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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. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 2021 Europe BARCELONA (Spain) - Mobile World Congress PICTURE. VIDEO. (To July 1) EDINBURGH (United Kingdom) - Queen Elizabeth II visits (To July 1) LONDON (United Kingdom) - EBRD annual meeting and business forum, held online (To July 2) GENEVA (Switzerland) - Libyan Political Dialogue Forum meets (To July 1) (*) PARIS (France) - Generation Equality Forum, convened by UN Women VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To July 2) AIX-EN-PROVENCE (France) - International Festival of Lyric Art VIDEO. (To July 25) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US, Canada and Mexico trade officials discuss first anniversary of USMCA (1800 GMT) NEW YORK (United States) - Last day of auction of Tim Berners-Lee's source code for the World Wide Web as an NFT (*) WESLACO (United States) - Donald Trump visits the Mexican border with Texas Governor Greg Abbott VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. LOS ANGELES (United States) - Over 1,200 Hollywood items for sale in 'Prop Store' auction (To July 1) Middle East and North Africa JERUSALEM - German President Steinmeier visits VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To July 2) BEIRUT (Lebanon) - Parliament meets (To July 1) Latin America BRASÍLIA (Brazil) - Protestors submit 'superpetition' to parliament demanding impeachment of President Bolsonaro (1730 GMT) VIDEO. Sports LONDON (United Kingdom) - Tennis: Grand Slam Tournaments - Wimbledon PICTURE. (To July 11) WORLD - Basketball: Men's Olympic qualifying tournaments in Europe and Canada (To July 4) THURSDAY, JULY 1, 2021 Highlights BEIJING (China) - 100th anniversary of Chinese Communist Party VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. HONG KONG (China) - Hong Kong bans UK flights over Delta Covid variant (*) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU digital Covid certificate comes into use (*) SURFSIDE (United States) - Joe and Jill Biden visit, one week after building collapse (1400 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - Japan to issue vaccine passport for travelling abroad PHUKET (Thailand) - Thailand greenlights quarantine-free model for Phuket VIDEO. YANGON (Myanmar) - US journalist Danny Fenster appears in court charged with encouraging dissent against military (+) SEOUL (South Korea) - Covid restrictions due to ease in the greater Seoul area VIDEO. HONG KONG (China) - Anniversary of Hong Kong's 1997 handover to China (+) BANGLADESH - Covid-19 strict lockdown comes into force PICTURE. VIDEO. (+) TOKYO (Japan) - Protest upon the 100th anniversary of CCP (0900 GMT) VIDEO. Europe WARSAW (Poland) - 30 years since Warsaw Pact dissolved AMSTERDAM (Netherlands) - European Medicines Agency gives regular press briefing (1200 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. AMSTERDAM (Netherlands) - EMA to rule on Moderna vaccine for teens (date to be confirmed) LJUBLJANA (Slovenia) - Slovenia takes over rotating EU presidency VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. MONZA (Italy) - Sputnik vaccine production starts COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - WHO Europe holds online media briefings on Covid-19 (0900 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - OPEC and non-OPEC ministerial meeting VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Statue of Princess Diana unveiled on what would have been her 60th birthday (1300 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. TURKEY - Curfew and Sunday lockdowns lifted (*) MOSCOW (Russia) - Putin, Lukashenko attend a regional forum plenary session, held online VIDEO. (+) LEMESOS (Cyprus) - UK flagship aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth arrives in Cyprus VIDEO. PICTURE. VIENNA (Austria) - Austrian World Summit on climate, hosted by Arnold Schwarzenegger VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. VIENNA (Austria) - Chancellor Kurz takes questions from parliamentary committee probing corruption BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU introduces new rules on VAT for cross-border e-commerce STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - New emissions charges for inbound, outbound flights come into force AUSTRIA - Nightclubs reopen, other virus restrictions eased (*) BERLIN (Germany) - Pandemic 