BARS AND CAFES OPEN ACROSS FRANCE

From Marseille to Paris, Dieppe to Annecy, the streets of France were once again full today, after bars, cafés and restaurants were reopened for the first time since midnight Saturday March 14.

BLACKOUT TUESDAY

In the wake of George Floyd’s death in police custody and the ensuing protests worldwide, the entertainment industry has turned June 2 into “Blackout Tuesday,” a day to press pause on usual business and turn toward fighting racial injustice.

AN EXPLOSION OF CHEER!

Dozens of fireworks displays erupted simultaneously across Japan to cheer up the public, urge the gods to end the coronavirus pandemic and provide practice for struggling pyrotechnic artisans.