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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. 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, AUGUST 18, 2020 Asia-Pacific (+) SOUTH KOREA - US, SKorea hold joint military exercises (To 28) (*) BANGKOK (Thailand) - PM Prayut Chan-O-Cha press conference after cabinet meeting VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Europe (*) GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO press conference on COVID-19 LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (+) LUBLIN (Poland) - Pharma firm Biomed Lublin announces start of COVID-19 treatment production (0900 GMT) VIDEO. LEIDSCHENDAM (Netherlands) - Court to hand down verdict in case of assassination of Lebanon's ex-PM Hariri (0900 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. PICTURE. SANLIURFA (Turkey) - Trial resumes into 2015 bomb attack in southeastern Turkey (0600 GMT) (+) OSLO (Norway) - Sovereign wealth fund half-year results (0800 GMT) (+) NICOSIA (Cyprus) - Greek foreign minister visits Cyprus over Turkey tensions (0830 GMT) VIDEO. ATHENS (Greece) - Weekly civil protection agency briefing on COVID-19 (1000 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Brexit negotiators' dinner ahead of next session (1700 GMT) VIENNA (Austria) - US, Russia envoys discuss nuclear arms control DACHAU (Germany) - German-Israeli fighter jets pay homage at former Nazi camp VIDEO. FÜRSTENFELDBRUCK (Germany) - German-Israeli fighter jets pay homage at site of Munich Olympics hostage-taking VIDEO. PICTURE. BORDEAUX (France) - Release of updated Microsoft Flight Simulator video game (+) MINSK (Belarus) - Demonstrations expected over contested election LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. North America MILWAUKEE (United States) - Democratic National Convention VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. (To 20) UNITED STATES - 100th anniversary of 19th amendment that gave women the right to vote MILWAUKEE (United States) - Bill Clinton, Jill Biden among speakers on second day of Democratic National Convention VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. NEW YORK (United States) - Walmart Q2 results (1200 GMT) (+) CAPE CANAVERAL (United States) - SpaceX launches new batch of Starlink satellites (1431 GMT) YUMA (United States) - Trump holds election rally (1900 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa (+) ABU DHABI (United Arab Emirates) - German foreign minister visits Libya and Abu Dhabi (+) TUNIS (Tunisia) - Protest against Israel-UAE peace deal (1000 GMT) VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) - African Union holds virtual meeting on Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam (+) JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) - Alcohol, cigarette sales resume after virus ban LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. PICTURE. (+) MOOKGOPONG (South Africa) - White farmers protest outside court after series of farm attacks VIDEO. PICTURE. Latin America BOGOTA (Colombia) - Former FARC members appear before peace court over recruitment of minors Sports (*) LISBON (Portugal) - Football: UEFA Champions League - Semi final : Leipzig v Paris SG (1900 GMT) PICTURE. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2020 Europe (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU leaders hold emergency talks on Belarus crisis (0900 GMT) PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Sentencing of Hashem Abedi, brother of Manchester suicide bomber Salman (0900 GMT) VIDEO. (To 20) COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - Maersk Q2 results (0600 GMT) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Eritrean on trial for pushing boy under train in Frankfurt (0730 GMT) VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Seventh round of Brexit negotiations (0800 GMT) (To 20) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Eurozone inflation data for July, second estimate (0900 GMT) (+) VIENNA (Austria) - 21st OPEC ministerial monitoring committee meeting (1400 GMT) North America MILWAUKEE (United States) - Kamala Harris, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton among speakers at Democratic National Convention VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa (+) RAMALLAH (Palestinian Territories) - Palestinians protest Israel-UAE accord (1300 GMT) Latin America (*) MEXICO CITY (Mexico) - 80th anniversary of Trotsky's murder VIDEO. (To 21) Sports (*) LISBON (Portugal) - Football: UEFA Champions League - Semi final: Lyon v Bayern Munich (1900 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2020 Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - Judge rules on bail for first person charged with national security crimes (0000 GMT) COLOMBO (Sri Lanka) - President opens new parliament (0930 GMT) PICTURE. (+) SHANGHAI (China) - Alibaba June quarter 2020 results (1130 GMT) Europe GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO press conference on COVID-19 LIVE VIDEO. BORMES-LES-MIMOSAS (France) - Macron, Merkel press conference after talks at Fort de Brégançon (1630 GMT) BORDEAUX (France) - Bordeaux, Champagne wine sales begin BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel meets Greta Thunberg and other Fridays for Future activists (0700 GMT) ANKARA (Turkey) - Central bank decides interest rate (1100 GMT) SAARLOUIS (Germany) - Defence Minister Kramp-Karrenbauer meets French, UK counterparts (1300 GMT) MADRID (Spain) - Spanish authorities give briefing on coronavirus (1530 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. North America (*) WASHINGTON (United States) - Trump hosts new Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi PICTURE. VIDEO. WILMINGTON (United States) - Joe Biden addresses Democratic National Convention, accepts nomination VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1230 GMT) Sports TROON (United