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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. 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. FRIDAY, JULY 17, 2020 Asia-Pacific SEOUL (South Korea) - Presser by Center for Disease Control, health ministry on virus strategy (0600 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Europe (*) COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - Danske Bank Q2 results (0600 GMT) ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Trial resumes of local US consulate employee (0600 GMT) (+) KIEV (Ukraine) - Parliament debates bill reducing use of Ukrainian language in schools (0630 GMT) VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU leaders summit on virus recovery package (0800 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 18) (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Boris Johnson holds press conference announcing more changes to lockdown rules (1000 GMT) PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Opposition National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) annual meeting, held mostly online due to virus (1300 GMT) (+) GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO presser on COVID-19 (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) SANT VICENÇ DELS HORTS (Spain) - Semi freedom for Catalan separatists jailed for their role in 2017 secession push (1630 GMT) VIDEO. MILAN (Italy) - Fashion Week, held online due to virus restrictions PICTURE. VIDEO. GENEVA (Switzerland) - Candidates to head WTO meet members, followed by press conference PICTURE. DUBLIN (Ireland) - Extradition hearing for Ian Bailey, wanted in France for murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) MINSK (Belarus) - Russian PM visits Minsk POTSDAM (Germany) - 75th anniversary of Truman, Stalin and Churchill's Potsdam Conference MANCHESTER (United Kingdom) - Reissue of classic Joy Division album 'Closer' for 40th anniversary (*) STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Volvo Group Q2 results North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US government releases residential construction data (1230 GMT) WEST DES MOINES (United States) - Pompeo addresses Republican Party's evangelical Christian base (1300 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - Treasury Secretary Mnuchin testifies on emergency pandemic loans to small businesses (1430 GMT) Middle East and North Africa TEHRAN (Iran) - Health ministry spokeswoman holds COVID-19 press conference (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. DAMASCUS (Syria) - 20th anniversary of Bashar al-Assad coming to power Sub-Saharan Africa KORHOGO (Ivory Coast) - Burial of deceased PM Amadou Gon Coulibaly (1200 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) MALI - Opposition movement pays tribute to victims killed during protests in mosques across the country VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Latin America BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - Virus lockdown expected to end VIDEO. PICTURE. Sports DUBLIN (United States) - Golf: PGA Tour - The Memorial Tournament (To 19) (*) BERLIN (Germany) - Berlin tennis tournament PICTURE. (To 19) NEWTON (United States) - IndyCar: Iowa Speedway Race 1 (To 18) MANCHESTER (United Kingdom) - West Indies face England in 2nd Test match PICTURE. (To 20) (*) SYDNEY (Australia) - Australia's A-League resumes PARAGUAY - Football championship resumes SATURDAY, JULY 18, 2020 Europe VIENNA (Austria) - Candidatures open for head of OSCE (*) PARIS (France) - Paris Plages, city beach, opens VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To August 30) KHABAROVSK (Russia) - Calls for mass demonstration in support of popular regional governor arrested for murder (0200 GMT) VIDEO. BEAUMONT-SUR-OISE (France) - Protest march for Adama Traore, killed by police four years ago (1130 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (+) LILLE (France) - Extinction Rebellion launch civil disobedience campaign against textile industry (1230 GMT) ATHENS (Greece) - National Opera resumes season with show at Roman Agora (2000 GMT) PICTURE. (To 19) Middle East and North Africa RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - Virtual meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors TEHRAN (Iran) - Health ministry spokeswoman holds COVID-19 press conference (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) - UN Secretary General Guterres speaks at Mandela Foundation (1300 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. Sports NEWTON (United States) - IndyCar: Iowa Speedway Race 2 LONDON (United Kingdom) - Football: FA Cup - Semi final: Arsenal v Manchester City (1845 GMT) BRIANÇON (France) - Climbing: IFSC World cup event (To 19) SUNDAY, JULY 19, 2020 Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - Sumo tournament, first with fans since pandemic VIDEO. YANGON (Myanmar) - Aung San Suu Kyi pays respects to her father, independence hero General Aung San on Martyrs' Day (0600 GMT) VIDEO. Europe VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's Angelus prayer (1000 GMT) PICTURE. North America (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Donald Trump interviewed on Fox News (1300 GMT) Middle East and North Africa JERUSALEM - Next hearing in Netanyahu's corruption trial in his absence SYRIA - Parliamentary elections GRAPHIC. PICTURE. VIDEO. TEHRAN (Iran) - Health ministry spokeswoman holds COVID-19 press conference (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa KINSHASA (DR Congo) - Protest against choice of new election commission head Sports BUDAPEST (Hungary) - Auto: Formula One - Hungarian Grand Prix, Grand Prix (1310 GMT) GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. PICTURE. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Football: FA Cup - Semi final: Manchester United v Chelsea (1700 GMT) VIDEO. JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA (Spain) - Spanish MotoGP PICTURE. VITORIA (Spain) - Football: La Liga - day 38: Alaves v Barcelona (1900 GMT) PICTURE. LEGANÉS (Spain) - Football: La Liga - day 38: Leganes v Real Madrid (1900 GMT) PICTURE. ROME (Italy) - Football: Serie A - day 34: Roma v Inter Milan (1945 GMT) (+) BOGOTA (Colombia) - Bernal and Quintana will leave quarantine in Colombia to resume competitions in Europe (2200 GMT) (To 20) MONDAY, JULY 20, 2020 Asia-Pacific WENCHANG (China) - Launch of first Chinese Mars probe (date to be announced) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. (To 25) (*) CHINA - Movie theatres reopen in COVID-19 low-risk areas VIDEO. PAKISTAN - Pakistan resumes polio vaccinations after four-month COVID-19 suspension VIDEO. Europe (+) FRANCE - Masks become compulsory in all indoor public spaces from this week (date to be confirmed) VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Deadline for EU antitrust decision on Google acquisition of fitness tracker company Fitbit (*) KIEV (Ukraine) - Demonstration for journalist murdered four years ago (0500 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Fifth full-scale round of Brexit negotiations (0900 GMT) GRAPHIC. (To 24) (*) GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO presser on COVID-19 (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Fifth anniversary of reopening of US, Cuban embassies (*) UNITED STATES - Walmart to require face masks at all US stores Sub-Saharan Africa CONAKRY (Guinea) - Opposition resumes anti-government protests after pause during virus crisis (1000 GMT) Sports TURIN (Italy) - Football: Serie A - day 34: Juventus v Lazio (1945 GMT) VIDEO. TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2020 Asia-Pacific (*) COLOMBO (Sri Lanka) - 60th anniversary of election of Sirima Bandaranaike, the world's first female PM HONG KONG (China) - One-year anniversary of Yuen Long attack on pro-democracy supporters (0200 GMT) Europe KIEV (Ukraine) - Swiss President Simonetta Sommaruga visits (To 23) (*) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - National Day ceremony pays tribute to pandemic frontline workers VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. MAGDEBURG (Germany) - Trial opens of suspect behind synagogue assault in Halle VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. ZURICH (Switzerland) - UBS Q2 results GENEVA (Switzerland) - SGS half-year results (0500 GMT) North America OTTAWA (Canada) - US-Canada border reopens to non-essential travel Sports WATFORD (United Kingdom) - Football: Premier League - day 37: Watford v Manchester City (1700 GMT) WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2020 Europe OSLO (Norway) - Ninth anniversary of mass killings by far-right extremist Anders Behring Breivik (+) COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - US Secretary of State Pompeo visits VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Final Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) before summer recess (1100 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (+) MOSCOW (Russia) - Russian FM Sergei Lavrov meets Algerian counterpart Sabri Boukadoum (+) MARSEILLE (France) - International Festival of Cinema (To 26) MADRID (Spain) - Banco Santander Q2 results (0500 GMT) LECCE (Italy) - Dior cruise collection fashion show (1100 GMT) PETROZAVODSK (Russia) - Verdict expected in trial of Gulag historian Yury Dmitriev (1130 GMT) VIDEO. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US existing home sales (1400 GMT) Middle East and North Africa (*) ALGIERS (Algeria) - Retrial of radio journalist acquitted over urging protests (2300 GMT) Sports LAUSANNE (Switzerland) - IOC executive board meets online MANCHESTER (United Kingdom) - Football: Premier League - day 37: Manchester United v West Ham (1700 GMT) VIDEO. LIVERPOOL (United Kingdom) - Football: Premier League - day 37: Liverpool v Chelsea (1915 GMT) VIDEO. MILAN (Italy) - Football: Serie A - day 35: Inter Milan v Fiorentina (1945 GMT) THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2020 Europe SPAIN - Strike at Airbus over job cuts PICTURE. (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Deadline for Venezuela's central bank to submit appeal against UK ruling that recognised Juan Guaido as president STUTTGART (Germany) - Daimler releases Q2 financial results (0530 GMT) (+) HAMBURG (Germany) - Verdict in the trial of SS-guard at the Nazi's Stutthof camp (0700 GMT) ANKARA (Turkey) - Central bank to decide interest rate (1100 GMT) North America SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Twitter Q2 results (1200 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1230 GMT) Middle East and North Africa SHARM EL SHEIKH (Egypt) - 15th anniversary of Al-Qaeda attacks on Sharm el-Sheikh ALGIERS (Algeria) - Trial of journalist, blogger Fodil Boumala Sub-Saharan Africa (*) MANZINI (eSwatini) - Court hears application seeking to decriminalise homosexuality PRETORIA (South Africa) - South Africa Reserve Bank presents monetary policy statement (1200 GMT) Latin America SANTIAGO (Chile) - Extradition of Chilean suspect in death of Japanese student in France (0400 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. Sports LOS ANGELES (United States) - MLB baseball season resumes (date subject to change) UDINE (Italy) - Football: Serie A - day 35: Udinese v Juventus (1730 GMT) VIDEO. ROME (Italy) - Football: Serie A - day 35: Lazio v Cagliari (1945 GMT) FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2020 Europe MOSCOW (Russia) - Expected end of checks on infrastructure built on permafrost following accident DUISBURG (Germany) - 10th anniversary of deadly Love Parade, in which 21 people were killed in a narrow tunnel UNITED KINGDOM - Masks become obligatory in shops VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK retail sales for June (ONS) (0500 GMT) ISTANBUL (Turkey) - First Muslim prayers to be performed in Hagia Sophia (1000 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. VIDEO. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US government releases new home sales data (1400 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell discusses the economy (1530 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa KINSHASA (DR Congo) - Appeal hearing for top presidential aide convicted of corruption Latin America (*) CUSCO (Peru) - Machu Picchu reopens Sports MEXICO CITY (Mexico) - Mexican football championship opens with new tournament SAINT-DENIS (France) - French cup final: Paris SG - Saint-Etienne (1900 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. MANCHESTER (United Kingdom) - West Indies face England in 3rd Test match PICTURE. (To 28) SATURDAY, JULY 25, 2020 Europe BERLIN (Germany) - Annual pride event marking Christopher Street Day, held online VERONA (Italy) - Arena di Verona hosts first concert since lockdown VIDEO. (*) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Gyms, indoor swimming pools and leisure centres allowed to reopen in England PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE REPORT. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - 10th anniversary of Wikileaks publication of over 70,000 Afghan war documents Sub-Saharan Africa ABIDJAN (Ivory Coast) - Opposition PDCI meets to select presidential candidate ahead of October election (0000 GMT) (To 26) Sports BEIJING (China) - Chinese football championship resumes VIDEO. RABAT (Morocco) - Botola Proc football championship resumes afp
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