Wikinews:2017/August

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August 1

• Anthony Scaramucci leaves role as US White House communications director after ten days
• Wikinews interviews producer of horror film '6:66PM'

August 4

• Football: Paris Saint-Germain pays world record €222m to sign Neymar

August 5

• Prince Philip of UK makes last solo public engagement after 65 years

August 6

• Bayern Munich's technical director Michael Reschke leaves the club, becomes sporting director of VfB Stuttgart
• Football: Bayern beats Borussia Dortmund 5-4 on penalties to win German Super Cup

August 7

• Former Governor of Texas Mark White dies aged 77

August 12

• Australia: Victorian government to trial driverless vehicles on public roads

August 14

• Mozilla, Creative Commons, Wikimedia Foundation announce Bassel Khartabil Free Culture fellowship following execution of open culture activist

August 16

• Ohio man charged with second-degree murder of Charlottesville, Virginia counter-protester

August 20

• New South Wales police extradict 'self-healer' Hongchi Xiao from London over death of six-year-old boy at conference

August 21

• Man with knife stabs people in Finnish city of Turku

August 24

• England's top scorer Wayne Rooney retires from international football

August 27

• California Supreme Court upholds law hastening death penalty

August 28

• Many in Texas still reeling following hurricane Harvey

August 31

• Chile president Michelle Bachelet signs bill to legalise same-sex marriage