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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. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2021 Highlights GENEVA (Switzerland) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet addresses Human Rights Council 46th session VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU leaders hold virtual summit on Covid coordination, security, defence (1400 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 26) Asia-Pacific (+) BEIJING (China) - President Xi Jinping delivers speech at event on poverty eradication (0200 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BEIJING (China) - Defence ministry holds monthly press conference (0700 GMT) SHANGHAI (China) - Mobile World Congress, the mobile industry's top trade gathering, holds Shanghai satellite event VIDEO. Europe (*) COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - WHO Europe holds online media briefings on 'long Covid' (1000 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (+) MOSCOW (Russia) - Court hears appeal of Navalny allies placed under house arrest LEVERKUSEN (Germany) - Bayer 2020 annual results (0600 GMT) (*) ATHENS (Greece) - PM addresses parliament on #MeToo sex abuse furore (0800 GMT) (+) PARIS (France) - Defence council meets on Covid-19 (0830 GMT) (+) ATHENS (Greece) - Ex-artistic director of Greek National Theatre answers rape charges (1230 GMT) MADRID (Spain) - Spanish health authorities give press conference on Covid-19 (1730 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (+) BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel holds press conference following EU leaders' videoconference (1800 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. MOSCOW (Russia) - Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov visits VIDEO MILAN (Italy) - Milan Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2021 (To March 1) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases second report on GDP Q4 (1330 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1330 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - Jordan's King Abdullah addresses Brookings Institution Middle East conference (1400 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF press briefing (1430 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - Algerian FM addresses Brookings Institution conference on Middle East (1545 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Supreme Court hearing on case of journalist Khaled Drareni PICTURE. VIDEO. ALGIERS (Algeria) - Islamic scholar Said Djabelkhi on trial for mocking Islam ABU DHABI (United Arab Emirates) - Final day of International Defence Exhibition & Conference VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa BAMAKO (Mali) - Trial of 2012 coup leader Amadou Sanogo resumes (+) BRAZZAVILLE (Congo) - WHO weekly briefing on Covid-19 in Africa (0800 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sports DUNEDIN (New Zealand) - Cricket: New Zealand v Australia in second T20 international (0100 GMT) PICTURE. AHMEDABAD (India) - India host England in world's biggest cricket stadium for third Test (To 28) CÓRDOBA (Argentina) - Tennis: ATP tour 2021 - Cordoba Open (To 28) (+) MOROCCO - FIFA president Gianni Infantino visits VIDEO. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2021 Highlights SOUTH KOREA - South Korea begins Covid-19 vaccination rollout VIDEO. PICTURE. HONG KONG (China) - Hong Kong begins first coronavirus vaccinations for public HOUSTON (United States) - Biden visits Texas after winter storm disaster PICTURE. VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - FDA advisory committee meets on whether to endorse Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - House holds first vote on Biden's $1.9 trillion Covid relief plan VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Supreme Court decides whether 'Islamic State bride' Shamima Begum can return to UK to challenge removal of citizenship (0945 GMT) Asia-Pacific BEIJING (China) - Standing Committee of National People's Congress meets (To 27) MUMBAI (India) - Quarterly GDP data (1200 GMT) Europe ROME (Italy) - G20 finance ministers, central bank chiefs hold videoconference LONDON (United Kingdom) - IAG 2020 annual results (0600 GMT) OSLO (Norway) - Norwegian Air Shuttle Q3 results (0700 GMT) PARIS (France) - Q4 GDP data (revised) (0745 GMT) THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Appeal ruling on whether to lift Dutch curfew (0900 GMT) TBILISI (Georgia) - Opposition parties stage protest march (0900 GMT) VIDEO. (+) BERLIN (Germany) - Health Minister Spahn, head of disease control institute RKI Wieler hold press conference on Covid-19 (0915 GMT) PICTURE. