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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. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2021 Highlights GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO meeting to approve AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine produced in South Korea, India (0900 GMT) (+) AUCKLAND (New Zealand) - Lockdown in New Zealand's largest city after discover of UK variant of Covid-19 (To 17) N'DJAMENA (Chad) - G5 Sahel leaders' summit VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 16) Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Eurozone finance ministers meet (1400 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (*) ALMADA (Portugal) - French health workers arrive to help reinforce staff of Garcia de Orta hospital (1530 GMT) VIDEO. GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO virtual briefing on Covid-19 (1600 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson holds Downing Street press conference (1700 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) MADRID (Spain) - Spanish health authorities give press conference on Covid-19 (1730 GMT) North America NEW YORK (United States) - New York Women's Fashion Week Fall/Winter (To 17) Middle East and North Africa (*) MARIB (Yemen) - Yemen rebel campaign to seize Marib VIDEO. PICTURE. (To March 3) Sub-Saharan Africa (*) BUTEMBO (DR Congo) - Ebola vaccination campaign starts VIDEO. Latin America (+) MEXICO CITY (Mexico) - Start of Covid-19 vaccination campaign for people over 60 PICTURE. VIDEO. Sports MELBOURNE (Australia) - Tennis: Grand Slam Tournaments - Australian Open VIDEO. (To 21) CORTINA D'AMPEZZO (Italy) - Alpine Ski: World Championships PICTURE. (To 21) CHENNAI (India) - Cricket: India v England in second Test (To 17) DHAKA (Bangladesh) - Cricket: Bangladesh v West Indies in second Test PICTURE. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2021 Highlights HONG KONG (China) - Trial begins of nine prominent dissidents, including Jimmy Lai and Martin Lee, for unlawful assembly (0100 GMT) (*) WASHINGTON (United States) - Yemen's Huthi rebels removed from US terror blacklist THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Central African Republic war crimes suspects Patrice Ngaissona, Alfred Yekatom go on trial at International Criminal Court (0830 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Europe (*) SAINT PETERSBURG (Russia) - FM Lavrov meets Togolese counterpart MINSK (Belarus) - Hearing in trial of journalists accused of organising riots (*) MOSCOW (Russia) - Verdict in case of ex-governor accused of defrauding Rosneft BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU finance ministers meet VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - Greenland parliament starts winter session (*) MOSCOW (Russia) - Hearing in Navalny's trial on charges of defaming war veteran (0700 GMT) (+) BERLIN (Germany) - Economy ministry holds talks with 40 industry groups on coronavirus crisis (0900 GMT) STRASBOURG (France) - European Court of Human Rights ruling on German responsibility in deadly 2009 air strike in Afghanistan (0900 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Inauguration of country's 'largest vaccination site' (0930 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. PARIS (France) - European Space Agency press conference on astronaut recruitment campaign (1200 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. PICTURE. (+) KIEV (Ukraine) - Ukrainian and Slovak FMs give online press conference (1630 GMT) Middle East and North Africa BEIRUT (Lebanon) - Hezbollah chief Nasrallah delivers televised speech LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. Sports BARCELONA (Spain) - Football: Barcelona v Paris Saint-Germain in last 16 of Champions League (first leg) (2000 GMT) PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2021 Highlights (*) JAPAN - Covid-19 vaccination campaign begins LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. MILWAUKEE (United States) - Biden appears in CNN 'town hall' on first presidential trip (0100 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - NATO defence ministers hold meeting by videoconference (1400 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 18) Europe (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - European Commission weekly meeting, on managing pandemics PARIS (France) - Kering 2020 annual results BRATISLAVA (Slovakia) - Slovakia tightens borders to limit spread of new coronavirus variants (*) KRAKÓW (Poland) - Visegrad Group prime ministers' summit PICTURE. VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - ACEA industry body publishes new EU car sales for January (0700 GMT) (*) MINSK (Belarus) - Trial of opposition