The Education Ministry plans to standardize all school buildings by the end of the current Iranian year in March 2017, said Minister Ali Asghar Fani on Saturday. “Two-thirds of the school…
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The Health Ministry plans to set up over 100 alcohol deaddiction clinics by the end of the current year in March 2017, said Alireza Norouzi, head of the ministry’s addiction treatment department…
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A Puerto Rico resident infected with Zika virus has died from complications of the infection, US health officials said Friday. The man, in his 70s, died from internal bleeding caused by a rare…
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The project to transfer water from the Persian Gulf in the south to Kerman and Yazd provinces in central Iran threatens cultural and historical sites, with reports suggesting that the work has…
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The European Commission is ready to give its approval this week to plans allowing visa-free travel to Europe for the citizens of Turkey, Ukraine, Georgia and Kosovo. The total population of those…
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The Department of Environment plans to publish brochures introducing the ecological features of Persian Gulf islands in a bid to promote marine tourism in the southern islands.
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The project to restore the dome of Isfahan’s iconic Imam Mosque has entered its second phase, according to Fereydoun Allahyari, head of the provincial official of Iran’s Cultural Heritage,…
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Berlin has begun restricting private property rentals through Airbnb and similar online platforms, threatening hefty fines in a controversial move meant to keep housing affordable for locals.
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More than 240 cities in 18 provinces have social emergency centers affiliated to the State Welfare Organization (SWO) as well as temporary safe shelters, to house and support victims of domestic…
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If you put off exercise due to time constraints, then you may need to find another excuse. A new study suggests just 1 minute of vigorous exercise three times weekly can benefit health just as…
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Belgium is to supply iodine pills to all its 11 million inhabitants to help protect against radioactivity in the event of a nuclear accident. Iodine helps reduce radiation build-up in the thyroid…
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Workplace stress is one of the key challenges related to workers’ wellbeing, Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi said on the occasion of World Day for Safety and Health at Work, observed…
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More than 800 students of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences in 85 groups conducted free blood glucose tests (BGT) on more than 65,000 people in 77 subway stations in eight hours on…
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The Non-communicable Disease Risk Factors Survey began Saturday across Iran and will continue till June 5. The door-to-door survey is part of the World Health Organization’s step-wise …
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Eating dark chocolate may help you sleep better at night as they contain a vital nutrient which helps to regulate the body clock, a new study has claimed.
Magnesium, present in many foods…
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Officials from the anti-narcotics departments of the police forces of Italy and Afghanistan participated in an educational course on fighting drug trafficking at Tehran’s Amin Police University,…
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Starving women are being attacked by packs of hyenas in drought-hit Somaliland, an aid agency has warned.
People in the East African state say it is the worst drought in living memory,…
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More tigers have been killed in India already this year than in the whole of 2015, a census showed Friday, raising doubts about the country’s anti-poaching efforts.
The Wildlife Protection…
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The number of wildlife fatalities in Sorkheh Hesar region in east Tehran has reached 25, baffling environmentalists and officials who have not yet discovered the cause of death.
Fifteen…
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The highly contentious issue of transferring water from the Caspian Sea through Mazandaran Province to Semnan Province is not final yet, as feasibility studies are still being conducted on the…
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Kenya was to set fire to more than 100 tons of ivory on Saturday in a move aimed at showing its commitment to saving Africa’s population of elephants. According to local media, President Uhuru…
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Shepherds in Khuzestan Province will soon be banned from using wetland pastures to feed their livestock.
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The annual cost of special education in Iran is more than $17 million and currently, 72,000 students are studying in 1,560 special schools across the country.
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A new study suggests that listening to music with a waltz-like rhythm -- a difficult form of rhythm for infants to comprehend -- and tapping out the beats with their parents improved babies’…
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Almost 1,000 people in Britain die prematurely every week from diseases related to air pollution, a government report revealed Wednesday. In their report on air quality, the Environment, Food and…
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