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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. WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2021 Highlights GENEVA (Switzerland) - Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response launches its main report (1000 GMT) Worldwide WORLD - International Nurses Day Asia-Pacific (+) HONG KONG (China) - Legislature expected to pass 'loyalty pledge' law for public office holders (0400 GMT) (*) TOKYO (Japan) - SoftBank Group annual results GRAPHIC. (*) TOKYO (Japan) - Toyota annual results GRAPHIC. MALAYSIA - Virus restrictions tightened ahead of Eid holidays Europe MOSCOW (Russia) - UN Secretary-General Guterres holds talks with Russian authorities VIDEO. (To 13) PARIS (France) - Appeals court rules whether Airbus, Air France should face trial over 2009 Rio-Paris crash (0700 GMT) VIDEO. LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - EU court rules on appeal by Amazon, Engie in Luxembourg tax cases (0900 GMT) VIDEO. (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Boris Johnson answers Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) (1100 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. AMSTERDAM (Netherlands) - EMA press briefing on Covid-19 vaccines (1200 GMT) VIDEO. GENEVA (Switzerland) - Auction of sapphire-adorned regal jewels belonging to Napoleon's adopted daughter FRANCE - Covid vaccinations opened to all adults, subject to appointment availability VIDEO. LEVERKUSEN (Germany) - Bayer Q1 results (0500 GMT) PARIS (France) - IEA monthly oil report (0800 GMT) ATHENS (Greece) - PM Mitsotakis hosts European Financial Stability Facility chief Klaus Regling for talks (0800 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - Health Minister Jens Spahn, RKI health agency's Lothar Wieler hold press conference on Covid-19 (0900 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. HELSINKI (Finland) - Parliament votes on EU coronavirus rescue package (0900 GMT) (*) ALCALÁ DE HENARES (Spain) - Spain launches tourist promotion campaign for summer 2021 (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU Commission releases economic forecasts (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. OVIEDO (Spain) - Princess of Asturias art awards (1000 GMT) (+) BERLIN (Germany) - Environment Minister Schulze holds press conference on climate law (1015 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) PARIS (France) - Macron hosts working lunch with Argentine President Alberto Fernandez (1130 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) ROME (Italy) - PM Mario Draghi answers lawmakers' questions in parliament (1300 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. FÁTIMA (Portugal) - Annual pilgrimage to Fatima, with limited attendance (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 13) MOSCOW (Russia) - FM Lavrov hosts talks with UN Secretary-General Guterres VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. (+) MOSCOW (Russia) - PM Mishustin gives annual report on government's work over previous year PICTURE. MUNICH (Germany) - BMW annual general meeting LONDON (United Kingdom) - 18th birthday of Madeleine McCann, who went missing as a toddler on a family holiday in Portugal in 2007 VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - BP annual general meeting LONDON (United Kingdom) - IMF chief meets UK officials to prepare for G7 summit, COP26 climate talks (To 13) North America (*) WASHINGTON (United States) - House Republicans vote on ousting Trump critic Liz Cheney from leadership PICTURE. VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - Biden meets Republican and Democrat Congressional leadership teams PICTURE. VIDEO. NEW YORK (United States) - New York starts offering free Covid vaccines in some subway stations VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF publishes annual report on Ireland (1200 GMT) (*) UNITED NATIONS (United States) - Video conference organised by US, UK, Germany on Beijing's treatment of Uyghur Muslim minority (1400 GMT) (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - PAHO holds briefing on Covid-19 in the Americas (1500 GMT) (*) VANCOUVER (Canada) - Court sets dates for August extradition hearings of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou (1500 GMT) (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Blinken presents annual International Religious Freedom report (1530 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa KAMPALA (Uganda) - President Yoweri Museveni sworn in for sixth term VIDEO. PICTURE. Latin America (+) BOGOTA (Colombia) - Protests continue in Bogota against the government of Ivan Duque VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BRASÍLIA (Brazil) - Parliamentary committee on Covid response questions