Tehran’s already-questionable air quality is expected to worsen following the start of the new academic year.
According to Tehran Air Quality Control Company, the new school year, which…
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A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit a coastal region in central Chile in the early hours of Saturday, US Geological Survey reports. It comes amid frequent aftershocks following a strong 8.3 quake last…
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Pope Francis declared Friday that there is a “right of the environment” and that mankind has no authority to abuse it, telling more than 100 world leaders and diplomats at the United Nations that…
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The continuing rise in water usage has had officials contemplating stricter measures to curb water use, including rationing the precious resource in some cities and villages, according to Energy…
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The International Council on Clean Transportation has said that in the European Union, the gap between official vehicle carbon dioxide emissions and real-world results continues to grow. It claims…
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Indicating calorie information, an image of a green, yellow, or red ‘traffic’ light, can be just as effective to reduce calorie intake in diners as stating the number of calories that each menu…
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A ll state executive bodies and employees of government organizations are mandated to get trained in information technology, according to Alireza Shahpari, head of the Department for Developing…
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When study subjects get advice from a virtual counselor that looks like them and another that looks like the 19th-century doctor, Sigmund Freud, they report that the latter helps their mood more…
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The ranking system for teachers, approved by the Human Resource Management and Development Council last month, will come into force in the new academic year (started September 23).
Full-…
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The Road Maintenance & Transportation Organization (RMTO) has been instructed to install 1800 new surveillance cameras to increase monitoring of 30,000 km of arterial suburban roads from the…
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Traffic fines will be hiked soon with the aim of improving road safety and reducing the number of accidents, said Mohammad Hossein Hamidi, Iran’s traffic police chief. Addressing a meeting…
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An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 Richter rattled Pahleh city, Dehloran county in Ilam Province on Friday. The seismography center affiliated to Tehran University Geophysics Institute, said it…
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The average age of strokes in Iran is 10 years lower than the global average, said Dr. Hossein Pakdaman, neurology professor and president of the Iranian Neurological Association.
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Iran has granted permission to five Americans to study in a Tehran University master’s program with a few more students enrolling in Persian language classes.
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In the last decade, leprosy had dropped significantly in the country, said Mahshid Nasehi, head of the National Center for Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control at the Health Ministry.
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The rulebook on online travel and tourism services has been approved by the Supervisory Committee for Online Businesses.
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A deadly stampede that killed at least 717 people and injured 863 others during the hajj, the Muslim holy pilgrimage, near Mecca on Thursday has raised concerns over whether the Saudi government…
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European countries will support Iran’s imperiled Qeshm Geopark to once again be registered on UNESCO’s List of Global Geoparks, according to the geopark’s director.
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Historical Iranian relics and artifacts will be exhibited in European countries in 2016 and 2017, according to a high-ranking official of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism…
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One in three people born in the UK this year will suffer from some form of dementia in their lifetime, the Alzheimer’s Research UK charity has warned.
The figures, released by the charity…
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Iran’s ranking improved on the Global Innovation Index compared to last year, said Mehdi Pakzad, managing director of the secretariat for the High Council for Science, Research, and Technology. “…
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences signed a memorandum of understanding with Danish company ‘Novo Nordisk’ to cooperate in diabetes prevention and control. As per the MoU, a factory to produce…
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A tremblor of magnitude 2.4 Richter rattled Firuzkuh county in Tehran Province on Tuesday. The seismography center affiliated to Tehran University Geophysics Institute, said it occurred at 6:56 am…
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Italy’s Education Minister Stefania Giannini stressed the importance of innovation and digital technology in the education system, and suggested a communications network between Iranian and…
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Tehran’s Disaster Management and Mitigation Department is spearheading a plan to increase urban resilience in primary and high schools in the capital in cooperation with Tehran Municipality and…
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