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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, 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 announces quarterly results (2030 GMT) KIEV (Ukraine) - US Secretary of State Blinken visits PICTURE. (To 6) Europe YEREVAN (Armenia) - Russia's FM Lavrov visits (To 6) North America NEW YORK (United States) - Christie's and Sotheby's Spring auctions previews VIDEO. PICTURE. WASHINGTON (United States) - PAHO holds briefing on Covid-19 in the Americas (1500 GMT) (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - President Biden delivers remarks on the American Rescue Plan (1800 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Court hears Epic Games lawsuit against Apple VIDEO. (To 21) Middle East and North Africa (+) BEIRUT (Lebanon) - French Foreign Minister Le Drian visits (1400 GMT) VIDEO. (To 6) (+) CAIRO (Egypt) - Turkish delegation visits after years of rancour between the two capitals (To 6) Latin America (+) BOGOTA (Colombia) - New protests against government PICTURE. VIDEO. (+) BRASÍLIA (Brazil) - Parliamentary committee hearing on handling of pandemic with ex-health minister Nelson Teich (1300 GMT) Sports MADRID (Spain) - Tennis: WTA tour 2021 - Mutua Madrid Open (To May 8) THURSDAY, MAY 6, 2021 Highlights THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - International Criminal Court sentences Lord's Resistance Army warlord Dominic Ongwen for war crimes (1500 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Asia-Pacific (+) TAIPEI (Taiwan) - Press conference by gay Taiwanese man who wants to marry his Macanese partner (0230 GMT) 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 VIDEO. (To 10) ATHENS (Greece) - Unions strike against new labour law PICTURE. DENMARK - Cinemas, theatres reopen BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU defence ministers meet VIDEO. PICTURE. PARIS (France) - Societe Generale Q1 results BERLIN (Germany) - 12th Petersberg Climate Dialogue (To 7) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Bank of England publishes monetary policy report LONDON (United Kingdom) - London mayoral election VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. GRAPHIC. (To 9) EDINBURGH (United Kingdom) - Scottish Parliament elections VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. GRAPHIC. (To 10) MUNICH (Germany) - Munich Re Q1 results (0500 GMT) (*) PARIS (France) - Air France-KLM Q1 results (0500 GMT) (To 26) 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) (+) PARIS (France) - President Macron inaugurates new mass Covid-19 vaccination centre (0800 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. (+) PRAGUE (Czech Republic) - Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg visits (0930 GMT) (+) BERLIN (Germany) - Maas and Turkey's Cavusoglu give press conference after talks (0930 GMT) ANKARA (Turkey) - Central bank decides interest rate (1100 GMT) (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides holds a press conference on EU Strategy on Covid-19 therapeutics (1100 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Swearing-in ceremony of the Pontifical Swiss guards (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (*) LONDON (United Kingdom) - India's FM Subrahmanyam Jaishankar addresses the Policy Exchange think-tank on UK and India post-Covid (1515 GMT) (+) MILAN (Italy) - Enel 2020 annual results (1700 GMT) North America (*) LAKE CHARLES (United States) - President Biden visits, to push jobs plan PICTURE. VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - Weekly unemployment benefit claims data (1230 GMT) (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF press briefing (1330 GMT) Middle East and North Africa JERUSALEM - Supreme Court rules if Palestinians can be evicted from Sheikh Jarrah area of East Jerusalem at request of Jewish Israelis VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa (+) NONGOMA (South Africa) - Burial of Zulu regent queen Shiyiwe Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu (+) BRAZZAVILLE (Congo) - WHO Africa Online Press Briefing (1000 GMT) CAPE TOWN (South Africa) - President Ramaphosa answers questions in parliament, chiefly on Covid vaccine rollout (1200 GMT) VIDEO. 