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  • Sang-Chehreh, Iran’s famous balancing rock in Sarfaryab District, Kohgilouyeh-Boyerahmad Province, has been destroyed, the governor of Sarfaryab said.

    “While climbing the rock, one of the…

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  • Indian Union Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma has said the government should promote India as an all-season tourist destination.

    Speaking at the “Golf Tourism Summit” event…

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  • More than half of older travelers would spend more than £3,000 ($4,600) on a holiday, including 20% who would spend upwards of £5,000 ($7,700), new research reveals.

    Over three quarters (80…

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  • Tourist arrivals in Cuba totaled more than 2.6 million as of September 30, the National Statistics and Information Office announced. There were 2.62 million arrivals during the first nine months…

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  • In spite of North Khorasan Province’s massive potential for rural tourism, local villagers did not welcome a proposal by Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization to establish…

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  • The World Health Organization’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) and the Malaria Policy Advisory Committee (MPAC) jointly recommended pilot projects to understand how to…

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  • In efforts to augment their income, some unscrupulous doctors are incorporating highly profitable new cosmetic procedures into their medical practice, often in areas outside their original…

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  • In a report to be published Monday, by the World Health Organization (WHO), processed meat is to be classed as “carcinogenic to humans”, the highest of five possible rankings.

    Fresh red…

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  • Although Americans surveyed say providing monetary support to a family member is not a financial struggle, many also maintain high debt levels and have delayed major life milestones to provide…

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  • About 50,000 to 70,000 babies are born with some type of genetic disorder in Iran every year, said Dr. Ashraf Samavat, head of the Genetic Office affiliated to the Health Ministry.

    A pilot…

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  • Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai deplored “intolerance” in the society and said “tolerance, friendship and love” was the way for India and Pakistan to move forward.

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  • Over 37,000 people donated blood on Tasua and Ashura (October 23, 24) during the mourning month of Muharram which commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussain (AS), the third Shi’a imam. Over 45,000…

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  • Nearly 33 new infirmaries in border areas were opened in the first half of the current Iranian year (began March 21), said Dr. Dehdasht Heidari, health and hygiene deputy of the Islamic Republic…

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  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a meeting with Representative of the United Nations Population Fund in Tehran, Maha El-Adawy, asked the UN agency to assist Iran in implementing the…

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  • A memorandum of understanding to build West Asia’s first nuclear hospital was signed by authorities from the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Health Ministry and Tehran Municipality in a…

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  • Around half a million cars in Tehran are threatening the wellbeing of 9 million people in the Iranian capital and not a thing is being done about it, according to the head of Tehran Air Quality…

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  • In an attempt to draw attention to the atrocity of ivory poaching, artist Kevin van Braak submitted a thought-provoking piece to the international outdoor art exhibit Lustwarande in…

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  • Iran is inching closer to the establishment of hazardous waste treatment plants, which would override the need to export hundreds of tons of dangerous waste materials abroad for disposal.

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  • The past September has broken heat records worldwide, according to a US report. It is the seventh time this year that a month has overshot global records, with climate scientists blaming El Nino…

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  • Despite opposition from environmental groups and authorities, First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri has approved plans on behalf of the government to construct Shafaroud Dam in Gilan Province.

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  • A team of scientists are suggesting regular daytime naps might actually boost your health. Their research reveals that memories associated with a reward are preferentially reinforced by sleep.…

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  • There is an increasing tendency now to use natural and non-toxic ingredients to prevent or control crop pests after the UN Food and Agriculture Organization emphasized the need to bring 40% of…

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  • The government has hiked subsidies for long-term care of chronic mental patients by $40 from $133 per person/month (4 million rials) to $173 (5.2 million rials).

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  • Alzheimer’s can be detected decades before onset, using a virtual reality test, a study suggests.

    People aged 18 to 30 were asked to navigate through a virtual maze to test the function of…

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  • The 20th ‘vision screening’ program for three to six-year-old children started on October 25 at 2,500 SWO medical centers across the country and will continue for the next two months according to…

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