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Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Bodies and debris from AirAsia Flight QZ-8501 found

SURABAYA, Indonesia, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Officials confirm bodies and debris from AirAsia Indonesia flight QZ-8051 were spotted off the coast of the island of Borneo on Tuesday. The body of a woman was recovered but search and rescue workers failed to recover a second body due to large waves, CNN... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 29, 2014

Poroshenko optimistic over upcoming peace talks

KIEV, Ukraine, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko expressed optimism Monday a January summit meeting will speed his country's peace process. He will travel to Astana, Kazakhstan, to meet Jan. 15 with Russian President Vladimir Putin, after a previous meeting between the two in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 25, 2014

Pope's Christmas message: 'So many tears'

VATICAN CITY, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- Pope Francis said in his annual Christmas Day message that "there are so many tears this Christmas" as violence continues in the Middle East and elsewhere. The pope, 78, told the estimated crowd of 80,000 gathered in St. Peter's Square the "brutal persecution" of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Ukraine peace talks resume

MINSK, Belarus, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Delayed negotiations aimed at ending the Ukraine conflict resumed Wednesday in Minsk, Belarus. A ceasefire and framework for a peace agreement were resolved in September but were not observed. The current round of talks is expected to concentrate on humanitarian aid,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Echolocation acts as supplemental sense for the blind

EDINBURGH, Scotland, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Echolocation is most famously employed by bats and toothed whales like dolphins and porpoises. But new research suggests the technique can offer a substitute vision-like sense to blind people. "Some blind people use echolocation to assess their environment and... Sign in to see full entry.

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