When he was still knee-high, Pope Francis never dreamt of becoming the leader of the world’s 1.3 billion Roman Catholics. His secret desire? To be a butcher.
“When I was little, there were…
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Tehran’s proposal for a 1.5 km sidewalk construction was on the list of selected projects among 208 proposals from 48 countries at the Walk21 International Conference in Vienna last month, Mayor…
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Studies have been conducted to establish a business cyber space for school students where they can present their innovations and practically learn the commercialization steps, said deputy director…
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The power of Vitamin C could one day be harnessed to fight colorectal cancer, according to a new study published in Science.
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common …
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Following a significant drop in Tehran’s air quality after a few days of torrential rains, the Education Ministry has temporarily prohibited all physical activity in schools. “Any type of physical…
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An estimated 50% of mental disorders are developed before the age of 14, and nearly 75% before the age of 24, said Habibollah Masoudi Farid, social deputy at the State Welfare Organization.
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Bifurcation of youth affairs and sports is on hold for the time being, said Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Mahmoud Goudarzi. “The law does not allow for the ministry to be bifurcated, since…
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An Iranian knowledge-based company which produces an anticancer nanodrug is planning to increase exports to Syria five-fold in the current Iranian year, said company CEO Mahnaz Qomi. “Exir Nano…
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A mobile AIDS test center has started operating in the western areas of Tehran in cooperation with the Health Ministry, Welfare and Social Services Organization of Tehran Municipality, and Iran…
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Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian addressed the 38th session of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in Doha, Qatar, on Friday, condemning the…
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Average room rates (ARR) of Dubai’s four-and five-star hotels continued to slide in September as hotel room supply grows, dropping 2.3% year-on-year, according to a new survey by research firm…
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Egypt opened three tombs in the ancient city of Luxor to the public for the first time on Thursday, hoping to spur interest in tourism despite the shadow of the airline crash in the Sinai…
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Isfahan and the Russian city of St. Petersburg have failed to take advantage of their status as twin cities, according to Mehdi Narimani, chief executive of Isfahan Province’s Cultural Heritage,…
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Rotana Hotels and Resorts, one of the leading hospitality management groups in the Middle East, Africa, South Asia and Eastern Europe is set to continue its ambitious expansion with the opening of…
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Kuwaiti Minister of Education Bader Hamad Al Essa on Friday called for setting up a joint university with Iran.
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Traffic fines should increase every three years as per the law, said Mohammad Hossein Hamidi, Iran’s Traffic Police Chief.
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Nearly nine million people living in city fringes and informal settlements have been covered by basic health services for the first time in the country. Two million more will have access to health…
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Iranian Vice-president for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari called for expansion of scientific and cultural ties with Hungary.
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Nearly 78% of Iranian women are unemployed and economically inactive, says Shahindokht Molavardi, vice president for women and family affairs. “At present, 12% of women have official jobs and 19…
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Early flood warning systems will be installed in areas prone to natural disasters, including Tehran’s river valleys that are highly vulnerable to flooding, said Esmael Najjar, head of the Crisis…
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The Health Ministry’s agenda for tuberculosis has been revised in line with the new strategy laid down by the World Health Assembly (WHA) to fight the potentially threatening infectious bacterial…
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After Germany passed a law Friday which permits assisted suicide for “altruistic” motives but not for “business” reasons, at least one German “assisted suicide association” has signaled it will…
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US oil giant ExxonMobil is under investigation by the state of New York over whether it lied to the public about the risks of climate change.
A source familiar with the New York prosecutor’…
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Ever since an internal National Iranian Gas Company memo leaked online that suggested the company was preparing for an “unusually cold winter” thanks to El Nino, the weather phenomenon and its…
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The volume of water that flowed into the beleaguered Lake Urmia in the last water year (September 2014 –2015) was one of the lowest on record, according to a senior water official.
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