World Apr 26 Kids in Spain relish outdoor hour as virus lockdowns ease Shrieks of joy rang out Sunday in the streets of Spain as children were allowed to leave their homes for the first time in six weeks, while people in Italy and France were eager to hear their leaders' plans for…
World Apr 13 WATCH: Cuomo calls virus ‘a killer’ as NY death toll surpasses 10,000 Governments are struggling with the delicate balance between keeping people safe from a highly contagious disease and making sure they can still make a living or have enough to eat.
World Mar 29 Up to 200K deaths foreseen in U.S. as Spain, Italy demand help As the U.S. tops the world in reported infections from the new coronavirus, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases predicts 100,000-200,000 deaths from the outbreak in the U.S.
Health Mar 25 ‘We are collapsing’: Virus pummels medics in Spain and Italy In Spain, doctors and nurses complain of shortages of the equipment necessary to shield them from contagion and tests for the new virus. There and in Italy, many medical professionals are falling ill.
Health Mar 21 Curfews and lockdowns multiply as virus advances rapidly Streets, squares and highways are deserted in many parts of the world as curfews and lockdowns multiply in the face of a rapidly advancing virus that is severely straining health systems.
Health Mar 14 Spain to follow Italy into lockdown as virus cases soar Spain is set to follow Italy on Saturday in declaring a far-reaching nationwide lockdown to slow the accelerating spread of the coronavirus epidemic. Spain's decision Saturday came as European countries took ever more severe, though widely varying, measures to reduce…
Health Mar 13 Spain to declare state of emergency over virus outbreak Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says the government will declare a two-week state of emergency in a bid to contain the new coronavirus outbreak.
World Oct 26 Separatists rally in Barcelona for release of prisoners Hundreds of thousands in the restive region of Catalonia protested Saturday in Barcelona against the imprisonment of nine separatist leaders for their roles in an illegal 2017 secession bid.
World Sep 14 Death toll rises to 6 in torrential rains in southeast Spain Record rainfall claimed two more lives in southeastern Spain as it caused widespread flooding, raising the overall death toll to six from the storms, authorities said Saturday.
World Sep 11 Thousands rally for Catalonia’s secession in Barcelona The demonstration comes just weeks before a highly anticipated verdict in a case against 12 leaders of the separatist movement.