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Raid on Bahraini Cleric’s Home Condemned
Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Araqchi has condemned a raid by Bahraini forces on the house of prominent Shiite cleric Ayatollah Sheikh Issa Ahmed Qassim. "We strongly condemn this inappropriate act and stress that the element of violence and intimidation and an organized break into people's houses are not compatible with logic and run counter to all ethical, religious and human ...
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Mexico Grows Less Than Expected
Turkey's economy has been given a boost with an upgrade by the Moody's ratings agency. Shares rose in Istanbul and the country's cost of borrowing fell. Fitch had lifted Turkey to investment-grade in November, while Standard & Poor's is expected to follow suit, EuroNews wrote. Ankara sees this a seal of approval from international markets for a decade of economic ...
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Cuba Russia Boosting Economic Cooperation
Turkey's economy has been given a boost with an upgrade by the Moody's ratings agency. Shares rose in Istanbul and the country's cost of borrowing fell. Fitch had lifted Turkey to investment-grade in November, while Standard & Poor's is expected to follow suit, EuroNews wrote. Ankara sees this a seal of approval from international markets for a decade of economic ...
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E. Azarbaijan’s Confectionary Exports Earn $165m
Economy Desk East Azarbaijan province exported $165 million worth of pastries and chocolates in the last Iranian year (ended March 20, 2013), said the head of the province's Industries, Mines and Trade Organization on Saturday. Jafar Ozamaei added that last year's total pastry and chocolate exports reached $325 million, stressing that East Azarbaijan's exports account for more ...
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Veterinary Medicines Output Rise Forecast
Turkey's economy has been given a boost with an upgrade by the Moody's ratings agency. Shares rose in Istanbul and the country's cost of borrowing fell. Fitch had lifted Turkey to investment-grade in November, while Standard & Poor's is expected to follow suit, EuroNews wrote. Ankara sees this a seal of approval from international markets for a decade of economic ...
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Call for Private Sector Role In Tourism
Translated by Leila Imani The Tourism Department of Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) is prepared to issue permission for the establishment of astronomy tourism agencies in the country. Manouchehr Jahanian, the head of the department, said the special fields of tourism will help boost the industry, adding that the objective will be realized through ...
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Sistan-Baluchestan to Host Tribal Confab
Iranica Desk The First Tourism Conference of Iranian Tribes will be held in Burnt City, Sistan-Baluchestan province on May 25. Announcing this, Mehdi Okati, the deputy head of the province's cultural heritage, handicrafts and tourism department, said the conference aims to introduce Iranian tribes as well as the culture, traditions and tourism attractions of the province. "An ...
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Palestinians in Egypt Exiled Destitute Forgotten
Society Desk A soil atlas is being prepared by the experts of Iran's Department of Environment (DoE) to help remove soil contaminations. Announcing this, Farhad Poursakha, the head of DoE's Soil and Water Office, said conditions of soils in 11 major provinces have been studied for producing the soil atlas. "The fund required for producing the atlas is estimated at 100 billion ...
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Canadians Fake Sickness To Skip Work
Two years short of 70, Zhang Guosheng spends his days caring for an 81-year-old fellow villager--washing his clothes, bringing meals to his bed and keeping him company--a routine he'll keep up until he himself needs the type of care he is now giving. "Living here is better than staying at home alone. We help each other and have a common language," said the spritely Zhang, an ...
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Islamophobia Rising in France
According to the Observatory of Islamophobia in France, the total number of registered cases has gone up by 28 percent in just one year. The figures also show that the Internet has become the new battlefield. According to the Observatory, a rising number of hate mails are being circulated through the Internet, which describe Muslims as terrorists, extremists and a danger to other cultures. ...
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Retirement Can Damage Health
Society Desk A soil atlas is being prepared by the experts of Iran's Department of Environment (DoE) to help remove soil contaminations. Announcing this, Farhad Poursakha, the head of DoE's Soil and Water Office, said conditions of soils in 11 major provinces have been studied for producing the soil atlas. "The fund required for producing the atlas is estimated at 100 billion ...
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Bone Defects Removed With Scaffolding
A group of researchers at Tehran Medical University have designed and built a well-structured scaffolding to remove bone defects. The scaffolding made with nano-hydroxyapatite-gelatin can be used in parts of bone removed due to reasons such as cancer and infection, ISNA reported. In terms of mechanical properties, the newly-developed scaffold is similar to the spongy bone tissue and has showed ...
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Flexible Skin Monitors Heart Health
Most of us don't ponder our pulses outside of the gym. But doctors use the human pulse as a diagnostic tool to monitor heart health. Zhenan Bao, a professor of chemical engineering at Stanford, has developed a heart monitor thinner than a dollar bill and no wider than a postage stamp, RedOrbit wrote. The flexible skin-like monitor, worn under an adhesive bandage on the wrist, is sensitive ...
