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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, MARCH 10, 2021 Highlights AUSTIN (United States) - Texas governor lifts mask mandate, opening state '100 percent' VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (*) WASHINGTON (United States) - House to vote on revised COVID-19 relief package (1600 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. SÃO BERNARDO DO CAMPO (Brazil) - Ex-president Lula da Silva holds press conference (1700 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) WASHINGTON (United States) - Biden meets Johnson & Johnson and Merck CEOs about Covid vaccine partnership (2000 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LAUSANNE (Switzerland) - IOC session, with presidential election on the agenda LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 12) Asia-Pacific TAIPEI (Taiwan) - Taipei Fashion Week (1100 GMT) VIDEO. (To 14) Europe (+) PARIS (France) - President Macron holds talks with US Special Envoy for Climate John Kerry (1630 GMT) PICTURE. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Conference on the Future of Europe begins GENEVA (Switzerland) - International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies gives update on Covid vaccines North America OTTAWA (Canada) - Sentencing of armed intruder who broke into PM Trudeau's residence (+) MINNEAPOLIS (United States) - George Floyd Memorial re-opens to the public as jury selection continues in Derek Chauvin trial for his murder VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. WASHINGTON (United States) - PAHO holds briefing on Covid-19 in the Americas (1600 GMT) (+) SILVER SPRING (United States) - Vice President Kamala Harris hosts an American Rescue Plan event with small businesses (1730 GMT) PICTURE. WASHINGTON (United States) - Secretary of State Blinken testifies before House committee (1830 GMT) PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. (+) UNITED NATIONS (United States) - United Nations Secretary-General Guterrez speaks to reporters on the 10th Anniversary of the Syrian conflict (2015 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Latin America SAN JOSÉ (Costa Rica) - Inter-American Commission on Human Rights set to hold hearing on El Salvador's criminalisation of abortion (To 11) Sports (*) DOHA (Qatar) - Tennis: ATP tour 2021 - Qatar ExxonMobil Open (To 13) ASPEN (United States) - Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships (To 16) AUCKLAND (New Zealand) - Sailing: America's Cup between Team New Zealand and Italy's Luna Rossa VIDEO. (To 21) (*) FRANCE - Cycling: World Tour 2021, Paris - Nice 2021 PICTURE. VIDEO. NORTH SOUND (Antigua and Barbuda) - Cricket: West Indies v Sri Lanka in first ODI PICTURE. (*) PARIS (France) - Football: Barcelona, trailing Paris Saint-Germain 4-1, play 2nd leg of Champions League last 16 (2000 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (*) BUDAPEST (Hungary) - Football: Liverpool hold 2-0 lead over RB Leipzig going into 2nd leg of Champions League last 16 (2000 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. (*) LIDO DI CAMAIORE (Italy) - Cycling: World Tour 2021, Tirreno - Adriatico 2021 THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 2021 Highlights TOKYO (Japan) - 10th anniversary of Japan's 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. LIVE VIDEO. (+) DUBAI (United Arab Emirates) - Israel's PM Netanyahu visits THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - European Medicines Agency decides on Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine VIDEO. GENEVA (Switzerland) - First anniversary of WHO's declaration of Covid-19 pandemic PICTURE. VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - Biden to give primetime address on Covid-19 lockdown anniversary VIDEO. Asia-Pacific (*) HONG KONG (China) - Bail appeal for some dissidents detained on subversion charges (0200 GMT) BEIJING (China) - Premier Li Keqiang holds press conference on last day of annual parliament session (0900 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Europe TASHKENT (Uzbekistan) - Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov visits (To 12) (*) ESTONIA - Lockdown takes effect as Covid cases spike VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU justice ministers hold talks BRUSSELS (Belgium) - European Day in Memory of the Victims of Terrorism MADRID (Spain) - King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia attend ceremony honouring victims of terrorism (1500 GMT) PICTURE. (+) GENEVA (Switzerland) - International Council of Nurses launches report on impact of pandemic PARIS (France) - OPEC monthly report (+) TALLINN (Estonia) - UK FM Dominic Raab visits PICTURE. (+) OSLO (Norway) - UK FM Dominic Raab visits LISBON (Portugal) - Government announces plan to lift virus lockdown (+) GENEVA (Switzerland) - IUCN publishes research on pandemic impact on nature conservation (0700 GMT) (*) MOSCOW (Russia) - Aeroflot 2020 annual results (0900 GMT) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - ECB press conference on eurozone monetary policy (1330 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak speaks to the Treasury Committee (1330 GMT) MADRID (Spain) - Spanish health authorities give press conference on Covid-19 (1730 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. North America OTTAWA (Canada) - National Day of Observance to honour victims of Covid-19 WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1330 