Researchers at Coventry University, England, found that while depression does not spread among friends, happiness is contagious and may be the key to treating and preventing depression.
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An expert from the World Health Organization (WHO) will arrive in the Saudi capital Riyadh next week to assess the latest spate of infections and deaths from the deadly Middle East Respiratory…
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Avicenna’s birth anniversary (August 23) is celebrated and commemorated as the National Day of Physicians every year in Iran.
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The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Tehran will organize a capacity building workshop on ‘Migration and Development Nexus’ in Kish Island, on August 26-27.
The objective…
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Authorities say Spain received a record 38 million tourists in the first seven months of the year, as a weak euro and security issues in other beach resort nations like Tunisia make it a more…
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Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization and the Mobile Telecommunication Company of Iran have linked up to offer prepaid tourism SIM cards to international travelers.
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Iran’s largest tourism project entered a new phase after an unnamed German firm signed an agreement with Aqiq-Parsian Holding Company to invest in the project.
The agreement marks the first…
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The planned reopening date for schools in Turkey has been rescheduled from Sept. 14 to Sept. 28 in line with requests from the tourism sector to postpone schools’ opening until after the Muslim…
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While diplomacy is the prevalent method of shedding stereotypes, people like Kristina Palten believe sport to be just effective, if not more.
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The number of preschoolers registered for the new academic year (starts September 23) has increased by 26% compared to the previous year.
So far, 627,000 children have enrolled in…
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Special cancer centers will be set up soon all over the country, said Health Minister Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi. “To provide convenient access to healthcare, 200 Comprehensive Cancer Centers will…
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In the last Iranian year (ended March 20) $151 million was spent on education of all Afghan students in different grades. The contribution from the United Nations refugee agency, the UNHCR, was…
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The first National Entrepreneurship Network for Youth will be inaugurated in October to help empower and support youth in employment after graduation.
“We plan to establish 12 national…
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A Chilean doctorate student has discovered by coincidence a new planet orbiting a star double the size of the Sun, some 320 million light years from Earth.
Maritza Soto Vasquez, 25, came…
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Empowering women and creating a family-oriented society is high on the agenda of the government and a number of initiatives to devise and implement projects regarding women and the youth have been…
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Annually, 23,000 talented students should be separated from regular classrooms, ideally before the completion of elementary schooling, and receive special attention in exceptional schools,…
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A new United States study is nothing less than a warning for women who lift heavy loads or work more than 8 hours a day.
According to the study, women who work for over 40 hours per…
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Despite efforts to import dietary supplements legally, black-market in the trade is thriving.
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The 9th Festival of Asiatic Cheetah National Day will be held in Tehran and a number of other cities on August 27-28.
In 2007, the Asiatic Cheetah Society designated August 31 as the…
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The government has allocated $60 million to purchase the water rights of farmers around the imperiled Lake Urmia in West Azarbaijan Province.
Purchasing farmers’ water rights is a scheme…
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The uneven distribution of industrial units in Iran poses environmental and health hazards, according to a deputy at the Department of Environment.
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Revival of the embattled Bakhtegan Wetland requires at least 250 million cubic meters of water, director general of Fars Department of Environment said. Hamzeh Valavi said Bakhtegan’s rich…
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Iran and Netherlands called for expansion of environmental collaboration to acquire new technologies to help protect the environment.
In a meeting with Dutch Ambassador in Tehran Jos Douma…
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US President Barack Obama declared an emergency for wildfire-ravaged Washington state, as Australia and New Zealand sent firefighters to help US crews struggling to contain deadly blazes across…
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An expert council has been formed under the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration to identify and mandate new drugs for import.
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