HAVANA Men's Nike Air Vapormax 2.0 Flyknit Grey Black UK , Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- Hurricane Irma has rampaged across Cuba's north coast over the weekend, but appeared to have spared Varadero major damage, a top official said on Friday.
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Steps taken to protect Cuba's No. 1 tourism destination proved effective against the most powerful hurricane to batter the Caribbean in more than 50 years, he said.
The eye of the hurricane was located 45 kilometers northeast of Varadero, 140 kilometers east of Havana.
Scenery of terraced fields at Wuyishan in SE China's Fujian
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JINAN, China, June 14 (Xinhua) -- Shandong Luneng's newly appointed coach Felix Magath vowed on Tuesday to lift the three-time Chinese Super League champions out of the relegation zone.
""I am glad to take over Luneng. I have abundant and successful experiences in coaching big clubs, saving several German clubs from relegation. I hope to continue that in Luneng,"" said the 62-year-old German when he was officially presented to the media Tuesday afternoon.
""I cannot assure you a title for Luneng based on its current status, but I will try hard, and I hope to continue Luneng's glory,"" he added.
Luneng, which won the Chinese Super League titles in 2006, 2008 and 2010, named Magath as their new head coach on June 8, one day after Brazilian Mano Menzes resigned from the post following a string of poor performance.
Luneng won only two matches after 12 rounds in the 2016 season and now sit 15th in the league standings, just above bottom side Changchun Yatai.
Magath is one of the most successful coaches in Germany. He helped Bayern Munich win back-to-back Bundesliga titles in the 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 seasons, before steering Wolfsburg to domestic triumph in the 2008-2009 season.
Magath is best known for his demanding training methods and discipline, which earned him a lot of admiration as well as criticism.
""I do not think their is any idea of most popular football philosophy. My philosophy is to improve my players constantly and win the game one by one,"" he said.
Li Xiaopeng, a coaching staff at Luneng, expressed high expectations on Magath.
""His training philosophy will help the players build up a strong character,"" said Li.
Luneng did give details of the contract.
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SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- South Korea decided Thursday to offer 8 million U.S. dollars of humanitarian aid to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) through international organizations under the United Nations.
The inter-Korean exchange and cooperation committee was chaired by Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon to approve the provision of 8 million dollars to the projects of the World Food Program (WFP) and the UN International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) for infants and pregnant women in the DPRK.
Among the total, 4.5 million dollars would be provided for the WFP project, while the remaining 3.5 million dollars were allotted to the UNICEF project.
It was in line with the government's basic stance that its humanitarian aid to Pyongyang would be treated separately from political situations.
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The implementation of the aid was expected to be delayed as tensions ran high on the Korean Peninsula after the DPRK's nuclear and missile provocations.
On Sept. 3, Pyongyang detonated its sixth nuclear device, seen as the most powerful ever conducted by the Asian country.
It triggered a new UN Security Council resolution toughening sanctions on the DPRK.
The approval for the aid to the DPRK marked the first time since the Moon Jae-in government was inaugurated in May.
The previous government suspended humanitarian aid to its northern neighbor following the DPRK's fourth nuclear detonation in January last year.
STRASBOURG, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) debated here on Monday evening at its plenary session a package of new railway legislation proposals, which aim to help EU countries improve the sector.
The fourth railway package seeks to pump up the 71-billion-euro sector (in 2014, according to European Commission figures) via increased interoperability and safety standards between national networks, market liberalization, and social impact balancing.