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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. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2021 Highlights (*) WASHINGTON (United States) - Closing arguments and vote expected in Trump Senate impeachment trial (1500 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. GRAPHIC. Europe (+) ROME (Italy) - New Italian government sworn in VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. Viazma (Russia) - Reburial of remains of French soldiers from Napoleon's army PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BELGIUM - Hair salons, zoos reopen North America LAS CRUCES (United States) - Space tourism company Virgin Galactic plans new test flight for its SpaceShipTwo craft (date to be confirmed) VIDEO. LOS ANGELES (United States) - Auction of Cold War relics, including KGB Espionage Museum's collection VIDEO. PICTURE. Middle East and North Africa BEIRUT (Lebanon) - Lebanon receives first vaccine shipment VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa LAGOS (Nigeria) - Protest against police brutality VIDEO. Latin America BARRANQUILLA (Colombia) - Virtual carnival (2300 GMT) (To 15) Sports CHENNAI (India) - Cricket: India v England in second Test (To 17) MELBOURNE (Australia) - Tennis: Grand Slam Tournaments - Australian Open VIDEO. (To 21) CORTINA D'AMPEZZO (Italy) - Alpine Ski: World Championships PICTURE. (To 21) EDINBURGH (United Kingdom) - Rugby: Scotland v Wales in Six Nations (1645 GMT) PICTURE. DHAKA (Bangladesh) - Cricket: Bangladesh v West Indies in second Test PICTURE. (To 15) HEERENVEEN (Netherlands) - Speed Skating: World Championship (To 14) ZAKOPANE (Poland) - Ski Jumping: FIS World Cup PICTURE. (To 14) LAHORE (Pakistan) - Cricket: Pakistan v South Africa in second T20 international PICTURE. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2021 Worldwide WORLD - Valentine's Day VIDEO. GRAPHIC. PICTURE. Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - GDP Q4 2020, first estimate (2350 GMT) Europe GERMANY - Ban on travel from Czech border regions, Austria's Tyrol takes effect PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. KOSOVO - Early parliamentary elections VIDEO. PICTURE. (+) KINDERDIJK (Netherlands) - Dutch skaters take to the ice to the backdrop of historic windmills. VIDEO. BARCELONA (Spain) - Catalonia holds regional election LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. BUDAPEST (Hungary) - Licence of top independent radio station Klubradio expires RUSSIA - Nationwide flash mob in support of jailed opposition leader Navalny (1700 GMT) VIDEO. North America NEW YORK (United States) - New York Women's Fashion Week Fall/Winter (To 17) Middle East and North Africa BAHRAIN - 10th anniversary of start of pro-democracy uprising PICTURE. VIDEO. ALGIERS (Algeria) - Appeal trial of ex-PMs Ahmed Ouyahia, Abdelmalek Sellal in pharmaceuticals scandal (*) BEIRUT (Lebanon) - Lebanon's Hariri gives televised speech to mark 16th anniversary of father's murder (1400 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. Sports LAHORE (Pakistan) - Cricket: Pakistan v South Africa in third T20 international PICTURE. DUBLIN (Ireland) - Rugby: Ireland v France in Six Nations (1500 GMT) MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2021 Highlights N'DJAMENA (Chad) - G5 Sahel leaders' summit VIDEO. (To 16) GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO meeting to approve AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine produced in South Korea, India (0900 GMT) Asia-Pacific JAPAN - Covid-19 vaccination campaign begins (date to be confirmed) TOKYO (Japan) - Health authorities announce decision on whether to approve Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine BANGKOK (Thailand) - Annual GDP 2020 (0230 GMT) Europe UNITED KINGDOM - Mandatory 10-day quarantine starts for travellers returning from countries deemed at high risk from Covid-19 variants VIDEO. PICTURE. SAINT PETERSBURG (Russia) - FM Lavrov meets Finnish counterpart STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control updates guidance on risk from coronavirus variants PARIS (France) - Release of PowerZ video game DRESDEN (Germany) - Saxony becomes first German state to reopen primary and preschools after two-month closure VIDEO. PICTURE. ITALY - Ski resorts scheduled to reopen VIDEO. (*) LJUBLJANA (Slovenia) - Vote expected on no-confidence motion brought by opposition, which accuses PM Janez Jansa of creeping authoritarianism PARIS (France) - Writer Gabriel Matzneff publishes new book despite being investigated over claims he raped children BELLINZONA (Switzerland) - Trial scheduled to resume for suspected warlord accused of committing