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| - The coronavirus emergency is leading to the rescheduling or cancellation of events around the world. To view events updated in real time, go to AFP Agenda Contact us on contact-agenda@afp.com 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. THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2020 Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - Downing Street daily coronavirus briefing (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. North America (*) MINNEAPOLIS (United States) - Memorial service for George Floyd, whose death at the hands of police sparked mass protests (1700 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2020 Worldwide WORLD - World Environment Day VIDEO. Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - Toshiba annual results (0600 GMT) Europe (*) THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Europol launches new financial and economics crime centre to fight white collar crime (0700 GMT) VIDEO. MADRID (Spain) - Spanish authorities give daily briefing on coronavirus (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO briefing on coronavirus (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Downing Street daily coronavirus briefing (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. (+) KIEV (Ukraine) - Domestic flights relaunch, cafes reopen as lockdown eases VIENNA (Austria) - Classical concerts resume in famed Musikverein and Konzerthaus venues for limited audience BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU interior ministers hold virtual meeting on reopening borders VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU telecommunications ministers hold videoconference STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - FitchRatings updates country rating SLOVENIA - Football league to restart (*) DRAWSKO POMORSKIE (Poland) - US, Poland hold Defender-Europe 20 joint military exercise (To 19) DUBLIN (Ireland) - Government expected to announce further easing of lockdown measures VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. WIESBADEN (Germany) - Industrial orders data for April released (0600 GMT) (+) KIEV (Ukraine) - Protesters to demand interior minister's dismissal over failed police reform (0600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Ex-Swedish ambassador to China goes on trial for overstepping duties seeking release of publisher (0700 GMT) VIDEO. MOSCOW (Russia) - Court examines appeal of jailed journalist Ilya Azar (0900 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. (+) BERLIN (Germany) - Foreign Minister Heiko Maas meets Italian counterpart Luigi di Maio (1000 GMT) PICTURE. LONDON (United Kingdom) - 'Take the knee' protest for George Floyd (1100 GMT) (*) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU negotiator Michel Barnier press conference on latest Brexit talks (1100 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. PICTURE. (+) OSLO (Norway) - Solidarity protest for George Floyd (1400 GMT) (+) VILNIUS (Lithuania) - Black Lives Matter solidarity protest (1700 GMT) PICTURE. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US employment data for May (1230 GMT) OTTAWA (Canada) - Unemployment figures released (1230 GMT) Middle East and North Africa DOHA (Qatar) - Third anniversary of regional embargo on Qatar PICTURE. VIDEO. TEHRAN (Iran) - One year since jailing of French scientist in Iran TEHRAN (Iran) - Health ministry spokesman holds press conference on COVID-19 epidemic (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa (*) ADDIS ABABA (Ethiopia) - Launch of Green Legacy campaign to plant five billion trees VIDEO. Sports BULGARIA - Football championship resumes SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 2020 Asia-Pacific SEOUL (South Korea) - Memorial Day VIDEO. BEIJING (China) - Universities reopen Europe SWITZERLAND - Events up to 300 people allowed as most lockdown measures ended (*) ALMATY (Kazakhstan) - Opposition holds protests, despite virus restrictions VIDEO. MOSCOW (Russia) - Book festival held on Red Square (To 8) WARSAW (Poland) - Cinemas, theatres, concert and sports halls, swimming pools reopen MADRID (Spain) - Prado and other Madrid museums reopen after virus shutdown VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. VERSAILLES (France) - Reopening of Chateau de Versailles LONDON (United Kingdom) - Protest on Parliament Square calling for justice for George Floyd (1200 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. VIDEO. (+) WARSAW (Poland) - Rally in solidarity with George Floyd protesters in US (1300 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. (*) LISBON (Portugal) - Protest in front of US embassy in solidarity with Black Lives Matter movement (1545 GMT) PICTURE. (+) MARSEILLE (France) - Protest against police violence (1700 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. North America (+) RAEFORD (United States) - Memorial service for George Floyd in the North Carolina town where he was born (1500 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Public vigil at the Lincoln Memorial for George Floyd (2000 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa (+) TUNIS (Tunisia) - Black Lives Matters solidarity protest (1000 GMT) TEHRAN (Iran) - Health ministry spokesman holds press conference on COVID-19 epidemic (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BEIRUT (Lebanon) - Anti-government mass protest planned (1200 GMT) Sports GREECE - Football league resumes PICTURE. SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 2020 Asia-Pacific (+) BANGKOK (Thailand) - Black Lives Matter solidarity protest (0600 GMT) Europe YORK (United Kingdom) - Church of England's second-most senior cleric, Archbishop of York John Sentamu, retires (*) MADRID (Spain) - Anti-racism protests in memory of George Floyd (0900 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Protest outside US embassy calling for justice for George Floyd (1200 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Protest in solidarity with Black Lives Matter movement (1300 GMT) VIDEO. (*) GENEVA (Switzerland) - Free concert by Geneva Chamber Orchestra to mark reopening of concert halls (1500 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. North America LOS ANGELES (United States) - 40th anniversary of the death of the author Henry Miller (+) MONTREAL (Canada) - Black Lives Matter solidarity protest LIVE VIDEO. Latin America (+) RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil) - Anti-racism and anti-Bolsonaro protest (2100 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sports FORT WORTH (United States) - IndyCar Genesys 300 race opens season without spectators (0345 GMT) MONDAY, JUNE 8, 2020 Worldwide WORLD - World Oceans Day Asia-Pacific INDIA - Places of religious worship, hotels, restaurants and shopping malls open as lockdown eases PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) SEOUL (South Korea) - Court rules on arrest warrant for Samsung heir Europe CYPRUS - Crossing points of divided island reopen after virus closure (+) BELGIUM - Bars, restaurants reopen PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (*) VIENNA (Austria) - IAEA governors meet with Iran top of agenda VIDEO. (To 15) UNITED KINGDOM - Two-week quarantine introduced for visitors VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Former World Athletics chief in Russian doping trial (0730 GMT) VIDEO. GRAPHIC. PICTURE. (To 18) MADRID (Spain) - Spanish authorities give daily briefing on coronavirus (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Downing Street daily coronavirus briefing (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. GREECE - Migrant camp lockdown due to end VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. GREECE - Nightclubs reopen CZECH REPUBLIC - 30th anniversary of Czechoslovakia's first free postwar elections BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU development ministers hold virtual meeting (+) GENEVA (Switzerland) - Opening for candidatures to lead World Trade Organisation LYON (France) - Passenger flights to and from Lyon airport resume (*) VIENNA (Austria) - Vienna State Opera reopens for 100 guests per show (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Parliament emergency debate on conduct of House business during pandemic LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. WIESBADEN (Germany) - Industrial production data for April (0600 GMT) (+) PARIS (France) - Paris Zoo reopens (0630 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU agriculture, fisheries ministers meet virtually (0800 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - ECB chief Lagarde testifies before European Parliament (1300 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - NATO chief launches reflection on Alliance's future in post-COVID-19 world (1300 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO briefing on coronavirus (1500 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. North America (*) MINNEAPOLIS (United States) - Police officer charged with 2nd degree murder of George Floyd makes first court appearance PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) NEW YORK (United States) - New York City to begin first phase of reopening LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - World Bank launches update Global Economic Prospects report (1500 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa KINSHASA (DR Congo) - EU crisis management chief Janez Lenarcic, French and Belgian foreign ministers visit VIDEO. (To 9) BANJUL (Gambia) - Truth commission to resume hearings on crimes committed under former president Jammeh (0800 GMT) Sports LAUSANNE (Switzerland) - Manchester City FC appeals hearing over Champions League ban (To 10) LAUSANNE (Switzerland) - Super League due to resume TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2020 Europe CYPRUS - Select flights resume, hotels reopen SAINT PETERSBURG (Russia) - Trial of historian accused of murdering, dismembering