The Markit Eurozone Purchasing Manager’s Index for October rose to 53.7 from 52.6 in September and above expectations of 52.8. The October reading is the highest so far this year. The increase was…

Concerns are growing that the South Korean economy may end up contracting in the fourth quarter of this year, as a string of woes drag down Asia’s fourth-largest economy.

The European Union and Canada signed a free trade agreement on Sunday that aims to generate jobs and growth though it must still clear some 40 national and regional parliaments in Europe in the…

Though China’s economy is currently witnessing a slowdown, the contribution of the world’s second largest economy to global growth will remain around 30% for the next five years, a top Chinese…

OPEC’s internal disagreements over how to implement oil-supply cuts agreed last month have prevented a deal to secure the cooperation of other major suppliers.

More than 18 hours of talks…

Research may be toppling one of the strongest objections to renewable energy: Wind and solar are not reliable enough to support the grid 24-7-365, so they need fossil and nuclear backup.

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Tajikistan on Saturday diverted the flow of a major river to start building the world’s tallest dam and the main element of the Rogun hydroelectric power plant, a $3.9 billion project that…

Iran's Marun Petrochemical Company is in talks with international energy majors to expand petrochemical production, MPC's chief executive officer said.

"We have held some talks with…

Unlike other oil companies that are bound to develop oilfields under the new contractual framework known as Iran Petroleum Contract, the National Iranian South Oil Company will develop four…

Iran's export of crude oil and gas condensates will rise to around 3 million barrels per day in the current Iranian year that ends in March, managing director of the National Iranian Oil Company…

Iran’s energy minister said on Sunday that less than one-fifth of the electricity expansion costs in both urban and rural areas is paid by subscribers and called for a reform of payments in the…

The University of Hakim Sabzevari (HSU) in Khorasan Razavi Province and the French Sorbonne University have signed a number of memoranda of understanding on academic cooperation, said Chancellor…

Teacher burnout and student stress may be linked, according to a University of British Columbia study.

The study is the first of its kind to examine the connection between teacher burnout…

The rate of economic participation of Iranian women is one of the lowest in the world, said Vice President for Women and Family Affairs.

Top universities in Iran say the number of scientific courses held jointly by Iranian universities with reputed global universities is increasing, and consequently the quality of higher education…

All traditional breads currently produced in the country are iron-fortified and studies are being conducted to find the best way to add Vitamin D to traditional breads as well, said Zahra…

People with various degrees of hearing loss constitute only 14% of the disabled population covered by the State Welfare Organization (SWO). However, 40% of the SWO budget for provision of…

An Afghan worker of the Tehran Province Water and Wastewater Company died in a land subsidence incident near Tehran’s Haft-e Tir Square on Saturday. The 37-year-old man was working at the bottom…

A joint pharmaceutical production line was inaugurated in Algiers by the Iranian and Algerian health ministers during Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi’s recent visit to Algeria. A…

Ankara will not reimburse Iranian travel agencies for losses incurred following Tehran's one-month ban on tours to Turkey in the aftermath of a failed coup attempt in July, Turkey's ambassador to…

An American Airlines jet engine that failed seconds before takeoff in a fiery runway accident at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport flung broken turbine parts as far as half a mile from the…

Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization is planning to arrange meetings with established handicraft exporters to Iraq to return the volume of exports to the days prior to…

Mobile phone reception in Britain is so poor that foreign tourists often get better coverage than locals, according to MPs.

Their investigation condemned the fact UK phone users are usually…

The days when airlines lost luggage and created headaches for passengers could be numbered.

Airlines could dramatically reduce the number of bags that are mishandled, if they add tiny radio…

To facilitate payment when using taxis, officials in Urmia, West Azarbaijan Province, are going ahead with plans to equip cabs with radio-frequency identification systems to allow passengers to…