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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. TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2020 Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - Media tycoon Jimmy Lai and rights activists face trial over protests (0300 GMT) Europe KARLSRUHE (Germany) - Germany's top court hears Volkswagen 'dieselgate' compensation case PICTURE. (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - US-Britain talks on post-Brexit trade deal KARLSRUHE (Germany) - Court ruling on ECB's bond-buying programme (0800 GMT) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Lufthansa holds annual shareholders' meeting with livestream (0800 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel holds videoconference with auto industry leaders (0830 GMT) (*) MADRID (Spain) - Spanish authorities give daily briefing on coronavirus (0930 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Bundesbank videoconference on impact of virus on German banks (0945 GMT) ROME (Italy) - Civil Protection Agency releases daily figures on coronavirus (1600 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Downing Street daily coronavirus briefing (1700 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. MILAN (Italy) - Fiat Chrysler Q1 results (+) BERLIN (Germany) - German new car registrations for March (+) UNITED KINGDOM - NHS-developed contact tracing app trials begin on Isle of Wight LIVE VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Total Q1 results PARIS (France) - BNP Paribas Q1 results (0500 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK final PMI indexes (0700 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - Robert Koch Institute virus briefing (0800 GMT) PICTURE. (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - European banks supervisor quizzed by parliament (0900 GMT) (+) PARIS (France) - Paris announces measures to ease city lockdown (1200 GMT) PARIS (France) - Insurance company AXA Q1 results (1545 GMT) North America BOSTON (United States) - 100th anniversary of arrest of Italian anarchists that became landmark rights case (*) PHOENIX (United States) - Trump visits aerospace facility producing face masks PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) OTTAWA (Canada) - Daily virus briefing by PM Justin Trudeau (1100 GMT) PICTURE. WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases trade deficit data (1230 GMT) (*) WASHINGTON (United States) - Senate confirmation hearings for Trump intelligence chief pick John Ratcliffe (1330 GMT) (+) NEW YORK (United States) - Mayor Bill De Blasio holds daily briefing on COVID-19 epidemic (1330 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Pan American Health Organization holds press conference on COVID-19 in Latin America and Caribbean (1600 GMT) VIDEO. SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Disney announces Q2 results (2030 GMT) Middle East and North Africa (+) TEHRAN (Iran) - Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili holds press conference (0600 GMT) Sports NEW DELHI (India) - Chess Online Nations Cup (To 10) NEW YORK (United States) - Sentencing of ex-Chile soccer chief Sergio Jadue over FIFA corruption scandal (1400 GMT) WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2020 Asia-Pacific Hubei (China) - High schools reopen in Hubei, the province at epicentre of pandemic Europe (*) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU videoconference with leaders of western Balkans (1430 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO briefing on coronavirus (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel holds talks with regional leaders on virus restrictions LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. MADRID (Spain) - Spanish authorities give daily briefing on coronavirus VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. ATHENS (Greece) - Health ministry holds press conference on COVID-19 response (1500 GMT) ROME (Italy) - Civil Protection Agency releases daily figures on coronavirus (1600 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Downing Street daily coronavirus briefing (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. (+) MOSCOW (Russia) - Putin holds meeting on plan for withdrawal from virus lockdown ESSEN (Germany) - Court hears claims for higher compensation over Germanwings Alps crash MILAN (Italy) - UniCredit Q1 results (0500 GMT) MUNICH (Germany) - BMW releases Q1 financial results (0530 GMT) WIESBADEN (Germany) - Germany releases figures on March industrial orders (0600 GMT) PARIS (France) - Thales annual general meeting (0800 GMT) (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) held in Parliament (1100 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) HELSINKI (Finland) - Final results of Finland's basic income experiment announced (1300 GMT) North America LOS ANGELES (United States) - Michelle Obama book tour documentary hits Netflix NEW YORK (United States) - General Motors Q1 results (1200 GMT) (+) NEW YORK (United States) - Mayor Bill De Blasio holds daily briefing on COVID-19 epidemic (1330 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. (+) NEW YORK (United States) - Weekly report on US oil stocks (1530 GMT) Middle East and North Africa (*) BAABDA (Lebanon) - Lebanon president to receive parliamentary bloc leaders to discuss reforms (*) ALGIERS (Algeria) - Appeal trial for two 'Hirak' movement protesters who injured police officer THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2020 Asia-Pacific THAILAND - Vesak Buddhist festival BEIJING (China) - China releases April trade data (0300 GMT) BEIJING (China) - EU ambassador to China press conference on EU-China relations (0300 GMT) TOKYO (Japan) - Nintendo 2019 results (0600 GMT) Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU spring economic forecasts WARSAW (Poland) - Parliament decides on postal votes for May 10 presidential election VIDEO. COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - WHO Europe holds weekly online media briefing on COVID-19 (0900 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Government updates virus restriction rules LIVE VIDEO. MADRID (Spain) - Spanish authorities give daily briefing on coronavirus VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. ATHENS (Greece) - Health ministry holds press conference on COVID-19 response (1500 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Downing Street daily coronavirus briefing (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Third anniversary of Macron's election as president VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Air France-KLM 2019 annual results (0515 GMT) MUNICH (Germany) - Munich Re Q1 results (0530 GMT) WIESBADEN (Germany) - Germany releases industrial production figures for March (0600 GMT) PARIS (France) - France salary, work hours data released for Q1 (0645 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - Robert Koch Institute virus briefing (0800 GMT) (+) MOSCOW (Russia) - Hearing to extend house arrest of foreign businessmen Delpal and Calvey (0930 GMT) (+) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - European Central Bank 2019 report published (1000 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Bank of England publishes monetary policy report (1100 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - InterContinental Hotels Group Q1 results (1500 GMT) (*) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Bank of England interim report on resilience and stability of financial system (1600 GMT) North America (+) MONTREAL (Canada) - Bombardier Q1 results (1000 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1230 GMT) (+) NEW YORK (United States) - Mayor Bill De Blasio holds daily briefing on COVID-19 epidemic (1330 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Uber Q1 results (2030 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa MALI - 30th anniversary of Tuareg rebellion Sports LAUSANNE (Switzerland) - European Athletics Council videoconference (To 8) FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2020 Worldwide WORLD - 75th anniversary of Nazi surrender, end of WWII in Europe VIDEO. Europe BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel lays wreath at Nazi victims memorial (0900 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Queen's address to mark 75 years since defeat of Nazi Germany (2000 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Eurozone finance ministers videoconference VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) FRANCE - France marks anniversary of Nazi Germany surrender without commemorations due to virus LIVE VIDEO. GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO briefing on coronavirus (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. GENEVA (Switzerland) - 40th anniversary of eradication of smallpox MADRID (Spain) - Spanish authorities give daily briefing on coronavirus VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Downing Street daily coronavirus briefing (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. MOSCOW (Russia) - Russia unveils controversial Cathedral of Armed Forces (2100 GMT) VIDEO. SERBIA - Shopping centres reopen MUNICH (Germany) - Siemens Q2 results (0530 GMT) WIESBADEN (Germany) - Germany releases external trade figures for March (0600 GMT) North America OTTAWA (Canada) - Canada publishes unemployment figures (1230 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - US employment data for April (1230 GMT) PICTURE. (+) NEW YORK (United States) - Mayor Bill De Blasio holds daily briefing on COVID-19 epidemic (1330 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2020 Europe (*) MOSCOW (Russia) - 75th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany LIVE VIDEO. MINSK (Belarus) - Military parade marking 75th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany despite coronavirus outbreak VIDEO. GREECE - Labour Day demonstrations, postponed by virus ATHENS (Greece) - Health ministry holds press conference on COVID-19 response (1500 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Downing Street daily coronavirus briefing (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Air France releases traffic data for April North America WASHINGTON (United States) - 60th anniversary of FDA approval of contraceptive pill (+) NEW YORK (United States) - Mayor Bill De Blasio holds daily briefing on COVID-19 epidemic (1330 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa BAGHDAD (Iraq) - Iraq spy chief named new PM-designate Sports TÓRSHAVN (Denmark) - Faroe Islands football Premier League due to restart SUNDAY, MAY 10, 2020 Europe (*) WARSAW (Poland) - Presidential election VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Downing Street daily coronavirus briefing (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. NETHERLANDS - 80th anniversary of Nazi invasion of Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France LONDON (United Kingdom) - 80th anniversary of Winston Churchill's appointment to head coalition government North America (+) NEW YORK (United States) - Mayor Bill De Blasio holds daily briefing on COVID-19 epidemic (1330 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. MONDAY, MAY 11, 2020 Worldwide WORLD - Two months since COVID-19 pandemic declared Asia-Pacific (*) BANGKOK (Thailand) - King attends royal ploughing ceremony VIDEO. (+) TOKYO (Japan) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries annual results (0430 GMT) (+) TOKYO (Japan) - Bridgestone Q1 results (0600 GMT) Europe (*) FRANCE - Limited shopping and travel resumes as virus restrictions ease LIVE VIDEO. RUSSIA - Return to work as virus restrictions ease VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. DENMARK - Expected reopening of schools, restaurants and bars BRUSSELS (Belgium) - UK-EU videoconference on post-Brexit ties PICTURE. VIDEO. (+) SPAIN - Phase One of easing lockdown due to begin (1300 GMT) (*) KIEV (Ukraine) - Virus lockdown measures to ease NETHERLANDS - Primary schools, nurseries reopen as virus restrictions eased PICTURE. CZECH REPUBLIC - Some virus restrictions eased, with castles, museums, galleries, cinemas and theatres reopening MOSCOW (Russia) - End of self-isolation period ordered by Moscow city hall VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. FRANCE - Launch of contact-tracing app StopCovid SERBIA - Nursery schools reopen DENMARK - Virus measures ban gatherings of more than 500 (To September 1) MILAN (Italy) - Industrial figures for March (0800 GMT) North America (+) NEW YORK (United States) - Spike Lee, Mariah Carey, Robert De Niro join Rise Up New York! virus telethon (2300 GMT) (+) NEW YORK (United States) - Mayor Bill De Blasio holds daily briefing on COVID-19 epidemic (1330 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa LEBANON - Lebanon begins new stage in easing of virus lockdown ALGIERS (Algeria) - Corruption trial of businessman and Bouteflika ally, Ali Haddad Latin America (*) BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - 60th anniversary of capture of top Nazi Adolf Eichmann by Israel TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2020 Asia-Pacific SINGAPORE (Singapore) - Gradual easing of virus restrictions begins VIDEO. PICTURE. TOKYO (Japan) - Honda annual results 2019-20 (0600 GMT) TOKYO (Japan) - Nikon annual results 2019-20 (0600 GMT) (+) TOKYO (Japan) - Shiseido Q1 results (0600 GMT) TOKYO (Japan) - Toyota annual results 2019-20 (0600 GMT) Europe DUBLIN (Ireland) - Extradition hearing for Briton Ian Bailey, wanted for murder in France ATHENS (Greece) - Health ministry holds press conference on COVID-19 response (1500 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Vodafone annual results MUNICH (Germany) - Allianz Q1 results (0500 GMT) PARIS (France) - Alstom annual results (0530 GMT) LAUSANNE (Switzerland) - Logitech annual results (0600 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - Robert Koch Institute virus briefing (0800 GMT) SAINT-CLOUD (France) - Dassault Aviation AGM (1300 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Supreme Court hearing on Trump tax returns (1400 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Monthly report by US agriculture ministry on global production (1700 GMT) Middle East and North Africa RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - Saudi Aramco announces Q1 2020 results Sports DUBLIN (Ireland) - World Rugby announces new leadership afp
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