
Saudi Investment Summit Begins Despite Boycott
Saudi Arabia's investment conference has gone ahead, with many boycotting the event.
In the Saudi capital Riyadh, The Future Investment Initiative (FII) was due to feature 150 high-profile speakers from 140 firms but some 40 participants are understood to have pulled out with allegations the country was behind Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's killing. We'll speak to our reported in Riyadh, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the killing of Mr Khashoggi was planned days in advance, and he has called for the suspects to be tried in Istanbul.
Also today; the world's longest sea bridge, the 55 km crossing links the cities of Hong Kong, Macau and Zhuhai, and it’s designed to withstand earthquakes and typhoons. We ask about the controversy surrounding the ambitious project.
Also: how polar bears in Svalbard, Norway break into people’s houses and storage rooms. How do the residents on the island live alongside polar bears?
(Photo: Saudi investment conference. Credit: Fares Ghaith/EPA)
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