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Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Carnival Drag Queen Gala 2025

The mayor of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Carolina Darias (2l), and the winner of the Gala Drag Queen of Carnival 2025, Drag Ármek (2r), at Santa Catalina park, on March 7, 2025, in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands (Spain). 15 aspirants compete today for the crown of the Gala Drag Queen of the Carnival of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The event is a musical show in which, in addition to the drag queen contest, there are performances by well-known singers and dance numbers. Photo by Europa Press Canarias/ABACAPRESS.COM

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National Innovation and Design Awards 2023 - Las Palmas

The mayoress of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Carolina Darias (l), the president of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo (3l), King Felipe VI (3r), Queen Letizia (2r), and the minister of Science, Innovation and Universities, Diana Morant (r), during the presentation ceremony of the National Innovation and Design Awards 2023, at the Miller Building, on April 11, 2024, in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands (Spain). These awards distinguish those individuals and entities (institutions and organizations) that have made innovation an indispensable element in the development of their professional strategy and business growth. Also, it is to reward professionals and companies that have contributed significantly to increasing the prestige of Spanish design and entities that have demonstrated that design is a powerful lever for innovation and competitiveness. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Drag Queen Gala - Spain

The mayor of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Carolina Darias (c), and the winning drag queen of the Gala, Drag Elektra (3r), during the Drag Queen Gala of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, at the Belen Maria square, on February 16, 2024, in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. The Drag Queen Gala is an event of the carnival of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, which consists of a musical show in which the main event is a drag queen contest, enlivened with other performances of singers and dance numbers. This year, thirteen aspirants compete for the scepter on the main stage in the Belén María square. Photo by Europa Press Canarias/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain ends face mask mandate on public transport

STORY: Spain ends face mask mandate on public transport DATELINE: Feb. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of people without masks in public transport 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): YAIZA, Resident of Madrid 3. various of people without masks in public transport 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): PABLO, Tourist 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): YSABEL JESUS, Madrid resident 6. various of Spain's Minister for Health Carolina Darias 7. various of people without masks in public transport STORYLINE: Starting from Wednesday, people in Spain don't have to wear face masks on public transport. The decision was taken during Tuesday's cabinet meeting. It is the latest towards the normalization of life in Spain after the COVID-19 pandemic, with the obligatory use of face masks in most indoor settings ending on April 20, 2022, and outdoors a year ago, on Feb. 10. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): YAIZA, Madrid resident "We are happy about it, but it is true that in times of colds or flu, if there are a

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Spain ends face mask mandate on public transport

STORY: Spain ends face mask mandate on public transport DATELINE: Feb. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people in Spain 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): CAROLINA DARIAS, Spain's Minister for Health 3. various of people in Spain STORYLINE: People in Spain will no longer have to wear face masks on public transport from Wednesday after the decision was taken to end their obligatory use as a protection against COVID-19 during Tuesday's cabinet meeting. The decision is the latest towards the normalization of life in Spain after the COVID-19 pandemic, with the obligatory use of face masks in most indoor settings ending on April 20, 2022, and outdoors a year ago, on Feb. 10. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): CAROLINA DARIAS, Spain's Minister for Health "We eliminate the obligatory use of face masks on public transport, but face masks will still have to be worn in hospitals, health centers and pharmacies." The country's epidemiological situation is steadily improving, Darias

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Spain sees organ transplants increase in 2022

STORY: Spain sees organ transplants increase in 2022 DATELINE: Jan. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of organ transplant 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): CAROLINA DARIAS, Spanish Health Minister 3. various of National Transplant Organization (ONT) headquarters in Madrid 4. various of an organ to be transplanted 5. various of the operation room STORYLINE: The Spanish Health Minister Carolina Darias celebrated on Thursday the success of the National Transplant Program in 2022. The Ministry of Health released data during the presentation of the balance of activity of the National Transplant Organization (ONT) in 2022 at a press conference on Thursday. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): CAROLINA DARIAS, Spanish Health Minister "In 2022, Spain had an increase in organ transplant activities of 13 percent over the previous year with the realization of 5,383 procedures, which means that every day in our country around 15 transplants are performed." The Ministry of Health emphasized the

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Medical experts call for vigilance as Spain ends COVID-19 face mask mandate

STORY: Medical experts call for vigilance as Spain ends COVID-19 face mask mandate DATELINE: April 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of people wearing masks through the streets of Barcelona 2. various of Health Minister Carolina Darias in a press conference on Tuesday afternoon to explain the measures on the masks 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): ANTONI TRILLA, Senior Consultant of the Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology Service at Barcelona's Clinic Hospital 4. various of people wearing masks through the streets of Barcelona 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Catalan): ANNA VILELLA, Head of the Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology Service at Barcelona's Clinic Hospital STORYLINE: After 700 days, the face mask mandate in Spain aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19 has come to an end. The outdoor mask mandate was removed in February, and from now on masks will not have to be worn indoors in Spain in most settings. However, exceptions remain in certain settings, such as in heal

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Spain to stop counting COVID-19 infections except for serious cases

STORY: Spain to stop counting COVID-19 infections except for serious cases DATELINE: March 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Spain's Minister of Health 2. various of vaccination center and street view 3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): CAROLINA DARIAS, Spanish Health Minister 4. various of people wearing masks in streets 5. various of Carolina Darias speaking 6. various of people wearing masks STORYLINE: Spain's Health Minister Carolina Darias on Thursday announced the ministry will stop keeping count of all COVID-19 infections in the country, with the exception of serious cases and those affecting vulnerable people. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): CAROLINA DARIAS, Spanish Health Minister "Towards a new model of vigilance in public health. Maybe this is the most important thing to highlight today, the new model for transition which will allow us to get to 2023." She refused to say when the mandatory wearing of masks indoors and on public transport would no longer be required,

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Spain's COVID-19 deaths surpass 100,000

STORY: Spain's COVID-19 deaths surpass 100,000 DATELINE: March 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Health Ministry Carolina Darias 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): CAROLINA DARIAS, Spain's Health Minister STORYLINE: Spain's COVID-19 deaths surpassed 100,000, according to the Ministry of Health on Wednesday. The Health Ministry's daily update showed that 154 people died of the virus from 13:00 GMT Tuesday to the same time on Wednesday. That means a total of 100,037 Spaniards had by them been confirmed to have lost their lives to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic. The vaccination campaign, which began on Dec. 27, 2020, has since helped to substantially reduce mortality. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): CAROLINA DARIAS, Spain's Health Minister "It's true we have a good evolution, but we have to lament the deaths that have happened in recent days. Everything points to us reaching a peak. The numbers are still high." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Madri