In a “very agreeable call,” the French president told his American counterpart that Europe wanted “strategic autonomy.” In an interview with foreign media, he also reflected on the pandemic and threats to democracy.

The change aligns the organization with the guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The bloc authorized use of AstraZeneca’s vaccine, the third it has approved, while battling the company, which it says is shirking its obligations to deliver the shots.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada announced on Friday that major airlines have agreed to suspend flights to sunny vacation spots as new coronavirus quarantine measures are put into place.

Former environmental officials from both parties are pressing President Biden to counter deforestation in the Amazon, especially in Brazil.

The European Union announced a plan that would effectively stop AstraZeneca from shipping Covid-19 vaccine doses manufactured in the bloc to other countries until its E.U. supply contracts are met.

Douglas Latchford, a scholar of Khmer antiquities who was accused of trafficking in looted artifacts, bequeathed his world-class collection to his daughter. She has returned it to Cambodia.

“One day I realized it had been three months since I had touched a human being,” one man said.

More than 84,900,000 vaccine doses have been administered worldwide, equal to 1.1 doses for every 100 people.