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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. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2020 Highlights WASHINGTON (United States) - FDA advisory committee discusses Moderna's Covid vaccine (1400 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Extended Brexit negotiations between EU and Britain LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (To 18) Worldwide WORLD - Hanukkah Jewish holiday (To 18) Asia-Pacific INDIA - UK Foreign secretary Dominic Raab visits LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (To 18) ISLAMABAD (Pakistan) - High-level Taliban delegation visits PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 18) Europe (*) PARIS (France) - UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage meeting, held online (To 19) MADRID (Spain) - Spanish authorities give briefing on coronavirus (1730 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (*) MOSCOW (Russia) - Armenian Deputy PM Grigoryan visits (To 19) North America NEW YORK (United States) - Ex-Trump aide Bannon appears in court by video link in border wall fraud case (1800 GMT) VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - Ecuador's Economy Minister Mauricio Pozo visits for talks with IMF, US officials (To 17) Sub-Saharan Africa KINSHASA (DR Congo) - UN deputy general secretary Jean-Pierre Lacroix visits (To 18) Sports (*) ZURICH (Switzerland) - The Best FIFA Football Awards (1800 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. ADELAIDE (Australia) - Cricket: Australia v India in first Test (day/night) (0330 GMT) PICTURE. (To 21) MERSIN (Turkey) - European Championships in Women's Artistic Gymnastics (To 20) FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2020 Worldwide WORLD - International Migrants Day PICTURE. VIDEO. Asia-Pacific (+) NEW TAIPEI CITY (Taiwan) - Disney-themed Christmas lights festival VIDEO. NAVI MUMBAI (India) - Ikea opens second store in India PICTURE. HONG KONG (China) - Joshua Wong court hearing over face mask protest (0630 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. Europe UNITED KINGDOM - Ex-Beatle McCartney releases new solo album VIDEO. MOSCOW (Russia) - Putin takes part in CIS leaders online summit VIDEO. PICTURE. (*) VOSTOCHNY (Russia) - Russian satellite launch PICTURE. (*) VILNIUS (Lithuania) - Police set up roadblocks to halt Christmas travel PICTURE. VIDEO. THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - International Court of Justice rules in Guyana vs Venezuela case LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (*) CZECH REPUBLIC - Overnight curfew and closure of bars and restaurants takes effect GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO press briefing on Covid-19 LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (*) LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK monthly retail sales figures (0600 GMT) ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Turkish businessman Osman Kavala, US researcher Henri Barkey face new trial (0630 GMT) VIDEO. (*) BERLIN (Germany) - UN Secretary General Guterres addresses Bundestag lower house of parliament (0800 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) MADRID (Spain) - King Felipe VI inaugurates monument in memory of health workers who died during pandemic (0930 GMT) PICTURE. (+) BERLIN (Germany) - Chancellor Merkel, UN Secretary General Guterres give press statement after talks (1000 GMT) PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. North America (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Vice President Mike Pence to get Covid vaccine Middle East and North Africa DOHA (Qatar) - National day celebrations LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa DR CONGO - Night curfew comes into force in Covid-19 fight Sports AUCKLAND (New Zealand) - Cricket: New Zealand v Pakistan in first T20 International (0600 GMT) SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2020 Europe (+) YEREVAN (Armenia) - National mourning for victims of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict VIDEO. (To 21) WATTRELOS (France) - Frenchman Romain Vandendorpe tries to break world record for longest full body contact with ice cubes VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa (+) JERUSALEM - PM Netanyhu gets Covid-19 vaccination (1600 GMT) CAIRO (Egypt) - Trial of Egyptian rapper charged after posting pictures with Israeli celebrities (+) JERUSALEM - Israel to start vaccinating against Covid-19 (1900 GMT) VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa KHARTOUM (Sudan) - 2nd anniversary of anti-regime protests that toppled Bashir PICTURE. VIDEO. Sports AL WAKRAH (Qatar) - Football: AFC Champions League final, Persepolis v Ulsan Hyundai LIVERPOOL (United Kingdom) - Football: Premier League - day 14: Everton v Arsenal (1730 GMT) PICTURE. