Malaysia Greenlights New Search for Vanished Flight MH370
Malaysia's government has given the green light for a new search for Malaysia Airlines flight 370 a decade after the aircraft disappeared.
The cabinet approved the search proposal put forward by Ocean Infinity and will sign a deal with the marine exploration firm, Transport Minister Anthony Loke said in a statement on Wednesday. The company started its search of the seabed last month in an area spanning 15,000 square kilometers (5,800 square miles) in the southern Indian Ocean.
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