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THE PHOTOGRAPHER approached the trio on his bike, a bundle of gear balanced on his front fender and a wide-brimmed hat covering his head. A discussion ensued. Hubert, the first of the three to speak, took the man for a fellow enthusiast of far-left politics. Peter suspected a questionable sales pitch. Adolphe, at the head of the cluster, offered apologies for his companions’ brusqueness. No worries, the photographer countered; he was there, in fact, to propose a group photo—a slice-of-life s...

Latest news on Covid-19 reinfections, which were rare at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, but have become increasingly common as the virus has mutated.