Singapore has confirmed 41 cases of locally transmitted Zika virus, mostly among foreign construction workers.
All but seven of those infected had fully recovered, the Health Ministry and…
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The first round of the exhibition ‘Women and homemade products’ to showcase products produced by female heads of households is underway at Vali-e Asr Crossroad, in Tehran Municipality District 6,…
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A total of 10 million smart ID cards have been issued so far. The figure is expected to increase to 22 million by the end of the current year in March 2017, said Hamid Derakhshan Niya, head of the…
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The recently imported flu vaccines are currently being assessed by the Health Ministry and soon will be available in pharmacies across the country, said Mohammad Mahdi Guya, head of the ministry’s…
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A technical problem in a subway escalator in Tehran Metro line 2 (Farhang-Sara Station) caused injuries to 20 passengers on Sunday. Among them, 18 were admitted to hospital for treatment of severe…
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Seven new medical devices were unveiled and introduced at the Fourth Medical Device Innovation Festival held last week at Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture in Tehran.
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The Tehran Municipality faces a new challenge; removing beggars from the streets of the capital.
A scheme on the TM agenda to round up beggars in multiple phases was launched midsummer. The…
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Coffee production could be cut by up to 50% by 2050 because of the effects of climate change, a report has found. The coffee industry is worth $19 billion worldwide, with more than 2.25 billion…
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Climate change and drought have led to an increase in the number and variety of pests and plant diseases, which require cutting-edge technology to combat.
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Tehran’s Department of Environment has called on the Ministry of Agriculture and the Water and Wastewater Company to ramp up their monitoring of farmlands in southern Tehran as part of efforts to…
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A new study revealed that that the increasing biofuel use in the US has led to the net increase in carbon dioxide emissions, despite previous studies suggesting that biofuel is carbon neutral.
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French Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy Minister Segolene Royal announced on Sunday in Tehran her government's intention to partner with Iran to address energy, water and pollution…
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The average daily calorie intake per capita is 2,644 kilocalories (kcal) in Iran, while the recommended calorie intake is 2,381 kcal, said Ali Akbar Sayyari, deputy minister of health on Saturday…
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More than 4,000 national cardiologists as well as over 20 international speakers from Europe and North America will participate in the 18th International Congress on Cardiovascular Diseases to be…
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Like many big cities around the world, Tehran with a population of over 8.5 million struggles on a daily basis to cope with its huge waste generation.
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Fish farmers who use ‘malachite green’ as disinfectant in their fish ponds will be dealt with according to law, as it is illegal to use the organic compound for such purposes.
Inspectors of…
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All cars lacking technical inspection stickers will be caught by surveillance cameras in Low Emission Zones (LEZ) from the third week of November, and violators will be fined $15, said head of…
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Currently, 400,000 students are studying in boarding schools in deprived areas of the country, and among them 7,000 students are from 135 schools in Kurdistan Province, said Ali Asghar Fani,…
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The Education Ministry in cooperation with the Literacy Movement Organization (LMO) plans to bring 420,000 illiterate people under its coverage by the end of the next academic year in September…
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Singapore has confirmed its first case of a locally-transmitted Zika virus, which has been linked to microcephaly, a rare birth defect, in Brazil, the health ministry said.
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Development around the historical ruins of Persepolis in Fars Province has been temporarily banned until the conclusion of archeological studies and legal investigations on possible violations,…
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The government provides incentives to encourage private enterprises to fund tourism projects and help the nascent travel sector grow, but enlisting private investors is a grand task that requires…
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The first Asia Cooperation Dialogue Ministerial Meeting on Tourism kicks off today (August 29) in the northwestern city of Tabriz, East Azarbaijan Province.
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Following the launch of the first shipping line between Iran’s Qeshm Island and Oman’s Khasab Port early this Iranian year (started March 20), the port city of Bandar Abbas in Hormozgan Province…
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Boeing is developing technology that could make the flight attendant call button obsolete—but do not expect to see it on an airline soon.
Years after Bluetooth technology and mobile apps…
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