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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. THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2020 Asia-Pacific (+) BEIJING (China) - Government press conference on floods prevention (0200 GMT) (+) BEIJING (China) - Press conference by the Commerce Ministry on foreign trade and investment (0700 GMT) AUCKLAND (New Zealand) - Lockdown after first coronavirus transmission in 102 days (To 14) BHUTAN - First virus lockdown (To 15) Europe GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO press conference on COVID-19 SLOVENIA - US Secretary of State Pompeo visits PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) LONDON (United Kingdom) - English student exam results released amid grading controversy VIDEO. PICTURE. BERLIN (Germany) - TUI quarterly results (0500 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - Thyssenkrupp quarterly results (0500 GMT) (*) WIESBADEN (Germany) - Final inflation data for July (0600 GMT) (+) SOFIA (Bulgaria) - PM addresses parliament special session amid protests (0700 GMT) (+) KIEV (Ukraine) - Foreign Minister Kouleba press conference on Belarus (0730 GMT) (+) KIEV (Ukraine) - Demonstration in support of Belarus protesters (1400 GMT) PICTURE. 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) PICTURE. WASHINGTON (United States) - Speech by Fed governor Lael Brainard (1900 GMT) Middle East and North Africa (+) BEIRUT (Lebanon) - French Defence Minister Florence Parly visits (To 14) (+) BEIRUT (Lebanon) - Lebanon parliament convenes for first time since port blast (0800 GMT) PICTURE. GRAPHIC. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. 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 - Chileans receive the first deposits from their 10% emergency pension fund withdrawals VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil) - Sugar Loaf Mountain, Christ the Redeemer statue reopen to tourists (0300 GMT) VIDEO. (To 15) 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) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. FRANCE - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Criterium du Dauphine 2020 PICTURE. (To 16) FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2020 Asia-Pacific JAKARTA (Indonesia) - President Joko Widodo delivers annual budget speech (0300 GMT) PICTURE. (To 16) Europe (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU foreign ministers extraordinary meeting on Belarus WARSAW (Poland) - Announcement due of first recession since communism VIDEO. (*) BURRIANA (Spain) - Departure of migrant rescue ship Sea-Watch 4 VIDEO. PICTURE. 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) (+) VARIOUS (United States) - Kamala Harris, Meghan Markle among speakers at 19th Summit (2030 GMT) VIDEO. 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 (+) LUANDA (Angola) - Verdict expected in corruption trial of Angolan ex-president's son "Zenu" VIDEO. (+) SUDAN - Domestic flights resume (To 16) Latin America MEXICO CITY (Mexico) - Cinemas and museums reopen in Mexico City amid "new normal" 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) LIVE VIDEO. (*) QUITO (Ecuador) - Football season resumes after five months of virus shutdown ITALY - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Tour de Lombardie 2020 (2200 GMT) SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2020 Asia-Pacific NEW DELHI (India) - Independence Day LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (+) TOKYO (Japan) - Ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of WWII (0230 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Europe UZBEKISTAN - Final day of second virus lockdown WARSAW (Poland) - Far-right rally marks 100th anniversary of Battle of Warsaw on sidelines of official celebrations (+) BORDEAUX (France) - Masks become obligatory in town centre (*) WARSAW (Poland) - US Secretary of State Pompeo visits 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 epidemic (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 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) LIVE VIDEO. UNITED KINGDOM - Rugby: Premiership resumes 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 (*) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Group calling itself 'Virus Madness' stages anti-mask demonstration (1000 GMT) VIDEO. 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 (*) WASHINGTON (United States) - US tariffs reimposed on Canadian aluminium take effect Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Government, business leaders, union officials hold talks on virus recovery plan (To 17) Sub-Saharan Africa (*) MAPUTO (Mozambique) - SADC leaders meet virtually for 40th Ordinary Summit (2200 GMT) 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) (*) DÜSSELDORF (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 reported (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) (*) MADRID (Spain) - Spanish authorities give briefing on coronavirus (1530 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. North America MILWAUKEE (United States) - Democratic National Convention VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. (To 20) (+) MILWAUKEE (United States) - Michelle Obama, Bernie Sanders speak on first day of Democratic National Convention VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. NEW YORK (United States) - Film props auctioned, including iconic '2001: A Space Odyssey' spacesuit PICTURE. (To 18) (+) SACRAMENTO (United States) - Golden State Killer sentencing hearing (1600 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. 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 (*) COLOGNE (Germany) - Football: Europa League - Semi final : TBC v TBC (1900 GMT) PICTURE. TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2020 Europe (*) LEIDSCHENDAM (Netherlands) - Court hands down verdict in case of assassination of Lebanon's ex-PM Hariri (0900 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. ICELAND - Gatherings of up to 1,000 people permitted BORDEAUX (France) - Release of Microsoft Flight Simulator video game LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK Retail sales for August (ONS) (0500 GMT) 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 MILWAUKEE (United States) - Bill Clinton, Jill Biden among speakers on second day of Democratic National Convention VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. NEW YORK (United States) - Walmart Q2 results (1200 GMT) Latin America (+) BOGOTA (Colombia) - FARC hearings against the peace court for recruitment of minors 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) (+) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Eritrean on trial for pushing boy under train in Frankfurt (0730 GMT) VIDEO. 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) North America MILWAUKEE (United States) - Kamala Harris, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton among speakers at Democratic National Convention VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. Sports LISBON (Portugal) - Football: UEFA Champions League - Semi final: TBC v TBC (1900 GMT) PICTURE. THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2020 Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - Judge rules on bail for first person charged with national security crimes (0000 GMT) Europe ANKARA (Turkey) - Central bank decides interest rate (1100 GMT) MADRID (Spain) - Spanish authorities give briefing on coronavirus (1530 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Trump hosts new Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Kadhemi PICTURE. VIDEO. (+) WILMINGTON (United States) - Joe Biden addresses Democratic National Convention, accepts nomination VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. (*) UNITED STATES - US borders with Mexico and Canada due to reopen to non-essential travel VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1230 GMT) Latin America MEXICO CITY (Mexico) - 80th anniversary of Trotsky's murder VIDEO. Sports TROON (United Kingdom) - Golf: Women's British Open (To 23) afp
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