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RUSSIA

Luna-25 spacecraft crashes into the moon

Russia's Luna-25 module has crashed into the moon after it went into an unplanned orbit, Russia's State Space Corporation Roscosmos said Sunday. "At around 14:57 Moscow time, the connection with the automatic lunar probe was lost, "Roscosmos said in a statement. "Preliminary analysis results show that a deviation between the actual and calculated parameters of the propulsion maneuver led the Luna-25 spacecraft to enter an undesignated orbit and it ceased to exist following a collision with the surface of the Moon," it said. A specially formed interdepartmental commission will investigate the cause of the crash.

PAKISTAN

11 laborers killed in bomb explosion

At least 11 laborers were killed, two were injured and three were reported missing in a bomb blast in the North Waziristan district of Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the rescue service reported on Sunday. According to the reports, the blast occurred in the Shawal area of the district, blowing up a vehicle that was transporting the laborers. Following the explosion, law enforcement agencies reached the site and cordoned off the area, the rescue service said. The two injured were reportedly in critical condition, the rescue service said.

Xinhua - Agencies