WEDNESDAY

Another week, another US political debate. You probably don’t want to miss the debate between the two vice-presidential candidates, live at 8am from Farmville, Virginia. Time’s up! The answer is Tim Kaine and Mike Pence. We had to look up their names, too, and it’s our job to know. Late tonight Google will hold a “press event” in San Francisco. It’s likely to feature a new, high-performance Android smartphone. Bank of Thailand governor Veerathai Santiprabhob and some other ministers — probably economy czar and Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak — are in Washington today for the annual autumn meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, and a general, luxurious good time away from the office.