Thousands of people marched in Paris and other French cities during a fourth consecutive week of protests against COVID-19 entrance requirements and what opponents see as restrictions on personal freedom.
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) announced Saturday that the city would give away AirPods, gift cards and thousands of dollars in scholarship money as incentives to get more adolescents and teens vaccinated.
Reports about celebrities arriving at the event in numbers also raised questions about an earlier promise by Obama's spokesperson that it will be attended only by relatives and close friends due to the raging Delta strain of COVID-19.
Israeli ministry figures confirmed 3,843 coronavirus cases on Thursday alone, even though "over 5.8 million have received at least one vaccine dose," reports the Times of Israel.