U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks at a news conference at the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in the Hague April 8, 2013. Ban said a team to investigate claims of chemical weapons use in Syria was ready to deploy within 24 hours and urged the Syrian government to give the go-ahead so work could begin. REUTERS/Michael Kooren (NETHERLANDS – Tags: POLITICS MILITARY) – RTXYD6O
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has been awarded a 10th degree black belt in taekwondo by the World Taekwondo Federation. The WTF says this is because of the “shared values” between taekwondo practitioners and the United Nations. Can we expect to see the Secretary-General breaking deadlocks now by breaking boards?
Anchor Marco Werman talks with Bruce Harris, CEO of USA Taekwondo, the Olympics’ national governing body for the sport in the US.
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