Blizzards and snow drifts besieged cities in 10 Iranian provinces, while cutting off access to many villages in other areas over the past week. Heavy snowfall in provinces of Ardebil, East…
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An online database on women in the country will be unveiled on Monday (February 20) at the Vice Presidency for Women and Family Affairs. “The portal is not fully completed yet, but women can log…
Annually, 2,000-3,000 children lose their lives in traffic accidents in Iran, said Ali Gorji, director of Shafa Neuroscience Research Center. “Installing infant car seat could reduce such…
Watershed management plans over 1.7 million hectares of Fars natural sites have enabled the province to store 808 million cubic meters of water from the recent precipitation, but a…
Pollution does not shorten people’s lives, a senior Polish government minister said on Friday, downplaying the growing issue of air quality in a country that has been nicknamed the China of Europe…
A section of a dirt track that runs through Darreh Anjir Wildlife Sanctuary in Yazd Province has been asphalted despite opposition from the Department of Environment, paving the way for mining…
The government of the Canadian province of British Columbia announced $150 million in spending on Friday to “treat” forests to reduce wildfire hazards, rehabilitate forests damaged by fire and…
The ninth edition of Iran Web and Mobile Festival was held in Tehran on February 16 and was attended by 1,000 enthusiasts and experts.
From among six candidates the Financial Tribune was…
The issue of drug addiction among school adolescents in Iran, however negligible, has more often than not been swept under the rug. The Education Ministry has refused to divulge data on the matter…
The second round of the Joint Iran-Japan Symposium ‘Women, Education, and Economic Empowerment’ held in Tokyo concluded on Friday.
A large-scale meta-analysis using more than 10,000 participants concludes that vitamin D supplementation may help prevent a major cause of global death - acute respiratory tract infections.
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Following an outbreak of a dangerous strain of avian influenza in the western Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, the provincial department of Iran Veterinary Organization banned trade and…
Researchers at Royan Institute have successfully developed a 3D bioprinter or bioplotter which was unveiled on Thursday. “3D printers are common in some parts of the world, and the Royan Institute…
Iranian police recently seized 877 kg of illicit drugs in Jiroft County in the southern Kerman Province. Police forces discovered and seized about one ton of opioid in 90 packages from a vehicle…
Police in eastern China recently seized more than $120 million worth of counterfeit cosmetics, including popular high-end brand names like Chanel, Christian Dior, Lancome and Estee Lauder. Fifteen…
Heavy rainfall and flooding in Dashtestan County, Bushehr Province killed a 38-year old woman on Friday. The woman from Shahpesar-Mard village was trying to protect her livestock from the flood…
Hoteliers are willing to invest in the revival of historical buildings and repurpose them into lodging facilities, the head of Kerman Province's Hoteliers Society said.
"Old structures, if…
Any regular traveler knows that in-flight entertainment is an important part of making long flights enjoyable. But soon, the way travelers get that entertainment could change.
Airlines are…
Tehran hotels will offer up to 40% discounts to Norouz (Iranian New Year) tourists during March 21 - April 2, said the head of the Association of Tehran Hotels and Hotel Apartments.
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New Zealand sits atop a previously unknown continent—mostly submerged beneath the South Pacific—that should be recognized with the name Zealandia, scientists said on Friday.
Tehran's tourism authority plans to launch the much-touted "hop-on hop-off" bus tours of the city before the two-week Norouz (Iranian New Year) holidays start on March 21.
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Mexico enjoyed a banner year in 2016 for tourism, hitting "historic highs" in part due to a spike in the number of US travelers drawn in by the weakened peso, the government said on Wednesday. A…
Whole grains have been shown to be superior in the diet when compared with refined grains, suggests new research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Whole grains increased…
Development of traditional medicine and medicinal herbs can contribute vastly to the economics of health and medical care in the country, said advisor to health minister Dr Mahmoud Khodadoost, on…
Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in the country and the world today, said Dr Mehrab Marzban, scientific secretary of the 5th International Conference on Cardiovascular…
