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A landmark agreement on cooperation in science and technology is on the verge of lapsing for the first time in more than 40 years.

The man, who has been detained since he washed up in the port city of Incheon last week, is believed to be a dissident who was previously jailed for criticizing President Xi Jinping.

The Indian Space Research Organization’s successful touchdown comes just days after a Russian spacecraft that was en route to the same area failed during an orbital maneuver and crashed into the lunar surface.

Seven schoolchildren and an adult dangled over a valley for 12 hours as the army tried to use a helicopter to save them amid high winds.

The government has launched high-speed trains as part of plans to modernize the network but critics say it has not focused enough on safety and upgrading ageing infrastructure.

The news, reported by state media, follows months of speculation about the fate of Gen. Sergei Surovikin, who was known to have been close to mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin.

The attempted attack in Moscow was the latest in a surge of similar incidents, and once again forced Moscow’s airports to briefly suspend flights as a precaution.

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo will travel to China from Sunday to Aug. 30, both countries said.

The accident happened on a highway in central Mexico frequently used by smugglers to transport migrants.

The 8 were traveling to school in a remote mountainous area in Battagram when a cable line snapped.

Thailand’s digital economy and society minister said he is ready to go to criminal court by the end of the month arguing for Facebook to be shut down in Thailand.