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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. SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 2021 Highlights BANGKOK (Thailand) - Pro-democracy protest near Grand Palace VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. FRANCE - Start of limited month-long lockdown in Paris area, several other regions Worldwide WORLD - International Francophonie Day Asia-Pacific PHILIPPINES - Borders shut to foreigners to combat virus NEW DELHI (India) - US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin visits VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Europe (*) ATHENS (Greece) - Interior ministers from Cyprus, Spain, Italy, Greece, Malta hold talks on migration ROME (Italy) - Preliminary hearing to determine if Matteo Salvini should stand trial over migrant rescue ship stand-off POLAND - Three-week partial lockdown takes effect VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (*) DUBLIN (Ireland) - Ireland's elderly receive virus vaccines in pandemic-shut theatre VIDEO. PICTURE. (+) ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Turkey pulls out of landmark women's treaty (1430 GMT) (*) BERLIN (Germany) - The Berlin Philharmonic reopens with a concert under strict hygiene conditions (1800 GMT) VIDEO. BARCELONA (Spain) - Protest in various cities to demand release of jailed Catalan rapper Pablo Hasel (1830 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Iranian FM visits VIDEO. BAIKONUR (Kazakhstan) - Russia launches 38 satellites for 18 countries PICTURE. KIEV (Ukraine) - New coronavirus restrictions come into force PICTURE. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Russian ambassador to US Anatoly Antonov departs for Moscow for urgent consultations LOS ANGELES (United States) - Chinese Theater holds first hand and footprint ceremony of 2021 with Mexican boxing world champion Canelo Alvarez VIDEO. PICTURE. MONTREAL (Canada) - Protest against virus restrictions (1700 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. Middle East and North Africa JERUSALEM - Anti-government protests outside PM Netanyahu's residence (1600 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. DOHA (Qatar) - Minimum wage for existing contracts comes into force VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa DAKAR (Senegal) - Night-time curfew scheduled to end VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. (*) TANZANIA - Central committee of ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) holds emergency meeting NIAMEY (Niger) - Opposition meets following election of President Bazoum Latin America RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil) - Rio de Janeiro closes beaches to curb virus spread VIDEO. GRAPHIC. LIVE VIDEO. (To 21) Sports NORTH SOUND (Antigua and Barbuda) - Cricket: West Indies v Sri Lanka 1st Test PICTURE. (To 21) SAINT-DENIS (France) - Rugby: Six Nations, day 5: France v Wales (2000 GMT) VIDEO. GRAPHIC. PICTURE. ITALY - Cycling: World Tour 2021, Milan - Sanremo 2021 PICTURE. (*) EDINBURGH (United Kingdom) - Rugby: Six Nations, day 5: Scotland v Italy (1315 GMT) PICTURE. GRAPHIC. DUBLIN (Ireland) - Rugby: Six Nations, day 5: Ireland v England (1645 GMT) PICTURE. GRAPHIC. LIVERPOOL (United Kingdom) - Football: FA Cup - Quarter final: Everton v Manchester City (1730 GMT) PICTURE. BIRMINGHAM (United Kingdom) - Badminton: All England Open Championships PICTURE. (To 21) SUNDAY, MARCH 21, 2021 Highlights CONGO - Presidential election LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. Worldwide WORLD - International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination WORLD - International Day of Forests IN SPACE - Largest asteroid to pass by Earth this year comes within 2 million km of our planet VIDEO. PICTURE. WORLD - World Down Syndrome Day Asia-Pacific TAIPEI (Taiwan) - Myanmar nationals protest against military coup at home (0500 GMT) VIDEO. Europe (*) BUDAPEST (Hungary) - Hungary pop music reform opens new front in culture war VIDEO. UNITED KINGDOM - Census in England, Wales and Northern Ireland Middle East and North Africa IRAN - Nowruz (Persian New Year) RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - Saudi Aramco 2020 annual results (+) RAMALLAH (Palestinian Territories) - Covid vaccination campaign for Palestinians starts Latin America QUITO (Ecuador) - Presidential debate ahead of April runoff vote PICTURE. Sports LEICESTER (United Kingdom) - Football: FA Cup - Quarter final: Leicester v Manchester United (1700 GMT) PICTURE. MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2021 Highlights GENEVA (Switzerland) - Expected release of WHO report following mission to China to investigate origins of Covid (date to be confirmed) GRAPHIC. (To 26) Worldwide WORLD - World Water Day GRAPHIC. Asia-Pacific BEIJING (China) - Start of trial of Canadian Michael Kovrig, detained in China on spying charges since late 2018 VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. GUILIN (China) - Russian FM Lavrov visits VIDEO. (To 23) (*) TAIPEI (Taiwan) - AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccination campaigns starts (0200 GMT) Europe ATHENS (Greece) - Covid-19 lockdown scheduled to end SOFIA (Bulgaria) - New virus restrictions take effect BERN (Switzerland) - Defence Minister Viola Amherd meets French counterpart Florence Parly MATOSINHOS (Portugal) - EU industrial affairs ministers meet BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Fifth anniversary of Brussels suicide bombings, Belgium's worst peace-time atrocity VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PARIS (France) - UN World Water Development Report MOSCOW (Russia) - Decision expected on Navalny's legal complaint over the lack of an official investigation