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Planes race to fresh MH370 search zone after 'credible new lead'  Thursday, Mar 27, 2014 07:49 PM PDT Perth (Australia) (AFP) - Planes and ships were racing Friday to a fresh search zone after a "credible new lead" that Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 was flying faster than first thought before it plunged into the remote Indian Ocean. Ten aircraft from six countries -- Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea and the United States -- altered their flight paths to an area 1,100 kilometres (685 miles) northeast of where they have been looking for a week, far off western Australia. Five Chinese ships and an Australian naval vessel were also steaming to the new zone of interest after the weather cleared following the suspension of the search on Thursday due to thunderstorms and high winds, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority said. "The new information is based on continuing analysis of radar data between the South China Sea and the Strait of Malacca before radar contact was lost," AMSA said. Full Story	Top
Japan February consumer inflation steady, spending hit by weather  Thursday, Mar 27, 2014 05:58 PM PDT By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Stanley White TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer prices rose for a ninth straight month in March from a year earlier and labor demand improved - further evidence the economy is making headway against years of deflation and stagnation. Ministry of Finance data showed household spending and retail sales weakened in February as snowstorms across Japan kept many consumers at home, but there are already signs that sales are accelerating this month as shoppers rush to beat a sales tax hike on April 1. The dip in consumer spending may be disappointing to some, but continued tightness in the labor market could bolster expectations that the economy can weather the sales tax rise to 8 percent from 5 percent, and rebound after a temporary slump in the April-June quarter. "The gradual increase in prices is consistent with a narrowing in the negative output gap," said Hiroaki Muto, senior economist at Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management. Full Story	Top
Is Climate Change Coming to Your Backyard? You Bettcha!  Thursday, Mar 27, 2014 04:54 PM PDT As 2014 emerges as the year when the United States begins to seriously address climate change and extreme weather, towns and cities across the nation face the huge challenge of informing the public about the impacts climate change will have in their community. Full Story	Top
Dry Windy Conditions Spark Brushfires Across Region  Thursday, Mar 27, 2014 03:24 PM PDT The National Weather service issued a warning earlier today that low humidity, gusty 18 to 20 mile per hour winds and this month's low precipitation posed an elevated risk of wildfires. According to Full Story	Top

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