While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Aug 16

A selection of news stories that happened overnight, Aug 16, 2020.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Protesters slam US postmaster outside his home amid mail-in vote worries A small group of demonstrators held a noisy protest outside the Washington condominium of Postmaster-General Louis DeJoy amid growing concerns that he is gutting the US Postal Service to help President Donald Trump win re-election in November.

DeJoy has argued that the changes, including overtime curbs, are needed to return the Post Office to profitability.Russia said on Saturday that it has produced the first batch of its coronavirus vaccine, after President Vladimir Putin announced it had been first in the world to approve a vaccine. The Sydney Morning Herald said that Chantelle Doyle, 35, was attacked by the 2 to 3 metre shark while surfing at Shelly Beach, and suffered severe lacerations to her right leg.

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