First human trial of experimental Ebola vaccine

Oxford University conducts the first human trial of an Ebola vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain, which has already killed more than 1,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo. If successful, immunisations could take place within months. Also: tens of thousands of people flee popular tourist areas in France to escape wildfires. A court rules on what has been called the "divorce of the century" in South Korea. The British prime minister tries a novel way to overcome the country's north/south divide, and we speak to the children who danced with Shakira during the World Cup final.

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Photo: Volunteer vaccinated in the world's first Bundibugyo Ebola virus vaccine trial