5 Things You Should Know This August 18: The Incoherent Strategy In Afghanistan

WHO is refocusing on what the vaccination priorities are. Heavy rains from Tropical Storm Grace hamper rescue efforts in Haiti. The IACHR concludes that there were summary executions and massacres in Bolivia during the 2019 crisis. This is what you need to know to start the day. Truth first.

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Afghanistan strategy was inconsistent, watchdog says

An incoherent strategy to rebuild Afghanistan, full of resources but lacking cohesive leadership and a well-defined mission, doomed America’s 20-year reconstruction effort in which American taxpayers invested $ 145 billion in projects that were often unsustainable, corrupt and with unrealistic actions.

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The WHO recommendation on vaccination

Dr. Maria van Kerkhove, the World Health Organization (WHO) technical lead for covid-19, told CNN’s John Berman on Tuesday that the WHO continues to recommend that people at increased risk of contracting COVID-19 should get fully vaccinated before big populations in some countries receive a booster dose.

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Heavy rains hinder rescue efforts in Haiti

Tropical Storm Grace is bringing heavy rain to the area of ​​Haiti devastated by the weekend’s 7.2-magnitude earthquake. The rains have caused landslides that in turn have blocked the region’s roads and hinder efforts to find trapped survivors or recover the bodies of victims out of the rubble.

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The IACHR concludes that there were summary executions and massacres in Bolivia in 2019

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights concluded that during the protests generated during the electoral conflict in Bolivia in 2019 – which resulted in the departure of then-President Evo Morales – there were massacres produced by the excessive use of force by the Police and the Armed Forces.

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Large companies accumulate cash as the delta variant advances

Apple, Google and other of the world’s largest companies continue to add to their huge stacks of cash: They had a record $ 6.85 trillion on their balance sheets at the end of the second quarter, according to S&P Global Ratings. a sign that they are increasingly nervous about the damage that the delta variant of the coronavirus can cause to the economy.

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At coffee time

These are the jobs that stores find it harder to fill

The jobs that the big American chains find it harder to fill are not inside the store, serving customers and restocking items on the shelves. They are in warehouses and are used to select items, pack boxes and load trucks.

Venice plans wheelchair accessible route

Its 403 bridges, its canals and its cobbled streets have made Venice one of the most beautiful cities in the world. But what is the dream of Instagram for one person, for another is a nightmare due to the mobility factor. So now Venice has a plan to become more accessible.

The story of “ecosexuals” who celebrate happy weddings with the Earth

How can we save the planet? Treating him like a lover, say the artists Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens, who define themselves as “ecosexual” and have celebrated weddings with the water, the Sun, the Moon or the Earth. This is his story.

LGBTQ groups in the US consider a new flag more inclusive

San Francisco LGBTQ Community Groups Propose a new version of the more inclusive Pride flag with black, brown and transgender members.

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The number of the day

1.2 million

About 1.2 million people, including 540,000 children, have been affected by the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck southwestern Haiti, according to Unicef.

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Quote of the day

Dylan befriended JC “to lower his inhibitions in order to sexually abuse her, which he did, along with supplying drugs, alcohol, and threats of physical violence, leaving her with emotional scars and psychological damage to this day”

A lawsuit filed in New York City claims that legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan sexually abused a 12-year-old girl in 1965, which is identified in the documents as JC.

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Day selection

10 items on Amazon for cleaning your pets

The best products to clean and care for your puppy or kitten and that you will find in Amazon Mexico.

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And to finish…

A two-year-old boy invades an MLS soccer field and the mother runs to stop him

Is there a child with more value than this? This little boy burst onto the playing field in the middle of a Major League Soccer game and his mother had to run to stop him. Look at the funny pictures.