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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. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2020 Highlights (+) NEW YORK (United States) - Trump presents economic agenda in virtual address to Economic Club PICTURE. VIDEO. (*) PARIS (France) - Televised interview with President Macron on Covid-19 (1755 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. GRAPHIC. (+) NETHERLANDS - Dutch bars, restaurants and coffee shops close to fight coronavirus surge (2000 GMT) VIDEO. DES MOINES (United States) - Trump holds election rally in Iowa's largest city (2230 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - Senate confirmation hearings on Supreme Court nominee Coney Barrett PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. GRAPHIC. (To 15) Asia-Pacific BEIJING (China) - National People's Congress Standing Committee meets (To 17) BEIJING (China) - 23rd Beijing Music Festival (To 20) Europe (+) ITALY - New virus restrictions come into effect CZECH REPUBLIC - Bars, restaurants shut in virus fight FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Frankfurt Book Fair PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 18) (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Johnson speaks to EU's von der Leyen about Brexit (1830 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - London Film Festival (To 18) FRANCE - Extinction Rebellion week of action VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 19) BELARUS - Military exercises between ex-Soviet allies VIDEO. (To 16) LILLE (France) - World Forum for a Responsible Economy (To 15) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Energy Intelligence Forum (To 15) (+) LIVERPOOL (United Kingdom) - Pubs shut as virus restrictions tightened VIDEO. North America (*) WASHINGTON (United States) - PAHO media briefing on Covid-19 in the Americas (1500 GMT) VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF and World Bank annual meetings VIDEO. PICTURE. GRAPHIC. (To 18) (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Treasury Secretary Mnuchin takes part in Milken Institute virtual conference (1530 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF chief Georgieva talks to Melinda Gates about economic recovery plans (1630 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa (+) CONAKRY (Guinea) - Opposition holds day of mourning for protest violence victims (1600 GMT) Sports MILAN (Italy) - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Tour of Italy 2020 PICTURE. GRAPHIC. (To 25) BERGAMO (Italy) - Football: UEFA Nations League - League A day 4: Group 1 Italy v Netherlands (1845 GMT) PICTURE. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Football: UEFA Nations League - League A day 4: Group 2 England v Denmark (1845 GMT) PICTURE. ZAGREB (Croatia) - Football: UEFA Nations League - League A day 4: Group 3 Croatia v France (1845 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. HELSINKI (Finland) - Football: UEFA Nations League - League B day 4: Group 4 Finland v Ireland (1600 GMT) PICTURE. MOSCOW (Russia) - Football: UEFA Nations League - League B day 4: Group 3 Russia v Hungary (1845 GMT) PICTURE. TALLINN (Estonia) - Football: UEFA Nations League - League C day 4: Group 2 Estonia v Armenia (1845 GMT) THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2020 Highlights SEOUL (South Korea) - BTS's managing agency Big Hit Entertainment makes stock market debut VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU summit LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 16) WASHINGTON (United States) - Senate Judiciary Committee votes on Supreme Court nominee Coney Barrett (1300 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. GREENVILLE (United States) - Trump holds election rally in swing state of North Carolina (1700 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Asia-Pacific BANGKOK (Thailand) - PM Prayut Chan-o-cha hosts Chinese FM Wang Yi for talks VIDEO. INDIA - Cinemas, swimming pools reopen as coronavirus lockdown eases further VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. HONG KONG (China) - Procedural hearing for activists prosecuted for Tiananmen vigil (0630 GMT) Europe (+) BARCELONA (Spain) - Catalonia region shuts bars, restaurants LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (To 29) COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - WHO Europe holds online press conference on Covid-19 in the region (0900 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO briefing on Covid-19 (1500 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. TALLINN (Estonia) - Bocuse d'Or Europe semi-finals PICTURE. (To 16) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Deadline for EU states to submit virus recovery plans to Commission FRANCE - Hospital staff go on strike to demand better working conditions LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope Francis hosts world leaders at 'Reinventing the Global Educational Alliance' congress VIDEO. (To 18) (*) STANYTSIA LUHANSKA (Ukraine) - Ukraine closes checkpoint with occupied Lugansk (0600 GMT) (To 31) PARIS (France) - Inflation data (0645 GMT) (+) PARIS (France) - French FM Jean-Yves Le Drian, German FM Heiko Maas, Polish FM Zbigniew Rau meet (0800 GMT) (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU Commissioners Schinas and Kyriakides give