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
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday formally started the withdrawal of the United States from the World Health Organization, making good on threats to deprive the UN body of its top funding source over its response to the coronavirus.
Read more U.S. formally begins withdrawal from World Health Organization
A biotech company from Shenzhen, southern China, announced on Tuesday the creation of an equipment able to detect in only one hour the new strain of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which was discovered in the United Kingdom and it is more infectious.
Read more Chinese company creates equipment to detect new SARS-CoV-2 strain
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
The melting of the Arctic, as a consequence of global warming, will cover large areas of the planet with water, among these populous cities, experts warned here today.
Read more Davos warns of consequences of Arctic melt