into his poisoning (0800 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - Economy ministry holds virtual conference on international CO2 compensation scheme (0900 GMT) VERSAILLES (France) - IKEA's French subsidiary in court, accused of illegally spying on staff (0900 GMT) VIDEO. (To April 2) FRANKFURT (Germany) - Bundesbank publishes monthly report (1100 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg holds press conference ahead of foreign ministers meeting (1200 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel meets regional leaders on virus strategy (1300 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. PICTURE. GENEVA (Switzerland) - UNHCR press conference after visit to Mozambique's insurgency-hit Cabo Delgado province (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO virtual briefing on Covid-19 (1600 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Congress discusses bill on statehood for federal capital, Washington D. C. (1600 GMT) PICTURE. Middle East and North Africa RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - Saudi Aramco hosts webcast after 2020 annual results (1230 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa WINDHOEK (Namibia) - First pretrial hearing in Namibia's 'Fishrot' corruption scandal Sports STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - ISU World Figure Skating Championships - Stockholm PICTURE. (To 28) MADRID (Spain) - Tennis/Football: Rafa Nadal and La Liga president give videoconference on partnership deal (1230 GMT) CHRISTCHURCH (New Zealand) - Cricket: New Zealand v Bangladesh, 2nd ODI TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 2021 Highlights ISRAEL - National elections LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - NATO foreign ministers hold in-person talks VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 24) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Banksy to auction painting at Christie's to raise funds for the NHS VIDEO. PICTURE. Asia-Pacific ISLAMABAD (Pakistan) - Military parade to mark Pakistan Day national holiday VIDEO. HONG KONG (China) - Baidu starts trading on Hong Kong Stock Exchange (0100 GMT) Europe AIX-EN-PROVENCE (France) - Court of appeal rules on request for dissolution of association representing Donetsk People's Republic in France DENMARK - New slight easing of coronavirus restrictions comes into force STUTTGART (Germany) - Porsche SE 2020 annual results UNITED KINGDOM - Britain marks anniversary of first national Covid lockdown VIDEO. PICTURE. LISBON (Portugal) - EU European affairs ministers meet VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Monthly labour data (0600 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - ECB chief supervisor Andrea Enria briefs European Parliament finance committee (0800 GMT) MOSCOW (Russia) - Hearing in trial of Kremlin critic Sobol, accused of trespassing at home of alleged FSB agent (0800 GMT) LOURDES (France) - Plenary session of French episcopal conference, focussed on ecology and the fight against paedophilia (0800 GMT) (To 26) THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Government decides whether to allow cafe terraces to reopen from March 31 (1800 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa BAGHUZ (Syria) - 2nd anniversary of the fall of the last bastion in Syria of the so-called Islamic State caliphate Sports PUNE (India) - Cricket: India v England, 1st ODI (0830 GMT) WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 2021 Highlights YANGON (Myanmar) - Aung San Suu Kyi appears in court Worldwide WORLD - World Tuberculosis Day Asia-Pacific SEOUL (South Korea) - Russian FM Lavrov visits (To 25) HANOI (Vietnam) - Spring session of National Assembly, with new top leaders expected to be announced VIDEO. (To April 7) HONG KONG (China) - Journalist Bao Choy goes on trial over mafia vehicle searches (0130 GMT) Europe ANKARA (Turkey) - Turkey's ruling party holds congress (0700 GMT) PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. MADRID (Spain) - Two former Spanish PMs to testify at slush fund trial (1100 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Boris Johnson answers Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) (1200 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. HELSINKI (Finland) - Verdict in case of 16-year-old boy allegedly beaten to death by schoolmates BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Banksy exhibition opens at Brussels' Deodato gallery VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Christie's auctions Delacroix's 'Arab hunting a lion' FRANKFURT (Germany) - ECB publishes article on monetary policy and inequality (0900 GMT) (*) BERLIN (Germany) - Chancellor Merkel answers questions at lower house of parliament Bundestag (1200 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. PICTURE. BERLIN (Germany) - Finance Minister Scholz gives press conference on 2022 federal budget and forecasts to 2025 (1200 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. PICTURE. