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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. TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2020 Asia-Pacific TAIPEI (Taiwan) - US Health Secretary Alex Azar visits VIDEO. (To 12) (+) AUCKLAND (New Zealand) - Lockdown after first coronavirus transmission in 102 days (To 14) (+) BHUTAN - First virus lockdown (To 15) Europe (+) ATHENS (Greece) - Bar, restaurant curfew starts in tourist areas (2100 GMT) PRAGUE (Czech Republic) - US Secretary of State Pompeo visits (1500 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 13) North America (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Ivanka Trump attends Global Women's Development and Prosperity Initiative event (1800 GMT) PICTURE. (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - President Donald Trump holds White House briefing (2130 GMT) PICTURE. Middle East and North Africa CAIRO (Egypt) - Senate elections PICTURE. (To 12) (+) TRIPOLI (Libya) - International flights partially resume Sub-Saharan Africa MAPUTO (Mozambique) - SADC leaders meet virtually for 40th Ordinary Summit (To 17) WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2020 Worldwide (+) WORLD - World Elephant Day Asia-Pacific KABUL (Afghanistan) - Release of 400 Taliban prisoners begins (date subject to change) (*) KANDY (Sri Lanka) - Induction of new cabinet (0400 GMT) PICTURE. (+) HONG KONG (China) - Cathay Pacific announces 2020 interim results (0400 GMT) HONG KONG (China) - Chinese internet giant Tencent Q2 results (1200 GMT) Europe (*) ARMENIA - Virus state of emergency due to end (+) EDINBURGH (United Kingdom) - Schools reopen after virus shutdown VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. VIENNA (Austria) - OPEC monthly report LACOSTE (France) - Lacoste Arts Festival, with Gerard Depardieu and Andrea Bocelli (To 22) LONDON (United Kingdom) - GDP first Q2 estimate (0500 GMT) VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - General audience of pope Francis, live streamed from his private library (0730 GMT) (+) LOURDES (France) - Assumption pilgrimage (0800 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 17) SAINT PETERSBURG (Russia) - Ceremonies marking 20th anniversary of Kursk nuclear submarine disaster (1000 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US consumer price index data released (1230 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - Agriculture ministry monthly report on global production (1700 GMT) Middle East and North Africa (+) RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - 'Friends of Sudan' meeting TEHRAN (Iran) - Health ministry spokeswoman holds press conference on COVID-19 epidemic (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. CAIRO (Egypt) - WHO regional office presser on Beirut blast (1200 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) ALGIERS (Algeria) - Supporters of imprisoned journalist Khaled Drareni press conference (1300 GMT) VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa HARARE (Zimbabwe) - Court hears bail application for journalist Hopewell Chin'ono Sports LISBON (Portugal) - Football: UEFA Champions League - Quarter final : Atalanta v Paris Saint-Germain (1900 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. FRANCE - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Criterium du Dauphine 2020 PICTURE. (To 16) UNITED STATES - Major League Soccer regular season (To November 8) BERLIN (Germany) - FIA Formula E Championship electric car race (To 13) THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2020 Europe (*) GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO press conference on COVID-19 SLOVENIA - US Secretary of State Pompeo visits PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BERLIN (Germany) - TUI quarterly results (0500 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - Thyssenkrupp quarterly results (0500 GMT) WIESBADEN (Germany) - Inflation data for July (0600 GMT) VIENNA (Austria) - US Secretary of State Pompeo visits (1500 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 15) MADRID (Spain) - Spanish authorities give briefing on coronavirus (1530 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1230 GMT) NEW YORK (United States) - Christie's and Stadium Goods sale of Michael Jordan's sneakers (1300 GMT) (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Speech by Fed governor Lael Brainard (1900 GMT) Middle East and North Africa TEHRAN (Iran) - Health ministry spokeswoman holds press conference on COVID-19 epidemic (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - 60th anniversary of independence from France Latin America CHILE - First deposits issued of emergency pension funds VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. ECUADOR - Virus state of emergency due to end (date subject to change) Sports LISBON (Portugal) - Football: UEFA Champions League - Quarter final : Leipzig v Atletico Madrid (1900 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2020 Asia-Pacific JAKARTA (Indonesia) - President Joko Widodo delivers annual budget speech (0300 GMT) PICTURE. (To 16) Europe WARSAW (Poland) - Announcement due of first recession since communism VIDEO. SWEDEN - S&P Global Ratings updates country rating (date subject to change) SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina) - Sarajevo Film Festival (To 21) LISBON (Portugal) - Quarterly growth figures released (0830 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Eurozone Q2 growth data, second estimate (0900 GMT) KOUROU (France) - Space rocket Ariane 5 due to take off (2130 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US government releases retail sales data (1230 GMT) Middle East and North Africa TEHRAN (Iran) - Health ministry spokeswoman holds press conference on COVID-19 (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Latin America (+) MEXICO CITY (Mexico) - Cinemas and museums