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Democratic Taiwan lives with the constant threat of invasion by China which views the self-ruled island as part of its territory and has vowed to one day seize it, by force if necessary.

The move was announced on Sunday and comes amid anti-racism protests across the US and the world after the death of an unarmed black man, George Floyd, in police custody.

President Donald Trump's administration has insisted, to no avail, that China join the discussions in Vienna on New START, the treaty that caps US and Russian nuclear warheads.

Lee urged Hong Kongers to protest peacefully against the national security law, even after it is enacted. The protests last year were the most violent Hong Kong has seen since the handover to China.

Nationwide, nursing homes reported nearly 179,000 suspected or confirmed cases among residents and 29,497 deaths. The latest figures include about 95% of nursing homes.

US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said India was insistent on keeping their tariffs and 'we're dogged in insisting that we're going to get a fair deal'.

The World Health Organization said that testing of the drug in its large multi-country trial of treatments for COVID-19 patients had been halted after results from other trials showed no benefit.

John Bolton left in September after disagreeing with Trump's diplomatic outreach to adversaries, notably North Korea and Afghanistan's Taliban.

The tremors were felt in Peshawar, Mansehra, Swat, Dir Lower and Upper, Shangla, Swabi, Malakand, Nowshera, Charsadda, Kohat, DI Khan and Bannu.

The National Health Commission also reported four new domestic infections in Hebei province, which surrounds Beijing, plus another in southwestern Sichuan province.

Though the president has never given any serious indication that he might not leave office if he were to lose reelection, his comments aired on Friday appear to be the first time he has publicly committed to doing so, noted the Politico.

After gradually relaxing its lockdown since mid-April, Iran has seen a sharp rise of new daily infections in recent weeks.

Lawyers said after the police arrested him for trespassing, officers held him down in a struggle at the Obion County jail, where they grabbed him by the neck until he went limp.

Throat swabs from 45 people, out of 517 tested at the district's Xinfadi market, have tested positive for the new coronavirus.

Infection trends shifted dramatically when mask-wearing rules were implemented on April 6 in northern Italy and April 17 in New York City - at the time among the hardest hit areas of the world by the health crisis - the study found.

President Donald Trump has claimed repeatedly without evidence that Democratic-led "blue" states have not reopened more quickly amid the coronavirus pandemic in order to hurt his re-election bid in November.