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COVID-19 countermeasures to cost $960m for Tokyo Olympics: Report

Tokyo Games organizers estimate the cost of COVID-19 countermeasures for next year’s rearranged Olympics will run to around ¥100 billion ($960 million), Kyodo News...

Russia begins mass trials of second coronavirus vaccine

Russia plans to begin mass trials of its second coronavirus vaccine, EpiVacCorona, on people aged over 18 on Monday, the RIA news agency cited...

Biden names top economic advisers, setting stage for more diverse White House

President-elect Joe Biden unveiled his picks for several top economic positions on Monday, including former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen as his nominee for...

Jahangiri invites SCO members to participate in Chabahar-Zahedan railway project

Iranian First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri invited members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to participate in the huge Chabahar-Zahedan railway project.

Tehran-Baku trade via Bileh-Savar border crossing increases

Trade between Iran and Azerbaijan through the Bileh-Savar border crossing has risen eight percent during the first eight months of the current Iranian year...

Iran’s six-month railway transit of goods up 220%: IRIR

Transit of goods through Iran’s railway network rose 220 percent during the first six months of the current Iranian year (March 20-September 21), compared...

Iran’s seven-month exports to Syria nearly $73m: TPO

Iran exported about $73 million worth of commodities to Syria during the first seven months of the current Iranian year (March 20-October 21), said...

A 70-year-old photographic mystery

Today, the idea of taking a photograph and never seeing the result is hard to comprehend, as we shoot away with our digital cameras...

Marriage proposal during second ODI at SCG wins hearts

While Australia and India were fighting the on-field battle in the second ODI, there was a man who succeeded to find his life companion...

Researcher uses fruit for less toxic drug delivery

University of Louisville researchers have found a less toxic way to deliver medicines by using the natural lipids in plants, particularly grapefruit and ginger.

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