Craig Taylor

The MV Wakashio, which ran aground on a coral reef on 25 July, is now leaking oil off the island.
BBC News – Africa

Restaurants are cautiously optimistic after the first week of the government’s discount scheme.
BBC News – Business

Agencies send urgent support to help hundreds of thousands of people affected by Tuesday’s explosion.
BBC News – Middle East

Strides made to reduce poverty in Brazil are being reversed by the economic upheaval caused by Covid.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Chancellor warns there is “always the risk” holidays may be disrupted, as virus cases climb in France.
BBC News – Europe

The government is also looking at using “maritime assets” to stop people crossing the Channel.
BBC News – UK

Jerry Falwell Jr will step down as president of Liberty University after posting the “weird” image.
BBC News – US & Canada

The militant group Al-Shabab has said it was behind the explosion that rocked the capital Mogadishu.
BBC News – Africa

Beginning in 45 days, any US transaction with parent company ByteDance will be banned.
BBC News – Business

Lebanese security forces deployed tear gas on a group of demonstrators near parliament.
BBC News – Middle East

Prosecutors accuse ex-Economy Minister Acisclo Valladares of helping launder money for drug smugglers.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Spain has also recorded its highest number of daily coronavirus cases in months.
BBC News – Europe

The changes start from 04:00 BST on Saturday except in Wales, where they start midnight Thursday.
BBC News – UK

“He’s against God. He’s against guns,” Mr Trump says of his Democratic challenger.
BBC News – US & Canada

Scientists in Rwanda find cases of resistance to artemisinin, a frontline drug used to treat malaria.
BBC News – Africa

High Street chain is the latest retailer to make drastic job cuts after lockdown hit business.
BBC News – Business

More than 100 people are dead and dozens others are missing after the explosion in the port area.
BBC News – Middle East

Venezuelan medical workers can join Peru’s health system without having to validate their titles.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

After avoiding a Covid-19 lockdown, the country sees its economy shrink less than in other EU nations.
BBC News – Europe

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says travel restrictions will come into force and bars and restaurants have to close.
BBC News – UK