Lucía Benavides

Doctors are using conscientious objection to turn down patients. Religious anti-abortion clinics are springing up. Advocates say abortion rights are under threat again in Romania.

The Spanish province of Catalonia is forming its own space agency to stimulate the high-tech industry. Critics see it as another attempt to separate the region from Spain.

Protests are growing against renewed coronavirus restrictions in Italy, which is seeing a surge in cases. Spain has declared a national state of emergency, and the government is enforcing a curfew.

Coronavirus cases in Spain are on the rise again. But hospitalizations are down compared with the peak of the pandemic, and patients are younger and have milder symptoms.

The former king of Spain, Juan Carlos, says he is leaving the country to "preserve his legacy and personal dignity" as he faces an investigation into a series of financial scandals.

After mounting pressure from parents, the Spanish government announced last week that starting Sunday, children could leave the house for one hour each day.

After mounting pressure from parents and political leaders, the Spanish government announced that children will be allowed outside, accompanied by an adult, for one hour each day.

Under Spain's state of emergency, kids aren't allowed outside their homes. Many have not been out since mid-March. Some local laws would loosen the restrictions, but need central government approval.

Despite the increase, Spain's figures suggest the rate of new infections has begun to slow, according to a spokeswoman for the government's health emergency center.

Thousands of medical workers now have COVID-19 in Spain, one of the countries hardest-hit by the disease.