The Vatican announced Wednesday the first appointment of a Chinese bishop under Leo XIV, signalling the new pope’s support for a controversial accord on nominations struck by his predecessor with Beijing.

All eyes were on the data after Trump imposed a blanket 10 percent levy on imports from almost all trading partners in early April.

The dead included four children on a school minibus bus carrying 13 people that was swept away by a flood near the city of Mthatha.

“God willing, things won’t reach that point, and the talks will succeed,” the minister said, adding that the US side “will suffer more losses” if it came to conflict.

The nurses are demanding the full implementation of an agreement reached with the government in May last year.