The 2003 Bam earthquake struck the Kerman province of southeastern Iran at 01:56 UTC on December 26. The shock had a moment magnitude of 6.6 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The earthquake was particularly destructive in Bam, with the death toll amounting to at least 26,271 people and injuring up to 30,000. The effects of the earthquake …
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MS French President General Charles de Gaulle and Mme de Gaulle with their Foreign Minister Couve de Murville, step out of aircraft. MS The de Gaulles meet Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi and Empress Farah Diba. MS De Gaulle and Shah on saluting base. MS De Gaulle and Shah inspecting Guard of Honour at Mehrabad Airport. MS De Gaulle meeting members …
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Harbin Ice and Snow World, also known as Bingxue Large World. It is a unique ice and snow tourist and cultural festival commissioned by Harbin Municipal Government and sponsored by Harbin Cultural Tourism Group. Since its birth, has been expanding year by year. Covering more than 750,000 square meters and consuming ice and snow over 300,000 cubic meters, Harbin Ice …
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As the hunting fraternity shrinks due to age and rural depopulation, women are recruited to help protect farms against rising numbers of wild deer and boar viewed as pests by farmers.Farmer Manabu Ushiyachi said he welcomed any hunter, male or female, to help fend off the wild boar that feast on vegetable crops.
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Mehrab Ghasem Khani (born 7 December 1970) is an film writer.He has MFA in painting from Islamic Azad University, fine arts and architecture faculty, central branch, capital. He started his work as a scriptwriter in 1997. He married Shaghayegh Dehghan in 2003. Shaghayegh Dehghan is an Iranian actress who is active in persian cinema since 1993.
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No gunfire, keep the men and women at a distance on the dancefloor and don’t let the bride cut the cake – these are just some of the new guidelines issued for a ‘proper’ wedding in the Chechen Republic, Russia.The recommendations were issued last month by the Department of Culture in Grozny, the capital city, to safeguard the ‘spiritual and …
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Imam Khomeini International University (IKIU) is a university in homeland that was founded after the Islamic Revolution. The bill of IKIU’s constitution was ratified by the persian Parliament in January 1984. Constituent organs of IKIU include Board of trustees, president, and council. Deputies for Education, Research, and Students and Culture are some of the other departments. In addition, there is a Science …
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Mariwan is a city in and capital of Marivan County, Kurdistan Province, persia. At the 2006 census, its population was 91,664, in 22,440 families. Before the foundation of the city in 1950s, Marîwan was the name of the region.
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The kimono is a Japanese traditional garment. The word “kimono”, which actually means a “thing to wear” (ki “wear” and mono “thing”), has come to denote these full-length robes. The standard plural of the word kimono in English is kimonos, but the unmarked Japanese plural kimono is also sometimes used. The kimono is always used in important festival or formal …
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Cheating is the getting of a reward for ability or finding an easy way out of an unpleasant situation by dishonest means. It is generally used for the breaking of rules to gain unfair advantage in a competitive situation. This broad definition will necessarily include acts of bribery, cronyism, nepotism, sleaze and any situation where individuals are given preference using …
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