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France steps up search efforts for MH370 debris

France is sending extra planes, boats and helicopters to search for debris from missing Malaysian Airlines plane MH370 along the coast of Reunion Island.

It comes after a wing fragment and a plane window were found on the remote Indian Ocean island.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott hailed the discovery of the wing fragment, stating that the "baffling mystery" of the flight's disappearance was closer to being solved, while Malaysia Airlines said it was a "major breakthrough" in resolving the mystery.

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Paint and maintenance records 'proved wing from MH370'

Boeing 777 wing debris from the missing plane was found on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean.

Malaysian officials have said paint colour and maintenance record matches proved that a piece of wing found on Reunion Island was part of the wreckage of Malaysian Airlines flight MH370.

The flight vanished without trace on March 8, 2014 with 239 people on board.

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