'risk zone' travel warning scheduled to be lifted for most countries VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope hosts summit with Lebanon's Christian leaders VIDEO. FLORENCE (Italy) - Salvatore Ferragamo extraordinary board meeting REYKJAVIK (Iceland) - Exiled Belarus opposition leader Tikhanovskaya visits (To 4) BATLEY (United Kingdom) - Batley and Spen parliamentary by-election (0600 GMT) VIDEO. FRANKFURT (Germany) - ECB's Christine Lagarde addresses European Parliament via video link (0700 GMT) (+) SUNDERLAND (United Kingdom) - Nissan press conference at the Sunderland factory north of England (0700 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. MADRID (Spain) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visits (0700 GMT) (To 2) PARIS (France) - European Court of Human Rights rules on French plan to bury radioactive waste (0800 GMT) (+) BERLIN (Germany) - Health Minister Spahn, Interior Minister Seehofer and RKI president Wieler hold a press conference on Covid-19 situation and entry regulation on German territory (0800 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak gives speech (0820 GMT) LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - Eurozone unemployment for May (1000 GMT) VOSTOCHNY (Russia) - Launch of 36 OneWeb satellites (1248 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Protest marking Turkey's formal withdrawal from domestic abuse treaty (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - First anniversary of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) WASHINGTON (United States) - Weekly unemployment benefit claims (1230 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva holds press conference on annual report on US economy (2000 GMT) Middle East and North Africa DUBAI (United Arab Emirates) - Infinity des Lumieres immersive art centre opens its doors (0500 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. (+) BAB AL-HAWA (Syria) - Idlib aid workers create human chain ahead of key Syria border crossing decision (0600 GMT) VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa (*) KIGALI (Rwanda) - Rwanda closes schools after Covid surge JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) - EFF leader Julius Malema appears in court over alleged 2018 assault of a policeman BRAZZAVILLE (Congo) - WHO Africa online briefing on Covid-19 in the region (1000 GMT) Latin America ARGENTINA - China pauses squid fishing in international waters Sports OSLO (Norway) - Diamond League athletics meeting ST. GEORGE'S (Grenada) - Cricket: Fourth Twenty20 International between West Indies and South Africa OMSK (Russia) - Silk Way Rally 2021 (To 11) VILLARS (Switzerland) - Climbing: IFSC World cup event in Villars PICTURE. (To 3) KUALA LUMPUR (Malaysia) - Asian World Cup qualifiers draw (0700 GMT) FRIDAY, JULY 2, 2021 Europe (+) VILNIUS (Lithuania) - EU chief Ursula von der Leyen visits RIGA (Latvia) - Japanese FM Toshimitsu Motegi visits COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - Media outlets launch joint bid to negotiate payments for news content used by tech platforms MONTREUX (Switzerland) - Montreux Jazz Festival PICTURE. (To 17) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Angela Merkel visits VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (+) VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope Francis meets with Iraq's PM Mustafa al-Kadhemi (0900 GMT) (+) NICE (France) - Emirates Airlines flights to and from Dubai resume (1200 GMT) PICTURE. GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO virtual press briefing on Covid-19 (1300 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. AIX-EN-PROVENCE (France) - London Symphony Orchestra performs Wagner's 'Tristan und Isolde', in first post-pandemic international shows (1600 GMT) (To 15) North America KETCHUM (United States) - 60th anniversary of US novelist Ernest Hemingway's death LOS ANGELES (United States) - 'The Tomorrow War' blockbuster starring Chris Pratt launches worldwide on Amazon Prime WASHINGTON (United States) - Trade balance for May (1230 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa LUSAKA (Zambia) - State memorial ceremony for late president Kaunda at National Heroes Stadium PICTURE. Latin America QUITO (Ecuador) - Ecuador assumes rotating presidency of Andean Community of Nations Sports SAINT PETERSBURG (Russia) - Football: Euro 2020 - Quarter final: Switzerland v Spain (1600 