PERTH: A Chinese patrol ship hunting for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 detected a pulse signal in the south Indian Ocean on Saturday, the state news agency Xinhua reported, in a possible indicator of the underwater beacon from a plane's "black box".
Xinhua also reported that a Chinese air force plane had spotted a number of white floating objects in the search area. According to an AFP report, the objects were sighted on the surface about "90km from the detection area".
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