WORLD AGENDA SEPTEMBER 2019 ------------------------- Sep 23, UN: Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg will be a notable attendee at the Climate Action summit in New York. The teenager, who refuses to fly, crossed the Atlantic in a zero- carbon racing yacht to attend the conference ------------------------- Sep 17, Israel: Centrist Benny Gantz (right) has another chance to win power as voters return to the polls after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form a coalition government following April’s election ------------------------- Sep 7, Space:The Chandrayaan-2 robotic lunar lander is due to make a soft landing some 600km from the lunar south pole, making India the fourth country to land a probe on the moon ------------------------- Sep 17, UN: Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (left) will urge General Assembly delegates to find a solution to the worst cash flow crunch in years. A single funding pool for all peacekeeping operations could help remedy a $2bn shortfall ------------------------- Sep, U.S.: Motorcycle giant Harley-Davidson aims to combat shrinking sales with an all-electric bike, LiveWire, aimed at millennials rather than the dwindling baby boomer generation ------------------------- Sep 20, Spain: Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan sailed from Seville 500 years ago to find a western sea route to the Spice Islands. The expedition resulted in the first circumnavigation of the world ------------------------- Sep 20-Nov 2, Japan: The ninth Rugby World Cup is the first to be staged in Asia. New Zealand’s all-powerful All Blacks will be aiming to win the tournament for the fourth time ------------------------- Sep 22, U.S.: Game of Thrones looks set for a grand farewell at the Emmy awards, with 32 nominations. But it could miss out on a fourth Outstanding Series award because the final series was widely criticized as hurried -------------------------- Sources: NewsAhead, Julie Mullins Pictures: Getty Images, Newscom, Harley-Davidson © GRAPHIC NEWS 295 words