s Cultural Heritage,…

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  • France is on course to welcome a record number of tourists this year, helping boost sector revenue by about 4 percent, minister for foreign affairs and tourism, Laurent Fabius, said.

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  • Iranian visa issuance takes two to four days, director of the Passport and Visa Office at the Foreign Ministry said.

    Mojtaba Karimi added that many foreign tourists do not know that they…

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  • Three Spanish ministers are scheduled to make a two-day trip to Iran on September 6, according to Morteza Rahmani Movahed, tourism deputy at Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism…

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  • Archeologists have discovered a massive ceremonial skull rack from the heyday of the Aztec empire in the heart of Mexico City, a find that could shed new light on how its rulers projected power by…

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  • Iran is planning to nominate three works for global registration in 2015, including the complete works of Persian poet Sa’di, Masnavi by Rumi and Masalik-ol-Mamalek by Persian Muslim geographer Al…

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  • The first earthquake early warning (EEW) system with four strong motion accelerographs and one mobile antenna located in northern and northeastern parts of Tehran Province, was inaugurated on…

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  • Spicy food can set your mouth on fire and cause one to sweat profusely. However, a new study suggests that regularly eating spicy food could also lower the risk of death from specific conditions…

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  • An Iranian knowledge-based firm, Arta Sabz Sabalan Company, in Ardebil Province has been successful in planting and growing stevia using cell tissue culture techniques.

    “Stevia is a green,…

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  • In the past 24 hours, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health has reported ten new cases of MERS in the capital Riyadh, and one death from the virus. Those numbers follow reports of nine new cases the…

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  • The Food and Drug Administration screens toys to make sure they are suitable and contain no risky material for kids.

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  • Workers who are transferred to IRCS rescue bases and choose to stay there will get a 45% hike in salary along with other fringe benefits, said head of Iran Red Crescent Society (IRCS) Amir-Mohsen…

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  • Teachers will get a 50% discount in dental services at medical centers contracted by the Education Ministry, said Education Minister Ali-Asghar Fani.  “This year (started March 21) we are…

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  • Iranian researchers have created tissues similar to human organs to be used in transplant surgeries to replace damaged organs.

    “The tissues are a potential replacement for human organs and…

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  • Syria is facing serious problems in supply of medicines and vaccines to its people as 20 pharmaceutical factories out of 100 have been destroyed since the conflict began in 2011, said Syrian…

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