Malaysia: Datuk Seri Mohamad Najib bin Abdul Razak became the first former Prime Minister to be jailed for the misappropriation of RM42 million in SRC International funds. On 28 July 2020, the High Court convicted and sentenced Najib to 12 years in jail and a fine of RM210 million. This ruling was upheld by the Court of Appeal on Dec 8, 2021.

The US biotech company Moderna is alleging that mRNA technology it developed before the Covid-19 pandemic was copied, hence it is suing Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech for patent infringement. "We are filing these lawsuits to protect the innovative mRNA technology platform that we pioneered, invested billions of dollars in creating, and patented during the decade preceding the Covid-19 pandemic," Moderna chief executive Stephane Bancel said.

Severe drought has shrunk rivers across Europe, revealing centuries-old carved stones to warn future generations of difficult times ahead. The Miami Herald reported that locals said the centuries-old rocks, known

Following the shelling of Ukraine's Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged nuclear-weapon countries to adhere to their commitments not to be the first to use these arsenals. Speaking in Japan, where he attended ceremonies marking the 77th anniversary of the world's first two nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Guterres said: