WORLD AGENDA SEPTEMBER 2016

Sep 26, New York: The first of three presidential debates ahead of November’s election
between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump takes place, provided neither candidate has been knocked out of the race by legal troubles

Sep 7, Rio de Janeiro: The Paralympic Games will open in Rio as planned, despite major budget cuts to venues, workforce and transport. Brazil’s struggling economy and the fact that only
12% of available tickets had been sold by the end of the Olympics, left a major shortfall in funding

Sep 10, Dallas: Items relating to Muhammad Ali, including his 1974 “Rumble in the Jungle” heavyweight title boxing belt and a handwritten letter about his conversion to Islam,
are auctioned in Dallas. The 1964 letter, in which Ali talks about changing his birth name of Cassius Clay, is expected to fetch over $100,000

Sep 4, Rome: Pope Francis will canonise the late Mother Teresa, the Catholic nun who won the Nobel Peace Prize for her work with the poor in the slums of the Indian city of Calcutta. Hundreds of members of her religious order, the Missionaries of Charity, are expected in
Rome for the ceremony

Sep 1, Africa: Most of Africa will see an annular solar eclipse, with the most dramatic
viewing in areas that are home to the continent’s most notable game parks

Sep 8: The Toronto International Film Festival will screen slavery drama The Birth of a Nation
as scheduled, despite controversy after it emerged that a woman who accused director and
star Nate Parker of rape in 1999 later took her own life. The movie is considered a
front-runner for the 2017 Oscars

Sep 8, Los Angeles: On the 50th anniversary of the launch of Star Trek on American television, Trekkies’ pointy ears, starship officer costumes and Klingon language tapes will come out
of the closet for a full year of anniversary events around the globe

Sep 8-14, Mecca: The question of Saudi custodianship of the Hajj and of Mecca itself intrudes on the 2016 Hajj, following two catastrophes in close succession in 2015

Sep 6, Vientiane: ASEAN leaders meet in Laos to celebrate the region-wide common market’s first year and the support from its allies during tense times. The U.S., Japan, India and Australia all share an interest in ASEAN keeping Beijing’s South China Sea ambitions in check, without disrupting regional trade

Sep 12, South China Sea: China and Russia plan joint naval exercises including assault force
landings

Sources: Newsahead, Julie Mullins

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