President Donald Trump has "total confidence" in Mike Pompeo, his new pick for Secretary of State.
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WHO Europe: Vaccine production delays are a real issue
National tensions are erupting over slow coronavirus vaccine rollouts and production delay issues are real, but "no one is safe until everyone is safe," the European chief for the World Health Organization said Thursday.
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Wisconsin Assembly to vote on repealing statewide mask order
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Assembly was poised Thursday to repeal Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' mask mandate, a move that would jeopardize more than $49 million in federal food assistance, brush aside warnings from health experts and make Wisconsin one of only 10 states without a statewide order.
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With virus in rearview, campaign for Catalan vote kicks off
Political parties in Spain's Catalonia region are scheduled to start campaigning Thursday for an election set to be held in two weeks amid uncertainty due to vote fragmentation and a persistently high coronavirus infection rate.
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Tampa's mayor issues outdoor mask order for Super Bowl
Anyone visiting Tampa's popular outdoor destinations for the Super Bowl will be required to wear a mask to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
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Portugal scrambles for virus beds; health system threatened
At Lisbon's Military Hospital, hundreds of troops have spent frantic weeks rushing to turn every available space into makeshift COVID-19 wards, as Portugal scrambles to cope with a sudden deluge of cases engulfing its public health system.