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Painter and sculptor Fernando Botero is remembered in his native Medellin on his 90th birthday. Fans pose for selfies by the huge, exaggerated figures, typical of his style, in a square that honours the artist and his nearly 75-year career.
Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer undergoes renovation
Colombians feel proud of Tour de France winner Egan Bernal and all the newspapers highlight the feat of the Colombian, after Bernal became Colombia's first Tour de France winner and the youngest of any nationality since 1909 on Sunday.
IN THE PAPERS – Thursday, June 23: We look at reactions to Emmanuel Macron's first speech since losing his parliamentary majority. The Saudi press is reacting to the crown prince's trip to Turkey. French football hero Zinédine Zidane turns 50 today and graces the cover of the sports paper L'Équipe. Finally, Glastonbury kicks off its first festival in three years with a mix of glamping, music and politics!
Rally driver of the century. Best rally driver of all time. Driver of the millennium. Even the late, great Niki Lauda called him a “genius on wheels”! Who else could it be but Walter Röhrl, former Opel works rally driver, double world champion rally driver and multiple winner of the famous Monte Carlo Rally, who today celebrates his 75th birthday.However, titles like these leave the Bavarian motorsports icon stone cold. All he ever wanted to do was prove that he was simply the best rally driver in the world. “My aim was to show that I can win in any car,” said Röhrl in the book Opel Motorsport mit Tradition. And his life’s ambition was to win the Monte Carlo Rally, which he achieved in four different cars.
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