A comprehensive genome map of Iranians will be unveiled soon, said Dr. Hossein Najmabadi, head of the genetics research center at Tehran’s University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences…
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Nearly 525 tons of illegal drugs were seized in the country since the beginning of the current year (ends March 19), said Anti-Narcotics Police Chief General Ali Moayedi. “This year, approximately…
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Childhood hearing screening will be carried out for children of ages 3-5 years across all 31 provinces in the new Iranian year (starts March 20), said Anoushiravan Mohseni Bandpei, head of the…
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With the launching of the national database that has information on all children under the age of 18 as prepared by Iran’s National Body on the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), “we now…
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The ultimate goal of the international drug control treaties is to ensure the health and welfare of mankind, according to a United Nations-backed report, which this year underscored that the…
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A new study found that a drought that ended in 2012 was the worst in nearly a millennium for a huge swath of the planet.
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About 80 million cubic meters of water will flow into Lake Urmia during the Iranian month of Esfand (February 20 – March 19), bringing the lake’s total inflow during the fourth quarter of the…
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People still opt to buy conventional, highly-polluting vehicles in favor of more ecofriendly alternatives, such as hybrid and electric vehicles mainly because of their affordability.
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The number of elephants being killed for their ivory has stabilized but overall species numbers have continued to decline.
Data produced by the Convention on International Trade in…
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The incumbent administration has taken a proactive approach to research activities by giving special attention to knowledge-based companies in order to encourage intellectuals to stay or return to…
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I ran has climbed up 6 steps in the United Nations 2015 Human Development Report since last year, announced Gary Lewis, UNDP Resident Representative and UN Resident Coordinator in Iran on…
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A newly-developed risk assessment tool uses information from a survey (Framingham Heart Study) to predict a person’s chances of having a heart attack in the next 10 years. This tool is…
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The average age of female heads of households in Tehran was 50 eight years ago, but the figure has decreased to between 35-40 years now, said Fahimeh Pirouzfar, head of the Headquarters for…
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Three out of 10 working women in Japan say they have experienced sexual harassment at work, according to a government survey.
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Official figures show that one-child families are becoming more common in Iran, said Mohammad Eslami, head of the Family Health Department at the Health Ministry.
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The national brain mapping laboratory will be inaugurated at the beginning of the next Iranian year (starts March 20), said Kamal Kharrazi, president of the board of trustees at the Institute for…
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A total of 1.4 million people have voluntary organ donation cards in the country, said Ali Akbar Velayati, head of Masih Daneshvari Hospital and the Organ Transplant Support Society. “On an…
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Nova Scotia is moving to capitalize on its moment in the spotlight provided by the leather-lunged billionaire now enjoying a huge lead in the US Republican primary race.
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The public quarrel between hoteliers and the Iran Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization over the annual increase in room rates entered a new phase this week when the latter…
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The US air traffic management should be privatized to help speed up the employment of new technologies for the air transportation system, IATA’s director general has said.
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Archeologists have unearthed Stone Age artifacts in Naav Village, close to Sarvabad County in western Kurdestan Province.
Discovered in a rock shelter, the relics are believed to be 5000…
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As part of a plan to boost tourism in Iran’s southern islands, the Kish Free Zone Organization has shifted focus toward Hendorabi, an Island to the west of Kish and administratively in Kish rural…
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New research, carried out at the University of Turku, Finland, has uncovered a rather surprising association. The team found that changing the clock forward or back by an hour increases the risk…
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The “significant gaps” in the school curriculum will be bridged with the introduction for the first time of two new subjects ‘environment’ and ‘media literacy’ in the 10th grade from the start of…
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Philanthropy is a culture in Iran, said Swiss President Johann Schneider-Ammann during his visit to the Tehran-based Mahak Hospital and Rehabilitation Center.
Schneider-Ammann was in Iran…
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