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Better Mental Math With Brain Stimulation
Most of us don't ponder our pulses outside of the gym. But doctors use the human pulse as a diagnostic tool to monitor heart health. Zhenan Bao, a professor of chemical engineering at Stanford, has developed a heart monitor thinner than a dollar bill and no wider than a postage stamp, RedOrbit wrote. The flexible skin-like monitor, worn under an adhesive bandage on the wrist, is sensitive ...
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Iranians Produce 80 of Vital Vaccines
Most of us don't ponder our pulses outside of the gym. But doctors use the human pulse as a diagnostic tool to monitor heart health. Zhenan Bao, a professor of chemical engineering at Stanford, has developed a heart monitor thinner than a dollar bill and no wider than a postage stamp, RedOrbit wrote. The flexible skin-like monitor, worn under an adhesive bandage on the wrist, is sensitive ...
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Tehran Hosting Exhibit On Medical Dental Lab Equipment
A group of researchers at Tehran Medical University have designed and built a well-structured scaffolding to remove bone defects. The scaffolding made with nano-hydroxyapatite-gelatin can be used in parts of bone removed due to reasons such as cancer and infection, ISNA reported. In terms of mechanical properties, the newly-developed scaffold is similar to the spongy bone tissue and has showed ...
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Toothbrush Delivers Caffeine While Users Brush Teeth
Researchers at Pardis Technology Park have commercialized their new invention--the Atomic Force Microscope (AFM). Dr. Abbas Shahmoradi, project manager, told Mehr News Agency that research for the design and production of AFM had begun in 1999, which has now reached the commercialization stage. "Pharmaceutical and biotechnology research centers can now view nanoparticles, viruses and ...
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World’s 1st Water-Cooled Smartphone
If you thought you had to cut out pizza when it comes to a diet, think again. This one claims to be better for you than a salad, Daily Mail said. Created by a professor of human nutrition, it is billed as the world's healthiest pizza and the only ready meal that is nutritionally balanced. The Eat Balanced Pizza, which comes in three flavors, incorporates vitamin and mineral-rich ...
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Salafists Clash With Tunisia Security Forces
From Page 1 The Qusayr area is considered of strategic importance because it lies between the capital and the Mediterranean coast, and is close to the Lebanese border. The United States and Russia are working to organize a peace conference next month, in a bid to find a political solution to the conflict. Washington has backed the unrest in Syria, while Moscow is one of his staunchest ...
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Nigeria Intensifies Offensive on Extremists
Nigerian soldiers on Sunday sealed roads heading out of a key northeastern city, blocking supply routes to remote towns where Boko Haram extremists have taken power as a massive offensive against the insurgents spreads across the region. The campaign against Boko Haram, which has said it wants to create an Islamic state in northern Nigeria, is aimed at re-establishing Nigeria's ...
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Britons Against NHS Changes in London
Clashes erupted between supporters and opponents of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych in the capital Kiev, leaving several people injured. The scuffles broke out on Saturday as both sides held large rallies. According to a statement released by Ukrainian police, about 10,000 people took part in the rallies. Opposition protesters demanded the release of former Prime Minister Yulia ...
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Chinese Premier in India
Afghan President Hamid Karzai plans to discuss potential arms deals with Indian officials during a trip to New Delhi this week, officials said. Kabul's overtures to New Delhi are likely to rile Islamabad where a new government led by two-time prime minister Nawaz Sharif is set to take office soon, promising improved ties with India. Karzai's spokesman Aimal Faizi said the Afghan ...
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Pacers Knock Out Knicks
Indiana spent the entire season perfecting its defense. On Saturday, it produced the biggest payoff for the Pacers in nearly a decade. Roy Hibbert's block of Carmelo Anthony's dunk attempt midway through the fourth quarter spurred an 11-2 run that rallied the Pacers to a 106-99 victory in Game 6 of their second-round series, sending them into their first Eastern Conference final ...
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Becks Farewell To PSG
David Beckham shed a tear as he left the pitch on Saturday night after playing what could be his final game as a professional footballer as Paris Saint-Germain beat Brest 3-1. Beckham was handed the captain's armband for the Ligue 1 champions-elect and the England legend impressed against their already-relegated opponents, Sky Sport reported. The 38-year-old may yet play in PSG's ...
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Bayern Rebound for Dramatic Win
Rafael Nadal remained on track for his seventh Rome Masters title in nine years when he beat Tomas Berdych 6-2 6-4 to book his place in the final. Fifth seed Nadal was sublime in the first set, breaking in the first and fourth games to take it in exactly 30 minutes, Eurosport reported. Berdych made the second set a more competitive affair but Nadal found another level to break in the ninth ...
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Iran will have men in space within ten years
Iran will have astronauts in space within the next ten years, according to government officials who recently revealed to Iran news media the Iranian Space Agency’s long-term space objectives.
Iran has pursued an ambitious space program in recent years, entering the so-called ‘Asian Space Race’ and launching the country’s first rocket in 2004, followed in 2009 by the launch of an entirely domestically-built satellite, thereby becoming the 9th country in the world to have achieved orbital-launch capability. Read more
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