atrocities in Liberia's civil war (To March 5) VIENNA (Austria) - Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis visits Austria (0830 GMT) BAKU (Azerbaijan) - Court hears appeal of journalist Polad Aslanov, sentenced to 16 years in jail for 'high treason' (1100 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - NATO chief Stoltenberg holds press conference on eve of defence ministers' meeting (1400 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. GENEVA (Switzerland) - WTO General Council meeting (1400 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Eurozone finance ministers meet (1400 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) ALMADA (Portugal) - Team of French health workers arrives to help reinforce staff of Garcia de Orta hospital (1530 GMT) GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO virtual briefing on Covid-19 (1600 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa LIBYA - 10th anniversary of start of uprising against Moamer Kadhafi's regime PICTURE. VIDEO. TUNISIA - Covid-19 vaccination campaign begins ALGIERS (Algeria) - Start of appeal by press baron Anis Rahmani against 5-year jail term for corruption ABU DHABI (United Arab Emirates) - Etihad Airways resumes flights to Doha (0700 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa HARARE (Zimbabwe) - Shipment from China of 200,000 Covid-19 vaccine jabs arrives JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) - Ex-president Zuma ordered to appear before anti-graft panel (To 18) KINSHASA (DR Congo) - Appeal hearing for President Tshisekedi's ex-chief of staff, who has been sentenced to 20 years in jail VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. DAKAR (Senegal) - Night-time curfew scheduled to end TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2021 Highlights HONG KONG (China) - Trial begins of nine prominent dissidents, including Jimmy Lai and Martin Lee, for unlawful assembly (0100 GMT) (*) WASHINGTON (United States) - Yemen's Huthi rebels leave US terror blacklist (*) THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Central African Republic war crimes suspects Patrice Ngaissona, Alfred Yekatom go on trial at International Criminal Court (0830 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Europe MINSK (Belarus) - Hearing in trial of journalists accused of organising riots BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU finance ministers meet VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - Greenland parliament starts winter session STRASBOURG (France) - European Court of Human Rights ruling on German responsibility in deadly 2009 air strike in Afghanistan (0900 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Inauguration of country's 'largest vaccination site' (0930 GMT) PARIS (France) - European Space Agency press conference on astronaut recruitment campaign (1200 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa BEIRUT (Lebanon) - Hezbollah chief Nasrallah delivers televised speech LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. Sports BARCELONA (Spain) - Football: Barcelona v Paris Saint-Germain in last 16 of Champions League (first leg) (2000 GMT) PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2021 Highlights MILWAUKEE (United States) - Biden appears in CNN 'town hall' on first presidential trip (0100 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Europe MOSCOW (Russia) - Hearing in trial on embezzlement charges of US financier Michael Calvey and French banker Philippe Delpal MINSK (Belarus) - Trial of opposition politician Viktor Babaryko begins PARIS (France) - Kering 2020 annual results KRAKÓW (Poland) - V4 group prime ministers' summit PICTURE. VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - ACEA industry body publishes new EU car sales for January (0700 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU releases annual trade policy review, including WTO reform proposal (1100 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - NATO defence ministers hold meeting by videoconference (1400 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 18) North America NEW YORK (United States) - Sentencing for lawyer Michael Avenatti, found guilty of extortion (1700 GMT) Middle East and North Africa SFAX (Tunisia) - General strike MOROCCO - Possible lifting of night-time virus curfew TEHRAN (Iran) - President Hassan Rouhani addresses weekly cabinet meeting (0700 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa NYANZA (Rwanda) - 'Hotel Rwanda' film hero Paul Rusesabagina goes on trial Latin America (*) BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - People protest in front of courthouse to demand justice for femicide