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| - View events updated in real time on AFP Agenda For a selection of upcoming events and a preview of our top stories, sign up to our newsletter, AFP Agenda Highlights Please note that all times are in GMT. Major events are listed under 'Highlights'. For full details of our coverage of top stories, please see our regularly updated News Advisory (+) : Event added in the last 24 hours. (*) : Event updated in the last 24 hours. SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2021 Highlights UNITED NATIONS (United States) - UN Security Council meeting on Middle East conflict VIDEO. Asia-Pacific WELLINGTON (New Zealand) - New Zealand opens travel bubble with Cook Islands SINGAPORE (Singapore) - Singapore imposes tougher virus curbs as local transmission rises VIDEO. Europe CROATIA - Local elections (0500 GMT) PICTURE. COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - US Secretary of State Blinken visits (0600 GMT) PICTURE. (To 17) VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope celebrates mass at St Peter's Basilica with Rome's Myanmar faithful (0800 GMT) PICTURE. ROME (Italy) - End of quarantine requirement for visitors from the EU, Britain and Israel who test negative for the coronavirus Middle East and North Africa RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - OIC foreign ministers hold virtual meeting over Israeli-Palestinian crisis DUBAI (United Arab Emirates) - Arabian Travel Market 2021 industry conference (To 19) Latin America CHILE - Local elections and vote for constituent assembly members VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. (To 16) Sports GENEVA (Switzerland) - Tennis: ATP tour 2021 - Genot Geneva Open: Day 1 (*) ROME (Italy) - Tennis: Italian Open final between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal PARMA (Italy) - Tennis: WTA tour 2021 - Emilia-Romagna Open: Day 1 ROME (Italy) - Tennis: WTA tour 2021 - Internazionali BNL d'Italia: Day 7 BELGRADE (Serbia) - Tennis: WTA tour 2021 - Serbia Open: Day 1 DHAKA (Bangladesh) - Cricket: Sri Lanka's tour of Bangladesh (0200 GMT) PICTURE. (To 29) ITALY - Cycling: World Tour 2021, Giro d'Italia PICTURE. GRAPHIC. (To 30) SPAIN - Football: Limited numbers of fans allowed to return in La Liga (1630 GMT) GOTHENBURG (Sweden) - Football: Women's Champions League - Final: Chelsea (ENG) v Barcelona (ESP) (1900 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. TOKYO (Japan) - Inaugural Olympic Virtual Series (To June 23) TOKYO (Japan) - Olympic 3x3 test basketball event VIDEO. PICTURE. LE MANS (France) - Moto world championship French Grand Prix PICTURE. MONDAY, MAY 17, 2021 Worldwide WORLD - International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia Europe PARIS (France) - French President Macron hosts International conference on Sudan (1200 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. UNITED KINGDOM - Indoor hospitality resumes, tourist attractions reopen and some foreign travel restarts as Covid restrictions ease PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. MADRID (Spain) - Spanish authorities give briefing on coronavirus VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. KRANJ (Slovenia) - Western Balkan heads of state hold annual meeting to discuss EU accession PICTURE. LJUBLJANA (Slovenia) - PM Jansa faces impeachment vote PICTURE. (To 18) UNITED KINGDOM - Restrictions eased on travel from England to countries on government 'green list', including Portugal, Australia, New Zealand MARSEILLE (France) - Spanish temporary jobs agency Terra Fecundis on trial for breaking laws on employing seasonal workers (To 21) DUBLIN (Ireland) - Ryanair annual results (0600 GMT) MOSCOW (Russia) - Court starts hearing extremism case against Navalny's organisation (0700 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. North America HOLLYWOOD (United States) - Miss Universe 2021 competition (0000 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. Middle East and North Africa RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - Saudi Arabia lifts travel curbs on 'immunised' citizens TEHRAN (Iran) - Foreign ministry spokesman holds press conference (0600 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa PIETERMARITZBURG (South Africa) - Corruption trial of ex-president Zuma starts VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BISSAU (Guinea-Bissau) - Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa visits VIDEO. (To 18) BAMAKO (Mali) - Strike called by national union (To 21) PRAIA (Cape Verde) - Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa visits (1530 GMT) Sports GENEVA (Switzerland) - Tennis: ATP tour 2021 - Genot Geneva Open: Day 2 LYON (France) - Tennis: ATP tour 2021 - Open Parc Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Lyon: Day 1 PARMA (Italy) - Tennis: WTA tour 2021 - Emilia-Romagna Open: Day 2 BELGRADE (Serbia) - Tennis: WTA tour 2021 - Serbia Open: Day 2 TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2021 Asia-Pacific MUMBAI (India) - Tata Motors releases quarterly earnings (1130 GMT) HONG KONG (China) - Baidu Q1 results (1200 GMT) Europe PARIS (France) - Africa financing summit (1030 GMT) VIDEO. MOSCOW (Russia) - FM Lavrov delivers speech during Russia-Africa conference VIDEO. MOSCOW (Russia) - Parliament debates bill banning Navalny supporters from being elected as lawmakers VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Appeal court examines legal framework of Belgian government's virus restrictions PARIS (France) - Tunisian President Kais Saied visits VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Royal Dutch Shell general shareholders meeting LONDON (United Kingdom) - Vodafone FY 2021 annual results (0500 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK monthly labour statistics (0600 GMT) BONN (Germany) - Germany's financial regulator Bafin holds annual press conference (0830 GMT) PARIS (France) - Societe Generale annual general meeting (1400 GMT) North America DEARBORN (United States) - Biden tours Ford electric vehicle production plant PICTURE. VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - US envoy to Afghanistan testifies in Congress on troop withdrawal countdown (1400 GMT) Middle East and North Africa CASABLANCA (Morocco) - Journalist Omar Radi on trial for spying and sexual assault ALGIERS (Algeria) - Verdict at corruption appeal trial of head of Algeria's biggest privately owned conglomerate Cevital (To 19) CASABLANCA (Morocco) - Trial resumes of journalist Soulaimane Raissouni (0800 GMT) Sports PARMA (Italy) - Tennis: WTA tour 2021 - Emilia-Romagna Open: Day 3 WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 2021 Highlights NEW YORK (United States) - New York eases virus restrictions, subway resumes 24-hour service PICTURE. VIDEO. Asia-Pacific PANAJI (India) - Verdict due in rape trial of former chief editor of Tehelka magazine Europe FRANCE - Museums, cinemas, non-essential shops and cafe terraces reopen as night-time curfew eases VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Boris Johnson answers Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) (1100 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. DUSHANBE (Tajikistan) - Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev visits (To 20) MOSCOW (Russia) - Parliament debates end to Open Skies security treaty with US VIENNA (Austria) - Restaurants, hotels, cultural events set to reopen after six-month Covid lockdown VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. MADRID (Spain) - FITUR international tourism trade fair PICTURE. (To 23) REYKJAVIK (Iceland) - Ministerial meeting of the Arctic Council PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 20) FRANKFURT (Germany) - European Central Bank biannual financial stability report (0800 GMT) LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - EU Court of Justice ruling in case over state aid to airlines hit by pandemic (0900 GMT) COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - Protest over Denmark's decision to revoke residence permits for Syrian refugees (1430 GMT) VIDEO. North America SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Judge examines settlement reached with Bayer over RoundUp herbicide Middle East and North Africa TEHRAN (Iran) - President Hassan Rouhani addresses weekly cabinet meeting (0600 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa MOGADISHU (Somalia) - Government and leaders of semi-autonomous states hold talks on forthcoming elections (2100 GMT) Latin America BRASÍLIA (Brazil) - Parliamentary committee on Covid-19 response questions former health minister Eduardo Pazuello Sports PARMA (Italy) - Tennis: WTA tour 2021 - Emilia-Romagna Open: Day 4 ROME (Italy) - Football: Coppa Italia final (1900 GMT) PICTURE. THURSDAY, MAY 20, 2021 Worldwide WORLD - World Bee Day Asia-Pacific WENCHANG (China) - Scheduled launch of Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft to China's space station SAMOA - General election Europe BELGRADE (Serbia) - Production of Russia's Sputnik vaccine to begin in Serbia EVIAN (France) - 60th anniversary of first Evian Conference aimed at ending Algeria's war of independence PARIS (France) - Ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial on charges of illegal campaign financing LIVE VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEO. PICTURE. (To June 22) FRANKFURT (Germany) - Army officer Franco Albrecht stands trial for allegedly carrying out terrorist attacks while posing as a Syrian refugee VIDEO. PICTURE. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU trade ministers meet LONDON (United Kingdom) - EasyJet half-year earnings (0600 GMT) STRASBOURG (France) - European Court of Human Rights rules in case against Romanian govt over Covid lockdown (0800 GMT) PARIS (France) - Appeals court rules on liability of safety certifier TUV Rheinland in breast implants scandal (0900 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - Federal Statistical Office press conference on Q1 German foreign trade (0900 GMT) KANGERLUSSUAQ (Greenland) - US Secretary of State Blinken visits (1000 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Europe's first sale of digital art supported by NFTs (1300 GMT) VIDEO. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Weekly unemployment benefit claims (1230 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF spokesman Gerry Rice holds press conference (1330 GMT) Middle East and North Africa (*) ALGERIA - Campaigning begins for snap elections PICTURE. VIDEO. BEIRUT (Lebanon) - Syrians abroad can vote in presidential elections RABAT (Morocco) - Teacher goes on trial after accusing security forces of sexually assaulting her TUNISIA - Italian Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese, EU Commissioner Ylva Johansson visit for talks on migration (1000 GMT) PICTURE. Sports PARMA (Italy) - Tennis: WTA tour 2021 - Emilia-Romagna Open: Day 5 MONTE CARLO (Principality of Monaco) - Auto: Formula One - Monaco Grand Prix (To 23) PORTO (Portugal) - Auto: World rally championship (WRC), Rally of Monte-Carlo PICTURE. (To 23) FRIDAY, MAY 21, 2021 Highlights ROME (Italy) - Mario Draghi hosts Ursula Von Der Leyen in Rome for the G20 / EU Global Health Summit PICTURE. VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - Biden hosts talks with South Korea's President Moon Jae-in PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Asia-Pacific SYDNEY (Australia) - Climate rally organised by school strikers (0200 GMT) Europe MOSCOW (Russia) - Deadline for US diplomats expelled by Russia to leave MOSCOW (Russia) - FM Lavrov hosts Algerian counterpart Boukadoum for talks GREECE - Outdoor cinemas reopen PARIS (France) - Carrefour shareholders' annual general meeting POLAND - Cinemas, classical music and cultural venues reopen FLORENCE (Italy) - Lawyers and Dante's descendants hold conference on overturning writer's 700-year-old conviction LISBON (Portugal) - EU finance ministers meet (To 22) ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Trial resumes of businessman Osman Kavala, accused of involvement in 2016 failed coup (0700 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - First estimate for IHS Markit's eurozone composite PMI for May (0800 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - April retail statistics (0900 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Covid restrictions dropped for most businesses VIDEO. LOS ANGELES (United States) - Prince Harry and Oprah Winfrey mental health series premieres on Apple TV+ Sub-Saharan Africa DURBAN (South Africa) - Former provincial police chief and Zuma ally in court over 2010 football World Cup corruption case Sports PARMA (Italy) - Tennis: WTA tour 2021 - Emilia-Romagna Open: Day 6 MONTREAL (Canada) - World anti-doping agency (Wada) holds press conference (1600 GMT) RIGA (Latvia) - World Ice Hockey Championship PICTURE. (To June 6) SATURDAY, MAY 22, 2021 Worldwide WORLD - International Day for Biological Diversity Europe VENICE (Italy) - Venice Architecture Biennale PICTURE. (To November 21) ROTTERDAM (Netherlands) - 2021 Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final (1700 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 23) PARIS (France) - Pinault Collection Museum of contemporary art opens to public PILTON (United Kingdom) - 'Live At Worthy Farm' concert streamed by Glastonbury organisers North America WEST POINT (United States) - Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin addresses military graduation ceremony Sports GENEVA (Switzerland) - Tennis: ATP tour 2021 - Genot Geneva Open: Day 7 PICTURE. PARMA (Italy) - Tennis: WTA tour 2021 - Emilia-Romagna Open: Day 7 BELGRADE (Serbia) - Tennis: WTA tour 2021 - Serbia Open: Day 7 UNITED STATES - Basketball: NBA playoffs 2021 begin LONDON (United Kingdom) - Rugby: European Champions Cup, Final: La Rochelle (FRA) v Toulouse (FRA) (1545 GMT) BELGRADE (Serbia) - Tennis: ATP tour 2021 - Belgrade open (To 29) PARMA (Italy) - Tennis: ATP tour 2021 - Emilia-Romagna Open (To 29) SUNDAY, MAY 23, 2021 Highlights ISRAEL - Borders reopen to allow vaccinated European tourists to visit VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - 15.81-carat purple-pink 'Sakura Diamond' to be auctioned (0600 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ANNABA (Algeria) - Appeal trial of journalist Mustapha Bendjama Sports GATESHEAD (United Kingdom) - Diamond League athletics meeting BEIRUT (Lebanon) - Half-marathon MONTE CARLO (Principality of Monaco) - Auto: Formula One - Monaco Grand Prix, Grand Prix LYON (France) - Tennis: ATP tour 2021 - Open Parc Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Lyon: Day 7 STRASBOURG (France) - Tennis: WTA tour 2021 - Internationaux de Strasbourg (To 29) MONDAY, MAY 24, 2021 Highlights YANGON (Myanmar) - Deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi appears in court in person North America DULUTH (United States) - Bob Dylan's 80th birthday Latin America QUITO (Ecuador) - President-elect Guillermo Lasso sworn in afp
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