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.

Leaders in Spain's northeastern region have pushed for independence from the country. Now they want to go their own way in space, launching a first nanosatellite this month from Kazakhstan.

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.

Barcelona's tourism sector is at a complete standstill this year. The landlords who usually lease apartments to tourists are now renting out to locals, and Airbnb has closed its call center there.

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.

The Spanish government faces criticism after allowing thousands of non-essential workers to return to work. Many health experts say these roll-back measures are being implemented too soon.

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.

The Spanish military found residents of some care homes "completely abandoned" and "dead in their beds," Spain's defense minister announced Monday. Spain has more than 39,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases.

With COVID-19 infections increasing rapidly, Spain is in a total shutdown, but Spaniards are doing their best to keep their spirits up.

Spain's culture ministry has canceled upcoming concerts featuring opera great Placido Domingo following reports of a years-long pattern of sexual abuse by the tenor.

When media called him one of the few actors of color nominated for an Oscar, many Spaniards mocked the term or got angry.

Winter barbecues are a tradition in Catalonia. Instead of meat on the grill, it's locally grown onions. Family and friends get together to grill and eat the onions with a traditional Catalan sauce.

Spain held its fourth election in as many years over the weekend. Once again the results are inconclusive, apart from a sharp drop in support for a centrist party, and a boost for the far-right.

The Spanish government has taken the remains of the country's former fascist dictator, Francisco Franco, out of a basilica near Madrid. He has been reburied in a churchyard next to his wife.