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Spain Court Rejects Father's Bid To Stop Daughter's Euthanasia
A Spanish court on Monday said it had rejected an appeal by a father who tried to stop his young paraplegic daughter's euthanasia in an unprecedented legal battle.
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Zara Si Dhoop Now Streaming YouTube: A Moving Women’s Day Short Film on Love and Forgiveness
A deeply moving short film, Zara Si Dhoop tells the story of Neelima, a paraplegic mother, and her ambitious daughter, Piyali. As Neelima’s playful mischief clashes with Piyali’s career-driven mindset, an unintended consequence forces them to confront their emotions. With stellar performances by Sheeba Chaddha and Plabita Borthakur, this Women...
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Elon Musk Expects Brain-Chip Startup Neuralink to Start First Human Trial This Year
Elon Musk expects his brain-chip startup Neuralink to start its first human trial this year, he said on Friday. While Musk didn't specify how many patients his company would implant or for how long, "it's looking like the first case will be later this year," said Musk.
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Paralyzed Client Sues Stormy Daniels' Lawyer For Embezzling Settlement
Michael Avenatti, the lawyer who represented porn star Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against U.S. President Donald Trump, has been sued by a paraplegic former client who accused him of siphoning away a $4 million settlement he had won.
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Delhi's Paraplegic Driver Zooms From Leh To Kanyakumari In Record Time
Conquering disability, 29-year-old Eric Paul has made it to the pages of the Limca Book of Records after driving from Leh to Kanyakumari in record time. Eric, who is paralysed from chest below, covered a total distance of 3,917 km in the record 159 hours and 59 minutes in a customised hatchback with hand controls.
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Gang-Raped, Run Over, Teen Left Paralysed In Rajasthan
Around 3.30 am on Christmas day, a 15-year-old girl in Rajasthan was allegedly gang-raped and beaten-up by two men, who then drove their motorcycle over her. She survived, but only as a paraplegic -- paralysed waist down, with no control over her bladder or bowel.
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Actress Mia Farrow's Son, Adopted From Kolkata, Killed Himself
The 27-year-old, paraplegic son of actor Mia Farrow fatally shot himself in the torso before being found in his vehicle along a Connecticut road, the state medical examiner's office ruled Thursday.
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Paralysis Partly Reversed Using Brain-Machine Interface Training
Paraplegic patients recovered partial control and feeling in their limbs after training to use a variety of brain-machine interface technologies, according to new research published today in the journal "Scientific Reports."
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New Smart Chip Can Wirelessly Transmit Brain Signals
The chip could help combat Parkinson's disease or allow paraplegic people to move their prosthetic limbs.
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Pakistan Suspends Execution of Paraplegic Inmate, Says Official
A prison official says Pakistan has have suspended the execution of the only paraplegic inmate on death row.
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Disabled Man Set for Scaffold as Pakistan Nears 300th Execution
Pakistan is set to execute a disabled man as activists said it was nearing its 300th hanging in under a year, with Amnesty slamming Islamabad today for "shamefully sealing its place among the world's worst executioners".
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Struck by Terror, This 39-Year-Old Kashmir Teacher is Now Spreading Hope
A terror attack may have left Javid Ahmad Tak paraplegic but it could not break his willpower. Now, the 39-year-old Tak is transforming the lives of many differently abled children in Kashmir.
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Pakistan Postpones Hanging of Disabled Death Row Convict
Pakistan has postponed the execution of a paraplegic death row convict following appeals by human rights groups, officials said today.
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Jennifer Lopez, 'Iron Man' Suit Star in FIFA World Cup Extravaganza
Pop superstar Jennifer Lopez, hundreds of dancers, drummers and gymnasts, and a paraplegic who will kick a football in a robotic suit will deliver a pre-match extravaganza Thursday to open the World Cup.
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Rajasthan police arrest paraplegic woman they allegedly tortured earlier
In a case that has sent shockwaves through Rajasthan and made national headlines, police in Jaipur have arrested a paraplegic woman. The 22-year-old girl is charged with abetting the abduction and sexual abuse of another woman.
