SNAPSHOTSNorth Korea North Korea declared victory over COVID-19 and blamed South Korea for infecting North Korea with the virus. Additionally, they threatened retaliation against South Korean leaders.Sierra LeoneSix police officers were killed in anti-government protests related to the soaring cost of living in Sierra Leone's capital of Freetown, town of Kamakwie and city of Makeni on Aug. 10, and two civilian deaths have been reported so far.Cuba Firefighters extinguished a four-day fire at the Matanzas port that caused damage to roughly 40% of Cuba's main fuel storage capacityJapanThe Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSD) announced it had conducted its first-ever maritime exercises with the Solomon Islands. The rising tensions in/around Taiwan are driving the Japanese government to increase its disaster readiness.