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| Officials in Brazil have identified the first 11 of 50 bodies recovered from the Air France disaster in which 228 people died three weeks ago. | Officials in Brazil have identified the first 11 of 50 bodies recovered from the Air France disaster in which 228 people died three weeks ago. |
| The bodies were those of 10 Brazilians and one male foreigner, officials said. They gave no further details. | The bodies were those of 10 Brazilians and one male foreigner, officials said. They gave no further details. |
| The Airbus A330 plunged in the Atlantic on 1 June. The data recorders have not been found, and the cause of the crash remains a mystery. | The Airbus A330 plunged in the Atlantic on 1 June. The data recorders have not been found, and the cause of the crash remains a mystery. |
| Search teams from several countries are still scanning the search area. | Search teams from several countries are still scanning the search area. |
| Investigators are reviewing the bodies and debris at a base set up in the northern Brazilian city of Recife. | Investigators are reviewing the bodies and debris at a base set up in the northern Brazilian city of Recife. |
| Five of the victims were identified as Brazilian men, five as Brazilian women and one as a "foreigner of the male sex", local officials said on Sunday. | Five of the victims were identified as Brazilian men, five as Brazilian women and one as a "foreigner of the male sex", local officials said on Sunday. |
| Speculation about what caused the plane to go down between Rio de Janeiro and Paris has so far focused on the possibility that the airspeed sensors were not working. | |
| The plane is known to have registered inconsistent speed readings just before it crashed in turbulent weather. | The plane is known to have registered inconsistent speed readings just before it crashed in turbulent weather. |