Kingdom) - Golf: Women's British Open (To 23) FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2020 Europe BRISTOL (United Kingdom) - Auction of Gandhi's glasses (*) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Public sector finance report for July (0500 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Brexit negotiators working breakfast (or plenary) after seventh round of talks (0600 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK Markit Flash Composite PMI index (0730 GMT) North America BOSTON (United States) - Sentencing for actress Lori Loughlin, who pleaded guilty in college admissions bribery scandal (1330 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa KINSHASA (DR Congo) - Appeal hearing for top presidential aide convicted of corruption VIDEO. Sports SPIELBERG (Austria) - Styria MotoGP (To 23) (*) COLOGNE (Germany) - Football: Europa League - Final: Sevilla (ESP) v Inter Milan (ITA) (1900 GMT) PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. GRAND-CHAMP (France) - Cycling: National Road Championships (To 23) (*) BILBAO (Spain) - Football: Women's Champions League - Quarter final First Leg: Atletico Madrid (ESP) v Barcelona (ESP) (1600 GMT) PICTURE. (*) SAN SEBASTIAN (Spain) - Football: Women's Champions League - Quarter final First Leg: Glasgow City (SCO) v VfL Wolfsburg (GER) (1600 GMT) PICTURE. (*) MARSEILLE (France) - Football: Ligue 1, day 1 - Marseille v Saint-Etienne (1700 GMT) SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 2020 Asia-Pacific MUMBAI (India) - Hindu festival of Ganesh Chaturthi VIDEO. (To 31) Europe DENMARK - Masks become obligatory on public transport VIDEO. (*) LEIPZIG (Germany) - 4,000 volunteers attend concert to test coronavirus spread at indoor gatherings (0600 GMT) (+) SALZBURG (Austria) - German president visits (1200 GMT) (To 23) Sports (*) LJUBLJANA (Slovenia) - Slovenia's football league restarts NEW YORK (United States) - Tennis: ATP tour 2020 - Cincinnati Open (To 28) (*) SAN SEBASTIAN (Spain) - Football: Women's Champions League - Quarter final First Leg: Arsenal (ENG) v Paris SG (FRA) (1800 GMT) PICTURE. (*) BILBAO (Spain) - Football: Women's Champions League - Quarter final First Leg: Lyon (FRA) v Bayern Munich (GER) (1800 GMT) PICTURE. SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2020 Worldwide WORLD - International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition 2020 Asia-Pacific CHRISTCHURCH (New Zealand) - Sentencing hearing for New Zealand mosque shooter Brenton Tarrant PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 26) Europe (*) VILNIUS (Lithuania) - Lithuanian and Latvian campaigners form human chain to Belarus border VIDEO. MOSCOW (Russia) - International Army Games 2020 (To September 5) VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's Angelus prayer on Saint Peter's Square from a window of the apostolic palace (1000 GMT) North America (+) OTTAWA (Canada) - Conservative opposition announces new leader (2300 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Universities restart after virus shutdown Sports STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Diamond League athletics meeting LISBON (Portugal) - Football: UEFA Champions League - Final: TBC v TBC (1900 GMT) PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. (*) INDIANAPOLIS (United States) - IndyCar : 104th running of the Indianapolis 500 (0400 GMT) PICTURE. MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2020 Asia-Pacific SEREMBAN (Malaysia) - Inquest into the death of Franco-Irish teen Nora Quoirin PICTURE. VIDEO. (To September 4) SINGAPORE (Singapore) - Singapore Parliament to open (0430 GMT) Europe GENEVA (Switzerland) - UN convenes third meeting of Syria Constitutional Committee (+) UKRAINE - Independence Day MOLDOVA - Military parade to commemorate victory in WWII North America CHARLOTTE (United States) - Republican National Convention where Trump will be formally nominated as the party's election candidate PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 27) (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Postal Service head Louis DeJoy quizzed by Congress (1400 GMT) VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Protest figure Zahir Keddam appeals one-year jail term Latin America TAMAULIPAS (Mexico) - 10th anniversary of San Fernando massacre of 72 migrants by the Zetas drug cartel MEXICO CITY (Mexico) - Start of school year VIDEO. Sports ASUNCION (Paraguay) - Hearing on possible release of ex-footballer Ronaldinho PLOUAY (France) - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Bretagne Classic 2020 (2200 GMT) TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2020 Europe THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Ratko Mladic appeals Srebrenica genocide conviction (0720 GMT) VIDEO. (To 26) WEIMAR (Germany) - 120th anniversary of philosopher Nietzsche's death EDINBURGH (United Kingdom) - Sean Connery's 90th birthday WIESBADEN (Germany) - GDP for second quarter (0600 GMT) STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - SAS airline quarterly results (0600 GMT) MUNICH (Germany) - German business confidence survey (0800 GMT) Middle East and North Africa TUNIS (Tunisia) - Deadline to form new government (1300 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa ABIDJAN (Ivory Coast) - Election of new African Development Bank president during annual assembly (To 27) ABUJA (Nigeria) - WHO Africa region expected to be officially certified free of wild poliovirus (1100 GMT) Sports (*) SAN SEBASTIAN (Spain) - Football: Women's Champions League - Semi final First Leg: TBC v TBC (1800 GMT) PICTURE. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2020 Europe BERLIN (Germany) - EU defence ministers hold talks North America TERRE HAUTE (United States) - Execution of Lezmond Mitchell despite opposition from Navajo Nation afp
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