AUGUST 2020 PAGE 1 Globally Recognized Editor-in-Chief: Azeem A. Quadeer, M.S., P.E. AUGUST 2020 Vol 11, Issue 8 Bill Gates: Dr. Fauci allowed to tell truth on ‘some days’ Extension of Mehbooba Mufti’s Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates, who of the pandemic, said he speaks regularly with top U.S. in- when in March detention abuse of law: fectious disease official Dr. Anthony Fauci, Fauci criticized told Yahoo Finance in a recent interview Trump in an inter- Chidambaram that the sidelining and contradiction of view with Science Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram Fauci by U.S. “leadership” has damaged Magazine. Soon on Saturday said the extension of PDP the nation’s response to the coronavirus after, Fauci did not leader Mehbooba Mufti’s detention under and may prolong the outbreak. appear in his usual the Public Safety Act (PSA) is an “abuse role at the daily of law” and “assault” on the constitutional “Some days he’s allowed to tell the truth; White House coro- rights of every citizen of the country. some days he doesn’t get contradicted by navirus briefing. his leadership,” Gates, co-founder of Mi- The following month, Trump retweeted a Wondering how a 61-year-old former crosoft and a top backer of global public post with the hashtag #FireFauci. Jammu and Kashmir chief minister is a tion — the colour of her party’s flag — is health initiatives, said on Tuesday. threat to public safety, he sought her im- “laughable”. “Why should she undertake “I give Dr. Fauci a lot of credit — he just mediate release from detention. not to speak against the abrogation of Ar- The uneasy relationship between President rolls with the punches,” Gates says. ticle 370? Is it not part of the right to free Donald Trump and Fauci spilled into pub- “The extension of the detention of Ms speech?” the Congress leader asked. lic view again this week, when Trump on Along with his wife Melinda, Bill Gates Mehbooba Mufti under PSA is an abuse of Tuesday wondered why Fauci has a high has donated more than $350 million to the law and an assault on the Constitutional “I am one of the Counsel appearing in a approval rating, “but nobody likes me.” fight against the pandemic through the rights guaranteed to every citizen,” the case in the SC challenging the abrogation Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He said former Union minister wrote on Twitter. of Article 370. If I speak against Article On Monday, Trump shared versions of a he speaks with Fauci about the funding of 370 — as I must — is that a threat to pub- viral coronavirus video that made false vaccines in coordination with the National “How is the 61 year old former chief min- lic safety?” he asked. statements about the disease, including the Institutes of Health, or NIH. ister, a protected person under security efficacy of hydroxychloroquine as a treat- guard round the clock, a threat to public ment; two days later, Fauci told MSNBC The U.S. government and the Gates safety?” he asked. the video “isn’t true.” Foundation are the two largest funders of coronavirus interventions, Gates said. The former home min- Asked what he would do if he was presi- ister said the PDP leader dent, Gates first mentioned a change in “Dr. Fauci and I talk on a regular basis rightly rejected the offer posture toward Fauci and other health about the U.S. innovation pipeline and to be released on condi- experts. how our foundation and NIH are funding tions, which any self- both the first wave of vaccines and then a respecting political leader “Trying to denigrate Dr. Fauci probably second wave of vaccines.” would do. isn’t the best approach,” Gates says. “You want the experts to get the air time. Let Until 2000, Gates led personal computing He said one of the rea- them talk about what drug trials have giant Microsoft. That year, he and his wife sons given for her deten- worked [and] which ones haven’t — don’t co-founded their foundation, which now mislead people on those things.” employs nearly 1,500 people and boasts an endowment of $46.8 billion. “This is a communications exercise,” Gates adds. “So far, the U.S. doesn’t get a very A debunked conspiracy theory about high grade.” Gates claims he is seeking to develop and distribute a coronavirus vaccine in order The failure of communication could have to plant tracking devices in billions of re- significant consequences, Gates said. cipients. Nearly half of Republicans believe the theory to be true, according to a Yahoo “That could mean that seeking out thera- News/YouGov poll conducted in May. pies or willingness to use the vaccine will make this disease last longer,” he says. “The two most-attacked people in this phase have been myself and Dr. Fauci,” he Public disagreement between Trump and says. “And Dr. Fauci is just telling us the Fauci goes back at least to the early weeks t r ut h .” INTERNATIONAL PAGES INTERNATIONAL PAGES PAGE 2 PAGE AUGUST AUGUST 2020 AUGUST 2020 PAGE 3 OUR TEAM WORLDWIDE PAGES INTERNATIONAL www.Asia Times US BOARD OF ADVISORS ISSN 2159-9645 Editor-in-Chief & Publisher Sher M. Rajput Iftekhar Shareef Dr. Basheer Ahmed, M.D. Mumtaz Ali Akram Waliuddin Trustee East West CEO, National Bank Corp Renowned psychiatrist Director Hitech Senior Pharmacist University Chicago, IL Dallas, TX Interntional Co. Chicago, IL Chicago, IL Jubail, KSA Azeem A. Quadeer, P.E. 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You all are our hero’s DALLAS-HOUSTON PAGES DALLAS-HOUSTON PAGES PAGE 5 PAGE AUGUST AUGUST 2020 AUGUST 2020 PAGE 6 DALLAS-HOUSTON PAGES DALLAS-HOUSTON DALLAS-HOUSTON PAGES DALLAS-HOUSTON WHO chief praises Saudi Arabia for coronavirus measures during Hajj Saudi Gazette report GENEVA — The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu, commended Saudi Arabia on the steps it has taken to ensure the health and safety of pilgrims during this year’s Hajj. He praised the coronavirus measures taken by the Kingdom, noting that it is a perfect example of what countries could do in order to adapt themselves to the new situation and coexist with the virus and protect the lives of people. He also congratulated Muslims all over the world on the advent of Eid Al-Adha. WHO chief also said that the coronavirus pandemic does not mean that life should stop, rather we need to learn to coexist with it while protecting ourselves and others from it. Adhanum announced in a press conference the establishment of a technical ad- visory group consisting of 22 experts from 16 countries, with expertise in several fields such as psychology, behavior science, social science, neuroscience, eco- nomics of behavior and social marketing. He said that the advisory group will He explained that 40 percent of coronavirus-related deaths in a number of devel- provide the organization with advice to advance the response to the pandemic. oped countries occurred in health facilities. WHO chief added that the countries have asked their citizens to understand the WHO chief called for the protection of the most vulnerable segments of the danger that surrounds them because of the pandemic, and every country is us- society like the elderly, noting that young people are also not safe from the virus ing a set of tools that are appropriate for local communities, noting that enacting and may be afflicted with the serious disease. laws and imposing fines may be effective in combating the spread of infection. AUGUST 2020 PAGE 7 MIDDLE EAST - PAGES Kareemullah H. Biyabani with the then Honorable Deputy CM of Telengana State Janaab Mohammed Mahmood Ali Sahab at his official residence & office in Ministers Quarters, Hyderabad, Telengana, India (11-08-2018).