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - PM De Croo attends Covid-19 crisis committee meeting (1300 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO virtual briefing on Covid-19 (1600 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. North America QUEBEC CITY (Canada) - Cinemas reopen in Quebec region, with restrictions ORLANDO (United States) - Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley among speakers on first day of Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Middle East and North Africa (+) ALGIERS (Algeria) - Call to resume weekly pro-democracy protests PICTURE. VIDEO. TRIPOLI (Libya) - Deadline for interim PM Abdel Hamid Dbeibah to form government VIDEO. RABAT (Morocco) - 60th anniversary of death of King Mohammed V, succeeded by son Hassan II (To March 2) Latin America BOGOTA (Colombia) - Trial of former FARC leaders, accused of crimes against humanity for kidnap of 20,000 people Sports AD DIRIYAH (Saudi Arabia) - Auto: Formula E World Championship Diriyah E-Prix (To 27) ROVANIEMI (Finland) - Auto: World rally championship (WRC), Arctic Rally PICTURE. (To 28) SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2021 Worldwide WORLD - International Polar Bear Day Asia-Pacific MYANMAR - Myanmar nationals deported from Malaysia to arrive Europe NICE (France) - Weekend lockdown in Alpes-Maritime region in virus fight VIDEO. (To March 7) MOSCOW (Russia) - Sixth anniversary of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov's assassination PICTURE. VIDEO. (+) WARSAW (Poland) - Poland tightens coronavirus restrictions (+) BEDFORD (United Kingdom) - Funeral of fundraising centenarian Captain Sir Tom Moore VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - 'Men in black' activist group hold protest against Covid restrictions (1800 GMT) North America ORLANDO (United States) - Mike Pompeo among speakers on day two of Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Middle East and North Africa TINDOUF (Algeria) - 45th anniversary of declaration of Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic PICTURE. VIDEO. ALGIERS (Algeria) - Verdict in appeal of retired general Ali Ghediri, jailed since June 2019 TEHRAN (Iran) - President Hassan Rouhani speaks at weekly Covid-19 taskforce meeting (0630 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa LUANDA (Angola) - Great Lakes region leaders hold talks Sports MANCHESTER (United Kingdom) - Premier League leaders Manchester City face West Ham (1230 GMT) PICTURE. ROME (Italy) - Rugby: Italy v Ireland in Six Nations (1415 GMT) PICTURE. CARDIFF (United Kingdom) - Rugby: Wales v England in Six Nations (1645 GMT) PICTURE. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2021 Highlights ORLANDO (United States) - Trump gives first post-White House speech to conservative conference PICTURE. VIDEO. LOS ANGELES (United States) - Golden Globes GRAPHIC. Asia-Pacific BEIJING (China) - China releases monthly manufacturing PMI (0700 GMT) Europe FRANCE - Closing day of online opinion poll on recreational marijuana use, before parliamentary debates DENMARK - Possible end of virus restrictions VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's Angelus prayer (1200 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sports SAINT-DENIS (France) - Rugby: France v Scotland in Six Nations (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Chelsea play Manchester United in Premier League battle for Champions League places (1630 GMT) PICTURE. MONDAY, MARCH 1, 2021 Highlights GENEVA (Switzerland) - New WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala takes office VIDEO. GENEVA (Switzerland) - UN, Switzerland and Sweden host Yemen pledging conference PARIS (France) - Verdict in corruption trial for former president Nicolas Sarkozy Asia-Pacific (+) NEW DELHI (India) - Vaccination begins for over-60s PICTURE. VIDEO. BAMIYAN (Afghanistan) - 20th anniversary of the destruction by the Taliban of the Bamiyan Buddha statues FUKUSHIMA (Japan) - District Court rules on case involving children's exposure to radioactivity (0430 GMT) Europe PARIS (France) - Paris Fashion Week Womenswear (To 9) (*) ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Court delivers verdict in case of two actors accused of insulting Erdogan BELGIUM - Beauty salons, wellness centres reopen BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU tourism ministers hold virtual meeting (+) VIENNA (Austria) - Government decision on possible easing of Covid restrictions GERMANY - Hair salons reopen, free antigen tests begin VIDEO. SWITZERLAND - Shops to reopen (date to be confirmed) GENEVA (Switzerland) - WTO General Council meets (To 2) BERLIN (Germany) - Berlinale film festival and European film market EFM held online (To 5) PARIS (France) - IEA oil market report 2021 (0900 GMT) (*) VIENNA (Austria) - IAEA holds virtual quarterly meeting of board of governors (0930 GMT) (To 5) (+) VIENNA (Austria) - IAEA Director General Grossi holds press conference (1130 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - February inflation data (provisional) (1300 GMT) North America VANCOUVER (Canada) - Hearing in extradition trial of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou (1800 GMT) (To 5) Middle East and North Africa TUNISIA - Covid-19 vaccines due to arrive (date to be confirmed) TEHRAN (Iran) - Foreign ministry spokesman holds press conference (0700 GMT) Latin America (*) BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - President Alberto Fernandez gives annual speech to Congress (1500 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sports