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Economy Minister Attending IDB Meeting
Domestic Economy Desk Mahabad Petrochemical Complex, which is underway in the framework of Mehr-e Mandegar (Lasting Kindness) Plan, is more than 70 percent complete. Announcing this, Abdulhossein Bayat, the head of National Petrochemical Company, said till April 20, construction and installation works progressed by 46 percent, engineering works by 99 percent and logistics by 90 percent, IRNA ...
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World Economic Recovery Losing Momentum
From Page 1 "We found that developing economies will come to dominate investment," Maurizio Bussolo, a World Bank lead economist and author of the new Global Development Horizons report, told reporters on Thursday. By 2030, for every dollar invested around the world, 66 cents will be in developing countries. That's a dramatic change, as for almost four decades such investments ...
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Fitch Downgrades Slovenia’s Banks
It was not unexpected--late on Friday the Fitch ratings agency downgraded Slovenia's long-term foreign currency rating to BBB + from A minus. It also warned there could be more cuts in the future on worries over the state of the country's shaky banking sector which might mean it is the next eurozone nation to have to ask for a bailout, EuroNews wrote. The Slovenian government is ...
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Brazil to Grow 3
From Page 1 "We found that developing economies will come to dominate investment," Maurizio Bussolo, a World Bank lead economist and author of the new Global Development Horizons report, told reporters on Thursday. By 2030, for every dollar invested around the world, 66 cents will be in developing countries. That's a dramatic change, as for almost four decades such investments ...
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AFZ Iraqi Market’s Export Gate
Economy Desk Arvand Free Zone (AFZ) can act as the gate to Iraqi market, said Japan's Ambassador in Tehran. Referring to AFZ's proximity to Iraq, Koji Haneda said, "I will reflect the potentials of the zone and the outcomes of my visit to the zone in Tokyo." He said the first Japanese trading ship and oil tanker anchored in Abadan Port in Khuzestan province about 60 ...
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Iran to Purchase Indian Vehicles Medicines
Economy Desk Arvand Free Zone (AFZ) can act as the gate to Iraqi market, said Japan's Ambassador in Tehran. Referring to AFZ's proximity to Iraq, Koji Haneda said, "I will reflect the potentials of the zone and the outcomes of my visit to the zone in Tokyo." He said the first Japanese trading ship and oil tanker anchored in Abadan Port in Khuzestan province about 60 ...
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Efforts Underway To Return Smuggled Relics
Amir Nezam House, also known as the Qajar Museum of Tabriz, is a historical building in Sheshghelan district, one of the oldest quarters of Tabriz in East Azarbaijan province. The house was built during the reign of Nassereddin Shah by Amir Nezam Garrousi who was the king's chief of staff, Historicaliran reported. Amir Nezam Garrousi was among the affluent and renowned dignitaries of his ...
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Georgian Exhibit Displays Iranian Artifacts
Amir Nezam House, also known as the Qajar Museum of Tabriz, is a historical building in Sheshghelan district, one of the oldest quarters of Tabriz in East Azarbaijan province. The house was built during the reign of Nassereddin Shah by Amir Nezam Garrousi who was the king's chief of staff, Historicaliran reported. Amir Nezam Garrousi was among the affluent and renowned dignitaries of his ...
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Iqbal Commemoration in Tehran
Translated by Atefeh Rezvan-Nia Edited by Mohammad Reza M. Karimi A dedicated 35-year-old Iranian firefighter, who saved the life of a suffocating girl by giving his mask to her, passed away on Friday after going into coma and his organs were donated to three patients. Omid Abbasi, working as a firefighter for the past 13 years, was the commander of a firefighting team in Tehran, who ...
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Turkey to Host Confab on Women
Turkey will for the first time host a conference of the International Federation of University Women (IFUW) titled "Women's role in achieving a sustainable future: Education, urbanization, violence and human rights." The 31st triennial conference of the IFUW, which was founded in 1919, will be held on Aug. 16-21 in Istanbul at Kadir Has University, TodaysZaman reported. "So ...
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UK Food Industry Urged to Cut Waste
The food industry in Britain should be forced to audit its supply chains regularly to cut down on the amount of food being thrown away, according to waste campaigners. The group This is Rubbish (TiR) called for more transparency in the system, claiming that householders are being unfairly blamed for the UK's food waste when the industry generates over half of the 18-20m tons food wasted ...
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Posters for Saving Rhinos Prepared
Translated by Atefeh Rezvan-Nia Edited by Mohammad Reza M. Karimi A dedicated 35-year-old Iranian firefighter, who saved the life of a suffocating girl by giving his mask to her, passed away on Friday after going into coma and his organs were donated to three patients. Omid Abbasi, working as a firefighter for the past 13 years, was the commander of a firefighting team in Tehran, who ...
