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India certified as polio-free by WHO

New Delhi, March 28 (ANI): The World Health Organisation declared India free of the crippling polio virus during a ceremony in New Delhi, making the country's almost two-decade-long, multi-billion-dollar effort one of the biggest public health achievements in recent times. India's last case of the wild polio virus was detected in January 2011 in a two-year-old girl in West Bengal. The ceremony was organised in New Delhi to give the official certificate to India for this achievement of eradicating the disease from the country. Southeast Asia director of WHO, Poonam Khetrapal Singh, said that the ceremony marks one of the biggest public health achievements in the world.

Mar 28, 2014

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India's rural heartland turns to BJP's Narendra Modi

During a decade of power, the Congress party has spent billions of dollars in rural India, its traditional stronghold. But dissatisfaction among voters in these impoverished areas is boosting support for the BJP's Narendra Modi. Duration: 02:44

Mar 28, 2014

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Ukraine far-right rally after police shoot leader dead

Hundreds of Ukrainian far-right nationalists rallied outside the parliament building in Kiev Thursday night, smashing windows and demanding the interior minister's resignation, days after police shot dead one of their leaders. Duration: 01:07

Mar 28, 2014

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Watchmakers show their best time-pieces at Baselworld

Baselworld, the showcase for watchmakers, opened on a bright note, with industry leaders seeing a rise in global demand despite a sharp slowdown for expensive watches in China. Duration: 00:52

Mar 28, 2014

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Rescuers continue search for US landslide survivors

Volunteers and emergency responders continued to search for survivors on Thurday following the devastating landslide in the US state of Washington. Duration: 00:28

Mar 28, 2014

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Obama 'moved' by Pope's message, invites him to US

During press conference, US President Barack Obama spoke of his admiration for Pope Francis and invited him to the United States, adding how their conversation focused on the need to address "growing inequality." Duration: 00:43

Mar 28, 2014

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Filipino govt., Muslim rebels seal historic peace deal

Biggest Muslim rebel group in the Philippines signed a historic pact to end one of Asia's longest and deadliest conflicts, promising to give up their arms for an autonomous homeland. Duration: 00:35

Mar 28, 2014

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Philippines rebels react with joy as historic peace deal signed

Muslim rebels in the southern Philippines react with joy as the group signs an historic pact to end one of Asia's longest and deadliest conflicts. Duration: 00:38

Mar 28, 2014

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Strike grounds hundreds of flights in Germany

Air passengers in Germany faced delays, disruption and hundreds of flight cancellations across the country Thursday as ground staff, baggage handlers and maintenance workers walked out over pay. Duration: 01:08

Mar 28, 2014

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RSF activists protest in Paris during Chinese president's visit

Activists from Reporters Without Borders (RSF) protest in front of the Eiffel tower in Paris against human rights violations in China, during the country's president Xi Jinping's three-day visit to France. Duration: 00:55

Mar 28, 2014

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