HAVANA Air Jordan Retro Shoes For Sale , Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- American surfer Benjamin Schiller Friberg on Thursday began a journey from Havana to Key West by stand-up rowing on a surfing paddleboard, local media reported.

Schiller Friberg, 35, began the journey at noon (4 p.m. GMT) on Thursday from Hemingway Yacht Club, in western Havana.

"This trip is to promote peace, love and friendship between the peoples of Cuba and of United States, as well as a healthy lifestyle Air Jordan Retro For Sale ," said Schiller Friberg to the press before beginning his journey.

According to him, it may take him 20 hours to cover the distance of 170 km (some 105 miles) between Havana and Key West, in southern Florida (southeast of the U.S.),

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His highest feat was in 2012 when he sailed one day, standing up with the help of an oar, in the 238-mile stretch of Yukon River in Canada Air Jordan For Sale , which was included in the Guiness Records,

This is the first attempt to cross the Straits of Florida paddling on a board. In the last two years, three swimmers tried to cover the same distance by swimming, but they abandoned the journeys due to several reasons, including jellyfish attacks.

NAIROBI, July 22 (Xinhua) -- China and Kenya on Wednesday signed an agreement of an approximately 17 million U.S. dollars Chinese grant to finance three projects in Kenya, including the repatriation of Somali refugees.

Part of the grant will be used for the construction of the largest Confucius Institute in Africa which will be hosted at the University of Nairobi Jordan Retro Shoes For Sale , Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury, Henry Rotich, told a media briefing in the capital Nairobi.

"The Confucius Institute will be an important center for the dissemination of Chinese culture in Kenya and Africa," Rotich said during the signing ceremony.

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The grant will also fund refurbishment work on Kenya's main stadium, Moi International Sports Center Jordan Retro For Sale , which was completed in 1987 as a donation given by the Chinese government. Chinese engineers will be sent to maintain the facilities and train local workers during the process.

China will also offer humanitarian support for the repatriation of Somali refugees who are currently living in Kenyan refugee camps, and the funds will be used in supplying tents in the resettlement of the refugees back in Somalia, Rotich revealed.

The grant follows a series of economic and technical cooperation agreements signed between the two governments last year.

Chinese Ambassador to Kenya Liu Xianfa, at the ceremony, said the governments are considering more projects that will benefit peoples of the two nations.

BERLIN, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping said here Thursday that China would like to join South Korea in bringing bilateral ties back to the track of healthy development.

He made the remarks while meeting with his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in ahead of a G20 summit in the northern German port city of Hamburg.

China and South Korea, two geographically close nations Jordan Shoes For Sale , share interconnected cultures and notable complementary advantages, Xi said, adding that the two sides have realized a leapfrog development in their relations since the establishment of diplomatic ties 25 years ago, which has benefited the two peoples greatly and contributed to regional peace, stability and prosperity.

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It is the common responsibility of the two sides to maintain and develop bilateral ties, he noted.

Xi also urged Seoul to take seriously China's rightful concerns and handle relevant issues properly so as to clear the obstacles for the development of bilateral ties.

Speaking of the situation in the Korean Peninsula, the Chinese leader said his country supports the new South Korean government's efforts to restart contact and dialogue with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

China is committed to denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula, promoting peace and stability there, and settling the problem through dialogues and consultations, he said.

A Derung woman with tattooed faces. Photo: CFP

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Dulongjiang township, home to the country's Derung ethnic minority people, lies in the Derung River valley in Gongshan Derung and Nu Autonomous county in the northwestern part of Yunnan Province, along the border with Myanmar.

Long-term geographic isolation has kept the Derungs far from modern civilization. But at the end.