GMT) PICTURE. PRETORIA (South Africa) - Rugby: Test match, Friendlies: South Africa v Georgia (1700 GMT) PICTURE. MUNICH (Germany) - Football: Euro 2020 - Quarter final: Belgium v Italy (1900 GMT) PICTURE. GOIANIA (Brazil) - Football: Copa America 2021 - Quarter final: Peru v Paraguay (2100 GMT) PICTURE. SATURDAY, JULY 3, 2021 Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - Uganda Olympic team quarantine due to end PHNOM PENH (Cambodia) - Cambodian PM's quarantine due to end Europe WARSAW (Poland) - Governing nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party holds leadership congress VIDEO. VILNIUS (Lithuania) - Japanese FM Toshimitsu Motegi visits PICTURE. PARIS (France) - 50th anniversary of Doors frontman Jim Morrison's death VIDEO. MARSEILLE (France) - Pride march MONACO (Principality of Monaco) - Giacometti retrospective (1500 GMT) (To August 29) MADRID (Spain) - Pride march (1800 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. North America SARASOTA (United States) - Donald Trump holds rally Middle East and North Africa (+) TEHRAN (Iran) - President Hasan Rouhani addresses coronavirus task force meeting (0530 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa BURKINA FASO - Opposition calls protests against attacks, insecurity VIDEO. (To 4) Latin America (*) SAO PAULO (Brazil) - Protest against President Jair Bolsonaro against his handling of the pandemic VIDEO. Sports ST. GEORGE'S (Grenada) - Cricket: Fifth Twenty20 International between West Indies and South Africa RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil) - Football: Copa America 2021 - Quarter final: Brazil v Chile (0000 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. DUBLIN (Ireland) - Rugby: Test match, Friendlies: Ireland v Japan (1200 GMT) PICTURE. BAKU (Azerbaijan) - Football: Euro 2020 - Quarter final: Czech Republic v Denmark (1600 GMT) PICTURE. (*) ROME (Italy) - Football: Euro 2020 - Quarter final: Ukraine v England (1900 GMT) PICTURE. BRASÍLIA (Brazil) - Football: Copa America 2021 - Quarter final: Uruguay v Colombia (2200 GMT) PICTURE. SUNDAY, JULY 4, 2021 Highlights (*) SANTIAGO (Chile) - Inauguration of the Chilean Constitutional Convention VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. Europe MARSEILLE (France) - Cruise ships start sailing ARLES (France) - Rencontres d'Arles international photography festival VIDEO. (To September 26) North America UNITED STATES - Independence Day NEW YORK (United States) - Statue of Liberty replica goes on show Middle East and North Africa ISMAILIA (Egypt) - Start of new hearings in MV Ever Given ship compensation claim Sub-Saharan Africa RWANDA - Liberation Day, commemorating the end of the 1994 genocide GOMA (DR Congo) - 'State of siege' in violence-plagued Ituri, North Kivu scheduled to end (date subject to change) VIDEO. Latin America MASAYA (Nicaragua) - Anti-government protesters mark anniversary of popular uprising Sports STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Diamond League athletics meeting SPIELBERG BEI KNITTELFELD (Austria) - Auto: Formula One - Austrian Grand Prix, Grand Prix GOIANIA (Brazil) - Football: Copa America 2021 - Quarter final: Argentina v Ecuador (0100 GMT) PICTURE. (To 4) RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil) - Senior pan-American gymnastics championships (0300 GMT) (To 11) MONDAY, JULY 5, 2021 Asia-Pacific WELLINGTON (New Zealand) - New Zealand partially reopens travel bubble with Australia HONG KONG (China) - National Security Law legal forum, organised by Department of Justice (0030 GMT) Europe PARIS (France) - Haute couture fashion week (To 8) PARIS (France) - 'Rubik Dalai Lama' by street artist Invader goes under hammer FLENSBURG (Germany) - German car sales for June BERLIN (Germany) - Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima State visit PICTURE. (To 7) AVIGNON (France) - Avignon Theatre festival (To 25) TBILISI (Georgia) - Annual LGBTQI Pride (1400 GMT) VIDEO. North America SEATTLE (United States) - Andy Jassy takes over as Amazon CEO Middle East and North Africa (*) BEIRUT (Lebanon) - Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah gives televised speech VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) TEHRAN (Iran) - Foreign ministry spokesman holds press conference (0600 GMT) Sports RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil) - Football: Copa America 2021 - Semi final: TBC v TBC (2300 GMT) PICTURE. TUESDAY, JULY 