BUSTLING WITH LIFE A barber gives a haircut as other customers wait outside in a queue that began as early as 4:30 a.m. in Melbourne on Oct. 22, 2021, following the midnight lifting of coronavirus restrictions in one of the world’s most locked-down cities. AFP PHOTO
Melbourne, Australia: Melbourne reopened on Friday after enduring one of the world's most prolonged series of lockdowns, with relieved residents toasting their freedom in bars and restaurants or queuing for desperately needed haircuts.