A sheep in Australia, named Chris, has set a new world record with as much as 40.45 kg of wool shorn from it during a risky shearing operation near capital Canberra, a media report said on…
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More than 3 trillion trees exist on Earth - roughly 422 per person - but the total number has plummeted by 46% since the start of human civilization, says a new Yale-led study.
The new…
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The Literacy Movement Organization and the Construction Basij Organization signed a memorandum of understanding that aims to eradicate illiteracy in the country.
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All hospitals affiliated to the Social Security Organization will receive a three-star rating over a two-year period, said Mehdi Derakhshan, director general of SSO’s Direct Care and Treatment…
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The Urban Transportation Safety Commission will be established at the Interior Ministry to promote safety standards in urban transport, said Mehdi Yadi Hamedani, director general of the Supreme…
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Air travel is miserable. Aside from all the hassles of getting on the plane, once you are in your cramped little seat it becomes difficult to do anything but sit upright, elbows tucked and wait…
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The oil-rich Khuzestan Province in southwestern Iran has been getting a bad rap due to years of struggle with dust storms and pollution, culminating in provincial capital Ahvaz being named the…
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The file to inscribe Uraman Takht on UNESCO’s World Heritage List has been compiled and will soon be submitted to the international organization, according to the governor general of Kurdestan…
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At least 10 trillion rials ($330 million) are needed to jumpstart the sluggish handicrafts industry, said a senior official of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization.
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The 16th Royan International Congress on reproductive biomedicine, and stem cells biology and technology, (September 2 -4) is underway at Tehran’s Razi International Conference Center.
Over…
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In a nationwide exercise, all Iranians will be screened for cardiovascular diseases (heart attacks and stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructed pulmonary disease…
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Police seized 240 tons of drugs this year (started March 21) and 77% of the operations were conducted in the four provinces close to the eastern borders, said Brigadier General Eskandar Momeni,…
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Some bottled water brands are found to contain nitrate above the permissible levels and the FDA will announce the final results of their analysis of packaged drinking water next week, said head of…
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About 9.9 million new cases of dementia will be diagnosed this year around the world — that’s 1 case every 3 seconds.
Globally, the number of people living with dementia is expected to rise…
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In an effort to promote book reading, one million new books and booklets will be distributed among commuters in buses and subway users as of October. “The project to provide free reading material…
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Parents who refuse to send their children to school will face legal action, said Mohammad Dimevar, deputy for elementary education at the Education Ministry. “Violators will be fined up to $300 (…
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All Iranian expatriates will now be covered by insurance of the Social Security Organization (SSO) and they can apply online at www.tamin.ir for the purpose.
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A new online system has been launched which enables donors to find an empty slot and book an appointment for blood donation on the website of Tehran’s Blood Transfusion Center, said Seyed Morteza…
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Ninety-four health units have been established in remote areas, of which 79 are operating and the rest will start functioning soon, said Naser Kalantari, deputy health minister.
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Some 300 billion rials ($8.8 million) have been invested in West Azarbaijan Province’s tourism industry, according to the head of the provincial Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism…
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Australia’s tourism industry has recorded its best year since the Sydney Olympics, with international visitors spending a mammoth $91 million a day.
Chinese tourists accounted for more than…
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The Paris-Persepolis Eco-Rally will be held in May 2016, ending a two-year hiatus, managing director of Gran Tourism Organization, Pascal Rastani, confirmed.
Rastani said unfavorable…
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Developing Iran’s infrastructure is essential to developing the country’s tourism, according to a top official at the Economic Cooperation Organization.
Speaking to reporters on the…
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Cultural heritage officials of Mazandaran Province issued a statement on Tuesday banning all visits to Badab-e Soort Natural Springs until further notice due to damage inflicted on the area.
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Outlines of a bill on the ‘Preservation of Chastity and Hijab’ (Islamic dress code) “are unacceptable and must be removed from the special and joint commissions” of the Majlis, the legislature’s…
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