press conference on EU vaccines strategy (0900 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) MADRID (Spain) - Spanish authorities give briefing on coronavirus (1630 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1230 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF chief Georgieva, ECB's Lagarde join debate on world economy (1600 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) WASHINGTON (United States) - Saudi FM addresses US think tank amid thaw between Gulf Arabs and Israel (1700 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Verdict due in trial of opposition figure Fodil Boumala PICTURE. BEIRUT (Lebanon) - President Aoun begins parliamentary consultations to name new premier VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. CAIRO (Egypt) - 50th anniversary of Anwar Sadat's presidential inauguration RABAT (Morocco) - French Interior Minister Darmanin visits (1000 GMT) VIDEO. (To 16) (+) ALGIERS (Algeria) - French FM Jean-Yves Le Drian visits (1500 GMT) FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2020 Highlights WORLD - World Food Day GRAPHIC. (*) PHILADELPHIA (United States) - Trump, Biden hold simultaneous televised town halls after debate cancelled (0000 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. (+) OCALA (United States) - Trump holds election rally in key state of Florida (2000 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Asia-Pacific GUJRANWALA (Pakistan) - First in series of anti-government rallies held by opposition parties PHUKET (Thailand) - Phuket vegetarian festival VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 25) Europe BELFAST (United Kingdom) - Northern Ireland pubs shut in virus surge PARIS (France) - EU new vehicle registrations data for September (0600 GMT) SOFIA (Bulgaria) - Major demonstration planned to mark 100 days of anti-government protests (1400 GMT) VIDEO. North America (+) MACON (United States) - Trump holds election rally in southern state of Georgia (2230 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa (+) SENEGAL (South Africa) - Hearing in farm murder case VIDEO. (*) LUANDA (Angola) - New parliament session opens VIDEO. (+) CONAKRY (Guinea) - Closing rallies for presidential campaign VIDEO. (+) CONAKRY (Guinea) - Protests against president's third-term bid PICTURE. Latin America (+) SANTIAGO (Chile) - Anti-government protest LIVE VIDEO. Sports UNITED STATES - NBA Draft SOUTH KOREA - Spectators allowed to return to stadiums under eased virus controls VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. ALCANIZ (Spain) - Aragon MotoGP PICTURE. (To 18) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2020 Highlights NEW ZEALAND - National election VIDEO. PICTURE. Worldwide (*) WORLD - International Day for Eradication of Poverty Europe BERLIN (Germany) - Debate between three contenders to replace Merkel VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Protest march in support of asylum seekers (+) TURKEY - Erdogan goes on board Turkish drillship in Black Sea (1300 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Nationwide women's marches against Trump filling Supreme Court seat VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. Middle East and North Africa LEBANON - First anniversary of anti-government protest movement VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. ALGIERS (Algeria) - Appeals verdict for head of auto group Sovac accused of corruption (2000 GMT) RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - Virtual Misk Global Forum (2001 GMT) (To 20) Sub-Saharan Africa (+) ABIDJAN (Ivory Coast) - President Alassane Ouattara holds campaign rally ahead of vote (1100 GMT) VIDEO. Sports BRISTOL (United Kingdom) - Rugby: European Champions Cup, Final: Racing 92 v Exeter (1545 GMT) PICTURE. SYDNEY (Australia) - Racing - The Everest, the world's richest turf race SOELDEN (Austria) - Alpine skiing - World Cup Soelden PICTURE. (To 18) OUDENAARDE (Belgium) - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Tour des Flandres 2020 (2200 GMT) SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2020 Highlights GUINEA - Presidential election PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. LIVE VIDEO. Asia-Pacific (+) HANOI (Vietnam) - Japanese PM Yoshihide Suga visits (To 20) KARACHI (Pakistan) - Anti-government rally held by opposition parties (0500 GMT) Europe NICOSIA (Cyprus) - Second round of presidential election in breakaway northern Cyprus (0600 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. GRAPHIC. LIVE VIDEO. (+) MINSK (Belarus) - Protest against strongman Lukashenko VIDEO. VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's Angelus prayer on Saint Peter's Square (1000 GMT) PICTURE. FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - ECB chief Lagarde takes part in panel discussion at IMF/World Bank meetings (1305 GMT) North America UNITED NATIONS (United States) - UN arms embargo on Iran expiration date Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Verdict in trial of 11 anti-government protesters Sub-Saharan Africa OUAGADOUGOU (Burkina Faso) - Constitutional Council receives provisional list of presidential candidates Latin America BOLIVIA - General election VIDEO. PICTURE. GRAPHIC. SANTIAGO (Chile) - Protests mark anniversary of social uprising VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2020 Asia-Pacific SEREMBAN (Malaysia) - Inquest into the death of Franco-Irish teen Nora Quoirin VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 23) Europe (*) TALLINN (Estonia) - Three Seas Virtual Summit and Business Forum (+) GENEVA (Switzerland) - Libya rivals hold talks hosted by UN PARIS (France) - Twitter hearing over inaction against online hate (0730 GMT) PARIS (France) - Russian in court over huge online extortion racket (0900 GMT) (To 22) (+) PARIS (France) - Appeal retrial of ex-ETA leader Josu Ternera (1130 GMT) (To 20) North America DES MOINES (United States) - Primary school funded by Jeff Bezos opens VIDEO. (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Senate reconvenes for final session before elections PICTURE. VIDEO. