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The parachutist was only able to get free after using a hook knife — which is not mandatory equipment — to cut through ropes connected to the chute.

Kim has been presiding over a key party meeting this week as the country prepares for the Ninth Congress of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea.

The quake, which occurred off the coast of Aomori prefecture, followed a 7.5-magnitude earthquake this week that injured at least 34 people.

More than one-third of Tuvalu’s 11,000 population applied for climate visas to migrate to Australia under a deal the countries struck two years ago.

Kwon, who co-founded Terraform Labs and developed the TerraUSD and Luna currencies, pleaded guilty and admitted misleading investors.

California-based Reddit Inc.’s suit follows a case filed last month by the Sydney-based rights group Digital Freedom Project. Both suits claim the law is unconstitutional.

The hospital in Rakhine was struck by bombs dropped by a military aircraft, according to the Arakan Army, which is battling the ruling junta along parts of the coastal state.

Fighting between the Southeast Asian countries has been some of the most intense since a five-day battle in July that ended with a ceasefire pushed by Trump.

A day after the world-first law took effect, the country’s social media feeds were flooded with comments from people claiming to be under 16.

Critics say the Dec. 28 polls will be neither free nor fair and are an effort by the military to legitimize its rule after seizing power in February 2021.

It is the first time the U.S. has criticized China for aiming radars at Japanese military aircraft as the diplomatic spat between Beijing and Tokyo shows no sign of easing.