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) PICTURE. GRAPHIC. FRIDAY, MAY 7, 2021 Highlights MEXICO CITY (Mexico) - US VP Harris, Mexico's Lopez Obrador hold talks online on immigration (*) PORTO (Portugal) - EU leaders meet (0830 GMT) PICTURE. (To 8) Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - Japan Airlines Q3 results (*) KUALA LUMPUR (Malaysia) - Partial lockdown enters into force BEIJING (China) - EU embassy press conference on Europe Day (0700 GMT) TAIPEI (Taiwan) - Constitutional court rules on indigenous hunting rights (0800 GMT) VIDEO. Europe PORTO (Portugal) - Social Summit as part of Portugal's EU presidency (1300 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Mosque on Taksim Square inaugurated (Date to be confirmed) PICTURE. HERZOGENAURACH (Germany) - Adidas Q1 results (0500 GMT) 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) Middle East and North Africa (+) TEHRAN (Iran) - Iran's supreme leader speaks on the occasion of Quds day (1000 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. (+) AMMAN (Jordan) - Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan holds a protest in solidarity with Palestinians in East Jerusalem (1000 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa ANTANANARIVO (Madagascar) - Arrival of first batch of Covid-19 vaccines VIDEO. ADDIS ABABA (Ethiopia) - African Union health ministers meet via video link (2100 GMT) 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 Asia-Pacific (*) SINGAPORE (Singapore) - New restrictions enter into force, gyms shut in Covid-19 fight Europe BELGIUM - Restaurant and cafe terraces reopen VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. GENEVA (Switzerland) - Daughter of jailed opposition leader Navalny receives human rights award on her father's behalf (+) PORTO (Portugal) - Protest called by unions, during EU summit (1400 GMT) (*) PORTO (Portugal) - EU-India leaders' summit held online (1200 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) PARIS (France) - Macron attends ceremony marking WWII Victory Day (1600 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - National Remembrance Day, marking massacres by French soldiers in 1945 PICTURE. (+) TEHRAN (Iran) - President Rouhani addresses coronavirus task force meeting (0600 GMT) Sports ITALY - Cycling: World Tour 2021, Giro d'Italia PICTURE. GRAPHIC. (To 30) SUNDAY, MAY 9, 2021 Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Europe Day MOSCOW (Russia) - Victory Day parade PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Protests demanding climate justice AGRIGENTO (Italy) - Beatification ceremony for judge Rosario Livatino, assassinated by Sicilian mafia in 1990 (0800 GMT) Middle East and North Africa Dar El Beidah (Algeria) - Trial of 46 accused of belonging to terror group Sports TOKYO (Japan) - Olympic athletics test event PICTURE. MONDAY, MAY 10, 2021 Highlights MOSCOW (Russia) - EMA to inspect Sputnik V vaccine production sites (end dates to be confirmed) (To June 1) GENEVA (Switzerland) - Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response launches its main report (date to be confirmed) Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - Panasonic Q3 results HONG KONG (China) - Inquest into death of anti-extradition protester Leung Ling-kit begins (0100 GMT) HONG KONG (China) - Court hears judicial review against no-jury arrangement for first National Security Law trial (0200 GMT) Europe BAKU (Azerbaijan) - Russia's FM Lavrov visits (To 11) CYPRUS - Cyprus opens doors to vaccinated tourists from 65 countries (+) BUCHAREST (Romania) - Polish President Duda visits, attends military drills at Smardan site (To 11) (+) ATHENS (Greece) - Delphi Economic Forum (To 15) (+) ATHENS (Greece) - Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez visits (To 15) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU foreign ministers meet OSLO (Norway) - Health authority decision on use of AstraZeneca vaccine MILAN (Italy) - La Scala opera house reopens PICTURE. PARIS (France) - Paris hosts Africa financing summit (To 11) LISBON (Portugal) - Verdict in trial of three border officials over Ukrainian's death in migrant centre COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - Forum on democracy, with Taiwan president and Venezuelan opposition leader Guaido attending (1100 GMT) (To 11) North America (+) NEW YORK (United States) - NYSE to ease Covid-19 restrictions Middle East and North Africa (+) JERUSALEM - Jewish celebrations for Jerusalem Day in the Old City VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. MOROCCO - Virus state of emergency