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We begin a new season in the English Language Broadcast. After a summary of the main news of the week, we learn about Medical Open World, an organization that aims to make medical technology accesible for everyone. Their founder, Pablo Sánchez Bergasa, was awarded with the Princess of Girona Social Award 2025 and he was kind enough to join us to tell us all about their project!
And after that, if you are in Madrid or visiting, we bring you a literary plan for this weekend. The Back to the Book festival is celebrating its second edition in Matadero. Founder Alfonso Zuriaga tells us all about it!
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