politician Viktor Babaryko begins (0800 GMT) (+) ROME (Italy) - Mario Draghi presents government programme to Senate, faces confidence vote (0900 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - ECJ ruling on Ryanair challenge to state aid schemes for French and Swedish airlines (1000 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU releases annual trade policy review, including WTO reform proposal (1100 GMT) (*) MOSCOW (Russia) - Hearing in fraud trial of US financier Calvey and French banker Delpal (1100 GMT) (+) PARIS (France) - Appeal by child rape victim against the State, on grounds of miscarriage of justice (1300 GMT) North America NEW YORK (United States) - Sentencing for lawyer Michael Avenatti, found guilty of extortion (1700 GMT) Middle East and North Africa (+) TRIPOLI (Libya) - Official 10th anniversary of the Libyan revolution VIDEO. SFAX (Tunisia) - General strike MOROCCO - Possible lifting of night-time virus curfew (+) TEHRAN (Iran) - Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers televised speech (0700 GMT) TEHRAN (Iran) - President Hassan Rouhani addresses weekly cabinet meeting (0700 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa (*) KIGALI (Rwanda) - 'Hotel Rwanda' film hero Paul Rusesabagina goes on trial VIDEO. Latin America (*) BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - People protest outside Palace of Justice to demand justice for victims of femicide (2000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2021 Highlights HONG KONG (China) - Media tycoon Jimmy Lai returns to High Court for new bail hearing (0100 GMT) (*) PASADENA (United States) - Mars 2020 Perseverance rover due to reach Mars (date to be confirmed) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. Worldwide WORLD - Protecting the Amazon - a live event on EarthxTV, YouTube and Facebook (2000 GMT) Asia-Pacific KUALA LUMPUR (Malaysia) - Key hearing in graft trial of former first lady Rosmah Mansor HONG KONG (China) - Deadline for civil servants to sign new loyalty pledge (0000 GMT) BEIJING (China) - Baidu 2020 annual results (0115 GMT) Europe (+) ROME (Italy) - Mario Draghi faces vote of confidence in lower house of parliament PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Airbus 2020 annual results (0530 GMT) STUTTGART (Germany) - Daimler 2020 annual results (0600 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Barclays 2020 annual results (0600 GMT) PARIS (France) - Air France-KLM 2020 annual results (0615 GMT) VIDEO. VEVEY (Switzerland) - Nestle 2020 annual results (0615 GMT) OSLO (Norway) - Norwegian Air Shuttle Q3 results (0700 GMT) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - ECB publishes annual accounts for 2020 (1000 GMT) ANKARA (Turkey) - Central bank decides interest rate (1100 GMT) (*) MOSCOW (Russia) - Trial of pro-Navalny protester (1100 GMT) (*) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - ECB publishes minutes of January monetary policy meeting (1230 GMT) (+) MADRID (Spain) - Spanish health authorities give press conference on Covid-19 (1730 GMT) North America NEW YORK (United States) - Walmart Q4 and 2020 annual results (1200 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1330 GMT) Middle East and North Africa (+) IRAQ - Entry into force of night-time curfew and total weekend lockdown (Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays) ALGIERS (Algeria) - Trial over 2014 abduction, murder of French mountain guide PICTURE. VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa (+) CAPE TOWN (South Africa) - President Ramaphosa replies to questions in parliament (1400 GMT) Sports AUSTRALIA - Super Rugby AU starts CHENNAI (India) - Cricket: Top stars go under the hammer at IPL auction (0300 GMT) FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2021 Highlights LONDON (United Kingdom) - Women's fashion week VIDEO. (To 23) MUNICH (Germany) - Munich Security Conference held virtually, with addresses from Biden, Merkel (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Asia-Pacific YOKOHAMA (Japan) - First anniversary of end of Diamond Princess cruise ship quarantine Europe PARIS (France) - Danone 2020 annual results VIDEO. MILAN (Italy) - Eni 2020 annual results LONDON (United Kingdom) - Pandemic tops agenda as UK hosts G7 leaders' meet on Friday (*) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Supreme Court decides on Uber drivers' status MUNICH (Germany) - Allianz 2020 annual results (0600 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Public sector financial data for January (0600 GMT) (*) LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK January retail sales data (0700 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - First estimate for IHS Markit's eurozone composite PMI for February (0900 GMT) GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO virtual briefing on Covid-19 (1600 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) HANAU (Germany) - Commemoration to honour victims of 2020 Hanau shooting (1700 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. Sub-Saharan Africa BLOEMFONTEIN (South Africa) - ANC Secretary-General Ace Magashule in court on corruption charges SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2021 Europe (*) MOSCOW (Russia) - Court considers appeal against Navalny's jail term (0700 GMT) North America NEW YORK (United States) - New York starts relaunching live arts with a first pop up event at the Javits Center (1730 GMT) Middle East and North Africa RABAT (Morocco) - 10th anniversary of launch of pro-reform February 20 movement Latin America COLOMBIA - Covid-19 vaccination campaign begins Sports PODGORICA (Montenegro) - FIBA EuroBasket 2022 Qualifier - Germany vs Great Britain (1600 GMT) PICTURE. PODGORICA (Montenegro) - FIBA EuroBasket 2022 Qualifier - Montenegro vs France (1945 GMT) PICTURE. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2021 Asia-Pacific SINGAPORE (Singapore) - Possible reopening of borders for business travellers (date to be confirmed) (*) CHRISTCHURCH (New Zealand) - 10th anniversary of Christchurch earthquake VIDEO. Europe LIVERPOOL (United Kingdom) - 60th anniversary of the Beatles' first concert at the Cavern Club VIDEO. North America OTTAWA (Canada) - International borders due to reopen (decision to be confirmed) VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa (*) TEHRAN (Iran) - Iran set to stop applying nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) additional protocol Sub-Saharan Africa NIAMEY (Niger) - Presidential vote runoff Sports PODGORICA (Montenegro) - FIBA EuroBasket 2022 Qualifier - France vs Great Britain (1600 GMT) PICTURE. PODGORICA (Montenegro) - FIBA EuroBasket 2022 Qualifier - Montenegro vs Germany (1900 GMT) PICTURE. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Cycling: World Tour 2021, UAE Tour 2021 (To 27) MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2021 Asia-Pacific AUSTRALIA - Pfizer vaccine rollout begins (date to be confirmed) Europe (+) SWITZERLAND - Covid-19 test and quarantine become mandatory for people arriving from 7 regions of France, including Paris BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU foreign ministers meet BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Start of Covid-19 testing campaign for teachers VILAMOURA (Portugal) - EU employment ministers meet (To 23) (+) KARLSRUHE (Germany) - Federal court hearing on Volkswagen emissions technology (To 23) (*) PARIS (France) - Retrial of ex-ETA leader Josu Ternera (1130 GMT) (To 23) (+) MADRID (Spain) - Spanish health authorities give press conference on Covid-19 (1730 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Second anniversary of anti-regime protest movement Sub-Saharan Africa (+) DR CONGO - Schools due to reopen after 2-month closure Sports OBERSTDORF (Germany) - Nordic Skiing: World Championships (To March 7) CÓRDOBA (Argentina) - Tennis: ATP tour 2021 - Córdoba Open (To 28) CHRISTCHURCH (New Zealand) - Cricket: New Zealand v Australia in first T20 international (0600 GMT) PICTURE. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2021 Asia-Pacific SUSONO (Japan) - Ceremony to mark start of works on Toyota's 'Woven City' (*) BANGKOK (Thailand) - 20th anniversary of military coup (+) COLOMBO (Sri Lanka) - Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan visits (0500 GMT) PICTURE. (To 24) Europe (*) MOSCOW (Russia) - Communists plan commemorative march despite virus restrictions VIDEO. MADRID (Spain) - 40th anniversary of failed military coup (*) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU European affairs ministers meet (+) COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - Parliament examines law on epidemics MILAN (Italy) - Milan Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2021 (To March 1) (*) LONDON (United Kingdom) - HSBC 2020 annual results (0500 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Intercontinental Hotels Group preliminary 2020 annual results (0600 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK monthly employment data (0600 GMT) (*) CELLE (Germany) - Verdict in trial of suspected Islamic State group recruiter (1100 GMT) North America NEW YORK (United States) - Venues, stadiums reopen with limited capacity OTTAWA (Canada) - Sentencing of armed man who broke into PM Trudeau's residence (1500 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - US consumer confidence index (1500 GMT) Latin America (+) BRAZIL - 'Pele' documentary released on Netflix afp
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