set to end (To 11) (+) TEHRAN (Iran) - FM spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh holds a press conference (0600 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa KENYA - Schools reopen Sports BUDAPEST (Hungary) - European Aquatics Championships 2020, rescheduled due to virus (To 23) TUESDAY, MAY 11, 2021 Highlights TEHRAN (Iran) - Candidates submit names to run in presidential elections (0330 GMT) (To 15) Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - Mitsubishi Motors 2020/2021 annual results YOKOHAMA (Japan) - Nissan Q3 results Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - Brit Awards VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Queen's Speech setting out the government's legislative agenda PARIS (France) - Auction of art, furniture of Japanese fashion designer Kenzo Takada after Covid death PARIS (France) - OPEC monthly oil report GENEVA (Switzerland) - Sale of largest Kashmir sapphire to appear at auction ESSEN (Germany) - Thyssenkrupp Q2 results (0500 GMT) PARIS (France) - Euronext annual general meeting and analysts' conference (0700 GMT) (*) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - PM De Croo hosts meeting on easing virus restrictions on cultural sector (0700 GMT) PARIS (France) - Artcurial auctions collotypes by Toulouse-Lautrec (0800 GMT) (+) CAMBRIDGE (United Kingdom) - AstraZeneca shareholders general assembly (1000 GMT) North America KINGSTON (Jamaica) - 40th anniversary of Bob Marley's death PICTURE. Sub-Saharan Africa SOUTH AFRICA - Ruling party officials in court over Mandela funeral scandal WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2021 Highlights Eid al-Fitr marking end of Ramadan Worldwide WORLD - International Nurses Day Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - SoftBank Group Q3 results TOKYO (Japan) - Toyota Q3 results PANAJI (India) - Verdict due in rape trial of former chief editor of Tehelka magazine Europe MOSCOW (Russia) - UN Secretary-General Guterres holds talks with Russian authorities (To 13) LONDON (United Kingdom) - 18th birthday of Madeleine McCann, who went missing as a toddler on a family holiday in Portugal in 2007 MUNICH (Germany) - BMW annual general meeting MUNICH (Germany) - Allianz Q1 results (0500 GMT) FRANKFURT (Germany) - Commerzbank Q1 results (0500 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - Deutsche Telekom Q1 results (0500 GMT) HANOVER (Germany) - TUI Q2 results (0500 GMT) LEVERKUSEN (Germany) - Bayer Q1 results (0500 GMT) WIESBADEN (Germany) - Inflation data for April (0600 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK first quarter GDP (0600 GMT) PARIS (France) - IEA monthly oil report (0800 GMT) LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - EU court rules appeal by Amazon, Engie in Luxembourg tax cases (0900 GMT) (+) HELSINKI (Finland) - Parliament votes on EU coronavirus rescue package (0900 GMT) (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU Commission releases economic forecasts (1000 GMT) FÁTIMA (Portugal) - Annual pilgrimage to Fatima (1600 GMT) (To 13) North America SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Judge examines settlement reached with Bayer over RoundUp herbicide Sub-Saharan Africa KAMPALA (Uganda) - President Yoweri Museveni sworn in for sixth term VIDEO. THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2021 Highlights ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Turkey hosts Afghan peace talks (date to be confirmed) PICTURE. Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - Nikon Q3 results TOKYO (Japan) - Suzuki Q3 results Europe VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - 40th anniversary of an assassination attempt against Pope Jean Paul II at the Vatican LONDON (United Kingdom) - Burberry preliminary earnings 2020/2021 (0600 GMT) WARSAW (Poland) - Constitutional Court expected to rule on validity of EU law in Poland (1000 GMT) VIDEO. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Weekly unemployment benefit claims (1230 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) - President Ramaphosa appears before anti-graft panel in his capacity as head of state (To 14) Latin America (*) MEXICO CITY (Mexico) - 700th anniversary of the foundation of Mexico Sports TOKYO (Japan) - Olympic skateboarding test event (To 14) TOKYO (Japan) - Inaugural Olympic Virtual Series (To June 23) afp
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