| schema:articleBody
| - 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, DECEMBER 10, 2020 Highlights OSLO (Norway) - Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony, held online (1200 GMT) GRAPHIC. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - FDA advisory committee evaluates Pfizer/BioNTech Covid vaccine (1400 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. LAUSANNE (Switzerland) - IOC executive board meets VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BAKU (Azerbaijan) - Erdogan visits ally Azerbaijan after Karabakh ceasefire VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (*) WILMINGTON (United States) - Biden presents defense secretary PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 11) POLAND - Release of Cyberpunk 2077 game VIDEO. PICTURE. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU summit VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 11) Worldwide WORLD - World Human Rights Day (+) WORLD - Hanukkah Jewish holiday (To 18) Asia-Pacific SUVA (Fiji) - Pacific Island Forum nations hold virtual climate summit ahead of UN talks HONG KONG (China) - New virus restrictions to battle fourth wave come into force (*) BANGKOK (Thailand) - Rally for handicapped people's rights (0900 GMT) VIDEO. (*) SEREMBAN (Malaysia) - Hearing in inquest into death of Franco-Irish teen VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. HONG KONG (China) - US Bank of America lawyer on trial for assaulting police officer during argument Europe STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Nobel awards ceremony for literature, sciences and economy prizes, held online (1530 GMT) GRAPHIC. BAKU (Azerbaijan) - Military parade LIVE VIDEO. (+) PARIS (France) - PM Castex holds a press conference on virus fighting restrictions (1700 GMT) PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. MADRID (Spain) - Spanish authorities give briefing on coronavirus LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (+) BERLIN (Germany) - Press conference of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) disease control centre (0900 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. VIDEO. (*) KIEV (Ukraine) - Protest against handing to Moldova of Russian pro-Kiev fighter (1000 GMT) PICTURE. LONDON (United Kingdom) - GDP estimate for October (1100 GMT) MOSCOW (Russia) - Foreign Ministry press briefing (1130 GMT) GENEVA (Switzerland) - International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) updates threatened animal, plant species Red List (1300 GMT) PICTURE. FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - ECB press conference on eurozone monetary policy (1330 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Catholic NGOs hold meeting on humanitarian crisis in Syria and Iraq, with Pope Francis addressing (1500 GMT) (+) CHISINAU (Moldova) - Ukrainian FM Dmytro Kuleba visits PARIS (France) - Paris Blockchain Week Summit 2020 (+) TASHKENT (Uzbekistan) - CIS foreign ministers meet online MOSCOW (Russia) - Putin to meet with members of Russia's human rights council (+) MOSCOW (Russia) - Russia's ban on import of tomatoes, apples from Azerbaijan takes effect PICTURE. MONS (Belgium) - Final hearing in trial of police officer over fatal shooting of Kurdish girl North America VANCOUVER (Canada) - Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou extradition trial resumes VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 11) WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1330 GMT) GRAPHIC. WASHINGTON (United States) - Treasury Secretary Mnuchin grilled by lawmakers on Covid relief package (1500 GMT) NEW YORK (United States) - Airbnb starts trading on the Stock Exchange (1600 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) TERRE HAUTE (United States) - Brandon Bernard to be executed for 1999 double murder (2300 GMT) Middle East and North Africa DUBAI (United Arab Emirates) - World Space Forum, held online (+) AMMAN (Jordan) - Jordan's King Abdullah II delivers the throne speech at the opening of the first session of the new parliament (1000 GMT) VIDEO. (+) TUNIS (Tunisia) - Interior ministry holds press conference on violence against women (1030 GMT) CAIRO (Egypt) - Egypt Defence Expo (EDEX) international weapons fair PICTURE. VIDEO. (+) Khaf (Iran) - Official inauguration of the Khaf-Herat railway VIDEO. NABLUS (Palestinian Territories) - Partial lockdown comes into force in Israeli-occupied West Bank Sub-Saharan Africa MOYALE (Kenya) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on a state visit VIDEO. Latin America BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - Chamber of Deputies lower house expected to debate abortion bill (1700 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. SANTIAGO (Chile) - Coronavirus lockdown comes