One of the world’s foremost experts on Latin, Father Foster was a monk who looked like a stevedore, dressed like a janitor and swore like a sailor.

Countries across the European Union on Sunday began administering the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, signaling the official start of the bloc’s campaign to inoculate more than 450 million people.

The comments by former officers, and some current ones, struck a raw nerve in a country that had been ruled by a military dictatorship.

An ambitious plan to inoculate more than 450 million people comes at a precarious moment for the continent, with many countries struggling with their worst outbreaks since the start of the pandemic.

Chawmos, a festival of Pakistan’s tiny Kalash community, is a portrait in contrasts: solemn ritual and joyous dancing, gender segregation and public flirtation, togetherness and isolation.

This year finally coming to an end is reason enough to celebrate a bit. Even if you had to stay home, your music can travel the world.

The full rollout of the European Union’s vast vaccine campaign begins Sunday.