FT Exclusive: The Trump administration is considering bypassing regulations to fast-track an experimental Covid-19 vaccine ahead of the November election https://on.ft.com/32hI5Lr 

Thousands of Australian residents have had requests for an exemption rejected under some of the world’s toughest Covid-19 travel rules. https://on.ft.com/32hHSb7 

As lockdowns ease and holidaymakers return, Europe is contending with a sharp rise in coronavirus infections — just before the school year https://on.ft.com/34xwWJj 

India has passed 3m coronavirus infections, and is now reporting more new cases daily than anywhere else in the world. Follow our live coverage here: https://www.ft.com/content/0515e7ad-ae16-3481-907f-e8ff13d2f9ee#post-53616

Downing Street sees reopening England’s schools as vital to boosting the economy and allowing parents to return to work https://on.ft.com/3gw3DsZ 

Global dividends have suffered the worst quarterly fall in a decade, with more than $100bn wiped off the value of shareholder payouts. https://www.ft.com/content/a136da68-4cc8-489f-9265-a719b11f75e6

Britain’s economy is set for a record-breaking recovery in the third quarter, with new forecasts averaging GDP to rise 14.3% https://on.ft.com/34uLMQy 

The Lebanese government said it had not set aside money for families of Covid-19 victims, saying rumours that it had established a compensation fund were false https://www.ft.com/content/0515e7ad-ae16-3481-907f-e8ff13d2f9ee

British pub group JD Wetherspoon has warned the coronavirus crisis will push its business into an annual loss. It said the boost it has garnered from subsidies for eating out will fade when the programme ends https://www.ft.com/content/0515e7ad-ae16-3481-907f-e8ff13d2f9ee