The director general for International Affairs of the Iranian parliament, Hosein Amir Abdolahian, announced the capture of suspected murderers of scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, in an interview broadcast today by local Al-Alam network. Read more Iran captures suspected killers of nuclear scientist
Executives with the drugmakers Pfizer and Moderna have declined an invitation to meet at the White House for what Donald Trump is billing as a “vaccine summit.” The event appears to be an effort by Trump to pressure the Food and Drug Administration to rapidly approve the drug companies’ COVID-19 vaccines. Read more Trump White House rejects Pfizer offer of millions more vaccine doses

A report by Lancet medical journal’s COVID-19 commission has spelt out “massive failures” in the international response to the pandemic, laying out recommendations to better prepare for future health emergencies.

Read more Lancet panel reveals massive global failures in fighting COVID crisis
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest surged to a 12-year high in 2020, official government data showed on Monday, with destruction soaring since President Jair Bolsonaro took office and weakened environmental enforcement. Read more Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon surges to 12-year high