6, 2021 Highlights CANNES (France) - Cannes Film Festival (To 17) Europe MINSK (Belarus) - Verdict expected in trial of Belarusian opposition figure Babaryko MADRID (Spain) - Ban on arrivals from South Africa, Brazil set to be lifted VIENNA (Austria) - Far-right former vice-chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache goes on trial for corruption WIESBADEN (Germany) - May industrial orders (0600 GMT) (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK OBR fiscal report (0830 GMT) STRASBOURG (France) - EU Commission proposes anti-money laundering legislation (1300 GMT) North America CANADA - Travel restrictions to be relaxed for vaccinated Canadians NEW ORLEANS (United States) - 50th anniversary of Louis Armstrong's death Middle East and North Africa RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - Jailed Saudi cleric Salman al-Awda appears before anti-terrorism court (+) TEHRAN (Iran) - Government spokesman Ali Rabiei holds press conference (0700 GMT) Sports LONDON (United Kingdom) - Football: Euro 2020 - Semi final: TBC v TBC (1900 GMT) PICTURE. WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 2021 Highlights BUDAPEST (Hungary) - New law banning 'promotion' of homosexuality among minors comes into effect Asia-Pacific SINGAPORE (Singapore) - Teen sentenced for sending death threats to EPL footballer Neal Maupay Europe VIENNA (Austria) - Seven suspected jihadists go on trial (To 14) AVIGNON (France) - Avignon fringe festival (To 31) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Paula Rego retrospective opens at Tate Britain WIESBADEN (Germany) - May industrial production data (0600 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Wise IPO (0700 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU Commission releases latest economic forecasts for Europe (0900 GMT) (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) (1100 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Boris Johnson answers questions from the heads of parliament's select committees (1430 GMT) North America NEW YORK (United States) - Parade on Broadway to honour pandemic frontline workers (1800 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Appeal hearing for scholar Said Djabelkhir, sentenced to jail for 'offending Islam' PICTURE. VIDEO. JERUSALEM - Swearing-in ceremony for new president Isaac Herzog VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) TEHRAN (Iran) - President Hassan Rouhani addresses weekly cabinet meeting (0600 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa LUSAKA (Zambia) - Zambia's founding president Kenneth Kaunda is buried LIVE VIDEO. BAMAKO (Mali) - New leader of EU military training mission takes office (1000 GMT) Sports Harare (Zimbabwe) - Cricket: Zimbabwe v Bangladesh, 1st Test match (2000 GMT) (To 11) BRASÍLIA (Brazil) - Football: Copa America 2021 - Semi final: TBC v TBC (0100 GMT) PICTURE. (To 7) (*) BRISBANE (Australia) - Rugby: Test match, Friendlies: Australia v France (1000 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Football: Euro 2020 - Semi final: TBC v TBC (1900 GMT) PICTURE. THURSDAY, JULY 8, 2021 Highlights (+) TOKYO (Japan) - IOC chief Thomas Bach visits ahead of Olympic games ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Trial in absentia of 26 suspects in murder of dissident Saudi journalist Khashoggi resumes (0630 GMT) VIDEO. Asia-Pacific (+) JAKARTA (Indonesia) - Court to rule on lawsuit over Jakarta's polluted air (0300 GMT) PICTURE. Europe SOFIA (Bulgaria) - Eastern European leaders discuss energy security at annual Three Seas Initiative forum (To 9) AMSTERDAM (Netherlands) - Carmaker Stellantis holds conference on electrification NOVI SAD (Serbia) - Exit music festival (To 11) Mer Baltique (Sweden) - Investigators resume inspections of the wreck of the Estonia ferry, which sank in 1994 (To 18) WIESBADEN (Germany) - May foreign trade data (0600 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Weekly unemployment benefit claims (1230 GMT) NEW YORK (United States) - Sentencing for lawyer Michael Avenatti, found guilty of extortion (1600 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa CONAKRY (Guinea) - Cour verdict on Ismael Conde, charged with offending the Guinean president (0900 GMT) Latin America MANAGUA (Nicaragua) - Deadline for government to comply with OAS court's call for release of detained opponents afp
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