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The Festive MINI is back and brighter than ever before, this year wrapped in 3,000 smart LED lights by creator Nicholas ‘Nico’ Martin and supported by MINI UK, to raise money for MS Trust and Duchenne UK.First started over four years ago, the MINI Electric is wrapped in 3,000 app-controlled twinkly lights, capable of generating customisable animations including light patterns and messages, and rhythms synced to your favourite song.This year each individual light is available to sponsor for just £2, and to spread festive cheer and big love even further, Nico will be visiting as many streets as possible in his hometown throughout the festive period. The official ‘switch on’ of the Festive MINI 2022 will take place at The Lexicon Bracknell, on 25 November.In December 2020, the illuminating car came to the rescue when Christmas switch on displays were cancelled due to lockdown, spreading much needed joy and bringing cheer and positivity to people on their own doorsteps, whilst also raising awareness and over £5,000.
The coffin of slain Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba returns to his home region for an emotionally charged tour and burial, more than six decades after his assassination. Lumumba earned his place in history as an anti-colonial icon when the DRC proclaimed independence from Belgium on June 30, 1960, delivering a fiery speech against settler racism. He was overthrown that September before separatists from the southern region of Katanga and Belgian mercenaries executed him and two close supporters, Maurice Mpolo and Joseph Okito, on January 17, 1961. IMAGES
Hundreds of thousands of fans flock to Leopold Sedar Senghor airport in the Senegalese capital Dakar, as the African Cup of Nations' winning team lands after defeating Egypt to claim Senegal's first ever AFCON title. IMAGES
Manila, Oct 1 (EFE/EPA).- The Philippines entered Friday a long electoral season beginning the candidate registration for the May 2022 elections, in which the successor to controversially popular President Rodrigo Duterte will be elected. (Camera: MARK CRISTINO/ FRANCIS MALASIG). SHOT LIST: SUPPORTERS OF PHILIPPINE SENATOR AND BOXING ICON MANNY PACQUIAO AWAIT HIS ARRIVAL AS HE RUNS FOR PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES IN MANILA, PHILIPPINES.
Philippine senator and boxing legend Manny Pacquiao filed his candidacy for president on Friday. The eight-division world champion has hung up his gloves after a decades-long career as he prepares for a rumble to replace President Rodrigo Duterte in 2022. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).