Trials of new Ebola vaccine set to begin
7/13/202625 min
A new vaccine to tackle Ebola will now be tested on people after the UK regulator gave permission for trials to take place. University of Oxford scientists began developing the vaccine - aimed at tackling the Bundibugyo species of the virus - eight weeks ago, when a public health emergency was declared by the World Health Organization. It is the first - out of four vaccines under development - to enter clinical trials. The epidemic, centred on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has killed more than 700 people.
Also: the dispute over who controls the Strait of Hormuz has intensified with some of the heaviest exchanges of fire since the the US and Iran agreed an interim peace deal last month. The Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has visited the wildfire zone in the southern province of Almería, where 13 people have died. Almost 3 million people in China have been evacuated from their homes as a result of Typhoon Bavi. The actor Sam Neill, known for films such as Jurassic Park and the Piano, has died at the age of 78.
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This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. [upbeat music] Hello, I'm Oliver Conway. We're recording this at fifteen hours GMT on Monday the thirteenth of July. Britain approves trials for a new vaccine to tackle the worsening Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. President Trump says the US will reinstate