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  • The first Youth Center in Shiraz Fars Province was inaugurated in the presence of deputy minister of sports and youth affairs, Mohammad Reza Rostami. The center will provide the young people with…

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  • About $28.5 million has been allocated for road maintenance in winter and provision of relief supplies in “resting areas” in the cold regions of the country, said Davoud Keshavarzian, head of the…

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  • Floods caused by unprecedented rainfall across Iran have left at least 12 people dead.

    According to reports, 12 people were confirmed dead and 21 injured after flash floods hit various…

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  • Philanthropic gestures by NGOs and individuals to help reformed drug addicts or those on their way to recovery, most of whom are homeless, have created problems instead of helping them, says Leila…

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  • Indonesia’s anti-drugs agency has proposed building a prison on an island guarded by crocodiles to hold death row drug convicts, an official has said, an idea seemingly taken from a James Bond…

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  • Many of the world’s largest travel and tourism companies are on course to cut CO2 emissions by 50% by 2035, according to a major new report released on Thursday.

    This follows businesses in…

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  • Iran will launch its electronic visa scheme next year, according to Masoud Soltanifar, the head of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization. Speaking to news website…

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  • Tourist resorts and a promenade will be constructed around Lake Shorabil in the northwestern Ardabil Province, ISNA reported. Located in hilly area south of the provincial capital Ardabil, the…

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  • The World Tourism Organization urged the international community Thursday to pool its resources to protect travel against terrorism fears that have devastated the industry in Tunisia and Egypt.

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  • Iran and Austria are to pool their experience in tourism making use of their educational capacities and setting up joint projects, said the tourism deputy at Iran’s Cultural Heritage Handicrafts…

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  • At the 204th session of the Tehran City Council members approved an action plan to help reduce noise pollution in the capital that has reached an all-time high.

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  • As temperatures dip all over Iran, people are prone to catching cold and unfortunately many are inclined to self-medicate, taking antibiotics without a medical prescription or under a doctor’s…

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  • A nationwide program for identification of diabetic foot will be carried out on November 13, said Reza Qalamqash, head of the Healthy Foot Society.

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  • Rainfall across the country over the past three days created flooding that inundated seven provinces, leaving two people dead in Bushehr Province, and thousands in need of emergency aid.

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  • The Health Ministry will support establishment of private universities that operate under the auspices of credible foreign academic centers, said Health Minister Hassan Hashemi. “One of the major…

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  • Under the slogan ‘nutritious seeds for a sustainable future,’ the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) launched the 2016 International Year of Pulses on Tuesday to raise awareness about the…

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  • The Statistical Center of Iran (SCI) has released a report suggesting that Iranians on average work barely 2.46 hours per day (the figure is 4.55 hours for men).

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  • Psychogenic fever is a stress-related psychosomatic condition that manifests itself in a high body temperature – yes, stress can cause fever. It is not really a virus infection or a serious…

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  • Brain imaging reveals how neural responses to different types of music affect the emotion regulation of persons. The study proves that especially men who process negative feelings with music react…

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  • A member of the Majlis (Parliament) Environment and Sustainable Development faction has criticized the head of the Department of Environment over the department’s alleged  mishandling of…

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  • First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri has instructed relevant bodies, including the Department of Environment and Energy Ministry, to ensure the Karoun River is not harmed in any way.

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  • The recent spell of rainfall has flooded Lake Maharlou’s tributaries, namely Khoshk River, which has helped fill a substantial portion of the imperiled lake with much-needed water.

    Although…

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  • Global energy use is set to grow by one-third over the next 25 years, driven mostly by emerging economies, the International Energy Agency said on Tuesday.

    Energy consumption in the most…

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  • There are many different methods for cooking meat and a study has found that some of these methods may lead to an increased risk of kidney cancer due to the cancer-causing chemicals formed during…

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  • A recent report on how 96 countries rank for older people’s wellbeing reveals that Iran, with 6.4 million people senior citizens or 8.3% of the 80 million population, is far from the global…

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