heads of Fiocruz and Butantan research institutes (1300 GMT) (*) BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - Nurses mark International Nurses Day with march to demand better working conditions (2030 GMT) Sports ITALY - Cycling: World Tour 2021, Giro d'Italia PICTURE. GRAPHIC. (To 30) ROME (Italy) - Tennis: ATP tour 2021 - Internazionali BNL d'Italia PICTURE. GRAPHIC. (To 16) ROME (Italy) - Tennis: WTA tour 2021 - Internazionali BNL d'Italia (To 16) THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2021 Highlights (*) WORLD - Eid al-Fitr, marking end of Ramadan (To 14) Asia-Pacific (*) AFGHANISTAN - Three-day ceasefire for Eid holiday declared by Taliban VIDEO. (To 15) TOKYO (Japan) - Nikon Q3 results TOKYO (Japan) - Suzuki Q3 results Europe (*) BUDAPEST (Hungary) - Covid-19 vaccination of 16 to 18-year-olds expected to start VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope Francis meets Argentine President Alberto Fernandez SAARBRUCKEN (Germany) - Restrictions eased on cross-border workers from northeastern France LONDON (United Kingdom) - Burberry preliminary 2020/2021 annual results (0600 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Rolls Royce Trading update and AGM (0600 GMT) WARSAW (Poland) - Constitutional Court expected to rule on validity of EU law in Poland (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Parliamentary committee questions ex-PM David Cameron about claims of improper government lobbying (1330 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Biden hosts Republican senators, seeking bipartisan support for infrastructure plan PICTURE. VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - Weekly unemployment benefit claims (1230 GMT) LOS ANGELES (United States) - Disney Q2 results (2030 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa (+) VICTORIA (Seychelles) - Health ministry holds press conference on Covid-19 VIDEO. JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) - President Ramaphosa appears before anti-graft panel in his capacity as head of state VIDEO. (To 14) Latin America MEXICO CITY (Mexico) - 700th anniversary of the foundation of Mexico BRASÍLIA (Brazil) - Lawmakers quiz ex-foreign minister Araujo, bosses of pharmaceutical company Uniao Quimica on Covid response (1300 GMT) Sports BERLIN (Germany) - Football: RB Leipzig v Borussia Dortmund in German Cup Final (1845 GMT) PICTURE. TOKYO (Japan) - Olympic skateboarding test event VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 14) TOKYO (Japan) - Inaugural Olympic Virtual Series (To June 23) FRIDAY, MAY 14, 2021 Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - Toshiba Q3 results TOKYO (Japan) - Honda 2020/2021 annual results (0800 GMT) PICTURE. WELLINGTON (New Zealand) - PM Jacinda Ardern press conference on 'Christchurch Call' push to curb online extremism (2200 GMT) Europe GREECE - Borders reopen to tourists PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. GREECE - Museums reopen, one day ahead of tourism restart (+) PARIS (France) - 80 years since round-up of Paris Jews ROME (Italy) - IMF chief Georgieva meets Italian officials to prepare for July's G20 summit ROME (Italy) - Pope Francis opens conference on Italian demographics, with focus on birth rate decline (0800 GMT) PICTURE. (*) KIEV (Ukraine) - President Zelensky attends inauguration of synagogue in Babyn Yar (0800 GMT) BELFAST (United Kingdom) - Election of new Democratic Unionist Party leader (1000 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO virtual press conference on Covid-19 (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. North America MONTREAL (Canada) - Quebec opens Covid vaccination to all adults Sub-Saharan Africa LUSAKA (Zambia) - Parliament dissolved ahead of election Latin America (+) QUITO (Ecuador) - The new unicameral National Assembly will be installed to elect its authorities Sports TOKYO (Japan) - Olympic 3x3 test basketball event VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 16) LE MANS (France) - Moto world championship French Grand Prix (To 16) SATURDAY, MAY 15, 2021 Asia-Pacific SYDNEY (Australia) - Australia ends ban on citizens returning from India Europe MADRID (Spain) - 10th anniversary of 'indignados' anti-austerity protest movement MOSCOW (Russia) - Deadline imposed by Russia for Twitter to delete 'banned' content WARSAW (Poland) - Restaurant terraces re-open, mask obligation lifted VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Deadline for UK to respond to EU legal complaint over agreement on post-Brexit trade through N. Ireland ENSISHEIM (France) - Protest against Amazon warehouse project in Alsace (1300 GMT) Latin America CHILE - Local elections and vote for constituent assembly members VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 16) Sports