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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, MAY 1, 2021 Highlights INDIA - Covid-19 vaccination opened to all adults VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. SAVONA (Italy) - Costa Cruises resume VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. WORLD - Labour Day PICTURE. (*) IN SPACE - Remote-controlled robot from Chinese spacecraft Tianwen-1 expected to land on Mars VIDEO. (To 15) Asia-Pacific AFGHANISTAN - NATO allies begin withdrawing forces from Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan (0430 GMT) VIDEO. (+) BADALING (China) - Thousands of people expected to visit Great Wall of China during May holiday VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Europe RUSSIA - Non-working period ordered by Putin to prevent virus surge (To 11) (+) ALMATY (Kazakhstan) - Anti-government rallies planned by various opposition groups VIDEO. KIEV (Ukraine) - Covid restrictions eased MOSCOW (Russia) - Patriarch Kirill presides over Orthodox Easter ceremony, with Putin attending VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. NICOSIA (Cyprus) - Vaccinated British tourists allowed to visit without restrictions BERLIN (Germany) - Facebook News launches in Germany (*) POLAND - Poland begins to ease Covid-19 restrictions VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BERLIN (Germany) - Protests by far left groups and opponents of virus restrictions VIDEO. PICTURE. (*) PORTUGAL - Further easing of virus restrictions, with reopening of border with Spain PICTURE. PAPEETE (France) - Borders reopen to US visitors GLASGOW (United Kingdom) - Rally for Scottish Independence, one week before Scottish Parliament elections (1200 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (*) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Call for second illegal party in a park, following clashes with police in April gathering (1400 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. (+) PORTSMOUTH (United Kingdom) - The HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier departs (1430 GMT) PICTURE. VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope Francis starts May marathon prayer for end of pandemic (1600 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Screening of David Hockney's new video artwork at Piccadilly Circus. (1921 GMT) PICTURE. North America NEW YORK (United States) - Moratorium on rental evictions lifted PICTURE. Middle East and North Africa IDLIB (Syria) - Start of Covid vaccination campaign in Idlib province VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. TEHRAN (Iran) - President Hasan Rouhani addresses coronavirus task force meeting (0530 GMT) Latin America CUBA - 60th anniversary of Fidel Castro's proclamation of the Communist Republic of Cuba Sports (*) LOUISVILLE (United States) - 147th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs PICTURE. TOULOUSE (France) - Rugby: Toulouse v Bordeaux-Bègles in European Champions Cup semi-final (1400 GMT) PICTURE. HARARE (Zimbabwe) - Cricket: Zimbabwe v Pakistan 1st Test Match (To May 3) TOKYO (Japan) - Artistic swimming: FINA Olympic Games qualification tournament 2021 PICTURE. (To 4) TOKYO (Japan) - International Volleyball Games Tokyo Challenge 2021 (0800 GMT) PICTURE. (To 2) TOKYO (Japan) - FINA Diving World Cup 2021 (0800 GMT) PICTURE. (To 6) MUNICH (Germany) - Tennis: ATP tour 2021 - BMW Open PICTURE. (To May 2) ESTORIL (Portugal) - Tennis: ATP tour 2021 - Millennium Estoril Open (To May 2) FRIBOURG (Switzerland) - Cycling: World Tour 2021, Tour de Romandie 2021 PICTURE. (To May 2) MADRID (Spain) - Tennis: WTA tour 2021 - Mutua Madrid Open (To May 8) OKINAWA (Japan) - Olympic torch relay without spectators (To 2) SUNDAY, MAY 2, 2021 Highlights ABBOTTABAD (Pakistan) - 10th anniversary of the death of Osama bin Laden FILE VIDEO. PICTURE. GRAPHIC. Worldwide WORLD - Orthodox Easter Sunday VIDEO. Europe (+) VILNIUS (Lithuania) - Polish PM visits (0630 GMT) (+) LIVERPOOL (United Kingdom) - Music festival as part of government's Events Research programme in trial to ease virus restrictions (1500 GMT) VIDEO. Sports PORTIMAO (Portugal) - Auto: Formula One - GP Portugal 2021, Grand Prix PICTURE. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LA ROCHELLE (France) - Rugby: La Rochelle v Leinster in European Champions Cup semi-final (1400 GMT) PICTURE. MONDAY, MAY 3, 2021 Highlights LONDON (United Kingdom) - G7 foreign and development ministers meet in person for first time since 2019 PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 5) LOS ANGELES (United States) - Global Citizen hosts vaccine benefit concert featuring Bidens, Harry and Meghan (0300 GMT) SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Court scheduled to hear Epic Games lawsuit against Apple VIDEO. Worldwide WORLD - World Press Freedom Day Europe BELFAST (United Kingdom) - 100th anniversary of partition of Ireland, creating British-ruled Northern Ireland PICTURE. VIDEO. GREECE - Cafe, restaurant terraces reopen VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. ANKARA (Turkey) - Hearing in trial of 108 people, including pro-Kurd officials, over deadly 2014 protests FRANCE - France eases Covid travel restrictions VIDEO. COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - Hearing on extending custody for six suspects in foiled terror plot WARSAW (Poland) - Polish president hosts summit with Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Ukrainian counterparts VIDEO. CZECH REPUBLIC - Shops, services, markets reopen VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Vatican Museums reopen after Covid closures (*) PARIS (France) - Trial of 7 men accused of attacking Saudi prince's convoy in Paris in 2015 (0730 GMT) (To 21) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell discusses community development (1820 GMT) Middle East and North Africa CAIRO (Egypt) - Turkish delegation set to visit for 'normalisation' talks (date to be confirmed) (*) TUNIS (Tunisia) - Public sector health workers go on strike (To 5) (*) DOHA (Qatar) - Departure of medical aid for India (0600 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Latin America MENDOZA (Argentina) - Nuns accused of sexually abusing deaf children go on trial VIDEO. TUESDAY, MAY 4, 2021 Highlights NEW YORK (United States) - Covid vaccine maker Pfizer announces quarterly results (1200 GMT) MANCHESTER (United Kingdom) - Football: Manchester City v Paris Saint-Germain in Champions League semi-final second leg (1900 GMT) PICTURE. GRAPHIC. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Europe (*) ROME (Italy) - G20 ministers of culture and tourism meet VIDEO. LONGWOOD (United Kingdom) - 200th anniversary of Napoleon's death (2300 GMT) GRAPHIC. (To 6) ATHENS (Greece) - May Day strike called by Greece's main union MADRID (Spain) - Early election for Madrid regional parliament PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PARIS (France) - French parliament votes on sweeping climate protection law (+) WARSAW (Poland) - Polish MPs expected to approve EU recovery plan OSLO (Norway) - Verdict in case of woman accused of supporting IS in Syria FRANKFURT (Germany) - Lufthansa shareholders' annual general meeting (0800 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak attends Wall Street Journal's CEO Council Summit (1400 GMT) (+) LES BAUX DE PROVENCE (France) - Virtual Chanel cruise collection fashion show (1600 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Myanmar's UN ambassador testifies at Congressional hearing (1900 GMT) (*) WASHINGTON (United States) - Harris, Blinken address annual Washington Conference on the Americas VIDEO. PICTURE. WASHINGTON (United States) - US trade balance (1230 GMT) Middle East and North Africa (+) BEIRUT (Lebanon) - Lebanon, Israel talks over maritime border set to resume RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - Saudi Aramco Q1 results Sub-Saharan Africa MBOUR (Senegal) - Hearing in trial of alleged smugglers for death at sea of Senegalese teenager Doudou Faye (1000 GMT) Latin America BRASÍLIA (Brazil) - Parliamentary committee hearing on handling of pandemic with ex-health minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta Sports TOKYO (Japan) - Olympic artistic gymnastics test event WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 2021 Highlights LONDON (United Kingdom) - Football: Chelsea v Real Madrid in Champions League semi-final second leg (1900 GMT) PICTURE. GRAPHIC. VIDEO. SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Uber Q1 results (2030 GMT) Asia-Pacific JAKARTA (Indonesia) - Q1 GDP data (0500 GMT) PICTURE. Europe (+) KIEV (Ukraine) - US Secretary of State Blinken visits PICTURE. (To 6) ROME (Italy) - Verdict in murder trial of two US students who fatally stabbed an Italian officer VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 6) YEREVAN (Armenia) - Russia's FM Lavrov visits (To 6) WATERLOO (Belgium) - Exhibition on Napoleon Bonaparte opens VIDEO. FLENSBURG (Germany) - German car sales for April PARIS (France) - Appeal by Rifaat al-Assad, uncle of Syrian President Assad, against corruption sentence VIDEO. (To 14) BELFAST (United Kingdom) - 40th anniversary of Irish nationalist Bobby Sands' death after 66-day hunger strike LONDON (United Kingdom) - Unilever annual general meeting with vote on energy transition plans COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - Novo Nordisk Q1 results (0530 GMT) COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - Maersk Q1 results (0600 GMT) AMSTERDAM (Netherlands) - Stellantis Q1 results (0630 GMT) MONACO (Principality of Monaco) - EVER trade fair on sustainable vehicles and renewable energy (0700 GMT) (To 7) LISBON (Portugal) - Demonstration against lithium mining projects (1000 