TEHRAN (Press Shia Agency) – Air conditioning units that recirculate the same air in a room should be switched off or only used with open windows, experts have urged, amid mounting concern around the role of airborne transmission to spread COVID-19. - Science news - Experts told the Telegraph that air conditioning units that only used recirculated air could exacerbate the spread of virus...
TEHRAN (Press Shia Agency) – Scientists have designed an air filter that can both catch and kill the coronavirus by trapping and neutralizing it instantly. - Science news - The invention could be used to reduce the spread of the virus in enclosed spaces. The study, which appeared in Materials Today Physics on Tuesday, states that 99.8 percent of COVID-19 is killed within a single pass...
TEHRAN (Press Shia Agency) – A single-seater US Air Force combat aircraft hit the ground and caught fire during a training flight at Shaw Air Force Base, the military installation confirmed. - World news - The pilot reportedly survived and was rushed to the hospital. The F-16 belonging to the 20th Fighter Wing crashed at approximately 11:30pm local time on Wednesday, according to a brief...
TEHRAN (Press Shia) – A new study by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health provides the most comprehensive evidence to date of the causal link between long-term exposure to fine particulate (PM2.5) air pollution and premature death. - Science news - "Our new study included the largest-ever dataset of older Americans and used multiple analytical methods, including statistical methods...
TEHRAN (Press Shia) – Iran’s Defense Ministry on Thursday delivered three domestically-manufactured fighter jets to the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF). - Defense news - The Iranian-made “Kowsar” fighter jets were officially delivered to the Army during a ceremony attended by Army Commander Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi and Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir...
TEHRAN (Press Shia) – Syrian said its air defenses thwarted Israeli airstrikes over the western province of Hama on Thursday. - World news - “At 21:25 local time, Israeli warplanes targeted one of our military sites in the vicinity of Masyaf, but our air defense system immediately responded to enemy missiles and shot down a number of them,” Syria's official news agency SANA quoted a...
TEHRAN (Press Shia Agency) – US police fired pepper balls at a TV news crew during protests in Kentucky over the death of George Floyd. - World news - This is the latest example of ‘shoot first, ask questions later’ mentality among cops in America, when an officer clad in riot gear suddenly fired off a volley of rounds at WAVE 3 News reporter Kaitlin Rust and her team were broadcasting...
TEHRAN (Press Shia) – CNN’s black journalist Omar Jimenez has been taken into police custody during a live broadcast at the site of the protests over death of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis. - World news - A CNN crew was arrested on live TV by a riot squad while covering the protests over the police death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Incredible footage shows armed officers from...
TEHRAN (Press Shia Agency) – Two civilians were killed and three others were wounded on Sunday, Eid Al-Fitr, as a result of Saudi-led coalition raids on Yemen’s Sa’ada province. - World news - While Muslims all over the world are celebrating Eid, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, the coalition warplanes increased their raids in several provinces of Yemen...
TEHRAN (Press Shia Agency) – Iran plans to unveil new domestically-produced planes in the near future, an Air Force commander said. - Defense news - Brigadier General Mohammad Zalbeigi, the commander of Shahid Lashgari Airbase in Tehran, said the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) is progressing with the same pace as other countries despite the sanctions. “We have had...