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Varun Singh Bhati's Journey From Beating Polio to Winning Rio 2016 Bronze
The bronze medal at the Rio Paralympics seems like a far cry from when Varun Singh Bhati was struck by polio at a very early age. The deformity didn't stop Bhati, and he excelled as a young athlete during his school days
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Two-Year-Old Child in Pakistan Becomes First Victim of Polio in 2015
Pakistan's first polio case in 2015 was today reported with a two-year-old child from the restive Balochistan province becoming the latest victim of the crippling disease.
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India set to be declared polio free, last case reported 3 years ago
The last polio victim, Rukhsar, was detected at a remote village in West Bengal's Howrah district three years ago.
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Children suffer as Pakistan battles measles epidemic
In the intensive-care ward of Lahore's Mayo hospital, pale, spotty children cry in the intense heat of the Pakistani summer - victims of a devastating measles outbreak.
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Pakistan reports ninth death in polio team attacks
Another victim from attacks on UN-backed anti-polio teams in Pakistan died on Thursday, bringing the three-day death toll in the wave of assaults on volunteers vaccinating children across the country to nine, officials said.
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Man stabs 8-year-old physically challenged daughter to death
An eight-year-old physically-challenged girl was brutally stabbed to death today allegedly by her father in the Shanti Nagar area in Ambala City of Haryana. The victim, Rajni, was suffering from polio soon after birth and was unable to walk properly, police said.
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A polio victim who can play 23 musical instruments
An Indian man who learnt to play 23 Indian and foreign musical instruments with equal ease despite being struck by polio is seeking opportunities to make it big in television and movies.
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Varun Singh Bhati's Journey From Beating Polio to Winning Rio 2016 Bronze
The bronze medal at the Rio Paralympics seems like a far cry from when Varun Singh Bhati was struck by polio at a very early age. The deformity didn't stop Bhati, and he excelled as a young athlete during his school days
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Two-Year-Old Child in Pakistan Becomes First Victim of Polio in 2015
Pakistan's first polio case in 2015 was today reported with a two-year-old child from the restive Balochistan province becoming the latest victim of the crippling disease.
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India set to be declared polio free, last case reported 3 years ago
The last polio victim, Rukhsar, was detected at a remote village in West Bengal's Howrah district three years ago.
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Children suffer as Pakistan battles measles epidemic
In the intensive-care ward of Lahore's Mayo hospital, pale, spotty children cry in the intense heat of the Pakistani summer - victims of a devastating measles outbreak.
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Pakistan reports ninth death in polio team attacks
Another victim from attacks on UN-backed anti-polio teams in Pakistan died on Thursday, bringing the three-day death toll in the wave of assaults on volunteers vaccinating children across the country to nine, officials said.
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Man stabs 8-year-old physically challenged daughter to death
An eight-year-old physically-challenged girl was brutally stabbed to death today allegedly by her father in the Shanti Nagar area in Ambala City of Haryana. The victim, Rajni, was suffering from polio soon after birth and was unable to walk properly, police said.
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A polio victim who can play 23 musical instruments
An Indian man who learnt to play 23 Indian and foreign musical instruments with equal ease despite being struck by polio is seeking opportunities to make it big in television and movies.
