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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, NOVEMBER 19, 2020 Highlights (+) JERUSALEM - Pompeo expected to become first US top diplomat to visit West Bank settlement (*) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU summit on Covid-19 and budget (1700 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (*) JERUSALEM - Trilateral talks between Netanyhau, Pompeo and Bahrain foreign minister PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Worldwide WORLD - World Toilet Day GRAPHIC. Asia-Pacific (+) KABUL (Afghanistan) - Pakistan's PM Imran Khan makes first visit to Afghanistan VIDEO. (*) ADELAIDE (Australia) - Six-day 'circuit-breaker' lockdown comes into force Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - Booker Prize winners announced VIDEO. COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - WHO Europe holds weekly online media briefings on Covid-19 (1000 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (*) THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - UN court holds online status conference over Ratko Mladic genocide conviction appeal (1300 GMT) (*) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Post-Brexit trade talks (To 20) ASSISI (Italy) - 'The Economy of Francesco' conference via video link, organised by the Pope (0800 GMT) (To 21) (*) PARIS (France) - Health Minister Olivier Veran holds weekly coronavirus press conference (+) MOSCOW (Russia) - FM spokeswoman holds weekly press briefing (0800 GMT) (+) BUCHAREST (Romania) - AFP interview with Romania's Prime Minister Ludovic Orban (0830 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - EU Court of Justice ruling on French ban of cannabis e-cigarettes (0830 GMT) LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - EU Court of Justice to rule over glue bird hunting (0830 GMT) (+) BERLIN (Germany) - Robert Koch health institute holds press conference on Covid-19 (0900 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. PICTURE. (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Virtual conference on migration and asylum in Europe (0900 GMT) (+) MOSCOW (Russia) - FM Lavrov hosts UN special envoy to Syria (1000 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - ECB president Christine Lagarde speaks to European Parliament (1000 GMT) (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Footballers' wives libel case, Rebekah Vardy versus Coleen Rooney, at High Court in London (1030 GMT) ANKARA (Turkey) - Central bank to decide interest rate (1100 GMT) VIDEO. (*) BERLIN (Germany) - Former CEO Markus Braun, suspected of massive fraud, heard by parliamentary committee over Wirecard collapse (1200 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel holds an online dialogue with healthcare workers (1300 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. (+) STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Press conference by Sweden's public health agency about the Covid-19 pandemic (1300 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Euro Finance Week PARIS (France) - 30th anniversary of Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe between NATO and the Communist bloc to end Cold War BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU foreign affairs ministers hold videoconference LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. BRAUNSCHWEIG (Germany) - Trial of Volkswagen over alleged excessive pay for staff representatives North America (+) WILMINGTON (United States) - President-elect Biden holds talks with state governors PICTURE. (*) ATLANTA (United States) - State of Georgia expected to announce presidential election recount outcome WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1330 GMT) VANCOUVER (Canada) - US extradition hearings resume for Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou (To 27) (*) WASHINGTON (United States) - House Democrats hold leadership elections PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 19) Middle East and North Africa ABU DHABI (United Arab Emirates) - US diplomat Clarke Cooper travels to UAE, Saudi, Bahrain and Israel (To 23) CAIRO (Egypt) - WHO Eastern Mediterranean holds press conference (0900 GMT) VIDEO. RELIZANE (Algeria) - Activists Abdellah Benaoum and Yacine Khaldi go on trial Sub-Saharan Africa JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) - Ex-president Zuma testifies before anti-graft judicial panel VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 20) Latin America COLOMBIA - Anti-government protests VIDEO. Sports ZHENGZHOU (China) - Table tennis: World Tour Grand Finals (To 22) PRAGUE (Czech Republic) - Judo: European championships PICTURE. (To 21) LOS ANGELES (United States) - Basketball: NBA draft LONDON (United Kingdom) - Tennis: ATP tour 2020 - ATP Finals (To 22) FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2020 Highlights (*) YEREVAN (Armenia) - Armenia hands control of Aghdam district to Azerbaijan VIDEO. Asia-Pacific KUALA LUMPUR (Malaysia) - APEC summit held online (1200 GMT) BEIJING (China) - 40th anniversary of 'Gang of Four' trial for treason Europe GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO briefing on Covid-19 (1500 GMT) NUREMBERG (Germany) - President Steinmeier speaks at ceremony for 75th anniversary of start of Nuremberg trials of Nazi leaders (1800 GMT) VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU defence ministers hold videoconference VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - European Banking Congress, with opening speech by ECB chief Lagarde (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Retail sales data for October (0600 GMT) (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK public sector financial data for October (0600 GMT) North America MIAMI (United States) - Latin Grammy Awards ceremony held online (0100 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) COLUMBUS (United States) - US state of Ohio begins to enforce night-time curfew to combat Covid rise (0300 GMT) (To 20) QUEBEC CITY (Canada) - Court hearing via video link of suspect over deadly Halloween sword attack WILMINGTON (United States) - President-elect Joe Biden turns 78 PICTURE. VIDEO. (+) UNITED NATIONS (United States) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres holds press conference (1730 GMT) VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - G20 foreign ministers videoconference (*) RABAT (Morocco) - Spain's Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska visits SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2020 Highlights RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - G20 summit held online PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 22) Asia-Pacific TAIPEI (Taiwan) - Taiwan's Golden Horse film awards ceremony, dubbed the 'Chinese Oscars' (1100 GMT) VIDEO. HONG KONG (China) - Disneyland reopens its 'Castle of Magical Dreams' after refurbishment (0230 GMT) Europe (+) TURKEY - Weekend curfew comes into effect VIDEO. (*) BURGOS (Spain) - Massive Covid-19 testing operation for 25 percent of residents PICTURE. North America UNITED STATES - US border with Canada due to reopen to non-essential travel VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa (*) TEHRAN (Iran) - Anniversary of mass protests over sudden fuel price hike Sports (*) AL-RAYYAN (Qatar) - Qatar marks two years until 2022 World Cup VIDEO. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2020 Highlights BURKINA FASO - Presidential election LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - Singapore, Hong Kong launch 'travel bubble' flights (0200 GMT) VIDEO. PESHAWAR (Pakistan) - Anti-government rally held by opposition parties (0500 GMT) TAIPEI (Taiwan) - Protest against lifting of restrictions on US pork containing ractopamine feed additive (0500 GMT) VIDEO. Europe MINSK (Belarus) - New protest expected against Lukashenko VIDEO. BERLIN (Germany) - 15 years ago, Angela Merkel became first female chancellor of Germany LONDON (United Kingdom) - 30th anniversary of prime minister Margaret Thatcher's resignation (+) BISHKEK (Kyrgyzstan) - March against constitutional reforms that would give president new powers (0600 GMT) VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's Angelus prayer on Saint Peter's square (1000 GMT) PICTURE. Sub-Saharan Africa DAKAR (Senegal) - Spain's Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya visits Latin America SAO PAULO (Brazil) - Gay Pride parade (To 25) MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2020 Highlights AMSTERDAM (Netherlands) - International Air Transport Association annual general assembly (To 24) PARIS (France) - Sarkozy becomes first French ex-president to stand trial on corruption charges (1230 GMT) (To December 10) Asia-Pacific WUZHEN (China) - World Internet Conference, where Beijing promotes its concept of controlled internet (To 24) SEREMBAN (Malaysia) - Hearing in inquest into death of Franco-Irish teen VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 27) HONG KONG (China) - Activists Joshua Wong, Ivan Lam on trial for anti-police protest (To December 1) Europe GENEVA (Switzerland) - UN hosts Afghanistan donor conference (0800 GMT) (To 24) MOSCOW (Russia) - Gazprom Q3 results (To 30) MONS (Belgium) - Trial for officer who shot two-year-old Kurdish girl during police chase of migrant van VIDEO. (To 24) PARIS (France) - 50th anniversary of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo's first edition LONDON (United Kingdom) - Supreme Court hearing on whether to allow 'IS bride' Shamima Begum back to UK to challenge citizenship removal VIDEO. (To 24) (+) COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - European Environment Agency publishes annual report on air quality (1145 GMT) (+) BERLIN (Germany) - RKI chief Wieler holds a press conference (1400 GMT) Middle East and North Africa BAGHDAD (Iraq) - US sanctions waiver allowing Iraq to import Iranian gas expires (0700 GMT) Latin America HAVANA (Cuba) - Western Union shuts Cuba offices after new US sanctions VIDEO. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2020 Highlights ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Trial in absentia resumes of 20 Saudi suspects over murder of dissident journalist Khashoggi (1400 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - Hong Kong government final appeal over mask ban constitutionality (0100 GMT) (To 25) Europe STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Ban on public gatherings of more than eight people comes into force VIDEO. PETROZAVODSK (Russia) - Appeal court hears case of Russian Gulag historian after child sex abuse conviction WARSAW (Poland) - CFO Strategy & Innovation virtual summit WIESBADEN (Germany) - GDP Q3 update (0700 GMT) EDINBURGH (United Kingdom) - Family of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi appeal against his conviction (1000 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Compass Full Year Results 2020 (1000 GMT) GENEVA (Switzerland) - Press conference following UN Afghanistan donor conference (1700 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US consumer confidence index (1400 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Verdict expected at trial of journalist and rights activist Said Boudour ABU DHABI (United Arab Emirates) - FinTech Abu Dhabi (0400 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 26) Sub-Saharan Africa HARARE (Zimbabwe) - Trial opens of ex-vice chancellor of University of Zimbabwe for granting Grace Mugabe 'fake' PhD Sports RENNES (France) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 4: Group E Rennes (FRA) v Chelsea (ENG) (1755 GMT) KIEV (Ukraine) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 4: Group G Dynamo Kiev (UKR) v Barcelona (ESP) (2000 GMT) (To 25) MANCHESTER (United Kingdom) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 4: Group H Manchester United (ENG) v Büyüksehir Bld. Spor (TUR) (2000 GMT) PICTURE. PARIS (France) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 4: Group H Paris SG (FRA) v RB Leipzig (GER) (2000 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2020 Worldwide WORLD - International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - Hong Kong leader expected to make delayed policy address following Beijing visit (0200 GMT) Europe KALBAJAR (Azerbaijan) - Armenia hands control to Azerbaijan of Kalbajar district VIDEO. PICTURE. (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Boris Johnson answers Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) remotely due to Covid isolation order (1200 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) NUR-SULTAN (Kazakhstan) - Ruling party holds conference ahead of vote VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's general audience (0830 GMT) PICTURE. (+) BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel and state premiers hold talks to take stock of coronavirus curbs (1300 GMT) VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Verdict expected in appeal trial of Berber activist on charges of 'insulting Islam' Latin America BOGOTA (Colombia) - Peace court summons three ministers and attorney general over murders of ex-FARC guerrillas (1300 GMT) Sports MUNICH (Germany) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 4: Group A Bayern Munich (GER) v Salzburg (AUT) (2000 GMT) MILAN (Italy) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 4: Group B Inter Milan (ITA) v Real Madrid (ESP) (2000 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LIVERPOOL (United Kingdom) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 4: Group D Liverpool (ENG) v Atalanta (ITA) (2000 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2020 Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - National Diet legislature session (To December 5) (*) PHNOM PENH (Cambodia) - Trials begin of dozens of political dissidents BEIJING (China) - Defence ministry monthly press conference (0700 GMT) Europe PONTOISE (France) - Trial of Pakistani imam over claim of 'justifying terrorism' (1230 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. ANKARA (Turkey) - Verdict expected in main trial of coup ringleaders (0700 GMT) VIDEO. (+) LISBON (Portugal) - Parliament votes on 2021 budget (1000 GMT) (To 27) North America UNITED STATES - US celebrates Thanksgiving PICTURE. VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa DUBAI (United Arab Emirates) - Dubai's budget airline flydubai to start direct flights to Tel Aviv ALGIERS (Algeria) - Trial of members of youth campaign group Rassemblement Action Jeunesse (RAJ) Sub-Saharan Africa (*) HARARE (Zimbabwe) - Journalist Hopewell Chin'ono expected in court after bail denied Sports KANDY (Sri Lanka) - Lanka Premier League (LPL) cricket tournament (To December 16) Football: Europa League - 1st round day 4 (1755 GMT) FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 Highlights UNITED STATES - New deadline for TikTok to restructure or face US ban Worldwide UNITED STATES - Black Friday Europe HELSINKI (Finland) - GDP Q3 ANTWERP (Belgium) - Four suspects including Iranian diplomat face trial for taking part in plot to bomb Iran opposition rally in France VIDEO. STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - GDP Q3 Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Verdict due in appeal of 25 demonstrators Sub-Saharan Africa HARARE (Zimbabwe) - Zimbabwe miners boss Henrietta Rushwaya in court over gold smuggling charges after bail denied Sports ALEXANDRIA (Egypt) - CAF Champions League final: Ahly v Zamalek afp
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