International Desk

Setback for Japan's space program as new rocket fails launch

TOKYO - After the launcher's second-stage engine failed to ignite as planned on Tuesday, Japan's new medium-lift rocket failed on its first space flight, dealing a blow to its efforts to lower the ...

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Belarus court imprisons Nobel winner Bialiatski for a decade

LONDON — Ales Bialiatski, the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize and a champion of human rights, was found guilty of funding demonstrations and given a 10-year prison term on Friday by a court in B...

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