Daily Mail: Hopes rise for a coronavirus vaccine: First results of Oxford's Covid-19 jab show it's safe and provokes an immune reaction that lasts for two months as team says it may be ready by Christmas - while other Chinese candidate is also found to be effective
* Study results today showed four-week immune response in 35/35 people
* First deal done for jabs for 30m doses from BioNTech and German firm Pfizer
* A further 60million doses have been ordered from labs of France's Valneva
* UK scientists are '80 per cent' confident that a jab could be ready by September
* Trials finding that participants develop antibodies and killer T-cells to fight it
Hopes of ending the Covid-19 pandemic with a vaccine grew today after promising data revealed Oxford University's experimental jab is safe and provokes an immune reaction that lasts for at least two months.
Hugely-anticipated clinical trial results of the vaccine — one of the front-runners in the world's race for a jab — revealed more than 91 per cent of volunteers injected produced an immune response against the coronavirus that lasted a month or more.
Immune responses remained strong for at least 56 days, according to results in The Lancet. But it won't be licensed for human use yet because it has not been proven to work and the results only show it has promise.
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MIDDLE EAST
Gulf deficits to hit $490 bn by 2023 over oil, virus: S&P.
Syria says Israel strikes southern Damascus, sources say Iranian bases hit.
7 killed, dozens injured in car bomb attack in Syria.
Iran makes arrests over last week's anti-government protests.
Iran sends black box from January plane crash to France.
Iran executes man convicted of spying for CIA, Mossad.
Saudi King Salman, 84, admitted to hospital. Saudi King Salman hospitalized for gallbladder trouble.
Israel to remain closed to foreign visitors until at least September.
Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial to begin in January.
UAE Mars mission launches from Japan.
Scaled-down hajj pilgrimage to start July 29: Saudi officials.
ASIA
South China Sea: beware of US ‘sabotage’, Beijing warns Southeast Asia.
US blacklists 11 more Chinese firms over treatment of Uygurs in Xinjiang.
Kim Jong Un 'severely rebukes' officials over hospital construction.
China weighs tetaliation against Nokia and Ericsson for Huawei ban by EU States, WSJ reports.
China blows up dam in eastern Anhui province to ease flood risk.
Hong Kong third wave: authorities weigh lockdown after 73 new Covid-19 cases reported.
Britain suspends Hong Kong extradition treaty in wake of security law.
China's ambassador challenged on treatment of Uighurs.
UK accuses China of 'gross and egregious' human rights abuses against Uyghur population in Xinjiang.
AFRICA
Four African leaders head to Mali amid political crisis.
Scattered protests in Mali after crisis mediation falters.
Tracking Africa's coronavirus cases.
Egypt's Parl't approves permission to deploy troops to carry out combat missions abroad, reports say.
At least 14 dead as COVID-19 spreading in Egypt's prisons: HRW.
DR Congo church weighs in as parliament protests continue.
I Coast governing party asks President Ouattara to stand again.
In an historic first in Arab world, Sudan’s Bashir faces trial over 1989 coup.
Gunmen 'kill 18' at Nigerian wedding party.
Hopewell Chin'ono: Whistle-blowing Zimbabwean journalist arrested.
EUROPE
UK intelligence report to disclose Russian meddling in Scottish independence vote: The Telegraph.
U.N. chief urges 'maximum restraint' by Azerbaijan, Armenia after clashes.
EU leaders struggle to break deadlock over coronavirus package. EU leaders deadlocked in talks over Covid-19 recovery plan.
Belarus: Anti-government protesters rally ahead of presidential vote.
France reports up to 500 active clusters but says no sign yet of 'second wave'.
France expands mask rules, says still 'very far' from second wave.
Russia's elite given experimental coronavirus vaccine for months: report.
Thousands protest arrest of Russian governor charged with murder.
US sanctions Chechen leader Kadyrov, his wife & daughters over ‘gross human rights violations’.
Germany violated arms export regulations for decades, study says.
Russia: Forest bones confirmed to be last tsar of Russia and the Romanov family.
AMERICAS
Dems ask for FBI briefing on ‘foreign interference campaign’.
Troubled Trump to relaunch coronavirus briefings, backs mask wearing.
Wrangling over virus relief persists despite high stakes.
Portland protests: Mayor demands federal troops leave city.
Trump to resume COVID-19 briefings.
Bahamas closes borders to US tourists.
Medical workers in Colombia call for a full lockdown.
Mexico's drug cartel shows its might during president's visit.
Court issues 8-year prison sentence for former President of Ecuador Correa.
Ecuador: Quito coronavirus situation 'critical'.
Panama: Seven young people killed on trip to Gatún Lake.
Fauci to throw opening day first pitch for MLB's Nationals.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Israel probes Palestinian Jerusalem governor over 'terrorism'.
New UN report reveals Afghan Taliban-al-Qaeda alliance – in contrast to U.S-Taliban agreement.
Fratricidal clash in West Africa pits al Qaeda against Islamic State.
Iran has executed an alleged CIA and Mossad agent who it says helped spy on Qassem Soleimani before his assassination.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Wall Street closes higher, Nasdaq sets record as potential vaccines show promise.
Exclusive: Global banks scrutinize their Hong Kong clients for pro-democracy ties.
TikTok: We are not 'under the thumb' of China.
Nolan's much-anticipated summer film 'Tenet' delayed indefinitely.
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