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McLaren Automotive is celebrating one of McLaren’s greatest motorsport achievements – victory on its first attempt in the 24 Hours of Le Mans – with a special edition 720S coupé. Just 16 of this Le Mans edition will be available in Europe, from a total of 50 worldwide.The 720S Le Mans has been created to mark 25 years since McLaren F1 GTR #59 won the world-famous endurance race. Driven by JJ Lehto, Yannick Dalmas and Masanori Sekiya, the car took the chequered flag on June 18, 1995. Three other McLaren F1 GTRs finished in the top five, with victory at Le Mans also ensuring McLaren a place in motorsport history as winners of the French 24-hour classic, the Formula 1 World Championship and the Indianapolis 500.Taking the 720S supercar to a new level of exclusivity, each of the Le Mans edition cars carries a dedication plate featuring a ‘McLaren 25 Anniversary Le Mans’ logo. The VIN of each car will begin with 298, in recognition of the number of laps completed by the race-winning F1 GTR – one more than its closest rival.
Frankfurt (Germany), Oct. 20 (EFE/EPA), (Camera: Ronald Wittek) German pharmaceutical manufacturer Merck celebrated the company's 25th anniversary Tuesday at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (West Germany).FOOTAGE BY STEFAN OSCHMANN, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF MERCK AT THE FRANKFURT STOCK EXCHANGEefe,epa,germany,frankfurt,stock exchange
Zipaquira, Oct 1 (EFE).- Known as the first wonder of Colombia, the Salt Cathedral of Zipaquira reopened its doors on Thursday after six months of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic."We comply with the health and safety protocols and that is why we decided to reopen the cathedral, starting today," Orlando Sotelo, manager of the Roman Catholic church located in a salt mine in the municipality of Zipaquira, told reporters. (Camera: JUAN DIEGO LÓPEZ).SHOT LIST: THE SALT CATHEDRAL OF ZIPAQUIRA IN MUNICIPALITY OF ZIPAQUIRA, 50 KILOMETERS NORTH OF BOGOTA, COLOMBIA. SOUND BITES: ORLANDO SOTELO, MANAGER OF THE SALT CATHEDRAL OF ZIPAQUIRA AND RADICA NIKOLIC, A SERBIAN VISITOR (IN SPANISH). TRANSLATION: ORLANDO SOTELO - 1. We comply with the health and safety protocols and that is why we decided to reopen the cathedral, starting today. (00:35-00:41).2. The cathedral welcomes around 6,000 people on a busy day and we will be open to 30 and 40 percent of its usual capacity. We are optimistic. On weekend we can attend 1,500 visitors and we are going with an initial goal of thirty or forty percent of national tourism. (01:02-01:23).3. The cathedral has a ventilation system that guarantees the safety – 24 hours a day, throughout the year – not only of tourists, but also of workers. (02:18-02:32).RADICA NIKOLIC - Before coming to Colombia, I had heard about this place. I had met some Colombians who live in my country and when I told them I was going to visit Zipaquira, they told me that here is the first wonder of Colombia. They told me I had to visit it. But I had not had the opportunity to visit it because at first I was adapting, meeting people, getting to know the city, but I had not had the opportunity to visit the cathedral. (03:28-03:54).
McLaren Automotive is celebrating one of McLaren’s greatest motorsport achievements – victory on its first attempt in the 24 Hours of Le Mans – with a special edition 720S coupé. Just 16 of this Le Mans edition will be available in Europe, from a total of 50 worldwide.The 720S Le Mans has been created to mark 25 years since McLaren F1 GTR #59 won the world-famous endurance race. Driven by JJ Lehto, Yannick Dalmas and Masanori Sekiya, the car took the chequered flag on June 18, 1995. Three other McLaren F1 GTRs finished in the top five, with victory at Le Mans also ensuring McLaren a place in motorsport history as winners of the French 24-hour classic, the Formula 1 World Championship and the Indianapolis 500.Taking the 720S supercar to a new level of exclusivity, each of the Le Mans edition cars carries a dedication plate featuring a ‘McLaren 25 Anniversary Le Mans’ logo. The VIN of each car will begin with 298, in recognition of the number of laps completed by the race-winning F1 GTR – one more than its closest rival.
Polish minister of defence Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz and Parliament speaker Szymon Holownia attend a ceremony in Warsaw celebrating 25 years since Poland's accession to NATO. A day earlier, President Andrzej Duda urged NATO members to increase their defence spending to three percent of GDP in response to Russia's aggression against Ukraine. IMAGES
President of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, President of Bolivia, Luis Arce, and former President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, arrive at La Moneda Palace in Santiago, as Chile commemorates the 50th anniversary of the military coup led by General Augusto Pinochet against socialist President Salvador Allende. IMAGES
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