Emily Taylor

The World Health Organization says there have been no confirmed cases of Zika among travellers or athletes at the Rio Olympics, despite some warnings.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Angela Merkel’s ruling CDU party is beaten into third place by the anti-immigrant AfD in a north-eastern German state, exit polls suggest.
BBC News – Europe

UK PM Theresa May comes under pressure at the G20 summit over Britain’s trade links with the US and other countries after it leaves the EU.
BBC News – UK

Storm Hermine regains strength as it moves up the US eastern seaboard, threatening the north-east with dangerous coastal surges.
BBC News – US & Canada

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe says the decision by judges to allow anti-government protests to go ahead showed a reckless disregard for peace.
BBC News – Africa

A’s catcher Josh Phegley has been released from the hospital after receiving treatment for synovitis in his right knee, but he is not expected to play again this season, manager Bob Melvin said Saturday.
OAK Homepage News

New students risk being blinded by deals – such as discounts on fashion brands – when choosing a bank account rather than guarding against debt.
BBC News – Business

Three hundred people are leaving a besieged rebel-held suburb of Syria’s capital, Damascus, as part of what the government has described as an amnesty.
BBC News – Middle East

The president of Colombia announces that a peace deal between the country’s government and Farc rebels will be formally signed on 26 September.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

A Hungarian police advert is recruiting for 3,000 “border-hunters” to join guards at a razor-wire fence built to keep migrants out.
BBC News – Europe

Theresa May travels to the G20 summit in China later for her first international conference since becoming prime minister.
BBC News – UK

Hurricane Hermine, the first to hit Florida for more than a decade, inflicts severe damage, kills one person and knocks out electrical power.
BBC News – US & Canada

A Kenyan MP is pushing the country’s parliament to pass a law to recognise a third-gender to end discrimination of some 100 citizens who identify as intersex.
BBC News – Africa

After two quick outs in the eighth inning, the Astros got up off the mat and rallied for three runs — keyed by triples from George Springer and Jose Altuve — to stun the A’s, 4-3, and polish off a three-game […]

The A’s will christen September play on Friday, marking the final month of a season that’s mutated into a focus on the future.
OAK Homepage News

The pound jumps after a closely-watched survey indicates the UK’s manufacturing sector rebounded sharply in August.
BBC News – Business

Syrian government warplanes are reported to have bombed several areas in the central province of Hama in response to a major rebel offensive.
BBC News – Middle East

Hundreds of thousands take part in rival marches in Venezuela’s capital Caracas, as opponents seek the removal of President Nicolas Maduro.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Swiss prosecutors open a criminal investigation into German football legend Franz Beckenbauer and three others over Germany’s bid for the 2006 World Cup.
BBC News – Europe

The week of strikes by junior doctors later this month will be followed up by three further five-day walkouts in October, November and December in England.
BBC News – UK