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2020 Worldwide IN SPACE - US probe to touch down on asteroid Bennu Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - European Parliament debate on Digital Services Act STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Volvo Group Q3 results ZURICH (Switzerland) - UBS Q3 results (0445 GMT) PARIS (France) - Danone Q3 results (0530 GMT) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Trial of two far-right suspects over murder of CDU politician Walter Luebcke (0700 GMT) PICTURE. North America (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF chief Georgieva, Federal Reserve Chair Powell participate in panel discussion (1200 GMT) SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Netflix Q3 results (2200 GMT) Middle East and North Africa BEIRUT (Lebanon) - Parliament meets to discuss general amnesty law CAIRO (Egypt) - Inauguration of new bus at the Giza plateau Sub-Saharan Africa KHARTOUM (Sudan) - Trial of ousted president Bashir resumes VIDEO. PICTURE. Latin America (+) BOGOTA (Colombia) - Anti-government protest (To 21) Sports MADRID (Spain) - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Vuelta Tour of Spain GRAPHIC. (To November 8) WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2020 Asia-Pacific BUSAN (South Korea) - Busan International Film Festival (To 30) ISLAMABAD (Pakistan) - Supreme Court hearing in appeal over acquittal of four men over killing of US journalist Daniel Pearl (0130 GMT) Europe FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - ECB president Lagarde, chief economist Lane strategy speech (+) MADRID (Spain) - Far-right party Vox presents no-confidence motion against PM Sanchez (To 22) PARIS (France) - Paris Chocolate Fair VIDEO. (To 25) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Banksy's 'Show me the Monet' auctioned FILE PICTURE. STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Ericsson quarterly results (0500 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Inflation data for September (0500 GMT) VEVEY (Switzerland) - Nestle Q3 results (0515 GMT) VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's general audience with a limited public (0730 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Public sector finances data for September (0900 GMT) (+) PARIS (France) - Retrial of ex-ETA leader Josu Ternera (1130 GMT) (To 22) North America UNITED STATES - US border with Canada due to reopen to non-essential travel VIDEO. (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Pompeo among speakers at two-day conference on anti-Semitism (To 22) WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF press conference on Europe (1100 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF press conference on Asia and the Pacific (1300 GMT) (+) NEW YORK (United States) - Tesla announces latest results (2130 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGERIA - Primary schools reopen PICTURE. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2020 Highlights WASHINGTON (United States) - Senate expected to vote on Supreme Court nominee Coney Barrett PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. Europe WARSAW (Poland) - Constitutional Court considers motion to ban abortion of damaged foetuses (+) PARIS (France) - L'Oreal results PARIS (France) - Sale of 41 monumental sculptures by Miro, Calder and Rodin by Christie's BRUSSELS (Belgium) - NATO defence ministers meet by video (To 23) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Christie's sale of David Hockney painting to raise funds for Royal Opera House THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Unilever Q3 results (0600 GMT) ANKARA (Turkey) - Central bank to decide interest rate (1100 GMT) (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - NATO defence ministers hold videoconference on Turkey and US pullout from Afghanistan (1200 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. North America (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF press conference on Africa (1100 GMT) NEW YORK (United States) - Coca-Cola Q3 results (1230 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1230 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Trial of members of youth campaign group Rassemblement Action Jeunesse (RAJ) (*) DUBAI (United Arab Emirates) - Fountain billed as the world's largest to open on Dubai's 'Palm' development (0600 GMT) VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa SEYCHELLES - Presidential, parliamentary elections GRAPHIC. (To 24) DAKAR (Senegal) - Africa digital communications (ADICOM) days (To 23) afp
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