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A drug-resistant malaria parasite found in South East Asia can also infect mosquito species in Africa, a study shows.

Five new VIP (very important platelet) donation centers will be set up in Tehran in cooperation with the Iran Blood Transfusion Organization, said Morteza Tabatabaei, director general of Tehran…

Carbon monoxide poisoning was one of the major causes of death in the second half of 2015, said Shahram Mousavi, Clinical and Anatomical deputy at the Tehran Coroner Office.

The Literacy Movement Organization (LMO) is piloting a project in five provinces to train adults in information technology, according to its director, Ali Baqerzadeh. “Literacy is no longer…

The Iranian Red Crescent Society will set up a hemodialysis center in Tajikistan in the next two months, said Amir Mohsen Ziaei, head of IRCS. “The center will have six dialysis beds and is an…

The inter-school sport Olympiads for this academic year (began September 23) will commence in November with four million students participating, said deputy education minister Mehrzad Hamidi.

The largest industrial factory for production of malt and malt products has been launched in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province.

The Barekat Foundation has signed a 49% partnership…

Botox can reduce wrinkles, but it may also save lives when used in heart bypass surgery, according to research in the American Heart Association journal Circulation: Arrhythmia and…

A Greenpeace East Asia investigation has discovered that nearly 3,200 acres of natural forest, equivalent to 1,814 soccer pitches, in the Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries have been illegally felled…

Oslo Council says it wants to ban cars from its city center by 2019 to try and cut greenhouse emissions. However, the move has been met with skepticism from local businesses, who say they fear…

The Department of Environment backs the implementation of the Low Emission Zone plan in Tehran, one of Iran’s most polluted cities.

The judiciary has closed Tabriz thermal power plant following the revelation that the plant was using mazut—low quality fuel—to generate electricity, which contributed to the metropolis’ pollution…

Following reports on Tuesday that the National Iranian Gas Company was preparing for an “unusually cold winter” due to the weather phenomenon El Nino, officials have moved to rebuff the claims.

Iran could as much as quadruple its efforts to curb fossil fuel emissions if economic sanctions imposed by USA, the United Nations and European Union are ended, the country’s lead envoy at UN…

Zimbabwe will not charge American dentist Walter Palmer for killing its most prized lion in July because he had obtained legal authority to conduct the hunt, a Cabinet minister said on Monday,…

More than 1,000 policymakers, researchers, practitioners and advocates from 75 countries gathered on Tuesday in Mexico City for the first Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference.

Local pharmacies are short of an average number of 30 drugs every month, however, they are not essential life-saving medications, says Akbar Abdollahi Asl, planning deputy at the Food and Drug…

A global meeting of science ministers and experts commenced in central South Korea on Monday to discuss ways to achieve sustained economic development and improve the quality of life through…

The crowdsourcing initiative for youth at the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs has been approved and will soon be implemented, said deputy of Youth Office, Mohammadreza Rostami.

Laws that prevent food fraud can help protect food safety and people’s health and thus reduce healthcare costs, said Health Minister Hassan Hashemi at a recent meeting of the Planning Council for…

America has a greater share of poor kids than other similarly rich countries, says a new report.

The Dalai Lama on Tuesday urged the world to protect Tibet from global warming, saying his Himalayan homeland was crucial to the health of the world.

The exiled spiritual leader called on…

The Tehran Waste Management Organization is supplying biodegradable cutlery in exchange for plastic ones in efforts to curb the excessive use of plastic cups and plates during the mourning month…

The Imam Khomeini Relief Committee will offer online legal services from next week, said Mansour Ghomsheh, a senior official. “The services will be offered to households supported by the committee…

Global demand for cruising reached 22.04 million passengers in 2014, up 68% from 13.1 million passengers in 2004, according to a new study from Cruise Lines International Association, the largest…