into force on week-ends VIDEO. (+) BOGOTA (Colombia) - Leopoldo Lopez, Venezuelan opposition leader, holds press conference (1300 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. HAVANA (Cuba) - International Festival of New Latin American Cinema (To 13) CARACAS (Venezuela) - Popular consultation organised by opposition on legitimacy of Maduro's government VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 12) Sports HOUSTON (United States) - Golf: US Women's Open PICTURE. (To 13) MERSIN (Turkey) - Artistic Gymnastics: Men's European Championships (To 13) DUBLIN (Ireland) - Football: Europa League - 1st round day 6: Group B Dundalk (IRL) v Arsenal (ENG) (1755 GMT) PICTURE. PRAGUE (Czech Republic) - Football: Europa League - 1st round day 6: Group H Sparta Praha (CZE) v AC Milan (ITA) (2000 GMT) PICTURE. DENMARK - Euro-2020 women's handball (To 20) WELLINGTON (New Zealand) - Cricket: New Zealand v West Indies in second Test (To 14) FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2020 Highlights WORLD - Global day of youth climate action by Fridays For Future (*) NEW YORK (United States) - Time magazine announces 'Person of the Year' for 2020 (0300 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. AMSTERDAM (Netherlands) - EU medicines agency holds online public meeting on coronavirus vaccines (1200 GMT) GRAPHIC. LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - Verdict for teen activist Tony Chung on insulting China's flag (0130 GMT) Europe LEIDSCHENDAM (Netherlands) - Killer of Lebanon ex-PM Hariri to be sentenced in absentia by UN court (0900 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - ICJ rules in diplomatic row between Equatorial Guinea and France over corruption conviction of EG president's son (1400 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Inauguration of Christmas tree and Nativity scene on St Peter's Square (1430 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. MOSCOW (Russia) - New hearing in ex-Russia football captain Roman Shirokov trial for punching referee (+) NICOSIA (Cyprus) - Shopping centers, restaurants and bars close doors until December 31 in epidemic fight LONDON (United Kingdom) - Bank of England Financial Stability Report (0600 GMT) KRASNOYARSK (Russia) - Court hearing in case against mining giant Nornickel (0700 GMT) WIESBADEN (Germany) - November final inflation data (0700 GMT) (+) TBILISI (Georgia) - New parliament boycotted by the opposition convenes (0800 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - Interior minister Seehofer press conference after talks with counterparts from Germany's 16 states (0900 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO press briefing on Covid-19 (1600 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. North America TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES (United States) - Window opens for new Virgin Galactic test flight VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BUFFALO (United States) - Harvey Weinstein faces LA extradition hearing via phone (1400 GMT) VIDEO. (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - World Bank President David Malpass discusses economic impact of Covid-19 pandemic (1800 GMT) (+) TERRE HAUTE (United States) - Alfred Bourgeois to be executed for murdering his two-year-old daughter (2300 GMT) Middle East and North Africa GAZA CITY (Palestinian Territories) - Weekend lockdown comes into force ALGERIA - 60th anniversary of independence movement uprising Sub-Saharan Africa ANTANANARIVO (Madagascar) - Senate elections VIDEO. Latin America (+) ANTISANA (Ecuador) - Ambassadors from the United Kingdom, Italy and France present plans to develop in Ecuador as a prelude to COP26 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2020 Highlights PARIS (France) - Fifth anniversary of Paris Agreement on climate change GRAPHIC. LAUSANNE (Switzerland) - Olympics: IOC holds Olympic summit UNITED NATIONS (United States) - UN, Britain host global climate summit GRAPHIC. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Europe CATANIA (Italy) - FM, interior minister testify at trial of far-right leader Salvini (date subject to change) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. SWITZERLAND - New coronavirus restrictions come into force if cantons agree FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Protest against virus restrictions PICTURE. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - 'March for Trump' ahead of electoral college vote (1700 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa (+) ALGIERS (Algeria) - One year since the election of president Tebboune Sub-Saharan Africa DAKAR (Senegal) - Dakar Fashion week PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 13) Sports MANCHESTER (United Kingdom) - Football: Premier League - day 12: Manchester United v Manchester City (1730 GMT) PICTURE. