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Japan gov't report finds serious abuse of disabled The abuse of disabled people has emerged as a major problem in Japan with the violence most often inflicted by family members or domestic carers, according to a government survey.

12 November 2013

Petropavlovsk resident got first bio-hand in Kazakhstan The resident of Presnovka village Saker Ospanov lost his right hand in a car accident three years ago and received his new hand at the expense of the local budget.

06 September 2013

Firefighters battle wild blazes in Portugal Firefighters battled wildfires on Friday in Portugal where they have claimed five lives and tamed another major blaze in northern Spain.

02 September 2013

Kazakhstan paralympian sets powerlifting record Kazakhstan's smallest woman has set a record and become a master of sports in powerlifting at the National Paralympic Spartakiad.

08 August 2013

Shakira and Enrique Iglesias to sing at Astana Music Award Talented disabled children will sing at the same stage with the stars during Bayterek Zhuldyzdary Singer's Award in Astana.

29 January 2013

Kazakhstan disabled athlete ran marathon in USA Kazakhstan's Yevgeny Tetyukhin was ranked 9th among disabled athletes and showed the best result in his age group in Honolulu Marathon.

15 January 2013

Astana administration to spend over 15 million tenge on treatment of disabled children 15.5 million tenge ($103 thousand) were raised from sales of tickets to the Capital Day events in Astana, Kazakhstan.

14 January 2013

100 billion tenge ($676 million) will improve life of disabled people in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan authorities worked out a 2012-2018 national program to uphold the rights and improve the living standards of disabled people.

17 October 2012

Seven Kazakhstan athletes to take part in Paralympic Games Seven disabled Kazakhstan athletes have qualified for the Paralympics.

26 July 2012

Australian woman wins key thalidomide settlement An Australian woman born without arms and legs after her mother took thalidomide during pregnancy on Wednesday won a landmark multi-million dollar settlement in her class action against drug firms.

18 July 2012

The eyes have it for disabled gamers Engineers said Friday they had built a device using mass-produced video gaming equipment that lets disabled people control a computer with just their eyes -- with a price tag of under $30 (25 euros).

14 July 2012

Church for disabled to open in Kostanay A new dome will be installed in an old church in Kostanay and this church will be targeted on disabled people.

19 November 2011

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