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2020 Europe MOSTAR (Bosnia and Herzegovina) - Municipal election MINSK (Belarus) - Anti-government protests expected VIDEO. (*) BELARUS - Land borders shut in virus fight (*) WARSAW (Poland) - 50th anniversary of resignation of Polish leader Wladyslaw Gomulka after workers' revolt in Baltic Sea ports VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's Angelus prayer on Saint Peter's square (1000 GMT) PICTURE. Sports LONDON (United Kingdom) - Rugby: European Champions Cup, 1st round day 2: Pool B Harlequins (ENG) v Racing92 (FRA) (1300 GMT) PICTURE. HAMILTON (New Zealand) - Cricket: New Zealand v Pakistan in second T20 international (0600 GMT) MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2020 Highlights AMSTERDAM (Netherlands) - EU regulator EMA holds meeting on Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine authorisation LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. Europe ITALY - Restrictions on travel between regions come into effect (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Ministerial meeting of Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA) signatories COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - Parliament holds debate and vote over ban on all mink breeding in the country until 2022 MAGDEBURG (Germany) - Verdict in trial over foiled Halle synagogue attack in 2019 (1000 GMT) PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO virtual briefing on Covid-19 (1600 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. North America UNITED STATES - US border with Canada due to reopen to non-essential travel VIDEO. LOS ANGELES (United States) - 80th anniversary of US novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald's death NEW YORK (United States) - Tesla to join S&P 500 market index (1400 GMT) Middle East and North Africa (*) ORAN (Algeria) - Human rights activist Kaddour Chouicha, several journalists on trial for illegal protest TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2020 Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - Trial begins for teen protester shot as he attacked police (0100 GMT) Europe (+) YEREVAN (Armenia) - Opposition calls for nationwide open-ended strike VIDEO. NUR-SULTAN (Kazakhstan) - Kazakhstan to begin production of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine (*) LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK public sector finances data for November (0600 GMT) Middle East and North Africa (+) JERUSALEM - Deadline for parliament to approve state budget or else Israel holds new elections (2230 GMT) (To 23) Sports (+) TOKYO (Japan) - Tokyo 2020 executive board meeting (0600 GMT) UNITED STATES - Basketball: Opening day of NBA 2020-21 regular season PICTURE. UNITED STATES - Basketball: NBA regular season PICTURE. VIDEO. (To May 16, 2021) NAPIER (New Zealand) - Cricket: New Zealand v Pakistan third T20 international (0600 GMT) BRAUNSCHWEIG (Germany) - Football: German cup - 2nd round: Eintracht Braunschweig v Borussia Dortmund (1900 GMT) WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2020 Europe VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's general audience (0830 GMT) PICTURE. Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Appeal trial of journalist Abdelkrim Zeghileche against 2-year jail term (*) TEHRAN (Iran) - President Hassan Rouhani chairs weekly cabinet meeting (0700 GMT) VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa (*) DAKAR (Senegal) - Musicians protest against Covid-19 restrictions Sports WHANGAREI (New Zealand) - Cricket: New Zealand v Pakistan in fourth T20 international (0100 GMT) AVEIRO (Portugal) - Football: Portugal supercup final, Porto v Benfica (2045 GMT) PICTURE. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2020 Europe AUSTRIA - Restrictions on skiing, individual outdoor sports lifted (*) MOLDOVA - President-elect Sandu to be sworn in PICTURE. VIDEO. MOSCOW (Russia) - Outgoing Moldovan president Dodon visits VIDEO. (To 25) PARIS (France) - Christmas concert at Notre-Dame cathedral VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope Francis leads Christmas eve mass (1830 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. KRASNOYARSK (Russia) - Court hearing in case against mining giant Nornickel (0700 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1330 GMT) Middle East and North Africa (*) BETHLEHEM (Palestinian Territories) - Christmas Eve Midnight Mass without public LIVE VIDEO. Sports NAGANO (Japan) - Japan National Figure Skating Championships (To 27) FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2020 Highlights WORLD - Christmas Day Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - Queen Elizabeth II delivers 2020 Christmas message (1500 GMT) VIDEO. (+) DENMARK - Non-essential shops to close in virus fight SAINT PETERSBURG (Russia) - Verdict in case of Russian historian charged with murder (0930 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope Francis delivers Christmas 'urbi et orbi' address (1100 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. North America (+) MONTREAL (Canada) - Non-essential shops to close in virus fight Middle East and North Africa TUNISIA - Five-year state of emergency expires Sports MOUNT MAUNGANUI (New Zealand) - Cricket: New Zealand v Pakistan in first Test (To 30) afp
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