LONDON (United Kingdom) - Football: Chelsea v Leicester City in FA Cup Final (1615 GMT) PICTURE. SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2021 Asia-Pacific (*) WELLINGTON (New Zealand) - New Zealand opens travel bubble with Cook Islands Europe CROATIA - Local elections (0500 GMT) PICTURE. VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope celebrates mass at St Peter's Basilica with Rome's Myanmar faithful (0800 GMT) PICTURE. Middle East and North Africa DUBAI (United Arab Emirates) - Arabian Travel Market 2021 industry conference (To 19) ALGERIA - Campaigning begins for snap elections (2300 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. (To June 8) Sub-Saharan Africa (+) BISSAU (Guinea-Bissau) - Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa visits (To 17) Sports DHAKA (Bangladesh) - Cricket: Sri Lanka's tour of Bangladesh (0200 GMT) PICTURE. (To 29) GENEVA (Switzerland) - Tennis: ATP tour 2021 - Genot Geneva Open (To 22) COLOGNE (Germany) - Tennis: WTA tour 2021 - Cologne Open (To 22) PARMA (Italy) - Tennis: WTA tour 2021 - Emilia-Romagna Open (To 22) BELGRADE (Serbia) - Tennis: WTA tour 2021 - Serbia Open (To 22) GOTHENBURG (Sweden) - Football: Women's Champions League - Final: Chelsea (ENG) v Barcelona (ESP) (1900 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. MONDAY, MAY 17, 2021 Worldwide WORLD - International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia Europe (*) UNITED KINGDOM - Limited return of spectators to England's sporting venues, as indoor dining and some foreign travel resume PICTURE. (+) KRANJ (Slovenia) - Western Balkan heads of state hold annual meeting to discuss EU accession UNITED KINGDOM - Restrictions eased on travel from England to countries on government 'green list', including Portugal, Australia, N.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 organisations (0700 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Kennedy Center Honors for the performing arts (To 22) Middle East and North Africa RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - Saudi Arabia to lift travel curbs on 'immunised' citizens Sub-Saharan Africa BAMAKO (Mali) - Strike called by national union (To 21) TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2021 Asia-Pacific MUMBAI (India) - Tata Motors releases quarterly earnings HONG KONG (China) - Baidu Q1 results (1200 GMT) Europe (*) MOSCOW (Russia) - FM Lavrov delivers speech during Russia-Africa conference (+) MOSCOW (Russia) - Parliament debates bill banning Navalny supporters from being elected as lawmakers BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Appeal court examines legal framework of Belgian government's virus restrictions PARIS (France) - Paris hosts Africa financing summit (+) PARIS (France) - Tunisian President Kais Saied visits 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) PARIS (France) - Societe Generale annual general meeting (1400 GMT) North America (+) DEARBORN (United States) - Biden tours Ford electric vehicle production plant PICTURE. VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa CASABLANCA (Morocco) - Journalist Omar Radi on trial for spying and sexual assault CASABLANCA (Morocco) - Trial resumes of journalist Soulaimane Raissouni (0800 GMT) 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. (+) DUSHANBE (Tajikistan) - Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev visits (To 20) (+) MOSCOW (Russia) - Parliament due to debate end to Open Skies security treaty with US VIENNA (Austria) - Restaurants, hotels, cultural events set to reopen after six-month Covid lockdown VIDEO. REYKJAVIK (Iceland) - Ministerial meeting of the Arctic Council PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 20) COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - Protest over Denmark's decision to revoke residence permits for Syrian refugees (1430 GMT) North America (*) SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Judge examines settlement reached with Bayer over RoundUp herbicide 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 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 Europe BELGRADE (Serbia) - Production of Russia's Sputnik vaccine to begin in Serbia EVIAN (France) - 60th anniversary of the 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 BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU trade ministers meet LONDON (United Kingdom) - EasyJet half-year earnings (0600 GMT) Middle East and North Africa BEIRUT (Lebanon) - Syrians abroad can vote in presidential elections RABAT (Morocco) - Teacher goes on trial for 'outrage' after accusing security forces of sexually assaulting her during a labour dispute Sports 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) afp
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