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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. THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 2021 Europe BONN (Germany) - Bonn Climate Change Conference, dubbed SB 52 (To June 17) (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - President Said heads to Brussels for Tunisia-EU summit VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 4) WARSAW (Poland) - Exiled Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya visits VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. (To 5) OXFORD (United Kingdom) - G7 health ministers meet VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 4) North America NEW YORK (United States) - New Harry Potter store opens in Manhattan VIDEO. PICTURE. Sports UNITED STATES - Basketball: NBA playoffs 2021 (To July 22) PARIS (France) - Tennis: Grand Slam Tournaments - Roland Garros PICTURE. (To June 13) CHIBA (Japan) - Japan Open swimming PICTURE. (To 6) OLBIA (Italy) - Auto: World rally championship (WRC), Rally of Italy - Sardegna PICTURE. (To 6) FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 2021 Highlights BEIJING (China) - 32nd anniversary of Beijing's deadly Tiananmen Square crackdown LONDON (United Kingdom) - G7 finance ministers meet in person VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 5) Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - Hong Kong marks Tiananmen anniversary with vigils and protests banned VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. MUMBAI (India) - Central bank announces rates decision (0430 GMT) Europe (+) NICOSIA (Cyprus) - Reopening of border crossings between North and South PICTURE. VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - PM De Croo leads crisis committee meeting on Covid-19 VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO holds virtual press conference on Covid-19 VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - 'Uyghur Tribunal' investigates alleged Chinese abuses against its Uyghur minority community PICTURE. (To 7) ANTWERP (Belgium) - Verdict in case of millions of eggs contaminated with banned insecticide fipronil in 2017 (0700 GMT) VIDEO. SAINT PETERSBURG (Russia) - Putin addresses Saint Petersburg Forum (1100 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) OSLO (Norway) - Government press conference on Covid-19 (1200 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - New hearing in EU legal complaint against AstraZeneca over vaccine delivery (1200 GMT) North America UNITED STATES - Release of animated film 'Raya and the Last Dragon' on Disney Plus WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve chief Powell speaks on climate change at Green Swan Conference (1100 GMT) OTTAWA (Canada) - Canada publishes unemployment figures (1230 GMT) Middle East and North Africa (*) TEHRAN (Iran) - Supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei delivers speech marking anniversary of Khomeini's death (0630 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa GHANA - 21 LGBT activists appear in court on 'unlawful assembly' charges VIDEO. (*) BAMAKO (Mali) - Rally to mark first anniversary of the M5-RFP movement VIDEO. Sports UTRECHT (Netherlands) - Cricket: Second One-Day International between Netherlands and Ireland BAKU (Azerbaijan) - Auto: Formula One - Azerbaijan Grand Prix PICTURE. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. (To 6) BARCELONA (Spain) - Moto world championship Catalonian Grand Prix PICTURE. (To 6) KIGALI (Rwanda) - Football: International friendly game: Rwanda v Central Africa Republic (1400 GMT) MADRID (Spain) - Football: International friendly game: Spain v Portugal (1730 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. BOLOGNA (Italy) - Football: International friendly game: Italy v Czech Republic (1845 GMT) PICTURE. SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 2021 Highlights WORLD - World Environment Day ATLANTA (United States) - 40th anniversary of CDC's first public announcement of AIDS deaths Europe MOSCOW (Russia) - Return of expedition tasked with measuring radioactive pollution at sunk nuclear sub in Norwegian Sea VENICE (Italy) - Protest against cruise ships VIDEO. PICTURE. BOBROWNIKI-BERESTOWICA (Poland) - Exiled Belarusians plan protests at Poland-Belarus border (1200 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BUDAPEST (Hungary) - Opposition holds protest against government plan to build Chinese university campus (1400 GMT) VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa (*) TEHRAN (Iran) - First televised debate between Iran presidential candidates (1530 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa GOMA (DR Congo) - 'State of siege' in violence-plagued eastern provinces of Ituri, North Kivu scheduled to end VIDEO. SUNDAY, JUNE 6, 2021 Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - BAFTA Television awards ceremony MAGDEBURG (Germany) - Regional polls in Saxony-Anhalt state, a last test before general elections (0600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Latin America (*) GUATEMALA CITY (Guatemala) - US VP Kamala Harris visits Guatemala VIDEO. (To 7) MEXICO - Midterm elections PICTURE. VIDEO. PERU - Presidential election, second round VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sports BAKU (Azerbaijan) - Auto: Formula One - Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Grand Prix MIAMI (United States) - Ex-world welterweight champion Mayweather fights YouTube star Logan Paul VIDEO. MIDDLESBROUGH (United Kingdom) - Football: International friendly game: England v Romania (1600 GMT) PICTURE. MONDAY, JUNE 7, 2021 Highlights (+) BAMAKO (Mali) - New interim president Assimi Goita is sworn in (1000 GMT) VIDEO. Asia-Pacific THAILAND - Covid-19 mass vaccination drive begins VIDEO. Europe SPAIN - Borders open for all vaccinated travellers VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. SPAIN - Ports reopen to international cruise ships STRASBOURG (France) - European Parliament plenary session VIDEO. (To 10) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Deadline for appeal court decision on the legal framework of Belgian government's virus restrictions LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - EU justice ministers hold talks on