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Boxing: Anthony Joshua v Kubrat Pulev SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2020 Asia-Pacific LAHORE (Pakistan) - Anti-government rally held by opposition parties (0500 GMT) Europe (+) MINSK (Belarus) - Anti-government protests expected WARSAW (Poland) - Anti-government protests mark anniversary of communist-era martial law crackdown PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. BONN (Germany) - Centenary of German sweet maker Haribo VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's Angelus prayer on Saint Peter's square (1000 GMT) North America ATLANTA (United States) - CDC's advisory committee on vaccines meets Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - 20th anniversary of accord to end war between Ethiopia and Eritrea Sub-Saharan Africa NIGER - Regional and municipal elections VIDEO. Sports ABU DHABI (United Arab Emirates) - Auto: Formula One - Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Grand Prix (1310 GMT) GRAPHIC. MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2020 Highlights WASHINGTON (United States) - Electoral college meets to formalize Biden election victory PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. WASHINGTON (United States) - Deadline for state-level challenges to presidential election result Europe PARIS (France) - 15th session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, held online (To 19) PARIS (France) - 25th anniversary of the Dayton peace accords on Bosnia PARIS (France) - 60th anniversary of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU interior ministers hold talks via video link on reform of asylum system VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) GERMANY - New virus restrictions come into force in Saxony region VIENNA (Austria) - OPEC monthly report (+) PLESETSK (Russia) - Angara rocket to take off (0550 GMT) LE HAVRE (France) - Covid-19 mass testing operation (0730 GMT) (To 19) MOSCOW (Russia) - Ex-policemen go on trial for planting drugs on high-profile journalist (0800 GMT) ROUEN (France) - Trial of man accused of calling French Interior Minister Darmanin a 'dirty rapist' (1200 GMT) (+) BERLIN (Germany) - President Steinmeier meets Belarusian opposition leader Tikhanovskaya (1400 GMT) PICTURE. Middle East and North Africa DUBAI (United Arab Emirates) - Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation media briefing on UAE's nuclear energy programme (0600 GMT) (+) ALGIERS (Algeria) - Appeal trial of blogger Touati and two other Hirak activists Latin America CHILE - Total solar eclipse visible from Chile to Argentina VIDEO. PICTURE. GRAPHIC. LIVE VIDEO. Sports PARIS (France) - 2023 Rugby World Cup draw (1100 GMT) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2020 Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - Ruling in trial of suspect accused of finding victims on Twitter HONG KONG (China) - Jimmy Lai appeals to High Court for granting of bail (0400 GMT) MANILA (Philippines) - Thousands celebrate dawn Mass in Philippines Christmas countdown (2200 GMT) VIDEO. Europe BONN (Germany) - 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven's birth (To 16) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU commission unveils Digital Service Act proposals (1100 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - NATO head Stoltenberg attends a meeting with European commission, for the first time (1100 GMT) FRANCE - Night-time curfew replaces partial lockdown as restrictions ease CHERNOBYL (Ukraine) - 20th anniversary of Chernobyl Atomic Power Station closure PARIS (France) - A court to decide the fate of a painting by Pissarro after the daughter of a man the Nazis stole it from challenged a US-French accord LONDON (United Kingdom) - December employment data (0600 GMT) ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Trial resumes of journalists over Erdogan son-in-law alleged emails (0600 GMT) MADRID (Spain) - Zara owner Inditex Q3 results (0700 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve holds policy meeting PICTURE. GRAPHIC. (To 16) MONTREAL (Canada) - Verdict expected in rape trial of former producer Gilbert Rozon (1930 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. STANDING ROCK INDIAN RESERVATION (United States) - 130th anniversary of the killing of legendary Native American chief Sitting Bull Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Appeal trial of journalist Abdelmoundji Khelladi ALGIERS (Algeria) - Universities resume on-site classes PICTURE. KUWAIT CITY (Kuwait) - First parliamentary session following elections VIDEO. (To 17) Sub-Saharan Africa KHARTOUM (Sudan) - Trial of ousted president Bashir resumes VIDEO. PICTURE. CONAKRY (Guinea) - Conde sworn in for third term after months of political strife VIDEO. Sports YAS MARINA (United Arab Emirates) - Formula One young driver test with Mick Schumacher and Fernando Alonso WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2020 Europe PARIS (France) - Eiffel Tower reopens to the public (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Boris Johnson answers final Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) before Christmas recess (1200 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Appeal court ruling on Spain's extradition request for former ETA leader Iratxe Sorzabal VIENNA (Austria) - Joint commission on Iran nuclear deal meets SAN FERNANDO DE HENARES (Spain) - New hearing in 2017 Barcelona attacks trial LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK CPI for November (ONS) (0600 GMT) VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's general audience (0830 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK PMI flash composite index (IHS Markit) (0830 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - First estimate for IHS Markit's eurozone composite PMI for December (0900 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Awards ceremony for the Sakharov Prize, won by the Belarus opposition (1100 GMT) (+) BERLIN (Germany) - Bundesbank president Weidmann gives a speech on Covid-19 pandemic (1700 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve announces interest rate decision and quarterly economic forecasts (1900 GMT) PICTURE. GRAPHIC. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds press conference following interest rate announcement (1930 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa (+) ALGIERS (Algeria) - Appeal corruption trial of Kouninef brothers, said to be close to Bouteflika Tehran (Iran) - Iran's President Hassan Rouhani chairs weekly cabinet meeting (0700 GMT) Latin America HAVANA (Cuba) - Parliament holds debate on economy, at year-end closing session PICTURE. VIDEO. Sports MUSCAT (Oman) - Olympic Council for Asia to select host city for 2030 Asian Games THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2020 Highlights MOSCOW (Russia) - Putin's annual press conference (0900 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Europe LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - EU Court of Justice ruling on Hungary's asylum policy BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU environment ministers meet (+) PARIS (France) - European space agency ESA to name new general director LONDON (United Kingdom) - Bank of England decision on monetary policy (1200 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1330 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - FDA's advisory committee on vaccines meets to discuss Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine (1400 GMT) VIDEO. NEW YORK (United States) - Ex-Trump aide Bannon appears in court by video link in border wall fraud case (1800 GMT) VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa SIDI BOUZID (Tunisia) - 10 years ago Tunisian street vendor set himself on fire triggering Arab Spring PICTURE. VIDEO. ALGIERS (Algeria) - Appeal trial of leading opposition figure Amira Bouraoui PICTURE. VIDEO. (+) RABAT (Morocco) - Spain PM Pedro Sanchez visits Sub-Saharan Africa YAOUNDÉ (Cameroon) - Three military officers on trial over killing of 13 civilians VIDEO. Sports MERSIN (Turkey) - European Championships in Women's Artistic Gymnastics (To 20) LAUSANNE (Switzerland) - The Best FIFA Football Awards ADELAIDE (Australia) - Cricket: Australia v India in first Test (day/night) (0330 GMT) PICTURE. (To 21) FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2020 Highlights WORLD - International Migrants Day PICTURE. VIDEO. Asia-Pacific NAVI MUMBAI (India) - Ikea to open second Indian store PICTURE. HONG KONG (China) - Joshua Wong court hearing over face mask protest (0630 GMT) Europe (+) UNITED KINGDOM - Ex-Beatle McCartney releases new solo album (+) MOSCOW (Russia) - Putin takes part in CIS leaders online summit ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Turkish businessman Osman Kavala, US researcher Henri Barkey face new trial (0630 GMT) VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa (+) DOHA (Qatar) - National day celebrations LIVE VIDEO. Sports AUCKLAND (New Zealand) - Cricket: New Zealand v Pakistan in first T20 International (0600 GMT) afp
|
![[RDF Data]](/fct/images/sw-rdf-blue.png)
![[cxml]](/fct/images/cxml_doc.png)
![[csv]](/fct/images/csv_doc.png)
![[text]](/fct/images/ntriples_doc.png)
![[turtle]](/fct/images/n3turtle_doc.png)
![[ld+json]](/fct/images/jsonld_doc.png)
![[rdf+json]](/fct/images/json_doc.png)
![[rdf+xml]](/fct/images/xml_doc.png)
![[atom+xml]](/fct/images/atom_doc.png)
![[html]](/fct/images/html_doc.png)