Pompeo Warned Russia Against Bounties on U.S. Troops in Afghanistan

Sec. Pompous is active in his own disinformation campaign. Anyone believe this leak?

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is said to have sternly discussed payouts and red lines in a telephone call with Sergey V. Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister.

Anger and Sadness in Beirut

Eliane Eid, IPS correspondent in Beirut spoke to a cross section of people who shared their views and fears with her. On the third day of the deadly explosion, amidst an outpouring of anger from the Lebanese people, Angelina, 18, speaks about her lost home in the Mar Mikhael area. Josette, 27, talks about her experience of the explosion while she was on the road and Charbel, 28, shares his thoughts about being a volunteer at this critical time. They are all numb and speak calmly of how their lives were turned upside down, with this tragedy affecting thousands of people.

By Eliane Eid
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug 7 2020 (IPS-Partners)

Eliane Eid, IPS correspondent in Beirut spoke to a cross section of people who shared their views and fears with her. On the third day of the deadly explosion, amidst an outpouring of anger from the Lebanese people, Angelina, 18, speaks about her lost home in the Mar Mikhael area. Josette, 27, talks about her experience of the explosion while she was on the road and Charbel, 28, shares his thoughts about being a volunteer at this critical time. They are all numb and speak calmly of how their lives were turned upside down, with this tragedy affecting thousands of people.

 

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Russia offers to supply Philippines with Covid-19 vaccine, SE Asia News & Top Stories – The Straits Times

Russia is willing to supply a coronavirus vaccine to the Philippines, or team up with a local firm to mass produce it, its ambassador to Manila said on Friday (Aug 7), as infections in the South-east Asian nation surge.

Source: Russia offers to supply Philippines with Covid-19 vaccine, SE Asia News & Top Stories – The Straits Times

India’s army of 600,000 coronavirus hunting women goes on strike, South Asia News & Top Stories – The Straits Times

They want better and timely pay, and a legal status that ensures minimum wages, to sustain their work of helping Indian officials track down high-risk contacts of Covid-19 patients across slums and hard-to-reach rural parts of the country.

Losing the Ashas would not only threaten India’s virus-containment effort, but also impact the other essential health services they provide to rural households that range from child vaccinations to tuberculosis control.

“For working from 7am to 5pm we get only 2,000 rupees (S$36.55) a month and no masks or sanitiser,” said Ms Sulochana Rajendra Sabde, a 45-year-old Asha in the Jalgaon district of Maharashtra, a state along India’s west cost with Mumbai as its capital.

 

Source: India’s army of 600,000 coronavirus hunting women goes on strike, South Asia News & Top Stories – The Straits Times