ROTTERDAM (Netherlands) - ATP tournament in Rotterdam (To 6) DOHA (Qatar) - Tennis: WTA tour 2021 - Qatar Total Open (To 6) BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - Tennis: ATP tour 2021 - Argentina Open (To 7) TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 2021 Asia-Pacific (*) HONG KONG (China) - Court hearing for teen activist Liu Tsz-man after attempt to flee to Taiwan (0630 GMT) HONG KONG (China) - Plea hearing for man arrested for chanting slogans banned by new security law (0630 GMT) Europe MOSCOW (Russia) - Ex-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's 90th birthday PARIS (France) - Court examines ownership dispute over Pissarro work stolen by Nazis BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU trade ministers hold virtual meeting COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - Hearing on extending custody for seven suspects in foiled terror plot SPAIN - Virus ban on travel from the UK lifted (+) ROME (Italy) - Sanremo music festival (To 6) PARIS (France) - 1st FIAC Online Viewing Rooms, the virtual version of the International Contemporary Art Fair (To 7) ZURICH (Switzerland) - Lindt & Sprungli 2020 annual results (0600 GMT) (+) ANKARA (Turkey) - Erdogan unveils Turkish human rights 'action plan' (0900 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. PLOCK (Poland) - Verdict in trial of activists over image of Virgin Mary with gay flag (0900 GMT) LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - First eurozone inflation estimate for February (1000 GMT) North America OTTAWA (Canada) - GDP Q4 and full year 2020 (1330 GMT) Middle East and North Africa MOROCCO - Possible lifting of night-time virus curfew TEHRAN (Iran) - Government spokesman Ali Rabiei holds press conference (0800 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa LUANDA (Angola) - Great Lakes regional summit on Central African Republic crisis Latin America (*) MONTEVIDEO (Uruguay) - Parliamentary hearing with President Lacalle Pou to evaluate first year in office (1300 GMT) Sports BRACKLEY (United Kingdom) - World champions Mercedes present 2021 Formula 1 car and drivers (1600 GMT) WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2021 Worldwide WORLD - World Wildlife Day Asia-Pacific (*) HONG KONG (China) - Court sentences youngest protester, aged 14 at time of arrest, on riot charge (0500 GMT) Europe (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Boris Johnson answers Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) (1200 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. MOSCOW (Russia) - Forum on Arctic development projects (To 4) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Finance Minister Rishi Sunak delivers government budget PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. DIYARBAKIR (Turkey) - Trial resumes of suspects in 2015 killing of Kurdish rights lawyer (0630 GMT) VIDEO. BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel holds talks with German regional leaders on possible lifting of partial lockdown (1300 GMT) VIDEO. VIENNA (Austria) - OPEC Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) meeting (1500 GMT) North America NEW YORK (United States) - Exxon Mobil presents annual plan on energy, climate change (1330 GMT) TORONTO (Canada) - Verdict in murder trial of man who drove truck into crowd, killing 10 (1430 GMT) Middle East and North Africa TEHRAN (Iran) - President Hassan Rouhani chairs weekly cabinet meeting (0730 GMT) Sports WELLINGTON (New Zealand) - Cricket: New Zealand v Australia in third T20 international (0600 GMT) PICTURE. BARCELONA (Spain) - Football: Copa del Rey - Semi final Second Leg: Barcelona v Sevilla (2000 GMT) PICTURE. THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 2021 Asia-Pacific BEIJING (China) - Start of annual session of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. Europe DÜSSELDORF (Germany) - Henkel 2020 annual results PARIS (France) - Trial of Franco-Israeli hacker Ulcan FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Lufthansa 2020 annual results (0600 GMT) (*) ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Court resumes hearing in murder case of Saudi journalist Khashoggi (0630 GMT) VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Court ruling in 'Karachi' corruption trial for ex-premier Edouard Balladur (1000 GMT) THESSALONIKI (Greece) - Thessaloniki Documentary Festival (1200 GMT) (*) PARIS (France) - Appeals court rules whether Airbus and Air France should face trial over 2009 Rio-Paris crash (1300 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting (ONOMM) (1500 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1330 GMT) Sports LIVERPOOL (United Kingdom) - Liverpool face Chelsea in Premier League (2015 GMT) AHMEDABAD (India) - Cricket: India v England in fourth and final Test (To 8) (*) ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA - Cricket: West Indies v Sri Lanka in first T20 international (0000 GMT) (*) ABU DHABI (United Arab Emirates) - Cricket: Afghanistan v Zimbabwe in first Test (0600 GMT) (To 7) afp
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