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In this photo taken Dec. 17, 2019 and released Dec. 27, 2019 by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese honor guard raise the Chinese flag during the commissioning ceremony of China's Shandong aircraft carrier at a naval port in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province

18:40 GMT 27 October 2020 / updated: 18:41 GMT World

China Urges US to Abandon 'Zero-Sum Mindset' As Pompeo Speaks About Beijing’s 'Threat'

Former U.S. President Barack Obama (C) and former Vice President Joe Biden (R) congratulate U.S. President Donald Trump after he took the oath of office on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2017 in Washington

Obama Slams President Trump for Being 'Jealous of COVID's Media Coverage'

Keith Raniere (centre) in a courtroom artist's sketch of the courtroom on 7 May 2019. Raniere is flanked by his attorneys Paul DerOhannesian and Marc Agnifilo

NXIVM Cult Leader Keith Raniere Sentenced to 120 Years in Prison

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally in Gastonia, North Carolina, U.S., October 21, 2020

Trump Pulls Some Florida Ads as Campaign Enters Final Week, Report Claims

People brake into a cellphone store following protests over the police shooting death of Walter Wallace in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 27, 2020. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado

White House May Deploy Federal Troops to Philadelphia After 30 Police Officers Are Injured in Riots

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