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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, OCTOBER 2, 2020 Asia-Pacific (+) BANGKOK (Thailand) - Thailand's 'Bad Student' group marches to the Education Ministry to demand an end to student harassment (0400 GMT) VIDEO. (+) TOKYO (Japan) - Tokyo Stock Exchange reopens after shutdown caused by glitch VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU summit on foreign policy VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Ninth round of post-Brexit talks (*) ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Second anniversary of dissident Saudi journalist Khashoggi's murder VIDEO. ANGERS (France) - Appeals trial of anarchist activist Vincenzo Vecchi (1200 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. CZECH REPUBLIC - Regional and senatorial elections (1200 GMT) (To 3) (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Eurozone September inflation, first estimate (1400 GMT) (*) GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO briefing on Covid-19 (1500 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Paris Fashion Week - Womenswear Spring Summer 2021 (To October 6) TOURS (France) - International Journalism Conference PARIS (France) - Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel fashion exhibition (To March 14, 2021) WARSAW (Poland) - Coal miner protest over planned closures VIDEO. (+) ROME (Italy) - FM Luigi Di Maio hosts talks with Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu CYPRUS - Fitch Ratings updates country rating BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Fitch Ratings updates country rating North America (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Trump, first lady start quarantine after positive test for coronavirus VIDEO. PICTURE. WASHINGTON (United States) - US employment report (1230 GMT) UNITED NATIONS (United States) - High-level meeting on nuclear disarmament (1400 GMT) (+) GRAND RAPIDS (United States) - Joe Biden travels to Michigan to discuss building back the economy better for working families. (1500 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Lawyers hold nationwide strike for 'right to a defence' PICTURE. VIDEO. (To October 3) (+) JERUSALEM - Jews mark festival of Sukkot or Feast of Tabernacles (To 9) Sub-Saharan Africa (*) KIGALI (Rwanda) - Bail hearing for Hotel Rwanda 'hero' VIDEO. PICTURE. Latin America (*) SANTIAGO (Chile) - Anti-government protest VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) CHIHUAHUA (Mexico) - President Obrador travels to state of Chihuahua on US border VIDEO. Sports NYON (Switzerland) - UEFA Europa League group-stage draw (1100 GMT) CARNOUSTIE (United Kingdom) - Golf - European Tour, Alfred Dunhill Links Championship (To 4) INDIANAPOLIS (United States) - IndyCar: Harvest GP (To 3) NYON (Switzerland) - UEFA Europa League players of the year awards (1100 GMT) PARIS (France) - Tennis: Grand Slam Tournaments - French Open GRAPHIC. (To October 11) BELGIUM - Cycling: World Tour 2020, BinckBank Tour 2020 (To October 3) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2020 Asia-Pacific (+) HANOI (Vietnam) - Hanoi Dragon Dance Festival VIDEO. PICTURE. TAIPEI (Taiwan) - Taiwan 2020 Golden Melody Awards (0800 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Europe (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - UK PM Johnson, EU chief von der Leyen hold Brexit talks online CATANIA (Italy) - Preliminary hearing of far-right head Matteo Salvini for allegedly illegally detaining migrants at sea (0700 GMT) PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. BERLIN (Germany) - 30th anniversary of Germany's reunification VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (*) PARIS (France) - 'Nuit Blanche' all-night arts festival ASSISI (Italy) - Pope Francis celebrates mass at tomb of Saint Francis of Assisi PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (*) KONSTANZ (Germany) - Protest against masks and other virus restrictions LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 4) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Conservative Party holds annual conference online VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To November 6) PARIS (France) - 40th anniversary of anti-Semitic attack on Paris synagogue (0600 GMT) (*) SOFIA (Bulgaria) - Fresh demonstrations expected as wave of anti-government protest continues (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. NANCY (France) - Nancy Jazz Pulsations festival (1600 GMT) (To 17) Middle East and North Africa (+) SAQQARA (Egypt) - Announcement of new archaeological discovery (0830 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa (*) JUBA (South Sudan) - Sudan inks final peace treaty with rebels (0900 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. OUAGADOUGOU (Burkina Faso) - Deadline to file presidential candidacies Sports (+) NAIROBI (Kenya) - Athletics : finals at World Continental Tour MILAN (Italy) - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Tour d'Italie 2020 PICTURE. (To 25) BALTIMORE (United States) - Racing - The Preakness Stakes BELGIUM - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Liège - Bastogne - Liège 2020 (2200 GMT) VIDEO. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2020 Worldwide WORLD - World Animal Day Europe (*) KYRGYZSTAN - Parliamentary election PICTURE. VIDEO. NOUMEA (France) - New Caledonia holds second referendum on independence from France LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (*) MINSK (Belarus) - Demonstration called against Belarus strongman Lukashenko VIDEO. VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope publishes encyclical on fraternity VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's Angelus prayer on Saint Peter's square (1000 GMT) PICTURE. North America HOLLYWOOD (United States) - 50th anniversary of the death of Janis Joplin Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Appeal trial of journalist Abdelkrim Zeghileche against 2-year jail term RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - 'Umrah' pilgrimage gradually resumes VIDEO. ALGIERS (Algeria) - Eleven protestors to go on trial Latin America LA PAZ (Bolivia) - Televised electoral debate ahead of presidential vote VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sports LONDON (United Kingdom) - London Marathon LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Racing - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2020 Asia-Pacific PHILIPPINES - Schools reopen HONG KONG (China) - Sotheby's auctions flawless 100+ carat diamond (0900 GMT) VIDEO. Europe GENEVA (Switzerland) - UNHCR's annual executive committee meeting (To 9) STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Nobel Medicine Prize announced (0930 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - European Parliament session VIDEO. (To 8) BELGRADE (Serbia) - 20th anniversary of Serbian president Slobodan Milosevic's ouster BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Eurogroup finance ministers hold videoconference OSLO (Norway) - World chess champion Magnus Carlsen floats company Play Magnus BERLIN (Germany) - EU energy ministers hold talks PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. (To 6) GENEVA (Switzerland) - WTO talks on fishing subsidies (To 9) (*) MADRID (Spain) - Ex-PM Jose Maria Aznar holds online press conference (0700 GMT) PARIS (France) - Ex-Buzzfeed director defamation trial over 2016 Lycamobile article (0700 GMT) (+) ATHENS (Greece) - OECD to present environmental review on Greece (0800 GMT) (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Trial begins of remaining defendants over deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants found in a lorry (0900 GMT) VIDEO. BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel attends National Integration Prize ceremony (1300 GMT) PICTURE. GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO virtual press briefing on Covid-19 (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) MADRID (Spain) - Spanish authorities give briefing on coronavirus (1630 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. GENEVA (Switzerland) - UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award (1630 GMT) North America NEW YORK (United States) - Third anniversary of NYT story detailing sexual abuse allegations against film mogul Harvey Weinstein UNITED NATIONS (United States) - Ministerial meeting on Libya, organised by Germany (1230 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa (*) FREETOWN (Sierra Leone) - Ex-president Ernest Bai Koroma appears before anti-corruption commission (*) LILONGWE (Malawi) - Ex-president Mutharika in court over 2019 sacking of army chief (0700 GMT) VIDEO. JUBA (South Sudan) - Schools reopen after virus closure VIDEO. NAIROBI (Kenya) - Verdict in Westgate Mall attack trial expected VIDEO. Latin America (+) PERU - Passengers wait outside the airport before boarding flights as international transport starts up again during the pandemic PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. LIVE REPORT. Sports ITALY - End of Italian football transfer window VIDEO. BERLIN (Germany) - End of German football transfer window TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2020 Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - US Secretary of State Pompeo meets counterparts from Australia, India, Japan (*) BANGKOK (Thailand) - Anniversary of 1976 Thammasat University massacre VIDEO. PICTURE. CANBERRA (Australia) - Government releases pandemic-delayed budget (0830 GMT) Europe STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Nobel Physics Prize announced (0945 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU-Ukraine summit LIVE VIDEO. (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU finance ministers hold videoconference (*) LONDON (United Kingdom) - PM Johnson addresses Conservative party conference LIVE VIDEO. WIESBADEN (Germany) - Industrial orders data for August (0600 GMT) (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK Treasury Committee: evidence session on the Winter Economy Plan (0730 GMT) (+) BERLIN (Germany) - Germany's Green Party leaders receive Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya (1400 GMT) PICTURE. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF chief Georgieva speaks ahead of IMF-World Bank autumn meetings UNITED STATES - Instagram's 10th birthday VIDEO. PICTURE. NEW YORK (United States) - T-Rex skeleton auction, expected to be record VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases trade deficit data (1230 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve Chair Powell addresses economics conference (1430 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa KHARTOUM (Sudan) - Trial of ousted president Bashir resumes VIDEO. PICTURE. TOUBA (Senegal) - Grand Magal of Touba pilgrimage VIDEO. Sports LAUSANNE (Switzerland) - IOC executive board meets (To 8) WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2020 Asia-Pacific SEOUL (South Korea) - US Secretary of State Pompeo visits (To 8) LHASA (China) - 70th anniversary of Chinese invasion of Tibet ULAANBAATAR (Mongolia) - US Secretary of State Pompeo visits ISLAMABAD (Pakistan) - Supreme Court hearing in appeal over acquittal of four men over killing of US journalist Daniel Pearl (0600 GMT) Europe STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Nobel Chemistry Prize announced (0945 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development annual meeting (To 8) ATHENS (Greece) - Verdict in neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn murder trial PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Boris Johnson answers Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) (1100 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - 20th anniversary of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg's accession to the throne LONDON (United Kingdom) - Supreme Court rules on third runway project at Heathrow (To 8) LONDON (United Kingdom) - London Film Festival (To 18) WIESBADEN (Germany) - Industrial production data for August (0600 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Tesco Q2 earnings (0600 GMT) VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's general audience with a limited public (0730 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. BERLIN (Germany) - Trial opens of Russian agent accused of shooting dead Georgian citizen in 2019 (0800 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. North America (*) NEW YORK (United States) - Trump's son Eric to testify in fraud probe WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF publishes climate change section of global economic outlook (1500 GMT) Middle East and North Africa RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - G20 tourism ministers videoconference ALGIERS (Algeria) - Campaigning starts for Nov 1 referendum on constitutional reforms Sub-Saharan Africa JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) - Greta Thunberg addresses Desmond Tutu International Peace Lecture Sports (*) LISBON (Portugal) - Portugal v Spain football friendly (1845 GMT) PICTURE. COLOGNE (Germany) - Football: International friendlies: Germany v Turkey (1800 GMT) PICTURE. (*) SAINT-DENIS (France) - France v Ukraine football friendly (1910 GMT) PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2020 Asia-Pacific KUALA LUMPUR (Malaysia) - Court rules on N. Korean's appeal against US extradition bid (0200 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. Europe STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Nobel Literature Prize announced (1100 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. WIESBADEN (Germany) - Trade data for August (0600 GMT) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - ECB statement on monetary policy meeting (1130 GMT) (*) MADRID (Spain) - Spanish authorities give briefing on coronavirus (1630 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. (+) BARCELONA (Spain) - Auction of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda's archive (1700 GMT) North America SALT LAKE CITY (United States) - Mike Pence, Kamala Harris hold vice presidential debate (0100 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1230 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF report on lockdown effects, part of global economic outlook (1400 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Trial of anti-government activist Fodil Boumala ALGIERS (Algeria) - Verdict due in 2nd trial of journalist Abdelkrim Zeghileche Sports ALGHERO (Italy) - Auto, WRC: Rally Italy PICTURE. (To 11) (*) LONDON (United Kingdom) - England v Wales football friendly NORTH BERWICK (United Kingdom) - Golf - European Tour, Scottish Open (To 11) (*) MOSCOW (Russia) - Russia v Sweden football friendly (1730 GMT) FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2020 Europe OSLO (Norway) - Nobel Peace Prize announced (0900 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. (*) YEREVAN (Armenia) - Eurasian Economic Union's Intergovernmental Council holds meeting CANNES (France) - 3rd Cannes International Series Festival, focused on TV (To 14) (*) LONDON (United Kingdom) - GDP monthly estimate for August (0500 GMT) (*) HALLE (SAALE) (Germany) - Commemoration of first anniversary of Halle synagogue shooting (1330 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO virtual briefing on Covid-19 (1600 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. North America OTTAWA (Canada) - Unemployment figures released (1230 GMT) Sports XIAMEN (China) - Climbing: IFSC World cup event in Xiamen (To 11) LE MANS (France) - French MotoGP PICTURE. (To 11) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2020 Worldwide WORLD - World Mental Health Day Asia-Pacific PYONGYANG (North Korea) - 75th anniversary of foundation of ruling Workers' Party of Korea (*) TAIPEI (Taiwan) - Taiwan holds 'Double Tenth' National Day celebration (0100 GMT) VIDEO. (+) BEIJING (China) - 23rd Beijing Music Festival (To 20) Europe ANKARA (Turkey) - Fifth anniversary of terror attack against pro-Kurdish peace rally (*) LYON (France) - Lumiere Festival of classic cinema (To 18) FRANCE - Extinction Rebellion week of action (0900 GMT) (To 19) Middle East and North Africa MOROCCO - Virus state of emergency set to end ALGIERS (Algeria) - Rally against constitutional reforms organised by democratic movement PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 11) afp
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