PARIS， Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- Former French Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron announced Wednesday he will join the 2017 presidential race as an independent candidate.
"I'm ready. I'm a candidate for the presidency of the Republic because I believe that we can succeed， that France can succeed，" Macron said.
"This decision is the fruit of an intimate and deep conviction，" he added.
Macron， 38， joined the Socialist government in August 2014 to replace ousted Economy Minister Arnaud Montebourg. Two years after， he quit the job to focus on his political career.
He disclosed his political ambition after creating his own political movement "En Marche" (On the Move)， vowing to lead the movement "to 2017 and to victory."
Recent polls suggested he was a popular candidate for the French presidency， trailing former Prime Minister Alain Juppe and far-right National Front leader Marine Le Pen.
HO CHI MINH CITY Billig Damen Puma Fenty Bow Bandana Slides Olive Grün , Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank has approved a credit worth 450 million U.S. dollars for a Vietnamese waste water treatment project, local Saigon Times daily reported Wednesday.
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Some 1.1 million people living in HCM City will be as beneficiaries from the waste water treatment plant that would process waste water from the Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe canal which is now running to the Saigon River, and from other areas in district 2.
The city authority will add 45 million U.S. dollars from its budget to the fund, said the report.
Brad Pitt's next movie War Machine will be released exclusively on Netflix and in select theaters next year, the top streaming service announced Monday.
The deal is the latest by Netflix to bring original big-screen productions directly to the online service rather than launching them only in theaters.
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The movie, described as a provocative satirical comedy, tells the story of a "rock star" general whose lethal reputation and faultless track record catapults him to command the US war in Afghanistan.
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By John Kwoba
NAIROBI, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Olympic 800m champion David Rudisha of Kenya will get a real feeling of what to expect in the Beijing World Athletics Championships in August, when he competes in Lausanne Diamond League on Thursday.
It will be the first time in almost two years that Rudisha will come face to face with the pretenders to his throne, who have exploited his injury problems to rule the two-lap race.
They are Commonwealth Games 800m champion Nijel Amos of Botswana and Ethiopia's Mohammed Aman.
Lausanne will be the ninth stop in the 14-tier circuit whose winner will take home a Diamond Trophy and 50 Puma Classic Suede Kaufen ,000 U.S. dollars in each of the 32 race disciplines.
"I have done my training well and ready to take the challenge at the higher stage," said Rudisha Tuesday in Nairobi. "Lausanne will provide the challenge, but it is important to run a faster time."
"I can say 1:43.58 in New York was a good start...now I'm building up gradually from there," said Rudisha. "I have the confidence in my quest to return to the championship in best form and fight for my title."
It will be Rudisha's fourth race in the two-lap distance this year after running in Melbourne Puma Rihanna Creepers Velvet Kaufen , Sydney and New York.
Rudisha, returned from injury, which he picked up in Ostrava (Czech Republic) in May to win in New York in a fast time of 1:43.58, which was just 0.02 seconds off the world lead time of Mohammad Aman of Ethiopia.
Aman holds the world lead of 1:43.56 Puma Rihanna Creepers Kaufen , which Rudisha failed to beat in New York by 0.02 seconds. However, Like Rudisha, the Olympic 800m silver medalist Nijel Amos of Botswana will be returning from injury too.
He has since run 1:43.80 this season. There will also be European champion Marcin Lewandowski from Poland. Other Kenyans in Lausanne will be Ferguson Rotich, Job Kinyor Puma Rihanna Creepers Schweiz , and Alfred Kipketer.
NAIROBI, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's tourism body said on Mondaythat it has positioned the country as a premier wedding andhoneymoon destination in the region.
Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) said it showcased Kenya's potential asa honeymoon destination at the Bride and Groom Expo, which washosted by the Vision Group Uganda that ended in Kampala onSunday.
KTB CEO Betty Radier said Uganda is currently the number onemarket in Africa into Kenya and number 4 globally, having recordeda 75 percent increase from the same time last year.
"We are happy that the integrated approach to grow the marketthrough campaigns Puma Suede Heart Satin Kaufen , use of influencers like Eddy Kenzo and jointinitiatives is bearing fruit and want to take advantage ofplatforms that keep Kenya top of mind for Ugandans," Radier said ina statement issued in Nairobi.
She said KTB partnered with the Expo organizers to leverage onthis vantage positioning with a view of growing the number ofvisitors from Uganda into Kenya.
KTB said exclusive packages for honeymooners and wedding eventshave been developed to accommodate varied clientele visitingdifferent parts of the country.
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