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The article reports that on March 24, 2014 Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced that analysis of satellite data indicated Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, a plane that went missing during a flight from Malaysia to China earlier in the month, in all likelihood crashed into the southern Indian Ocean, killing all 239 people aboard. The data and analysis were provided by satellite operator Inmarsat PLC. Multiple countries continued the search for wreckage.

The article reports that fighting and violence near the site of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash in Ukraine prohibited Australian and Dutch investigators from visiting the wreckage on July 27, 2014 with mention of U.S. and Ukraine officials' alleged evidence that pro-Russian separatists shot down the flight.

The article discusses the impact that false leads have reportedly had on the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 which apparently vanished in March 2014 after departing from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia enroute to Beijing, China, focusing on several claims involving floating debris and oil slicks.

The article reports on the expectation by Malaysian investigators that the discovery of an aircraft debris at Reunion island, which came from the same type of aircraft as Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, will offer clues to solving the mysterious disappearance of the jet for more than one year.

The article reports that satellite images of a debris field in the southern Indian Ocean have provided investigators with a lead in the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which vanished in March 2014, according to Malaysia defense and transportation minister Hishammuddin Hussein.

The article reports that the black boxes on the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 that crashed in Ukraine on July 17, 2014 are older versions and therefore are likely to provide limited information for the investigation into the crash.

The article looks at the status of the investigation into the July 2014 crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in Ukraine, noting that Netherlands is leading the investigation and discussing difficulties related to the conflict between Russian-backed rebels and the Ukrainian government in the area.

The article reports that the search for debris and the black box flight recorder of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which is assumed lost in the southern Indian Ocean, resumed on March 26, 2014, following the halt of operations due to harsh weather conditions on March 25.