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Spain Court Rejects Father's Bid To Stop Daughter's Euthanasia
A Spanish court on Monday said it had rejected an appeal by a father who tried to stop his young paraplegic daughter's euthanasia in an unprecedented legal battle.
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Zara Si Dhoop Now Streaming YouTube: A Moving Women’s Day Short Film on Love and Forgiveness
A deeply moving short film, Zara Si Dhoop tells the story of Neelima, a paraplegic mother, and her ambitious daughter, Piyali. As Neelima’s playful mischief clashes with Piyali’s career-driven mindset, an unintended consequence forces them to confront their emotions. With stellar performances by Sheeba Chaddha and Plabita Borthakur, this Women...
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Elon Musk Expects Brain-Chip Startup Neuralink to Start First Human Trial This Year
Elon Musk expects his brain-chip startup Neuralink to start its first human trial this year, he said on Friday. While Musk didn't specify how many patients his company would implant or for how long, "it's looking like the first case will be later this year," said Musk.
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Paralyzed Client Sues Stormy Daniels' Lawyer For Embezzling Settlement
Michael Avenatti, the lawyer who represented porn star Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against U.S. President Donald Trump, has been sued by a paraplegic former client who accused him of siphoning away a $4 million settlement he had won.
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Delhi's Paraplegic Driver Zooms From Leh To Kanyakumari In Record Time
Conquering disability, 29-year-old Eric Paul has made it to the pages of the Limca Book of Records after driving from Leh to Kanyakumari in record time. Eric, who is paralysed from chest below, covered a total distance of 3,917 km in the record 159 hours and 59 minutes in a customised hatchback with hand controls.
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Gang-Raped, Run Over, Teen Left Paralysed In Rajasthan
Around 3.30 am on Christmas day, a 15-year-old girl in Rajasthan was allegedly gang-raped and beaten-up by two men, who then drove their motorcycle over her. She survived, but only as a paraplegic -- paralysed waist down, with no control over her bladder or bowel.
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Actress Mia Farrow's Son, Adopted From Kolkata, Killed Himself
The 27-year-old, paraplegic son of actor Mia Farrow fatally shot himself in the torso before being found in his vehicle along a Connecticut road, the state medical examiner's office ruled Thursday.
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Paralysis Partly Reversed Using Brain-Machine Interface Training
Paraplegic patients recovered partial control and feeling in their limbs after training to use a variety of brain-machine interface technologies, according to new research published today in the journal "Scientific Reports."
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New Smart Chip Can Wirelessly Transmit Brain Signals
The chip could help combat Parkinson's disease or allow paraplegic people to move their prosthetic limbs.
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Pakistan Suspends Execution of Paraplegic Inmate, Says Official
A prison official says Pakistan has have suspended the execution of the only paraplegic inmate on death row.
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Disabled Man Set for Scaffold as Pakistan Nears 300th Execution
Pakistan is set to execute a disabled man as activists said it was nearing its 300th hanging in under a year, with Amnesty slamming Islamabad today for "shamefully sealing its place among the world's worst executioners".
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Struck by Terror, This 39-Year-Old Kashmir Teacher is Now Spreading Hope
A terror attack may have left Javid Ahmad Tak paraplegic but it could not break his willpower. Now, the 39-year-old Tak is transforming the lives of many differently abled children in Kashmir.
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Pakistan Postpones Hanging of Disabled Death Row Convict
Pakistan has postponed the execution of a paraplegic death row convict following appeals by human rights groups, officials said today.
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Jennifer Lopez, 'Iron Man' Suit Star in FIFA World Cup Extravaganza
Pop superstar Jennifer Lopez, hundreds of dancers, drummers and gymnasts, and a paraplegic who will kick a football in a robotic suit will deliver a pre-match extravaganza Thursday to open the World Cup.
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Rajasthan police arrest paraplegic woman they allegedly tortured earlier
In a case that has sent shockwaves through Rajasthan and made national headlines, police in Jaipur have arrested a paraplegic woman. The 22-year-old girl is charged with abetting the abduction and sexual abuse of another woman.
