October 2016 interactive

By Jordi Bou

October 1, 2016 - October 31, 2016 - Events in October include the last of U.S. presidential debate before Election Day, the opening of Paris’ first refugee camp, and the signing of a new trade agreement between EU and Canada. Colombia holds a referendum over the peace accord with FARC rebels, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate is announced, and the International Whaling Commission meets 70 years after it was founded. The European Space Agency’s Schiaparelli module lands on Mars, and Maria Sharapova finds out if her two-year doping ban is to be overturned.