Indian sand artist Sudersan Pattnaik created a sand sculpture with prayers for the missing Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 at Puri Beach in 2014. The Malaysian government plans to allow a renewed private search for the missing flight, which disappeared over a decade ago. Ocean Infinity, a Texas-based marine robotics firm, will conduct the search in a different location in the southern Indian Ocean. If the wreckage is found, Ocean Infinity will be paid $70 million. The search is set to take place between January and April with the hope of bringing closure to the families of the 239 passengers and crew members.
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Children of UK couple arrested in Afghanistan appeal to Taliban for release
Peter and Barbie Reynolds, a British couple in their 70s, who have been running education programs in Afghanistan for 18 years, have lost contact with their family after being arrested by the Taliban. The couple operates Rebuild, an organization that provides education and training programs, including a project for mothers and children, despite the Taliban's restrictions on women's education. The couple's children are urging the Taliban authorities to release their parents, who have chosen Afghanistan...
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