Meeting to pick new WTO chief delayed after US blocks candidate
The WTO’s 164 member states had been due to gather Monday to choose between two remaining candidates to head the crisis-wracked organisation.
The WTO’s 164 member states had been due to gather Monday to choose between two remaining candidates to head the crisis-wracked organisation.
On Monday, the 57-year-old 'Pirates of the Caribbean' actor lost a libel lawsuit against the publishers of British tabloid newspaper 'The Sun', which had called him a 'wife-beater'.
The 49-year-old, who was arrested again on Tuesday, arrived at the Harare magistrates court in leg irons and handcuffs, where he was charged with obstructing justice and contempt of court over the tweet.
For weeks now, the novel coronavirus has been mercilessly lashing Switzerland, and in particular its French-speaking region, where hospitals are rapidly becoming overwhelmed.
Gareth Bale is edging closer to full fitness after an injury-hit start to his second spell at Spurs.
COVID-19 first emerged in central China late last year, but Beijing has largely brought its outbreak under control through tight travel restrictions and stringent health measures for anyone entering the country.
Pennsylvania, and its 20 electoral votes, would be enough to vault the 77-year-old Joe Biden past the magic number of 270 votes in the Electoral College, which determines the presidency.
Nkanunu led SA Rugby for five years from 1998, resigning after the Springboks made a quarter-finals exit from the 2003 Rugby World Cup.
In an interview with Fox News in July, Donald Trump refused to commit to accepting the results of the election and a peaceful transfer of power if he lost.
The storm brought heavy rain that caused deadly flooding in Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, Costa Rica, El Salvador and Panama.
"With a margin that small, there will be a recount in Georgia," Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger told reporters in Atlanta.
The Democrat has racked up at least 253 of the 270 electoral votes that he needs, according to US network projections, and has taken the lead in Pennsylvania, which would put him over the top.
Britain formally left the EU in January but remains bound by its rules under a transition period until the end of this year.
The Secret Service sent an extra squad of agents to Joe Biden's campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, as expectations rose that the Democratic candidate would be able to declare victory over President Donald Trump as early as Friday.
Joe Biden currently has at least 253 electoral votes. The magic number is 270. If he wins Pennsylvania - a state won by Donald Trump in 2016 - and its 20 electoral votes, he would pass that threshold.
Christian Tumi, an archbishop emeritus and retired cardinal who has frequently sought to mediate in the crisis, was kidnapped on Thursday evening on a road near Kumbo in the Northwest Region
Britain is already grappling with the worst toll in Europe with over 48,000 dead after testing positive for the disease.
The US recorded a third day in a row with deaths above 1,000, while more than 120,000 infections were reported - smashing a daily record set the day before.