As analysts scramble to gauge the likely economic impact of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome on the South Korean economy, Internet searches for MERS point toward a downturn.
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South Korea has reported three new cases of the Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome, bringing the total number of people infected to 169 in the largest outbreak outside Saudi Arabia. The country’s…
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Hawaii became the first state in the US to officially raise the legal smoking age from 18 in an effort to prevent teens and young people from picking up the habit in the first place. Hawaiian…
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A scheme, “Mental Pathology of Female School Students” to identify and take action against social harm from an early age among female students, is being piloted in eight provinces in cooperation…
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Iran performs one-third of organ transplants in the Middle East, said Dr. Gholam Hossein Naderi, head of the Department of Kidney Transplantation at Tehran’s Dr. Shariati Hospital. “So far, 34,000…
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Nearly 22 million people are employed in various economic sectors in the country and 2.5 million are jobless, said Gholamreza Kateb, deputy minister of cooperatives, labor and social welfare,…
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In an effort to support and empower addicts on their way to recovery, they will receive loans at 4% interest rate in cooperation with the Omid Entrepreneurship Fund (a government organization…
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Iran plans to promote the quality of domestically manufactured medicines to help increase pharmaceutical exports, said Dr. Farzad Peiravanian, vice-president of planning at the Food and Drug…
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Cancer is one of the most serious health problems facing the country and statistics show it is the second leading cause of death in Iran.
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They grow up in the same home, eat the same food, share the same genes (and sometimes the same jeans), but somehow siblings are often no more similar than complete strangers.
A new study…
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People with a disability or reduced mobility are “significantly less likely” to have flown in the past year than others, research published Thursday reveals.
Many cite access worries as…
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The Civil Servants Pension Fund has been urged by a deputy at Iran’s Touring and Tourism Investment Company to organize tours specifically for senior citizens, IRNA reported. Shahram Mo’tadel,…
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Entrance fees for Tehran’s palace complexes have been increased. Niavaran and Sa’dabad palace complexes in northern Tehran will now charge domestic and foreign visitors 20,000 ($0.60) and 150,000…
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While the South Korean foreign minister’s visit to Tokyo Sunday may be a sign the two neighbors are working to ease tensions over World War II atrocities, some lawmakers in Seoul continue to take…
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Iranian tourists want their stay in Malaysia to be extended, said Tourism and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz.
He said based on reports, tourists from Iran are urging…
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Hundreds of Rohingya migrants have settled in various Indian cities over the last three years following sectarian violence between Buddhists and Muslim Rohingyas in Myanmar.
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A 65-year-old man died after contracting MERS, the Health Authority of Abu Dhabi said.
The patient, who was not Emirati, was one of two new confirmed cases in the UAE.
He developed…
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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in his message on World Refugee Day (June 20), said 42,500 people became refugees, asylum seekers or internally displaced every single day in 2014. “On…
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Based on the Comprehensive Plan to Support the Disabled, the government has tasked the Management and Planning Organization to include payment of minimum wage set by the Labor Ministry for the…
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An online social network for Iranian mothers to help them connect with each other, express their concerns and seek and share useful information on parenting will be launched, said Mohammad Reza…
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Phasing out tons of paperwork and reducing visits by people to the State Organization for Registration of Deeds and Properties has been achieved thanks to e-governance.
Registration of…
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T he outbreak of poliomyelitis (also known as infantile paralysis) is one of the most important health concerns in Pakistan and Iran’s assistance has been sought to address the issue.
“My…
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Ball State University’s Ken Holland went on a US “educational diplomacy” trip to Iran that could help restore diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Holland, who traveled with a…
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Tehran’s Tohid Tunnel built in 2009 is the third longest urban tunnel in the Middle East. It also broke the tunnel construction record and opened in less than 30 months.
However, with less…
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Iran’s use of pesticides in farming trumps the global average, highlighting the need for better management of its use. According to Shina Ansari, director of the Environmental Monitoring Office at…
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