partner begins VIDEO. MADRID (Spain) - Spanish authorities give daily briefing on coronavirus (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Downing Street daily coronavirus briefing (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. (*) LATVIA - Coronavirus state of emergency lifted but some restrictions remain (*) ATHENS (Greece) - Italian FM Luigi Di Maio visits for talks with counterpart Nikos Dendias BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU finance ministers hold videoconference BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU labour ministers hold virtual meeting BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU trade ministers hold videoconference to discuss WTO chief candidacies (+) PARIS (France) - Protests at hospitals calling for better staff resources VIENNA (Austria) - OPEC and non-OPEC ministers hold biannual meeting to discuss oil output limits PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 10) WIESBADEN (Germany) - April trade data (0600 GMT) (*) PARIS (France) - Bank of France gives growth predictions for 2020-21 (0730 GMT) (+) HAMBURG (Germany) - Prosecution summary in trial of ex-SS guard at Nazi Stutthof camp (0900 GMT) North America HOUSTON (United States) - Funeral for George Floyd, whose death at hands of police in Minneapolis sparked worldwide protests (1500 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve holds policy meeting PICTURE. GRAPHIC. (To 10) WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2020 Europe MADRID (Spain) - Spanish authorities give daily briefing on coronavirus (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Downing Street daily coronavirus briefing (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Air France traffic data for May ALBANIA - Beaches reopen VIDEO. (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Statement on coronavirus misinformation by European Commission ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Turkish Airlines resumes some international flights (to be confirmed) PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (To 12) GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO briefing on coronavirus (1500 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. North America (+) ORLANDO (United States) - Sea World reopens WASHINGTON (United States) - US consumer price index data released (1230 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds press conference (1830 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa MOROCCO - End of lockdown imposed to fight virus DAMASCUS (Syria) - 20th anniversary of Hafez al-Assad's death THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2020 Asia-Pacific SYDNEY (Australia) - Aussie rules football resumes after virus suspension Europe LES EPESSES (France) - Puy du Fou theme park reopens MADRID (Spain) - Spanish authorities give daily briefing on coronavirus (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Downing Street daily coronavirus briefing (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Eurozone finance ministers hold videoconference VIDEO. (*) LEDNICE (Czech Republic) - Visegrad-four premiers focus on EU rescue fund PARIS (France) - Employment figures for first quarter (0530 GMT) MILAN (Italy) - Industrial production figures for April (0800 GMT) (*) MADRID (Spain) - Witnesses testify in probe into decision to permit rally in Madrid in March as epidemic gathered pace (1330 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US agriculture ministry gives world production data (1700 GMT) Middle East and North Africa TUNIS (Tunisia) - PM's special powers for handling COVID 19 crisis due to end (1100 GMT) Sports OSLO (Norway) - The Impossible Games, a Diamond League athletics exhibition event SPAIN - La Liga resumes after virus shutdown STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Golf: first men and women's European Tour tournament (To 14) FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2020 Asia-Pacific SINGAPORE (Singapore) - Second anniversary of first Trump-Kim summit PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. Europe (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU health ministers meet virtually BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU industry ministers hold virtual meeting (*) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Office of National Statistics publishes UK GDP data for April (0500 GMT) MADRID (Spain) - Zara parent company Inditex quarterly results (0600 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Consumer confidence data released (1400 GMT) Latin America ARGENTINA - Deadline for debt talks with international creditors VIDEO. GRAPHIC. Sports DÜSSELDORF (Germany) - Pole vault competition in drive-in cinema touted as first spectator event since outbreak VIDEO. WELLINGTON (New Zealand) - New Zealand Super Rugby Aotearoa competition starts (+) ROMANIA - Romanian football league resumes TURKEY - Super Lig to resume afp
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