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Dublin's first St Patrick's Day parade since 2019 gets underway, after the 2020 and 2021 editions were cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Hundreds of thousands of Irish and international visitors have flocked to Ireland to take part in the traditional celebrations. IMAGES
Moscow, Aug 12 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Yuri Kochetkov) Starting Thursday, the Russian capital will host the exhibition '100 Years of Italian Style Cars of Nuccio Bertone' .The exhibition features a collection of cars from the 1950s to 2010s produced by the Bertone body shop.FOOTAGE OF THE SHOW.
Rome, May 11 (EFE) .- (Camera: Álvaro Padilla) Villa Borghese Park, Rome's green lung, is now filled with contemporary art with works by artists such as the Argentine Leandro Erlich or the Italian Marzia Migliora to claim the return of man to nature and its protection.FOOTAGE OF THE EXHIBITION IN ROME, ITALY.
Ruesselsheim (Germany), Nov 24 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Ronald Wittek) Employees from the Opel factory in the German city of Ruesselsheim organized a protest on Tuesday against the layoffs planned by the car company.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST IN FRONT OF THE FACTORY IN RUESSELSHEIM.
Thousands of Polish far-right supporters march and drive through the centre of Warsaw to mark the country's Independence Day. IMAGES
Brussels, Jun 11 (EFE) .- (Camera: Leo Rodríguez) Cars are one of the most characteristic elements of the adventures of Tintin, and due to their relevance, they are now the star of the first exhibition of the Hergé Museum in Louvain-la-Nouvelle (Belgium) after reopening its doors after the coronavirus confinement.FOOTAGE OF THE EXHIBITION.SOUNDBITES OF DOMINIQUE MARICQ, AUTHOR.Translation:1.- "It is not an anecdotal thing since in every Tintin story there are many many cars, they are part of the action and are sometimes as important as some characters. They are elements that are sometimes beneficial to the action and vice versa, it depends on the scene, but they are omnipresent. At the same time, one of the characteristics of Hergé's work is that it tells the history of the 20th century, and the history of the 20th century through ideas, themes, but also through objects. And precisely the car is a very important object in cultural and economic life, at all levels, the car plays its role." 2.- "In fact from the first album, 'Tintin in the Land of the Soviets', it is seen that the car is omnipresent. It is present in his work, but also in his personal life since he likes cars and during his life he had several. He went through several options, but he liked the beautiful bodies, the designs..." 3.- "He puts on stage his favourite cars, but very quickly he will notice Italian cars. Cars of Italian brands that were very good and had a design that he liked very much. His favourite brands were Lancia and Alfa Romeo."