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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. TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 2021 Highlights (+) GENEVA (Switzerland) - Authors of WHO report on origins of Covid-19 hold press conferece (1400 GMT) (*) SUEZ (Egypt) - Suez Canal authority works to free grounded container ship VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. ISRAEL - Passover (To April 4) Worldwide WORLD - World Bipolar Day (*) WORLD - Christians mark Holy Week (To April 4) Asia-Pacific KOLKATA (India) - Key state elections in West Bengal PICTURE. VIDEO. (To May 2) TAIPEI (Taiwan) - Palau President Surangel Whipps visits to launch travel bubble LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (To April 1) BEIJING (China) - Standing Committee of National People's Congress passes bill on electoral reform in Hong Kong Europe THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - ICC rules on appeal by Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda against war crimes conviction (1300 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. LESBOS ISLAND (Greece) - EU Migration Commissioner Ylva Johansson visits Lesbos, Athens LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. MADRID (Spain) - End of virus ban on travel from the UK VIDEO. GERMANY - Germany to require negative Covid test from all air travellers (To May 12) (*) BERLIN (Germany) - Armin Laschet, head of Merkel's CDU, gives speech (0900 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) BRATISLAVA (Slovakia) - Resignation of PM Igor Matovic and appointment in his place of Eduard Heger (0900 GMT) VIDEO. (*) STRASBOURG (France) - ECHR examines complaint about prison conditions of suspected killer of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia (0900 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Pre-inquest review into death of Salisbury Novichok victim Dawn Sturgess (0930 GMT) VIDEO. VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Vatican presents pastoral guidance on climate refugees (1030 GMT) (*) MADRID (Spain) - European Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas visits (1115 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - German inflation data for March (provisional) (1200 GMT) (+) MOSCOW (Russia) - Putin chairs presidential council on ethnic relations (1200 GMT) (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU's Josep Borrell and UN's Geir Pedersen hold press conference on aid to Syria (1230 GMT) (+) DUBLIN (Ireland) - Irish PM statement expected on lockdown rules following Cabinet meeting (1700 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) TBILISI (Georgia) - EU-mediated crisis talks between Georgia's ruling party and the opposition (To 31) (+) WERNE (Germany) - Amazon workers strike to protest at working conditions (To April 1) (+) TASHKENT (Uzbekistan) - Hungarian PM Orban visits (+) ASHGABAT (Turkmenistan) - Turkmenistan leader's son, foreign minister, visit Russia (To April 2) MINSK (Belarus) - Belarus starts producing Sputnik V jab (To 31) BARCELONA (Spain) - Catalan separatist Pere Aragones seeks election as president of regional parliament PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU transport ministers hold videoconference PUURS (Belgium) - King Philippe visits Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine plant VIDEO. (+) SPAIN - Spain to require negative Covid test (PCR) from travellers from France LIVE VIDEO. (+) WINCHESTER (United Kingdom) - Winchester University unveils Greta Thunberg statue VIDEO. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US consumer confidence index (1400 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva gives speech on global economy (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. NEW YORK (United States) - Sentencing of Honduran president's brother for drug trafficking (1800 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to the press as he releases the 2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (1800 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa TEHRAN (Iran) - Government spokesman Ali Rabiei holds press conference (0645 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. DUBAI (United Arab Emirates) - 14th Art Dubai art fair PICTURE. VIDEO. (To April 3) ABU DHABI (United Arab Emirates) - World Immunisation & Logistics Summit MOROCCO - Possible lifting of night-time virus curfew Sub-Saharan Africa (*) BANGUI (Central African Republic) - President Faustin Archange Touadra sworn in for second term (0930 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. (+) BAMAKO (Mali) - International court symbolically compensates Mali for destruction of Timbuktu's cultural heritage by jihadists (1000 GMT) VIDEO. Latin America (*) RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil) - Rio de Janeiro tightens virus restrictions VIDEO. (To April 4) (+) EL SALVADOR - Start of vaccination campaign for teachers before schools reopen (+) MEXICO CITY (Mexico) - Generation equality forum PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 31) Sports (*) NORTH SOUND (Antigua and Barbuda) - Cricket: West Indies v Sri Lanka 2nd Test PICTURE. (To April 2) (*) MIAMI (United States) - Tennis: ATP tour 2021 - Miami Open (To April 4) NAPIER (New Zealand) - Cricket: New Zealand v Bangladesh, 2nd T20 international WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2021 Highlights LONDON (United Kingdom) - Deliveroo's first day of listing on London stock market VIDEO. (*) PITTSBURGH (United States) - Biden delivers keynote speech on revamping US infrastructure VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (+) UNITED NATIONS (United States) - Emergency UN Security Council meeting on Myanmar VIDEO. (*) THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - ICC rules on prosecution's appeal against acquittal of Ivory Coast's Gbagbo (1300 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. Asia-Pacific LIMASAWA (Philippines) - Philippines marks 500th anniversary of country's first Catholic mass PICTURE. VIDEO. (*) BEIJING (China) - China releases monthly manufacturing index (PMI) (0100 GMT) SHENZHEN (China) - Huawei 2020 annual results (0800 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. Europe MINSK (Belarus) - Constitutional reforms committee convenes first meeting (+) PARIS (France) - Defence Council meets on Covid VILNIUS (Lithuania) - Appeals court rules on war crimes sentences handed down to ex-Soviet officials in 2019 ANKARA (Turkey) - Constitutional court examines challenge to ban on pro-Kurd HDP party and case by unseated opposition MP STUTTGART (Germany) - Daimler shareholders' general assembly STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - H&M Q1 results (Dec 2020-Feb 2021) GENEVA (Switzerland) - World Economic Forum publishes 15th Global Gender Gap report (0900 GMT) PICTURE. (+) PARIS (France) - IEA-COP26 Net Zero Summit (1000 GMT) AMSTERDAM (Netherlands) - Stellantis outlines strategy for use of hydrogen in utility vehicles (1300 GMT) VIENNA (Austria) - OPEC Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) meeting (1500 GMT) GENEVA (Switzerland) - WTO publishes latest trade forecast (1500 GMT) PICTURE. Middle East and North Africa TEHRAN (Iran) - President Hassan Rouhani addresses weekly cabinet meeting (0600 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa KADUNA (Nigeria) - Trial resumes of Muslim cleric Ibrahim El Zakzaky and his wife Sports (+) NYON (Switzerland) - Football: UEFA announces post-2024 format for Champions League (*) BEIJING (China) - Beijing Winter Olympic officials give press conference ahead of ice venue tests (0200 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) ST. GALLEN (Switzerland) - Football: Switzerland v Finland international friendly (0900 GMT) PICTURE. AUCKLAND (New Zealand) - Cricket: New Zealand v Bangladesh, 3rd T20 international THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 2021 Highlights HONG KONG (China) - Verdict expected in trial of nine prominent dissidents over massive pro-democracy protest in 2019 (0100 GMT) Asia-Pacific COLOMBO (Sri Lanka) - Virtual meeting of FMs from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand INDIA - India opens up vaccine drive to all over-45s NEW DELHI (India) - PayPal to stop payment services within India Europe NICOSIA (Cyprus) - Israel-Cyprus travel deal for vaccinated citizens comes into force VIENNA (Austria) - Easter virus lockdown begins LONDON (United Kingdom) - OPEC and non-OPEC ministerial meeting (1500 GMT) UZBEKISTAN - Rollout of Covid vaccines begins VIDEO. TALLINN (Estonia) - Estonia to issue digital vaccine certificates (date to be confirmed) (*) ATHENS (Greece) - Far-left extremist Dimitris Koufodinas challenges his transfer to a high-security prison BELGRADE (Serbia) - 20th anniversary of arrest on war crimes charges of ousted Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic (+) GENEVA (Switzerland) - French economy minister and minister delegate for foreign trade to visit World Trade Organization and hold presser with WTO's DG PICTURE. (+) SLOVENIA - Reintroduction of virus restrictions (+) LISBON (Portugal) - Government announcement on post-Easter virus restrictions VESOUL (France) - Court ruling over death of employee at Ikea Industry France factory in 2018 (0800 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Islamic scholar Said Djabelkhi on trial for mocking Islam Latin America (*) PERU - Start of travel ban, shop closures for Holy Week lockdown (To 4) Sports (*) BEIJING (China) - China tests Winter Olympic 2022 venues (0800 GMT) VIDEO. (To 10) FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 2021 Highlights NEW YORK (United States) - Theaters and concert halls reopen, with capacity limited to 100 people VIDEO. PICTURE. Worldwide WORLD - World Autism Awareness Day Europe MOSCOW (Russia) - Google, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok and Telegram in court, face fines (0700 GMT) (+) MOSCOW (Russia) - CIS foreign ministers meet (0800 GMT) (*) VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope celebrates the Way of the Cross in St. Peter's Square (2000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Famed cherry blossoms expected to reach peak bloom VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. WASHINGTON (United States) - US employment report (1230 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa (*) NIAMEY (Niger) - Mohamed Bazoum sworn in as president (1000 GMT) Sports (*) CENTURION (South Africa) - Cricket: South Africa v Pakistan 1st One-Day International (*) DOHA (Qatar) - MotoGP: Doha Grand Prix (To 4) SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 2021 Highlights CAIRO (Egypt) - Procession of 22 royal mummies from Cairo's Tahrir Square to Museum of Civilisations VIDEO. Worldwide WORLD - 5th anniversary of 'Panama Papers' tax evasion scandal Middle East and North Africa (+) LEBANON - Start of total lockdown for Christian Easter (To 6) Sports LOS ANGELES (United States) - Soccer: Start of MLS season AL-ULA (Saudi Arabia) - Auto: Extreme E championship 1st round, Desert Prix (To 4) SUNDAY, APRIL 4, 2021 Highlights WORLD - Easter Sunday Europe VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope celebrates Easter morning mass followed by traditional Urbi et Orbi blessing (1100 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. BULGARIA - General election PICTURE. VIDEO. (*) OBERWIESENTHAL (Germany) - Two villages test reopening restaurants and hotels to tourists VIDEO. Sports (*) JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) - Cricket: South Africa v Pakistan 2nd 1-Day International OUDENAARDE (Belgium) - Cycling: World Tour 2021, Tour des Flandres 2021 MONDAY, APRIL 5, 2021 Asia-Pacific (*) KUALA LUMPUR (Malaysia) - Appeal by ex-PM Najib Razak against graft conviction WELLINGTON (New Zealand) - New Zealand to announce start date for travel bubble with Australia (2330 GMT) Europe (+) GREECE - Virus lockdown due to be lifted FLENSBURG (Germany) - German automobile industry figures for March LISBON (Portugal) - Further easing of virus restrictions, with some schools, terraces and monuments reopening (*) GLASGOW (United Kingdom) - Hairdressers reopen in Scotland VIDEO. (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK government gives update on international travel rules VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's Regina Caeli prayer (1000 GMT) Middle East and North Africa JERUSALEM - Court starts hearing witnesses in Netanyahu corruption trial (0730 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 2021 Europe (+) ANKARA (Turkey) - European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President von der Leyen meet President Erdogan NUUK (Denmark) - Legislative elections SAINT-DENIS (France) - Mass Covid-19 vaccination centre opens in Stade de France stadium (date to be confirmed) PICTURE. (*) SAARBRUCKEN (Germany) - Saarland becomes first state to end virus shutdown DENMARK - Some schools, hair salons allowed to reopen LINZ (Austria) - Trial of man accused of deliberately infecting his wife with Covid-19 MOSCOW (Russia) - Second day of hearings into Western social media platforms facing fines (0700 GMT) (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Amnesty International releases its annual report (2330 GMT) North America NEW YORK (United States) - 50th anniversary of the death of Russian composer Igor Stravinsky NEW YORK (United States) - Release of Hunter Biden memoir detailing battle against drug addiction WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF releases latest World Economic Outlook (1230 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF publishes Global Financial Stability Report, with virtual presser by Financial Counsellor Tobias Adrian (1430 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ABU DHABI (United Arab Emirates) - UAE's Etihad to launch direct flights to Tel Aviv VIDEO. PICTURE. Sub-Saharan Africa UGANDA - Schools for youngest pupils start staggered opening GABORONE (Botswana) - Botswana elephant hunting season opens Latin America RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil) - LAAD Defence and Security Fair (To 9) (+) EL SALVADOR - Schools reopen, with pupils attending part-time Sports MANCHESTER (United Kingdom) - Football: Champions League - Quarter final First Leg: Manchester City (ENG) v Borussia Dortmund (GER) (1900 GMT) MADRID (Spain) - Football: Champions League - Quarter final First Leg: Real Madrid (ESP) v Liverpool (ENG) (1900 GMT) PICTURE. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 2021 Highlights WORLD - World Health Day MANILA (Philippines) - Virtual press conference on COVID-19 in the WHO Western Pacific region (0300 GMT) Asia-Pacific SEOUL (South Korea) - By-election for Seoul mayor after incumbent's suicide following abuse allegations Europe LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - Cafe, restaurant terraces reopen Middle East and North Africa BAGHDAD (Iraq) - 30th anniversary of US-led 'Operation Provide Comfort' for Kurdish refugees (+) JERUSALEM - Israel president will pick leader to form govt by April 7 Sub-Saharan Africa DAKAR (Senegal) - Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez visits Senegal and Angola (To 9) Sports CENTURION (South Africa) - Cricket South Africa v Pakistan 3rd One-Day International afp
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