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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. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2021 Europe (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Health Secretary Matt Hancock holds Downing Street press conference (1700 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. MADRID (Spain) - Spanish health authorities give press conference on Covid-19 (1730 GMT) TROMSO (Norway) - Arctic Frontiers annual conference (To 4) (*) GENEVA (Switzerland) - Libyan Political Dialogue Forum meeting VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 5) North America LOS ANGELES (United States) - Sundance Film Festival held online PICTURE. VIDEO. (To February 3) (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Biden hosts talks with Republicans to discuss alternative Covid rescue plan PICTURE. (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - White House Covid-19 response team holds briefing (1600 GMT) PICTURE. (*) WASHINGTON (United States) - US Senate confirmation vote for Alejandro Mayorkas as Homeland Security Secretary (2230 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. PICTURE. Middle East and North Africa (+) BEIRUT (Lebanon) - Expected return of 10 Lebanese citizens who were jailed in UAE over alleged ties to Hezbollah (To February 2) Latin America BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - Reduction in international flight links takes effect BOLIVIA - Start of new school year, with all classes held online (*) PERU - Start of lockdown in Lima and several other cities (To February 14) Sports MELBOURNE (Australia) - Tennis: ATP tour 2021 - Great Ocean Road Open (To 7) MELBOURNE (Australia) - Tennis: ATP tour 2021, Murray River Open (To 7) GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN (Germany) - Alpine Ski: 2020/2021 Women's Alpine Ski World Cup MELBOURNE (Australia) - Tennis: WTA tour 2021 - Melbourne 1 (Gippsland Trophy) (To February 6) MELBOURNE (Australia) - Tennis: WTA tour 2021 - Yarra Valley Classic (To February 6) TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2021 Highlights MOSCOW (Russia) - Kremlin critic Navalny appears in court, accused of violating terms of 2014 suspended sentence PICTURE. VIDEO. NEW YORK (United States) - Pfizer Q4 and 2020 annual results (1200 GMT) SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Amazon Q4 results (2100 GMT) GRAPHIC. SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Google owner Alphabet Q4 results (2200 GMT) GRAPHIC. Asia-Pacific (+) ISLAMABAD (Pakistan) - Pakistan to begin vaccinating health care workers (*) BEIJING (China) - Communist Party's top diplomat Yang Jiechi, speaks online to America's National Committee on US-China relations (0100 GMT) (*) TOKYO (Japan) - PM Suga's LDP party meets on Tokyo Olympics (0700 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) HONG KONG (China) - Hong Kong police chief holds annual performance press conference (0930 GMT) Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Court considers whether to send to trial 20 suspected accomplices in 2015 Paris attacks VIDEO. PICTURE. (*) MOSCOW (Russia) - Russia's Lavrov meets OSCE chair Ann Linde ROME (Italy) - Deadline for talks on forming new government (+) SAN FERNANDO DE HENARES (Spain) - New hearing in trial of suspects accused of helping jihadists behind 2017 Catalonia attacks (*) MOSCOW (Russia) - Start of trial on embezzlement charges of US financier Michael Calvey and French banker Philippe Delpal (0700 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. (*) STRASBOURG (France) - European Court of Human Rights rules in case of sexual violence against children in Bulgaria orphanage (0900 GMT) (*) BERLIN (Germany) - Defence Minister Kramp-Karrenbauer hosts Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar (0930 GMT) LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - First estimate for eurozone GDP growth in Q4 2020 (1000 GMT) MILAN (Italy) - Pirelli press conference to launch new tyre (1000 GMT) North America NEW YORK (United States) - ExxonMobil Q4 and 2020 annual results (1230 GMT) ASPEN (United States) - President of Colombia speaks at security forum in Aspen (1400 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - Biden expected to address National Prayer Breakfast (1500 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) WASHINGTON (United States) - US Senate confirmation vote for Pete Buttigieg as Transportation Secretary (1700 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa (+) TEHRAN (Iran) - Government spokesman Ali Rabiei holds a press conference (0745 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa (+) JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) - Mining Indaba 2021 virtual conference on mining industry in Africa (To 3) WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2021 Highlights (+) TOKYO (Japan) - Tokyo 2020, IOC joint press briefing on Olympics virus measures (0900 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - Sony Q3 results Europe THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - International Court of Justice rules on US attempt to quash sanctions case brought by Iran (1400 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. TAMPERE (Finland) - Liberia war crimes suspect Gibril Ealoghima Massaquoi goes on trial (*) MOSCOW (Russia) - FM Lavrov meets Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi (*) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Commerzbank supervisory board meets to approve plan to cut 10,000 jobs, close 340 branches (*) SKOPJE (Republic of North Macedonia) - Human rights organisations call protest after online abuse scandal PICTURE. STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Spotify Q4 results ROME (Italy) - US teen to testify in trial over killing of Italian police officer MUNICH (Germany) - Siemens Q1 earnings (0600 GMT) (*) MUNICH (Germany) - Siemens annual shareholders' meeting and CEO handover (0845 GMT) PICTURE. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Vodafone Q3 earnings (0600 GMT) ISTANBUL (Turkey) - RSF representative in Turkey on trial for 'terrorist propaganda' (0700 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. (+) LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - European Court of Justice ruling in case over Hungary's alleged air quality breaches (0830 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Second estimate for IHS Markit's eurozone composite PMI for January (0900 GMT) LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - First estimate for eurozone inflation in January (1000 GMT) (*) LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK Treasury Committee hearing on budget (1330 GMT) (*) VIENNA (Austria) - OPEC Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee meets (1500 GMT) North America (+) UNITED NATIONS (United States) - Possible UN Security Council meeting on detained Russian opposition leader Navalny Middle East and North Africa PORT SAFAGA (Egypt) - 15th anniversary of Al-Salam ferry disaster (+) JERUSALEM - Cabinet set to meet on possible lockdown extension (*) CAIRO (Egypt) - Trial resumes of Mahmud Ezzat, interim supreme leader of the Muslim Brotherhood MOROCCO - Possible lifting of night-time virus curfew TEHRAN (Iran) - President Hassan Rouhani addresses weekly cabinet meeting (0700 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa CONAKRY (Guinea) - Court rules on authorities' blockade of main opposition party HQ (1000 GMT) (+) JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) - DR Congo President Tshisekedi delivers address at Mining Indaba conference (1005 GMT) Sports CHITTAGONG (Bangladesh) - Cricket: Bangladesh v West Indies in first Test PICTURE. (To 7) THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2021 Highlights MOSCOW (Russia) - Top EU diplomat Borrell visits to discuss Navalny detention, EU-Russia ties (To 6) Worldwide WORLD - World Cancer Day GRAPHIC. (+) WORLD - International Day of Human Fraternity Asia-Pacific COLOMBO (Sri Lanka) - Sri Lanka marks 73rd anniversary of independence from Britain Europe THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Verdict in ICC trial of Ugandan warlord Dominic Ongwen (0900 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Bank of England publishes monetary policy report FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Deutsche Bank 2020 results (0600 GMT) ANTWERP (Belgium) - Verdict in trial of Iranian diplomat over foiled attack near Paris in 2018 (0800 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Royal Dutch Shell Q4 and 2020 annual earnings (1100 GMT) MADRID (Spain) - Spanish health authorities give press conference on Covid-19 (1730 GMT) North America 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. ALGIERS (Algeria) - Appeal trial of journalist Abdelmoundji Khelladi (*) ABU DHABI (United Arab Emirates) - Winners of 2021 Zayed Award for Human Fraternity announced (1330 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa LUANDA (Angola) - 60th anniversary of start of Angola's revolt against colonial power Portugal Sports DOHA (Qatar) - Football: Club World Cup PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 11) FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2021 Asia-Pacific (*) CHINA - Covid-19 vaccination campaign begins in Sichuan JAKARTA (Indonesia) - Q4 GDP data (0400 GMT) PICTURE. Europe MOSCOW (Russia) - Kremlin critic Navalny on trial on charges of defaming war veteran (0800 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel and Macron give press conference after German-French Security Council talks (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. MOSCOW (Russia) - Russia's Lavrov meets EU foreign policy chief Borrell PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. ANKARA (Turkey) - Trial resumes of opposition journalists accused of disclosing state secrets (+) PARIS (France) - BNP Q4 and 2020 annual results WIESBADEN (Germany) - Industrial orders data for December (0700 GMT) ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Trial of Turkish rights leader Osman Kavala (1030 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - French FM Le Drian visits, holds talks with EU chief von der Leyen (1100 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Government meeting on Covid-19 response (1300 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO virtual press conference on Covid-19 (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. North America OTTAWA (Canada) - Canada publishes unemployment figures (1330 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - Trade balance for December (1330 GMT) (*) WINNIPEG (Canada) - Bail decision for fashion mogul Peter Nygard, charged in US with sex crimes (1500 GMT) Middle East and North Africa CAIRO (Egypt) - Inter-Palestinian talks between Hamas and Fatah (+) ISRAEL - Third virus lockdown due to end (*) TRIPOLI (Libya) - Deadline to nominate candidates for key official posts, ahead of election of interim government Sports GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN (Germany) - Alpine Ski: 2020/2021 Men's Alpine Ski World Cup (To 6) ALTENBERG (Germany) - IBSF Bobsled & Skeleton World Championship (To 14) SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2021 Europe NICE (France) - Two-week ban on holiday rentals takes effect Sub-Saharan Africa (*) KAMPALA (Uganda) - 40 years since Uganda's National Resistance Army took up arms against the government LIVE VIDEO. (+) ADDIS ABABA (Ethiopia) - African Union heads of state hold virtual summit (To 7) N'DJAMENA (Chad) - Ruling party set to endorse President Deby's bid for re-election Sports ROME (Italy) - Rugby: Italy v France in Six Nations opener (1415 GMT) PICTURE. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Rugby: England v Scotland in Six Nations (1645 GMT) SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2021 Highlights NEW YORK (United States) - Super Bowl final, with The Weeknd headlining halftime show PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. Europe VILNIUS (Lithuania) - Tikhanovskaya calls for global 'Day of Solidarity with Belarus' LIECHTENSTEIN - Parliamentary election Middle East and North Africa CAIRO (Egypt) - Trial of man charged with sexual assault of three under-18s Latin America ECUADOR - Presidential and legislative elections (1200 GMT) PICTURE. GRAPHIC. VIDEO. Sports CARDIFF (United Kingdom) - Rugby: Six Nations, day 1: Wales v Ireland (1500 GMT) MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2021 Highlights JERUSALEM - Netanyahu in court to formally respond to corruption charges PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Asia-Pacific (*) HONG KONG (China) - Hearing for eight activists charged over July 1 security law protest (0630 GMT) Europe (+) THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Dutch set to reopen daycare, primary schools GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO panel of experts meet to examine AstraZeneca vaccine BRUSSELS (Belgium) - European Parliament plenary session (To 11) BRISTOL (United Kingdom) - Court hearing for four people charged over toppling of statue of 17th-century slave trader WIESBADEN (Germany) - Industrial output data for December (0700 GMT) MADRID (Spain) - Spanish health authorities give press conference on Covid-19 (1730 GMT) North America BESSEMER (United States) - Amazon warehouse workers hold unionization vote Middle East and North Africa CAIRO (Egypt) - Emergency Arab League meeting in support of Palestinians LEBANON - Total lockdown set to end (0300 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa CONAKRY (Guinea) - Verdict in trial of government critic Mamady Conde over 'incitement to revolt' Latin America (+) MEXICO CITY (Mexico) - Shopping malls to reopen under restricted measures VIDEO. Sports MELBOURNE (Australia) - Tennis: Grand Slam Tournaments - Australian Open GRAPHIC. (To 21) CORTINA D'AMPEZZO (Italy) - Alpine Ski world championships PICTURE. (To 21) TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2021 Highlights WASHINGTON (United States) - US Senate due to start impeachment trial of Donald Trump PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. Worldwide (+) WORLD - Safer Internet Day Asia-Pacific (*) JAKARTA (Indonesia) - Expected publication of preliminary report on crash of Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 PICTURE. Europe THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Central African Republic war crimes suspects Patrice Ngaissona and Alfred Yekatom go on trial at International Criminal Court VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Total 2020 annual results (*) BERLIN (Germany) - Travel giant TUI Q1 results 2020/2021 (0600 GMT) WIESBADEN (Germany) - Foreign trade data for December (0700 GMT) afp
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