A nation that seeks to achieve sustainable development must pay special attention “to how it is shaping the identity of its teenagers and the youth,” said Esfandiar Chaharband, director general of…
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The Fashion and Clothes Management Workgroup at the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance is participating in the second round of ‘Women’s Role in Sustainable Development’ exhibition with 23…
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The presence of women teachers in schools in underprivileged and remote areas has encouraged girls to attend classes.
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A camera operator for a Hungarian nationalist television channel closely linked to the country’s far-right Jobbik party has been filmed kicking two refugee children and tripping up a man with baby…
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A recent study published by the journal JAMA Surgery examines the trends associated with the increasing need in men diagnosed with breast cancer to have double mastectomies to remove a cancer-free…
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The average domestic sugar consumption is 2.2 million tons while last year (ended March 20) 1.3 million tons of sugar was extracted from sugarbeet and sugarcane crops, said Peiman Hesadi, Head of…
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Iran’s membership in the Austrian-based International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) has been approved and five post-doctoral students are expected to start studies at the…
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The first ‘Traffic Park’ for children, located on the southern side of Al-Mahdi Park in Tehran’s Municipal District 9, will open on the eve of the new school year (starts September 23), said Seyed…
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Global child mortality rates have fallen to less than half of what they were in 1990, according to a new WHO report released on Wednesday.
Under-five deaths dropped from 12.7 million per…
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The Intellectual Property Center of Iran’s State Organization for Registration of Deeds and Properties and China’s State Intellectual Property Office signed a memorandum of understanding that…
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The precise documentation of heritage and artifacts is key to combating trafficking of cultural heritage, which is enmeshed with international crime and terrorism, an International Council of…
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Austrian tour operators are set to visit in October to evaluate Iran’s tourism potential as a new holiday destination for the Central European nation, according to the head of Iran’s Chamber of…
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Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization is planning to open handicraft outlets in Azerbaijan and Tajikistan, the organization’s handicrafts deputy, Bahman Namvar Motlaq,…
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The Sixth Handicrafts Exhibition of Tabriz will be held in the International Fair Ground from September 14-18.
About 240 artisans are expected to attend the expo to showcase their crafts in…
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Thailand has admitted that the Erawan shrine bombing incident has taken a toll on its tourism with the Tourism Authority of Thailand reporting a loss of 64 billion baht ($1.8 billion) in revenues…
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The flu vaccine is now available in pharmacies across the country. The best time to get a flu shot is late September and timely distribution of the vaccine will enable school students to take the…
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Taiwan is battling its worst summer outbreak of dengue in over a decade as cases have exceeded 4,000 in four months.
The island’s disease control center reported 4,343 cases with 10 deaths…
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The number of babies born addicted to narcotics in the US has quadrupled in the last decade, new figures have revealed.
The rise is being blamed on a growing epidemic of painkiller and…
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More than 2 million people, from university students and young job hunters to soldiers and social workers have so far been trained by Iran Technical and Vocational Training Organization,…
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A project by the National Institute for Health Research on the health status of Iranians is currently underway, said Dr. Roya Khabiri, a member on the board of directors at the institute.
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The Social Security Organization spent $970 million to provide services under the Health Reform Plan to insured people last year (ended March 20), said Mahdi Derakhshan, director general of SSO’s…
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The Iranian Red Crescent Society is training school students in rescue operations under a project ‘Student of Tough Times’, said president of the youth department at IRCS, Dr. Vahid Qobadi Dana.…
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Three universities of medical sciences will offer residency programs in family medicine from the second half of the current Iranian year (started March 21), said Deputy Health Minister Baqer…
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The Fashion and Clothes Management Workgroup at the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, which had organized a modeling course for aspiring candidates for the first time in Iran, is now…
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France’s Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius says immediate action is needed to ensure a major United Nations conference on climate change at the end of the year is a success.
He was speaking…
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