The North Tehran fault, that was so far considered the largest seismic fault line in the capital, now is second with the discovery of a new one in the center of Tehran.
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A global fund has raised over $12.9 billion from international donors as part of a campaign aimed at effectively eradicating AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis by 2030, conference organizers said on…
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Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of deaths (81%) in the country and presently, a longitudinal survey titled ‘Persian Study’ is underway to study NCDs, said Dr Reza Malekzadeh…
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Researchers at the Tehran-based Abidi Pharmaceutical Company have produced medication for controlling blood pressure. The combination therapy tablet is a mix of amlodipine and valsartan, and is…
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People have been staring at their phones and walking into things for a number of years now, but there’s a new kind of phone hazard in town: Pokémon GO. And the behavior associated with it looks…
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of Korea has signed a memorandum of understanding with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Iran to provide financial…
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According to a new study, nearly 90% of the population can be divided into one of four basic personality types: optimistic, pessimistic, envious, and trusting. The largest group is envious, with…
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Tehran Waste Management Organization has plans to collect unused and expired medicines from homes in Tehran in the near future, said Hussein Jafari, head of the organization on Friday. “The…
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The Health Ministry is planning to certify centers for cupping therapy across the country, said deputy health minister for traditional medicine.
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Despite advances in technology, science, economics, and social growth, the world is still struggling with, and unable to solve the worsening problems of, drug abuse.
Addiction, after…
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New Delhi is battling one of its worst outbreaks of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus with more than 1,000 cases reported across the Indian capital. Local media have reported that 10 people in…
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A total of 200 schools built by the Barekat Foundation will be inaugurated before the new school year starts (September 23), said CEO Aref Norouzi. “The schools will have 1,200 classrooms,” he was…
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A team from the Iranian Red Crescent Society rescued a Czech climber on Mount Damavand in Tehran Province who was found unconscious by other climbers. The climber was found and rescued after a 7-…
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Britain has given the go-ahead for the first new nuclear power plant for decades, a decision which does not sit well with environmental groups.
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Former French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, has outed himself as a climate skeptic, joining the ranks of politicians ridiculed for their view that the planet’s accelerated warming is not caused by…
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Iran’s top weather authority has issued a tropical storm warning for the country’s southern coasts, saying that those regions be ready to evacuate on short notice.
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The transboundary Hamoun Wetlands on the Iran-Afghanistan border are predominantly fed by Afghan rivers, although the amount of water Iran is legally obliged to let flow into the wetlands is not…
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A comprehensive plan that might give Tehran its best chance at effectively combating the whitefly will be finalized before the summer of 2017.
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Paband National Park in Mazandaran Province has been equipped with a new ranger station to step up the security of the protected area’s fragile ecosystem. “The well-equipped facility allows…
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US airlines are now flying to Cuba after a half-century ban on travel there, but you wouldn’t know it from browsing any of the major travel-booking websites.
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Lawmakers have for the first time approved a bill to restore the historical textures of cities in southwestern Iran, the most prominent of which is Dezful in Khuzestan Province.
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It was once considered out of bounds, but British Airways’ decision to launch direct flights positions Iran as one of the hottest destinations to visit in 2017, according to an article published…
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A European Union Commission proposal for a standard travel document to speed up the return of non-EU nationals staying irregularly in EU member states without valid passports or identity cards was…
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The cruise line between Oman’s Khasab Port and Iran’s Bahonar Port in Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan Province, will be officially launched on September 22 while another is slated for launch in 2017…
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Early results from a crucial case-control study in Brazil have confirmed a direct causal link between Zika virus infection in pregnant women and the brain damaging birth defect microcephaly in…
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