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COVID vaccine ‘to create $153 billion benefits by 2021’

Global equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines estimated to generate economic benefits of at least $153 billion in 2020–21, and $466 billion by 2025, in...

Push-ups could lower your risk of heart disease and boost longevity

Long life expectancy could be achieved through push-ups. Research suggests men who can do 40 pushups or more may have lower risk of heart...

Iran pioneer in biotechnology medicine in region: Science VP

Vice President for Science and Technology Affairs Sorena Sattari said that Iran is the pioneer country in producing 24 biotechnology medicines in West Asia.

Japan retrieves space probe that may hold clues to origin of planets

Japan retrieved a space probe from Australia’s remote outback after a six-year mission that may help reveal more about the origins of the planets,...

Assessment finds millions of lives can be saved with climate action

Unless we take urgent action to tackle climate change, we can expect an ever-hotter world that threatens global health, disrupts lives and livelihoods and...

‘Hug bubble’ lets seniors feel the magic of touch

Since the COVID-19 outbreak, French care home resident Colette Dupas’s contact with her daughters has been limited to talking via video call, or through...

Has the ECB made wealth gap wider?

The European Central Bank (ECB) likely saved the eurozone from several financial crises but it is also accused of exacerbating inequality with its ultra-loose...

Gene-editing treatment shows promise for sickle cell disease

Scientists are seeing promising early results from the first studies testing gene editing for painful, inherited blood disorders that plague millions worldwide.

Iran Oscar entry ‘Sun Children’ acquired by Strand Releasing for US distribution

Strand Releasing acquired US distribution rights to Majid Majidi’s ‘Sun Children,’ which competed at Venice and represents Iran in the international feature film race...

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