An estimated 675 handicraft markets in Iran’s 31 provinces earned close to 320 billion rials ($9.3 million) during the Norouz New Year holidays (March 20-April 1), according to the Handicrafts…
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People wasting away from AIDS or succumbing to malaria may become an increasingly common sight within the next 25 years, as funding for universal health care shrivels up.
Health economists…
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All schools across the country are covered by the Health Ministry’s plan for providing vitamin supplements in students’ diet, said Ali Akbar Sayyari, deputy minister of health, and urged students…
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Legislation with the aim to support women and girls at social welfare centers in the country was passed by parliament on Monday. This year (started March 20) $870,000 will be allocated for…
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Five major universities of Iran signed a memorandum of understanding to expand international cooperation with nine universities in the European Union in the presence of Spanish Ambassador to…
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While the link between the Zika virus and microcephaly in babies was confirmed last week by scientists at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are more increasingly troubling…
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Tehran Prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dowlatabadi called for a thorough investigation into the recent murder of a six-year-old Afghan girl. Addressing a meeting of district 7 court’s judges on Sunday,…
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A research team led by scientists at the UNC School of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health has unearthed more evidence that casts doubt on the traditional “heart healthy” practice of…
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The 5th symposium of the World Federation of the Neurosurgical Societies chaired by world-renowned neurologist Prof. Majid Samii, opened on Sunday at Tehran’s Milad Tower.
“I’m grateful to…
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Saddled with more than its fair share of economic hardships, the Rouhani administration has a major problem on its hands (hands that are full of everything minus the money needed to run the…
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Two years ago a plan was launched to increase the number of specialized polyclinics across the country. Currently, the construction of 252 polyclinics is underway and they will be completed by the…
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The Majlis Integration Commission has proposed legislation to increase the prices on imported, joint venture and domestically produced cigarettes by 19%, 12% and 40% respectively, said Iraj…
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During a recent visit by an academic delegation from New Zealand to Tehran’s Sharif University, ways to develop scientific cooperation were explored.
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All newborns will undergo screening for hearing by the end of the current Iranian year next March, under a joint initiative by the Health Ministry and the State Welfare Organization.
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Authorities in China have launched an investigation after a report that hundreds of children attending a language school built near a polluted former industrial site developed health problems,…
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A record 155 countries will sign the landmark agreement to tackle climate change at a ceremony at the United Nations headquarters in New York on April 22, according to the UN.
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Scientists have found three new species of mouse lemur in the forests of Madagascar, a large island nation off Africa’s southeastern coast.
The newly named creatures, described in the…
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The recent increase in Lake Urmia’s water level has had many claiming that the imperiled lake is restored, but an official warns that some people are sort of getting ahead of themselves.
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The European Commissioner for the Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Karmenu Vella met with Masoumeh Ebtekar, the head of the Department of Environment, in Tehran at the weekend to…
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A female Sumatran tiger at the Honolulu Zoo that is thought to be the longest-living one in captivity has been euthanized at age 25. The zoo said in a statement that Djelita, who turned 25 on…
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Incidence of premature mortality has increased significantly in the country as a result of use of steroids and illegal sport supplements prescribed by sports clubs, said Hossein Rastegar, head of…
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A new study finds that drive-thru fast food hamburgers and take-out pizzas could increase one’s exposure to hormone-disrupting chemicals called phthalates.
Researchers looked at the…
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We’ve all heard the maxim that money can’t buy happiness. But remember how happy you were at dinner with friends last week, or watching Star Wars in the cinema, or buying all four of the Elena…
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With only two weeks to the inauguration of the 29th Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF), the Sun City subway station opens on April 18.
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Dizabad, which has been registered by UNESCO as one of the few places across the world that has achieved 100% literacy, is a beautiful village nestling in the mountains between Mashhad and…
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