victims (2000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2021 Highlights HONG KONG (China) - Media tycoon Jimmy Lai returns to High Court for new bail hearing (0100 GMT) PASADENA (United States) - Mars 2020 rover landing LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. Worldwide WORLD - Protecting the Amazon - a live event on EarthxTV, YouTube and Facebook (2000 GMT) Asia-Pacific KUALA LUMPUR (Malaysia) - Key hearing in graft trial of former first lady Rosmah Mansor HONG KONG (China) - Deadline for civil servants to sign new loyalty pledge (0000 GMT) BEIJING (China) - Baidu 2020 annual results (0115 GMT) Europe PARIS (France) - Airbus 2020 annual results (0530 GMT) (*) STUTTGART (Germany) - Daimler 2020 annual results (0600 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Barclays 2020 annual results (0600 GMT) PARIS (France) - Air France-KLM 2020 annual results (0615 GMT) VIDEO. VEVEY (Switzerland) - Nestle 2020 annual results (0615 GMT) OSLO (Norway) - Norwegian Air Shuttle Q3 results (0700 GMT) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - ECB publishes annual accounts for 2020 (1000 GMT) MOSCOW (Russia) - Trial of pro-Navalny protester (1100 GMT) ANKARA (Turkey) - Central bank decides interest rate (1100 GMT) (*) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - ECB publishes minutes on January monetary policy meeting (1230 GMT) North America NEW YORK (United States) - Walmart Q4 and 2020 annual results (1200 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1330 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Trial over 2014 abduction, murder of French mountain guide PICTURE. VIDEO. Sports AUSTRALIA - Super Rugby AU starts CHENNAI (India) - Cricket: Top stars go under the hammer at IPL auction (0300 GMT) FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2021 Highlights LONDON (United Kingdom) - Women's fashion week VIDEO. (To 23) MUNICH (Germany) - Munich Security Conference held virtually, with addresses from Biden, Merkel (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Asia-Pacific YOKOHAMA (Japan) - First anniversary of end of Diamond Princess cruise ship quarantine Europe PARIS (France) - Danone 2020 annual results VIDEO. MILAN (Italy) - Eni 2020 annual results LONDON (United Kingdom) - Supreme Court decides on Uber drivers status MUNICH (Germany) - Allianz 2020 annual results (0600 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Public sector financial data for January (0600 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK retail sales January data (0600 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - First estimate for IHS Markit's eurozone composite PMI for February (0900 GMT) (*) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - ECB Supervisory Board member Edouard Fernandez-Boll gives speech on selection of bank heads (1200 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Natwest 2020 annual results (1400 GMT) GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO virtual briefing on Covid-19 (1600 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. HANAU (Germany) - Commemoration to honour victims of Hanau shooting attack victims (1700 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. Sub-Saharan Africa BLOEMFONTEIN (South Africa) - ANC Secretary-General Ace Magashule in court on corruption charges SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2021 Middle East and North Africa RABAT (Morocco) - 10th anniversary of launch of pro-reform February 20 movement Latin America COLOMBIA - Covid-19 vaccination campaign begins Sports PODGORICA (Montenegro) - FIBA EuroBasket 2022 Qualifier - Germany vs Great Britain (1600 GMT) PICTURE. PODGORICA (Montenegro) - FIBA EuroBasket 2022 Qualifier - Montenegro vs France (1945 GMT) PICTURE. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2021 Asia-Pacific SINGAPORE (Singapore) - Possible reopening of borders for business travellers (date to be confirmed) CHRISTCHURCH (New Zealand) - Tenth anniversary of Christchurch earthquake VIDEO. Europe LIVERPOOL (United Kingdom) - 60th anniversary of the Beatles' first concert at the Cavern Club VIDEO. North America OTTAWA (Canada) - International borders due to reopen (decision to be confirmed) VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa TEHRAN (Iran) - Iranian deadline to lift US sanctions or risk terms of Non-Proliferation Treaty Sub-Saharan Africa NIAMEY (Niger) - Presidential vote runoff Sports PODGORICA (Montenegro) - FIBA EuroBasket 2022 Qualifier - France vs Great Britain (1600 GMT) PICTURE. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Cycling: World Tour 2021, UAE Tour 2021 (To 27) afp
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