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Plastic bags will be banned in all of China's major cities by the end of 2020 and banned in all cities and towns in 2022, National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment said.

An emergency services spokesperson said 30 people were taken to hospital -- one in critical condition, three with serious injuries and 26 with light or no injuries.

The firefighters set up an irrigation system to keep the so-called dinosaur trees moist and pumped water daily from the gorge as the blaze that had burned out of control for more than two month edged closer.

Among those assisting White House counsel Pat Cipollone and longtime Trump attorney Jay Sekulow on the defense will be Ken Starr, the independent counsel who investigated former President Bill Clinton.

According to Trump, Khamenei's blistering speech, in which he attacked the "vicious" United States and described Britain, France and Germany as "America's lackey's," was a mistake.

Sixty five percent of Israeli millennials surveyed and 52 percent of their Palestinian counterparts said they expected the conflict to continue in perpetuity, the ICRC said in a statement.

Low growth, rising population, drought and floods have combined to worsen food insecurity in the region, with Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe the worst-hit.

The Chinese-ruled city, roiled by months of pro-democracy protests fueled by perceptions that Beijing is tightening its grip, was handed over to China by Britain in 1997 under a 'one country, two systems' framework valid for at least 50 years.

US officials say the administration needs to avoid any overtures that could draw accusations of foreign meddling - like direct financing - and increase the chances of a violent crackdown on the people it wants to support.

The World Meteorological Organization said it also confirmed data released by the European Union's climate monitor showing that last year was the second hottest on record, after 2016.

The request comes one week after the Justice Department changed its position on Flynn's punishment by recommending that he serve up to six months in prison for lying to the FBI during its investigation into ties between the Trump campaign and Russia.

On Monday morning, people saw words 'White Power' and a swastika graffitied onto the sign out front.

Footage showed people at a bus stop running from the collapsing road, as the bus -- jutting into the air -- sank halfway into the ground.

The 21, who the investigation found possessed jihadist material and child pornography, have been expelled from their air force training at a Florida military base, said Attorney General Bill Barr.

Vasantha Angamuthu, who has undertaken several major projects in her career including the transition to democracy in 1994 under anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, said that she was excited about her task of growing a strong African partner network.

The special court of Islamabad had on December 17 last year handed down death penalty to 74-year-old Pervez Musharraf after six years of hearing the high-profile treason case against him.