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China

1. With the National Day and the Mid-Autumn Festival approaching, Guangzhou Metro announced to extend its service time by one hour on September 30, October 1, 6, 7, 8.

2. The Guangdong 21st Century Maritime Silk Road International Expo 2020 kicked off today at the China Import and Export Fair Complex, bringing over 10 important foreign politicians, ambassadors and a number of elites, as well as scholars together to exchange insights into cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative.

3. COVID-19 vaccine developed by Zhong Nanshan and his team made its debut yesterday on the 2020 China Innovation and Entrepreneurship Fair (CIEF 2020), a platform for matchmaking between technology companies and capital markets as well as industrialization of technological innovations.

4. A relics park with an ancient cemetery housing the tomb of the Marquis of Haihun, the excavation of which was one of the most significant archaeological activities in the country in recent years, opened in Nanchang city of Jiangxi province on Wednesday.

5. Hong Kong's Disneyland will reopen tomorrow to a reduced number of visitors, with enhanced health measures after the latest wave of novel coronavirus infections forced it to close again in mid-July.

6. No new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases were reported Wednesday across the Chinese mainland. Meanwhile, seven confirmed COVID-19 cases from overseas were reported.

World

1. Angry protesters demanded justice in the U.S. city of Louisville on Wednesday after charges were filed against only one policeman involved in the controversial fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old black woman whose name has become a rallying cry of the Black Lives Matter movement.

2. The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Wednesday said that 17 African countries and regions are under full border closure due to concerns related to the rapid spread of COVID-19 in Africa.

3. A fourth Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating an investigational COVID-19 vaccine has begun enrolling adult volunteers, the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced on Wednesday.

4. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday evening that the second wave of COVID-19 epidemic has already begun in the country amid concerns over a possible national lockdown.

5. U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power should he lose this year's presidential race, while suggesting that the election will be challenged in court.

6. Organizers of the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games plan to test all foreign athletes for COVID-19 when they arrive in Japan next year.

7. Eiffel Tower in Paris reopened to visitors after an evacuation due to a bomb threat on Wednesday afternoon, the tower's operating company announced.

Editor: Yuan

Source: Xinhua, China Daily, CGTN