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Anger Linked to Higher Heart Attack Risk
Bottling up emotions is thought to harm both mind and body, but a new study suggests that the opposite extreme may be no better. In a study of thousands of heart attack patients, those who recalled having flown into a rage during the previous year were more than twice as likely to have had their heart attack within two hours of that episode, compared to other times during the year, Khaleejtimes ...
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Removing Toxic Dyes From Textile Wastewater
Iranian researches have used nanoparticles to synthesize a new type of absorbent to remove toxic dyes from the textile industry's wastewater. The flow of outlet fluids from textile plants into the environment is an important issue, Fars News Agency wrote. Most synthesized and natural dyes have complicated aromatic structure molecules and they are resistant to microbial and decomposition ...
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New Imaging System Reads Ancient Scrolls
Iranian researches have used nanoparticles to synthesize a new type of absorbent to remove toxic dyes from the textile industry's wastewater. The flow of outlet fluids from textile plants into the environment is an important issue, Fars News Agency wrote. Most synthesized and natural dyes have complicated aromatic structure molecules and they are resistant to microbial and decomposition ...
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Most Distinct Species Mapped
Feeling blue may not be all bad when it comes to enjoying a good night's sleep. Those with bedrooms this color tend to get the best rest--nearly 8 hours a night--and wake feeling happy and positive, Daily Mail reported. According to a survey, it is linked to calm, soothing feelings and is thought to slow the heart rate and even reduce blood pressure. Green and yellow are also winners, ...
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Fish Oil Can Offset Junk Food Effect
Scientists have developed the first map of the world's unique and most endangered mammals and amphibians. The map highlights the fact that only a fraction of the areas identified as critical for the conservation of these species are protected, BBC said. Among the species highlighted by the map are the Mexican salamander, the Sunda pangolin and the black and white ruffed Lemur. The ...
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Iran Inaugurates Solar Charger Tree
The sleek and intuitive Window Socket concept is a portable, solar-powered socket designed to be easily attached to a window. Meant to be easy to use with no special training, the small, round Window Socket features a solar panel surrounded by a suction plate and a converter that converts the energy to electricity, IdeaConnection wrote. A battery on the device can store the power for later use ...
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Bedroom Colors Determine How Much Sleep You’ll Get
Feeling blue may not be all bad when it comes to enjoying a good night's sleep. Those with bedrooms this color tend to get the best rest--nearly 8 hours a night--and wake feeling happy and positive, Daily Mail reported. According to a survey, it is linked to calm, soothing feelings and is thought to slow the heart rate and even reduce blood pressure. Green and yellow are also winners, ...
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Window Socket Solar-Powered Outlet
The sleek and intuitive Window Socket concept is a portable, solar-powered socket designed to be easily attached to a window. Meant to be easy to use with no special training, the small, round Window Socket features a solar panel surrounded by a suction plate and a converter that converts the energy to electricity, IdeaConnection wrote. A battery on the device can store the power for later use ...
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Israeli Forces Injure 9 Palestinians in West Bank
Middle East Desk Israeli troops shot and wounded nine stone-throwing Palestinians during a clash in the West Bank on Friday night, Palestinian security officials said. They said that Palestinians from the Jelazoun refugee camp, near Ramallah, were stoning Israeli motorists near the neighboring Beit El settlement and came under fire from soldiers sent to disperse them, AFP reported. They ...
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Infighting on Rise Among Insurgents in Syria
Syrian activists said that a wave of tit-for-tat kidnappings between rival militant groups in the northern city of Aleppo risks sparking large-scale internal fighting between terrorists. Rami Abdul-Rahman, who heads the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said on Saturday that a coalition known as the Judicial Council had accused another rebel force, the Ghurabaa Al-Sham, of ...
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Egyptian Protesters in Cairo Urge Morsi to Resign
From Page 1 Minority Sunnis have been staging street protests against Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki since December. A clash between government forces and protesters in Hawija last month ignited a surge of violence. Monthly death tolls are well below those of 2006-07, when they sometimes topped 3,000, but more than 700 were killed in April by a UN count, the highest figure in almost five ...
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Philippines Rejects Taiwan ‘Murder’ Claims
The Philippines on Saturday rejected Taiwan's allegations that Filipino coastguards had intentionally murdered a Taiwanese fisherman whose death has triggered a major diplomatic spat. The 65-year-old fisherman was shot dead by Philippine coastguards who said his vessel intruded into Philippine waters, AFP reported. Chen Wen-chi, head of the Taiwan team investigating the May 9 incident, ...
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Activists Mark 100 Days of Gitmo Hunger Strike
Activists demanding the closure of Guantanamo prison marked the 100th day of a hunger strike there Friday by submitting a petition to the White House containing some 370,000 signatures. A group of activists wearing orange jumpsuits and black hoods like those used on detainees at Guantanamo Bay gathered outside the White House to call for the immediate closure of the controversial jail, AFP ...
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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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