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①Day 1 of Democratic Convention: Michelle Obama launched stinging attack on President Donald Trump.

②A China-developed COVID-19 vaccine ready to go onto market this December

③Belarusian President Lukashenko offers to hand over power after constitutional referendum.

④Google writes open letter to Australians, opposing government plans to make it pay for news.

①Protests continue throughout Belarus as Lukashenko rejects calls for new elections.

②Iran denounced Trump's attempts to "snapback" sanctions after the UN Security Council rejected a bid by Washington to extend an arms embargo.

③China launches anti-food waste campaign amid global food crisis.

④Postal slowdown sparks claims of plot to undermine US vote.

With in-depth panel discussions on domestic and global news and current affairs, Today gives you the story behind the headlines.

Joe Biden has named Kamala Harris of California as his running mate, making her the first Black and Asian-American woman to run for vice president on a major party ticket.

How big a role will Kamala Harris get to play? Biden and Harris both called the election a “battle for the soul of the nation”, can they really unite this nation which is so divided and in so much painful turmoil?

① Report shows COVID-19 pandemic fuels the fires of European separatism.

② Russia's first batch of COVID-19 vaccine to be ready in two weeks.

③ Chicago protesters surround police station demanding looters be freed.

① Chinese vice foreign minister on US ties: Reviving the Cold War is anachronistic.

② Biden picks Senator Kamala Harris as running mate.

③ Greece urges Turkey to withdraw vessel from continental shelf.

④ President Xi signs order to award 4 people for outstanding contribution in COVID-19 fight.

① Lebanon's government steps down amid fury over Beirut blast.

② China sanctions 11 US officials over their records on Hong Kong affairs.

③ Belarus’s President Lukashenko wins 6th term by landslide.

④ 100,000 children in the US tested positive for COVID-19 during a two-week span.

① China and the United States should respect history, look to the future and stabilize their relationship, says China’s top diplomat;

② Mass protest held against government in Lebanon over deadly blast;

③ Jimmy Lai arrested for suspected violation of national security law;

④ U.S. COVID-19 infections top five million as debate lingers over relief plans.

With in-depth panel discussions on domestic and global news and current affairs, Today gives you the story behind the headlines.

China-U.S. relations take another hit.

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order barring transactions with Chinese tech companies including TikTok starting in 45 days. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged U.S. app stores to remove what he calls "untrusted" Chinese-owned apps. What does the escalation in the China-U.S. tech tensions imply? And what danger will US's digital monopoly pose to the world?