LONDON -- An international survey finds that six in 10 people around the world think their country is on the wrong track, with financial and political corruption topping their concerns.
A World Worries survey of more than 20,787 adults in 28 countries by Ipsos, between August 24 and September 7, put unemployment and poverty one point behind corruption, followed by crime, violence and healthcare.
RIYADH -- Amid outrage over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, some members of Saudi Arabia’s ruling family are looking to prevent Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman from becoming king.
GUATEMALA -- Around 4,000 people fled their homes as red-hot rock and ash cascaded down the slopes of the Fuego volcano towards areas devastated by an eruption that killed 194 people earlier this year.
LONDON -- In a bid to clean up the world’s shipping industry, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has ruled that the amount of sulphur allowed in bunker fuel must be reduced from 3.5% to 0.5% by 2020.
FRANCE -- Only 25% of those surveyed between November 9-17 say they are satisfied with France’s President Emmanuel Macron, according to a survey of almost 2,000 people by Le Journal du Dimanche.
BUENOS AIRES -- The crushed remains of Argentina’s ARA San Juan submarine, which disappeared a year ago off the country’s Atlantic coast with 44 crew members on board, has been found by a U.S.-based seabed exploration company.
TECH -- A flying motorcycle developed by California-based startup Hoversurf is being used to train police officers in Dubai, with the aim of helping first responder units to access hard-to-reach areas.
SPACE -- NASA’s robotic Mars lander, InSight, will study the interior structure of the Red Planet to answer questions about the early formation of the inner planets – Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars – 4.5 billion years ago.
PARIS -- The mayor of Paris wants to pedestrianise the historic centre of the French capital. The project would see traffic heavily restricted in Paris’s first four arrondissements, or districts, and electric shuttles installed.
BEIJING -- Bill Gates has been showcasing new approaches for sterilising human waste at the Reinvented Toilet Expo in Beijing. One approach favoured is Caltech’s self-contained, domestic toilet and wastewater treatment system.
LONDON -- At least 20 MPs have admitted to sending letters of no-confidence in Prime Minister Theresa May to Sir Graham Brady, the Tory backbench chief. A total of 48 letters must be sent to trigger such a vote.
SEATTLE -- Investigators into the crash of a Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX which killed 189 people in Indonesia have determined that the Angle of Attack (AOA) sensor was feeding bad data to the jet’s flight computer.
WASHINGTON -- Reported hate crimes in the U.S. rose by 17% in 2017, the third straight year that such incidents increased, according to FBI data. Law enforcement agencies reported 7,175 hate crimes last year compared with 6,121 in 2016.
IRAQ -- Iraq is close to a deal to restart oil exports from the disputed Kirkuk region after U.S. sanctions hit Iranian crude exports. The agreement could add up to 400,000 of barrels of oil a day to international supplies.
SCIENCE -- For the first time, humans will visit the deepest part of each of the five oceans, plunging to the sea floor using a two-person craft designed to withstand the intense pressures more than 10km below the surface.
HIAWATHA -- A city-sized meteorite impact crater dated to around 11,700 years ago has been discovered beneath the Greenland ice sheet. If confirmed, it will be the first ever located below a continental ice sheet.
ANTARCTICA -- China is building a permanent airfield in Antarctica as a global scramble over the world’s polar regions intensifies. At the moment, China has only one fixed-wing plane that can fly to the polar regions.
ENTERTAINMENT -- Holographic virtual avatars representing Swedish pop legends ABBA – dubbed “Abbatars” – are to be revealed in a global TV special in December, to be followed by a world tour in 2019-20.
SPACE -- The Apollo programme began 50 years ago with the first manned Apollo space flight which laid the groundwork for the missions that saw a dozen men land on the moon between 1969 and 1972.
BOXING -- WBC champion Deontay Wilder defends his title against Tyson Fury at the Staples Center, Los Angeles, with the victor seeking a unification bout with Britain’s Anthony Joshua -- holder of the IBF, IBO, WBA and WBO belts.
SOCCER -- Fierce Argentinian rivals Boca Juniors and River Plate meet for the second leg in Buenos Aires. The first leg ended with honours even at Boca’s home stadium, after River Plate equalised twice in a pulsating 2-2 draw.
SOCCER -- The inaugural UEFA Nations League tournament gets underway, with 2018 World Cup winners France kicking off the competition against Germany. Each matchday features 23 matches across four different leagues over three days.
SOCCER -- A top-of-the-table London derby sees Chelsea host Tottenham, with the winner making up vital ground on leader Manchester City, who take on West Ham, and Liverpool, who face Watford.
GOLF -- The PGA European Tour gets underway with the Honma Hong Kong Open, the first of 49 tournaments in 31 countries -- spanning the five continents and culminating in the $8 million DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.
F1 -- The F1 season comes to a close at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, with the battle for third-place in the Drivers’ Championship down to a fight between Kimi Räikkönen, Valtteri Bottas and Max Verstappen.
CYCLING -- The 2019 Giro d’Italia features three individual time trials and seven summit finishes in a balanced but testing route which ramps up into a brutal second half raced almost entirely uphill.
CYCLING -- The 2019 Tour features 30 categorised climbs andf ive mountain finishes in what organisers promise will be “the highest Tour in history”, designed to encourage breakaways and attacks.
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