" COTONOU Chaussures Vans Old Skool Reissue Blanche Pas Cher , Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- Benin's President Yayi Boni announced Thursday that the Amitie or Friendship Stadium in Cotonou built by a Chinese cooperation is renamed Stade de l'Amitie Mathieu Kerekou to pay tribute to the deceased president of the West African country.
Mathieu Kerekou died last Oct. 14 at the age of 82 after a lengthy illness. He came to power by coup in October 1972 and was defeated 1990, before returning to power again through a democratic election. He ruled the country from April 1996 to April 2006.
""The Benin's government decided to give the name of this great and worthy son of Benin to a key meeting place, benefits of his efforts for his people, the Amitie statdium of Cotonou,"" Boni said.
The stadium covers over 31 ha and was built at a total cost of 10 million U.S. dollars, under Chinese financing, as part of China and Benin cooperation.
According to official sources, it is the first symbol of the cooperation between the two countries and was commissioned in November 1982.
YANGON, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar national boxers will take a two-month joint training in China starting this month under the sports exchange program between the two countries, according to Myanmar Boxing Federation Thursday.
Meanwhile, the 16-member national boxers took nine-day joint training in Thailand in February and hired a Thai coach for the national team.
In 2013, Myanmar boxing team won two gold, one silver and one bronze medals at the 27th SEA Games.
The Latest on the presidential campaign a day before voters choose their candidates in six states (all times Eastern Daylight Time):
9:10 p.m.
Hillary Clinton says she is on the brink of a "historic, unprecedented moment" but there is still work to do in six states voting Tuesday.
Clinton is campaigning in California nike air max plus tn ultra blanche , the largest prize up for grabs Tuesday. Her comments come as the AP count shows her securing the delegates she needs to become the presumptive Democratic nominee.
Clinton will be the first woman nominated by a major U.S. political party. Even as she looks toward the general election, Clinton says she will "fight hard for every single vote" in the final Democratic contests.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton takes the stage at a rally, Monday, June 6, 2016 nike air presto ultra flyknit bleu , in Los Angeles. (AP PhotoJohn Locher)
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8:55 p.m.
Hillary Clinton's top campaign aide says the AP's call in the Democratic Party's presidential primary is an "important milestone."
Campaign manager Robby Mook says Clinton is still looking ahead to six states voting Tuesday, including New Jersey and California. He says Clinton "is working to earn every vote" and clinch the majority of pledged delegates up for grabs in the Democratic nominating process.
According to the AP count, Clinton now has the delegates needed to become the first woman nominated by a major U.S. political party. The count is based on pledged delegates awarded in primaries and caucuses, as well as superdelegates — the party insiders who can back the candidate of their choosing, regardless of how their states vote.
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8:45 p.m.
Bernie Sanders' campaign says Hillary Clinton's nomination as the Democratic Party's presidential pick is dependent on superdelegates who can still change their minds between now and the July convention.
The campaign's statement comes as The Associated Press count shows Clinton has commitments from the number of delegates needed to become the Democrats' presumptive nominee.
Sanders' spokesman Michael Briggs says the campaign's job is to convince the superdelegates — party insiders — that the Vermont senator is "by far the strongest candidate against Donald Trump." He says calling the Democratic contest before superdelegates formally vote at the convention is a "rush to judgment."
The AP count of pledged delegates won in primaries and caucuses and a survey of the superdelegates shows Clinton with the overall support of the required 2 nike air presto essential noir ,383.
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8:19 p.m.
Hillary Clinton will be the first woman to top the presidential ticket of a major U.S. political party, having captured commitments from the number of delegates needed to become the Democratic Party's presumptive nominee.
It was a victory that arrived Monday — nearly eight years to the day after she conceded her first White House campaign to Barack Obama and famously noted her inability to "shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling."
Campaigning this time as the loyal successor to the nation's first black president, Clinton held off a surprisingly strong challenge from Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders to break through.
Clinton reached the 2,383 delegates needed to become the presumptive nominee with a decisive victory in Puerto Rico and a burst of last-minute support from party insiders known as superdelegates.
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7:20 p.m.
Hillary Clinton is keeping up her aggressive attacks on Donald Trump as she campaigns in California.
Before a crowd gathered in south Los Angeles Monday air max flair prix , Clinton says she can "take the fight to Donald Trump and defeat him in November."
Clinton says Trump's foreign policy is a "repudiation of basic American values, common sense and our security." She adds that foreign policy isn't always considered a top issue in a presidential election, but "Trump has made it about the biggest issue you can imagine."