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  • A comprehensive program for people with disabilities was approved last week by the government and it is hoped that with proper funding and support of the civil society, the quality of services to…

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  • Iran has the capacity to culture 900,000 tons of fish and other types of aquatic species in marine fish cages, said Najafali Rahmati, head of Iran Jihad Nasr Institute.

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  • Iran was among the 72 countries awarded for reaching the Millennium Development Goal 1(MDG) on reducing hunger, at the FAO’s 39th Conference which opened in Rome on Saturday.

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  • Local markets are part of Iranian tradition and are held on different days of the week in different areas of the country in spring and summer.

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  • The health network is to be upgraded in towns with population less than 50,000, said Hassan Hashemi, minister of health and medical education.

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  • Iran’s longest rail sled began to operate in Heyran Holiday Resort, Gilan Province, Fars News Agency quoted Gilan governor general, Mohammad Ali Najafi, as saying. The private sector spent around…

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  • The western Kurdestan Province is set to host a traditional arts and crafts exhibition, Mehr News Agency reported, quoting the handicrafts deputy of Kurdestan Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and…

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  • International Air Transport Association (IATA) CEO Tony Tyler said that a test of a new tracking system that would monitor the location of flights every 15 minutes is set to begin.

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  • Anti-bullfighting campaigners in France were cheering after a French court ruled that the tradition of “La Corrida” – Spanish-style bullfighting – should be taken off the national list of cultural…

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  • Following extensive research, the provinces of East and West Azarbaijan are slated to set up Iran’s first databank for the country’s historical gardens and cultural sites, ISNA reported.

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  • South Korea says a fourth person has died from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), as an infected doctor fuelled fears of a fresh surge in cases and prompted Seoul’s mayor to declare “war” on…

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  • A five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expand bilateral scientific cooperation was signed by the Islamic Azad University (IAU), Science and Research Branch, and the London Metropolitan…

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  • Digital transmitters for radio and television channels set up by Barakat Foundation in the underdeveloped towns of Dezful, Behbahan, Bagh-e Malek, and Andika in Khuzestan Province were inaugurated…

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  • A new research has developed a new method that prevents the HIV virus from reproducing in the body.

    Scientists from Vanderbilt University and Northwestern Medicine’s HIV Translational…

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  • Eleven percent of the population in the northern Gilan Province is 60 years or older, said Farid Barati Sedeh, secretary of the National Council for the Elderly.

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  • Marijuana is still the most-used drug in Europe, according to a new EU report released on Thursday.

    Seventy-nine million Europeans have tried it at some point in their lives, experts at the…

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  • The World No Tobacco Day 2015 with the slogan “stop illicit trade of tobacco products” calls on nations to work together to end tobacco smuggling along the lines of the World Health Organization’s…

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  • Hepatitis prevalence is low in Iran with the rate at 1.7%. Nevertheless, some provinces such as Sistan and Baluchestan have a higher prevalence rate, said Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Gouya, head of the…

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  • The “children and teenagers police force,” an innovation within the National Code of Criminal Procedure, is to be formed in July, said Major Jamshid Rad, an official with the legal department of…

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  • Health Minister Hassan Hashemi performed 12 free eye surgeries on poor patients during his visit to the health center and field hospital of Islamabad village, Fereydunshahr, in Isfahan Province on…

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  • Residents of western Ilam Province had to endure a tough weekend as they witnessed some of the oldest trees in their province devoured by fire.

    On Thursday afternoon, residents of the…

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  • The energy ministry is set to receive a financial boost from the Disaster Mitigation and Management Organization (DMMO) to help fight the looming water crisis.

    Speaking to ILNA, DMMO chief…

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  • Iran’s Aircraft Manufacturing Company (HESA) and Isfahan’s Department of Environment have joined forces to protect the environment using domestically-made drones, Tasnim News Agency reported. HESA…

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  • Stakeholders in the health sector have hailed a new requirement that compels health institutions to immediately introduce anti-retroviral therapy on any patient who tests HIV-positive. The new…

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  • A  bill recommending bifurcation of youth affairs and sports proposed to the Majlis (parliament) is currently under review at the office of the first vice-president, said Mahmoud Golzari,…

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