Russia says hoping to produce 200 mn vaccine doses this year

Russia hopes to complete trials of a coronavirus vaccine in August and produce 200 million doses with foreign partners by the end of the year, the head of its sovereign wealth fund said Monday.
Two coronavirus vaccines 'produce immune response'
Two COVID-19 vaccine candidates have proven safe for humans and produced strong immune reactions among patients involved in two separate clinical trials, doctors said Monday.
UK secures 90 million doses of potential cornavirus vaccines
Britain has secured access to 90 million doses of potential coronavirus vaccines in deals with biotech firms BioNTech, Pfizer and Valneva, the government said Monday.
France says up to 500 virus clusters but no 'second wave' yet
French authorities have reported 400 to 500 active coronavirus outbreak clusters but there are no signs of an imminent "second wave," Health Minister Olivier Veran said Monday.
Only one quarter of Japanese want Olympics next year: poll

Berlin, Rome, Paris threaten sanctions on states interfering in Libya
France, Italy and Germany are "ready to consider" sanctions on foreign powers violating an arms embargo in Libya, a joint statement by their leaders said Saturday.
Mexican president mourns 39,000 virus dead
Mexican president Manuel Lopez Obrador on Sunday vowed to improve health standards in the nation, which has the fourth-highest coronavirus death toll in the world, as the number of fatalities rose to nearly 39,000.