fighting illegal online content VIDEO. (+) MADRID (Spain) - Spanish authorities give briefing on coronavirus VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) SLOVAKIA - Vaccination using Sputnik jabs begins VIDEO. PRAGUE (Czech Republic) - Exiled Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya visits (To 10) VIENNA (Austria) - IAEA board of governors meeting LIVE VIDEO. (To 11) GENEVA (Switzerland) - International Labour Organization annual meeting, held online (To 19) (*) WIESBADEN (Germany) - April industrial orders (0600 GMT) DRESDEN (Germany) - Merkel, EU competition chief Vestager attend inauguration of Bosch semiconductor plant (1100 GMT) VIDEO. North America NEW YORK (United States) - Bill Clinton, James Patterson release second crime thriller 'The President's Daughter' (*) CUPERTINO (United States) - Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, held virtually (To 11) Middle East and North Africa MOROCCO - Joint military operations with US, African nations (1000 GMT) (To 18) Latin America MEXICO CITY (Mexico) - Schoolchildren return to classrooms after over a year of virtual learning VIDEO. Sports UTRECHT (Netherlands) - Cricket: Third One-Day International between Netherlands and Ireland TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 2021 Highlights THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - UN court verdict on appeal by ex-Bosnian Serb military chief Mladic against genocide conviction over Srebrenica massacre VIDEO. PICTURE. (*) MEXICO CITY (Mexico) - US VP Harris Mexico visits over immigration crisis VIDEO. Worldwide WORLD - World Oceans Day Asia-Pacific BEIJING (China) - EU Chamber of Commerce in China releases European Business in China Business Confidence Survey 2021 (0200 GMT) Europe LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - EU interior ministers hold talks, with focus on migration VIDEO. WIESBADEN (Germany) - April industrial production data (0600 GMT) GENEVA (Switzerland) - Daughter of jailed Russian opposition leader Navalny receives rights award on father's behalf (1300 GMT) North America NEW YORK (United States) - Auction of American coin worth an estimated $15 million (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Senate hearings to examine Biden's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2022 WASHINGTON (United States) - Trade balance for January (1230 GMT) Middle East and North Africa (+) BEIRUT (Lebanon) - Hezbollah chief Hasan Nasrallah delivers speech to mark anniversary of Hezbollah-affiliated Manar TV (1430 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. (*) TEHRAN (Iran) - Second televised debate between Iran presidential candidates (1530 GMT) Latin America BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez visits (To 9) Sports STUTTGART (Germany) - Tennis: ATP tour 2021 - MercedesCup (To 13) WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 2021 Asia-Pacific MONGOLIA - Presidential election VIDEO. Europe MOSCOW (Russia) - Court hearing extremism case against Navalny's organisation (0700 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Cafes, restaurants allowed to serve indoors as Covid-19 curbs eased FRANCE - Cafes, restaurants allowed to serve indoors, with night curfew starting at 11:00 p.m. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. FRANCE - Gyms reopen VIDEO. (+) PLAILLY (France) - Parc Asterix theme park reopens VIDEO. VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope Francis holds weekly audience PICTURE. BERLIN (Germany) - Berlin film festival hosts outdoor public screenings PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 20) (*) WIESBADEN (Germany) - April foreign trade data (0600 GMT) LISBON (Portugal) - European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) annual report (0900 GMT) (+) BERLIN (Germany) - Finance Minister Scholz holds press briefing (1200 GMT) Middle East and North Africa CAIRO (Egypt) - Hearing in trial on terrorism charges of political activists Ramy Shaath and Ziad Eleimy Sports RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil) - Brazil reveals squad for Copa America 2021 THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 2021 Europe CYPRUS - Covid restrictions eased, with end to curfew and nightclubs reopening (*) MOSCOW (Russia) - Messaging platform Telegram in court ATHENS (Greece) - Public, private sector workers go on strike VIDEO. LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - EU environment ministers meet PARIS (France) - OPEC monthly oil report MARSEILLE (France) - Rolling Stones immersive exhibition 'Unzipped' VIDEO. (To September 5) FRANKFURT (Germany) - ECB press conference on eurozone monetary policy (1230 GMT) VIDEO. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Weekly unemployment benefits claims (1230 GMT) Middle East and North Africa MOROCCO - Virus state of emergency set to end RABAT (Morocco) - Trial opens of journalist Maati Monjib charged with 'harming state security' (0900 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa (*) HARARE (Zimbabwe) - NYT's freelance correspondent in Zimbabwe appears in court VIDEO. Sports FLORENCE (Italy) - Diamond League athletics meeting PICTURE. GROS-ISLET (Saint Lucia) - Cricket: First Test Match between West Indies and South Africa (To 14) CANASTOTA (United States) - Induction ceremony to International Boxing Hall of Fame for US champions Hopkins and Mosley (To 13) SANTIAGO (Chile) - Chile unveils football squad for Copa America 2021 VIDEO. FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 2021 Highlights Carbis Bay (United Kingdom) - G7 summit PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 13) Europe MOSCOW (Russia) - 30th anniversary of Boris Yeltsin's election as president of the Russian Federation (*) LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - EU energy ministers meet (*) LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK GDP for April (0600 GMT) (*) BERLIN (Germany) - Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya holds press conference (1200 GMT) VIDEO. (*) BERLIN (Germany) - Greens hold online party congress (1400 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 13) Sports Europe - Football: Euro 2020 (To July 11) afp
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