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - European Commission unveils industrial strategy for Europe (1000 GMT) (+) BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel, Dutch PM Rutte attend ceremony marking 76th anniversary of Liberation Day (1000 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. North America NEW YORK (United States) - General Motors Q1 results (1130 GMT) Middle East and North Africa TEHRAN (Iran) - President Hassan Rouhani addresses weekly cabinet meeting (0600 GMT) Latin America (+) BRASÍLIA (Brazil) - Parliamentary committee hearing with Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello on Covid-19 response Sports SAPPORO (Japan) - Athletics: dummy-run marathon to test circuit ahead of Tokyo Olympics VIDEO. THURSDAY, MAY 6, 2021 Highlights (*) THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - International Criminal Court sentences Lord Resistance Army warlord Dominic Ongwen for war crimes (1500 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - Nintendo annual results 2020-2021 (0600 GMT) PICTURE. HONG KONG (China) - Court hearing over fraud charge with media tycoon Jimmy Lai (0700 GMT) Europe UNITED KINGDOM - Local elections ATHENS (Greece) - Unions strike against new labour law PICTURE. DENMARK - Cinemas, theatres reopen (*) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU defence ministers meet PARIS (France) - Societe Generale Q1 results (+) BERLIN (Germany) - 12th Petersberg Climate Dialogue (To 7) (+) BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel participates virtually in 12th Petersberg Climate Dialogue (1200 GMT) PICTURE. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Bank of England publishes monetary policy report LONDON (United Kingdom) - London mayoral election VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. EDINBURGH (United Kingdom) - Scottish Parliament elections VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. PARIS (France) - Air France-KLM Q1 results (0500 GMT) MUNICH (Germany) - Munich Re Q1 results (0500 GMT) WOLFSBURG (Germany) - Volkswagen Q1 results (0530 GMT) WIESBADEN (Germany) - Destatis publishes March industrial orders (0600 GMT) ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Trial resumes of RSF Turkey representative (0700 GMT) (*) ANKARA (Turkey) - Central bank decides interest rate (1100 GMT) PARIS (France) - Air France-KLM annual general meeting (1230 GMT) (+) VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Swearing-in ceremony of the Pontifical Swiss guards (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Weekly unemployment benefit claims data (1230 GMT) Sports LONDON (United Kingdom) - Football: Arsenal v Villarreal in Europa League semi-final second leg (1900 GMT) PICTURE. GRAPHIC. ROME (Italy) - Football: Roma v Manchester United in Europa League semi-final second leg (1900 GMT) GRAPHIC. FRIDAY, MAY 7, 2021 Highlights PORTO (Portugal) - EU leaders meet PICTURE. (To 8) Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - Japan Airlines Q3 results BEIJING (China) - EU embassy press conference on Europe Day (0700 GMT) TAIPEI (Taiwan) - Taiwan's constitutional court rules on aboriginal hunting rights (0800 GMT) VIDEO. Europe PORTO (Portugal) - Social Summit as part of Portugal's EU presidency VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Mosque on Taksim Square inaugurated PICTURE. VIDEO. MUNICH (Germany) - Siemens Q2 results (0500 GMT) MUNICH (Germany) - BMW Q1 results (0530 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - IAG Q1 results (0600 GMT) WIESBADEN (Germany) - International trade data for March (0600 GMT) WIESBADEN (Germany) - March industrial production data (0600 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Intercontinental Hotels Group Q1 results and annual general meeting (1300 GMT) North America MONTREAL (Canada) - Air Canada Q4 and 2020 annual results (1200 GMT) OTTAWA (Canada) - Canada publishes unemployment figures (1230 GMT) Latin America (*) MEXICO CITY (Mexico) - US VP Harris, Mexico's Lopez Obrador hold talks online on immigration Sports MONTMELÓ (Spain) - Juan Manuel Correa makes comeback in F3, at opening of Spanish F1 Grand Prix (To 9) HARARE (Zimbabwe) - Cricket: Zimbabwe v Pakistan 2nd Test Match (To 11) SATURDAY, MAY 8, 2021 Worldwide WORLD - World Migratory Bird Day Europe BELGIUM - Restaurant and cafe terraces reopen VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. GENEVA (Switzerland) - Daughter of jailed opposition leader Navalny receives human rights award on her father's behalf (+) PARIS (France) - Macron attends ceremony marking WWII Victory Day PORTO (Portugal) - EU-India leaders' summit held online VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - National Remembrance Day, marking massacres by French soldiers in 1945 PICTURE. Sports ITALY - Cycling: World Tour 2021, Giro d'Italia (To 30) afp
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