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - US Chamber of Commerce in Europe holds annual transatlantic conference (1300 GMT) (To 26) (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson appears before the heads of parliament's select committees (1530 GMT) North America LOS ANGELES (United States) - 32nd Annual Producers' Guild Awards for film and television (virtual ceremony) Middle East and North Africa TUNIS (Tunisia) - Deadline for Italy to take back waste illegally exported to Tunisia (0800 GMT) Latin America BOGOTA (Colombia) - ICRC releases annual humanitarian report on Colombia's armed conflict (1300 GMT) THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2021 Highlights FUKUSHIMA (Japan) - Olympic torch relay due to start VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU leaders' summit PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (To 26) WASHINGTON (United States) - Biden holds first press conference of presidency VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - Bosses of Facebook, Google and Twitter testify at Congressional hearing on misinformation plaguing online platforms VIDEO. Worldwide WORLD - International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - Activist Tony Chung to enter plea in national security case (0700 GMT) BEIJING (China) - Defence ministry monthly press conference (0700 GMT) Europe ATHENS (Greece) - Greece celebrates 200th anniversary of 1821 revolution and war of independence LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. ANKARA (Turkey) - Chinese FM visits VIDEO. ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Members of Uighur community protest over visit by Chinese FM (0700 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. MINSK (Belarus) - Freedom Day opposition protests called by Tikhanovskaya VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Sotheby's Impressionist & Modern Art auction, with works by Van Gogh, Degas, Pissarro, Picabia, Matisse, Modigliani ANDORRA LA VELLA (Andorra) - Spain's King Felipe VI visits PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 26) (+) LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - ECJ rulies on complaint brought against EU climate package by families from Germany, France, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Fiji and Kenya (0830 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1230 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Supreme Court hearing on case of journalist Khaled Drareni PICTURE. VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) - Hearing in contempt of court case against ex-president Zuma VIDEO. Latin America BOGOTA (Colombia) - Former head of Supreme Court Francisco Ricaurte Gomez sentenced for corruption MEXICO CITY (Mexico) - Bolivian President Luis Arce visits VIDEO. PICTURE. BOGOTA (Colombia) - Press conference by National Federation of Coffee Growers on challenges facing the sector due to Covid-19 (1330 GMT) Sports WELLINGTON (New Zealand) - Cricket: New Zealand v Bangladesh, 3rd ODI FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2021 Asia-Pacific BANGLADESH - 50th anniversary of start of war of independence VIDEO. HONG KONG (China) - New hearing for man arrested for chanting slogans banned by new security law (0630 GMT) Europe ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Verdict for suspected killers of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - February retail sales data (0600 GMT) PARIS (France) - GDP growth data for 2020, first estimate (0630 GMT) VERSAILLES (France) - Verdict in appeal trial of Burundian former justice minister, convicted of modern slavery (1300 GMT) VIDEO. GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO virtual briefing on Covid-19 (1600 GMT) North America MIAMI (United States) - Ultra electronic music dance festival (To 28) Middle East and North Africa RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - Sixth anniversary of the Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen TIBEHIRINE (Algeria) - 25th anniversary of kidnap and murder of seven French monks from the Atlas Abbey in Tibehirine Latin America BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - 30th anniversary of signature of Treaty of Asuncion, which established the Mercosur common market Sports DOHA (Qatar) - Moto GP Qatar Grand Prix (To 28) MANAMA (Bahrain) - Auto: Formula One - Bahrain Grand Prix (To 28) PUNE (India) - Cricket: India v England, 2nd ODI (0830 GMT) SAINT-DENIS (France) - Rugby: France v Scotland in Six Nations (2000 GMT) SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 2021 Worldwide WORLD - Millions of people around the world switch off their lights for Earth Hour Asia-Pacific KOLKATA (India) - Key state elections in West Bengal PICTURE. VIDEO. (To May 2) Europe PARIS (France) - Opening of avenue in Champs Elysee gardens named after Afghan political and military commander Ahmad Shah Massoud VIDEO. VIENNA (Austria) - Outdoor restaurants, cafes reopen COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - Tivoli amusement park reopens to visitors with a negative Covid-19 test VIDEO. FRANKFURT (Germany) - ECB chief economist Philip Lane gives speech at Ambrosetti Forum on economic and financial forecasts (0930 GMT) Sports VERBIER (Switzerland) - Xtreme Verbier Freeride World Tour final HAMILTON (New Zealand) - Cricket: New Zealand v Bangladesh, 1st T20 international SUNDAY, MARCH 28, 2021 Asia-Pacific NEW DELHI (India) - Holi festival of colours PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 29) BANGKOK (Thailand) - Municipal elections (0100 GMT) TAIPEI (Taiwan) - Palau President Surangel Whipps visits as the two allies seek to set up travel bubble (0200 GMT) (To April 1) Europe SPAIN - Catholics mark Holy Week (To April 4) TURKMENISTAN - Elections for newly created senate VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's Angelus (1100 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ABU DHABI (United Arab Emirates) - UAE's Etihad to launch direct flights to Tel Aviv VIDEO. PICTURE. SHARM EL SHEIKH (Egypt) - First Russian flight lands in Sinai following suspension after 2015 terror attack Sports MANAMA (Bahrain) - Auto: Formula One - Bahrain Grand Prix, Grand Prix BANGKOK (Thailand) - Thai Olympic gold medal-winning Somrak Kamsing runs the 1st of the 4,606 km of the national flag run to Tokyo VIDEO. PICTURE. PUNE (India) - Cricket: India v England, 3rd and final ODI (0830 GMT) afp
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