Craig Taylor

A Canadian judge may be sacked over controversial comments he made while presiding over a sexual assault case in 2014.
BBC News – US & Canada

President Ali Bongo accuses the European Union mission observing Gabon’s disputed election of bias after it highlighted “anomalies”.
BBC News – Africa

The A’s staged a late comeback Tuesday night, posting three runs in the eighth inning to jump ahead of the Angels for a 3-2 victory at the Coliseum, evening this three-game series ahead of Wednesday’s finale.
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A streaking Angels club remained in the win column Monday, claiming the first of a three-game series against the A’s with a 10-7 victory at the Coliseum for their 10th win in their last 12 tries.
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Women ask for pay rises as often as men, but are less likely to get them, according to new research countering the idea that women are not pushy enough at work.
BBC News – Business

At least 40 people die in bombings in mainly government-held areas of Syria, state media say, with the IS group saying it was responsible.
BBC News – Middle East

A huge storm bearing down on Mexico’s Pacific coast strengthens to a hurricane just hours before it is due to make landfall.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The German chancellor’s allies urge her to change course on refugees after her party is beaten in a regional election by an anti-immigrant party.
BBC News – Europe

More than 200 people have been prosecuted under a new revenge porn law, a CPS report shows, while rape, domestic abuse and sexual offences convictions hit record levels.
BBC News – UK

US President Barack Obama calls off a meeting with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who had earlier called him a “son of a whore”.
BBC News – US & Canada

Gabonese Justice Minister Seraphim Moundounga becomes the first senior minister to resign in protest over the disputed presidential election.
BBC News – Africa

It took a two-out replay review in the eighth inning for the A’s to get their first hit against Red Sox starter Eduardo Rodriguez, but they avoided a series sweep with their second hit one inning later when Khris […]

Japan’s government has warned that the country’s firms could move their European headquarters out of the UK as a result of Brexit.
BBC News – Business

A Yazidi girl from northern Iraq who was enslaved by Islamic State militants tells how she was forced to build bombs for them.
BBC News – Middle East

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.
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