reopen VIDEO. Sports MONACO (Principality of Monaco) - Diamond League athletics meeting SPIELBERG (Austria) - Austrian MotoGP (To 16) LISBON (Portugal) - Football: UEFA Champions League - Quarter final : Barcelona v Bayern Munich (1900 GMT) PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. ITALY - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Tour de Lombardy 2020 (2200 GMT) SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2020 Asia-Pacific NEW DELHI (India) - Independence Day LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. TOKYO (Japan) - 75th anniversary of Japanese emperor's announcement of surrender in WWII Europe FRANCE - Cultural events with over 5,000 spectators allowed to resume UZBEKISTAN - Final day of second virus lockdown WARSAW (Poland) - Far-right rally marks 100th anniversary of Battle of Warsaw against Soviet forces on sidelines of official celebrations VIDEO. (*) WARSAW (Poland) - US Secretary of State Pompeo visits Poland PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) LOURDES (France) - Assumption Pilgrimage mass (0800 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Gradual reopening of mosques, cafes, restaurants, hotels PICTURE. VIDEO. TEHRAN (Iran) - Health ministry spokeswoman holds press conference on COVID-19 (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa DR CONGO - Borders, places of worship reopen VIDEO. SOMALIA - Schools reopen following virus closure VIDEO. CONGO - 60th anniversary of Congo-Brazzaville's independence from France Latin America (+) RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil) - Sugar Loaf Mountain, Christ the Redeemer statue reopens to tourists VIDEO. Sports (*) MOSCOW (Russia) - Deadline for Russia to pay anti-doping fine or be expelled from World Athletics LISBON (Portugal) - Football: UEFA Champions League - Quarter final : Manchester City v Lyon (1900 GMT) PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. UNITED KINGDOM - Rugby: Premiership resumes QUITO (Ecuador) - Football season resumes after five months of virus shutdown SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS (Belgium) - 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps endurance race SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, 2020 Asia-Pacific BANGKOK (Thailand) - Anti-government protests by united youth movements VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. TOKYO (Japan) - Industrial production for June updated (2350 GMT) TOKYO (Japan) - Quarterly GDP data (2350 GMT) Europe (*) CYPRUS - 60th anniversary of declaration of independence (+) VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's Angelus prayer on Saint-Peter's square from a window of the apostolic palace (1000 GMT) (+) ANTIBES (France) - Protest against animal captivity (1400 GMT) North America UNITED STATES - Tariffs reimposed on Canadian aluminium Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Government, business leaders, union officials hold talks on virus recovery plan (To 17) Latin America SANTO DOMINGO (Dominican Republic) - President Luis Abinader sworn in (1400 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Sports GATESHEAD (United Kingdom) - Diamond League athletics meeting BARCELONA (Spain) - Auto: Formula One - Spanish Grand Prix, Grand Prix (1310 GMT) PICTURE. GERMANY - Football: Europa League - Semi final First Leg (To 17) (*) COLOGNE (Germany) - Football: Europa League - Semi final : TBC v TBC (1900 GMT) PICTURE. MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2020 Asia-Pacific (*) NEPAL - International flights resume INDONESIA - 75th anniversary of independence PICTURE. VIDEO. BANGKOK (Thailand) - Q2 GDP (0230 GMT) Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - King hears report on forming new federal government KOUROU (France) - Space rocket Vega due to take off (date subject to change) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Sixth round of Brexit negotiations (0800 GMT) (To 21) North America MILWAUKEE (United States) - Democratic National Convention VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 20) NEW YORK (United States) - Film props auctioned, including iconic '2001: A Space Odyssey' spacesuit (To 18) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Appeals trial for anti-government protesters Sub-Saharan Africa (*) JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) - African Union expected to hold virtual meeting on Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam GABON - 60th anniversary of independence from France Sports (*) DÜSSELDORF (Germany) - Football: Europa League - Semi final : TBC v TBC (1900 GMT) PICTURE. TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2020 Europe LEIDSCHENDAM (Netherlands) - Special tribunal investigating assassination of Lebanon's ex-PM Hariri announces verdict (0900 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. ICELAND - Gatherings of up to 1,000 people permitted BORDEAUX (France) - Release of Microsoft Flight Simulator video game SANLIURFA (Turkey) - Trial resumes into 2015 bomb attack in southeastern Turkey (0600 GMT) North America UNITED STATES - 100th anniversary of 19th amendment that gave women the right to vote NEW YORK (United States) - Walmart Q2 results (1200 GMT) Sports LISBON (Portugal) - Football: UEFA Champions League - Semi final : TBC v TBC (1900 GMT) PICTURE. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2020 Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK consumer price inflation for July (0500 GMT) COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - Maersk shipping firm Q2 results (0600 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Eurozone inflation data for July, second estimate (0900 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Sentencing of Hashem Abedi, brother of Manchester suicide bomber Salman (0900 GMT) VIDEO. (To 20) afp
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