GMT) Middle East and North Africa (*) DOHA (Qatar) - Russia's Lavrov meets Turkish counterpart JERUSALEM - Hungary's Viktor Orban and Czech Republic's Andrej Babis meet with Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu VIDEO. ALGIERS (Algeria) - Appeal trial of journalist Abdelmoundji Khelladi (+) TEHRAN (Iran) - Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gives speech (0700 GMT) (+) SFAX (Tunisia) - Tunisian and Libyan businessmen meet over trade crisis (0800 GMT) BEIRUT (Lebanon) - UNICEF press briefing to mark Syria war anniversary (1300 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa BAMAKO (Mali) - Trial to reopen against former putsch leader Sanogo (1000 GMT) (+) BRAZZAVILLE (Congo) - WHO Africa holds online press briefing on Covid-19 in Africa (1000 GMT) Latin America HAVANA (Cuba) - International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, part 2 (To 21) Sports MANCHESTER (United Kingdom) - Football: Europa League - Last 16 First Leg: Manchester United (ENG) v AC Milan (ITA) (1755 GMT) PICTURE. ROME (Italy) - Football: Europa League - Last 16 First Leg: Roma (ITA) v Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) (2000 GMT) PICTURE. FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 2021 Highlights (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Four-way virtual summit with Biden, India, Japan, Australia Asia-Pacific (+) NONTHABURI (Thailand) - Thai Prime Minister is inoculated with AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. HONG KONG (China) - Closed-door hearing for Meng Wanzhou's request to demand HSBC documents (0200 GMT) CHRISTCHURCH (New Zealand) - Memorial service to mark two years since the Christchurch mosque mass shootings Europe PARIS (France) - Cesar Awards ceremony, France's top film prizes VIDEO. PICTURE. (+) MOSCOW (Russia) - German MPs of far-right party AfD visit KIEV (Ukraine) - Ukraine Security Council meeting BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU interior ministers hold talks on asylum rules reform LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK monthly GDP and trade statistics (0600 GMT) WIESBADEN (Germany) - February final inflation data (0700 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Pre-inquest hearing into deaths of two French fishermen who died when trawler sank in the Channel in 2004 (1000 GMT) GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO virtual briefing on Covid-19 (1600 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. North America QUEBEC CITY (Canada) - Suspect accused of Halloween sword attack appears in court OTTAWA (Canada) - Canada publishes unemployment figures (1330 GMT) Middle East and North Africa BEIRUT (Lebanon) - Lebanon parliament meets (1230 GMT) VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa MAPUTO (Mozambique) - Virtual Southern African Development Community ministers' summit (To 13) Sports SAKHIR (Bahrain) - Auto: Formula One - Pre-season test (To 14) NORTH SOUND (Antigua and Barbuda) - Cricket: West Indies v Sri Lanka in second ODI PICTURE. AHMEDABAD (India) - Cricket: India v England, 1st T20 international (0830 GMT) PICTURE. RABAT (Morocco) - Confederation of African Football elects new president (0900 GMT) VIDEO. SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 2021 Asia-Pacific (+) BANGKOK (Thailand) - Pro-democracy protesters plan to march to Government House and camp outside PICTURE. VIDEO. HONG KONG (China) - Bail appeal for some dissidents detained on subversion (0300 GMT) Europe Pas-de-Calais (France) - Pas-de-Calais region comes under local lockdown in virus fight (0500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 14) DUNBLANE (United Kingdom) - 25th anniversary of the Dunblane school massacre, in which 16 children and their teacher were killed VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa (*) TUNISIA - Covid-19 vaccination campaign begins VIDEO. (+) TEHRAN (Iran) - President Hassan Rouhani speaks at weekly Covid-19 taskforce meeting (0630 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa (+) ADDIS ABABA (Ethiopia) - Vaccination campaign against Covid-19 due to start VIDEO. Sports ROME (Italy) - Rugby: Six Nations, day 4: Italy v Wales (1415 GMT) PICTURE. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Rugby: Six Nations, day 4: England v France (1645 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. SUNDAY, MARCH 14, 2021 Highlights TEHRAN (Iran) - British-Iranian Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe set to face new court hearing after five-year sentence for sedition ended LOS ANGELES (United States) - Grammy Awards gala PICTURE. VIDEO. Europe STUTTGART (Germany) - Regional elections in Baden-Wurtemberg (0700 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. MAINZ (Germany) - Regional elections in Rhineland-Palatinate (0700 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. Sub-Saharan Africa CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Second round of parliamentary elections Latin America LIMA (Peru) - Suspension of flights from Brazil set to end Sports NORTH SOUND (Antigua and Barbuda) - Cricket: West Indies v Sri Lanka in third and final ODI PICTURE. AHMEDABAD (India) - Cricket: India v England, 2nd T20 international (0830 GMT) PICTURE. EDINBURGH (United Kingdom) - Rugby: Six Nations, day 4: Scotland v Ireland (1500 GMT) PICTURE. MONDAY, MARCH 15, 2021 Highlights SYRIA - 10th anniversary of start of revolt against Assad regime PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. GENEVA (Switzerland) - Expected release of WHO report following mission to China to investigate origins of Covid (date to be confirmed) NEW YORK (United States) - Virtual ceremony to honour victims of Covid-19, on anniversary of city's first death in the pandemic (0000 GMT) (+) JAPAN - Blinken, Austin visit Japan and South Korea on first foreign travel (1200 GMT) (To 18) Asia-Pacific BEIJING (China) - China releases key monthly economic data (0200 GMT) Europe THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Top UN court to hear Somalia-Kenya border dispute (0900 GMT) (To 19) (*) MOSCOW (Russia) - Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) president Rick Dems visits Moscow (To 16) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Eurozone finance ministers meet VIDEO. THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Night-time coronavirus curfew due to end BELGIUM - Students begin to return to Belgian universities LONDON (United Kingdom) - Preliminary hearing in appeal by Johnny Depp against the Sun newspaper (date to be confirmed) KIEV (Ukraine) - Supreme Court examines ban on three pro-Russian television channels (1600 GMT) GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO virtual briefing on Covid-19 (1600 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. MADRID (Spain) - Spanish health authorities give press conference on Covid-19 (1730 GMT) North America VANCOUVER (Canada) - Hearing in extradition trial of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou (1700 GMT) (To 19) Middle East and North Africa GAZA CITY (Palestinian Territories) - Possible announcement of Hamas' new Gaza chief (date to be confirmed) (+) TEHRAN (Iran) - Foreign ministry spokesman holds press conference (0700 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa LILONGWE (Malawi) - Extradition hearing for self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri (+) LAMU (Kenya) - Fishermen demonstrate on the first day of the hearing on the border dispute between Somalia and Kenya (0900 GMT) VIDEO. TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 2021 Europe GREECE - Covid-19 lockdown in Athens, other Greek areas expected to end FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Combat Anti-Semitism Movement, Frankfurt municipality hold online mayors summit against anti-Semitism BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU finance ministers meet VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Senate begins first reading of new security bill SPAIN - Virus ban on travel from the UK lifted WOLFSBURG (Germany) - Volkswagen 2020 annual results (0630 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve holds two-day policy meeting PICTURE. GRAPHIC. (To 17) Middle East and North Africa MOROCCO - Possible lifting of night-time virus curfew Latin America QUITO (Ecuador) - Election campaign begins PICTURE. (To April 8) Sports AHMEDABAD (India) - Cricket: India v England, 3rd T20 international (0830 GMT) PICTURE. (*) BUDAPEST (Hungary) - Football: Champions League - Last 16 Second Leg: Manchester City (ENG) v Borussia Moenchengladbach (GER) (2000 GMT) PICTURE. MADRID (Spain) - Football: Champions League - Last 16 Second Leg: Real Madrid (ESP) v Atalanta (ITA) (2000 GMT) PICTURE. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2021 Highlights NETHERLANDS - General election PICTURE. VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Sarkozy trial starts over illegal campaign financing (To April 15) Europe (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Boris Johnson answers Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) (1200 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. OSLO (Norway) - Abel Prize for mathematics (+) DUBLIN (Ireland) - St Patrick's Day VIDEO. MUNICH (Germany) - BMW 2020 annual results, press conference (0630 GMT) PARIS (France) - IEA oil market report 2021 (0900 GMT) (+) WIESBADEN (Germany) - The committee of economists advising the government presents new growth forecasts (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve Chair Powell holds press conference after two-day meeting (1830 GMT) Middle East and North Africa SFAX (Tunisia) - General strike DUBAI (United Arab Emirates) - Art Dubai returns for 14th edition (0400 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 20) (+) TEHRAN (Iran) - President Hassan Rouhani chairs weekly cabinet meeting (0630 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa CONGO - Security forces start early voting for presidential election PICTURE. VIDEO. KAMPALA (Uganda) - Deadline for Supreme Court to rule on challenge to Museveni's re-election by opposition leader Bobi Wine Sports NORTH SOUND (Antigua and Barbuda) - Cricket West Indies v Sri Lanka 1st Test (To 21) MUNICH (Germany) - Football: Champions League - Last 16 Second Leg: Bayern Munich (GER) v Lazio (ITA) (2000 GMT) PICTURE. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Football: Champions League - Last 16 Second Leg: Chelsea (ENG) v Atletico Madrid (ESP) (2000 GMT) PICTURE. THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 2021 Asia-Pacific (*) OSAKA (Japan) - Japan 'Super Nintendo' theme park to open TOKYO (Japan) - Toshiba general assembly Europe MILAN (Italy) - Enel preliminary 2020 annual results (*) BERGAMO (Italy) - PM Mario Draghi to honour the victims of coronavirus at one of the worst-affected places VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. COLOGNE (Germany) - Cardinal of Cologne publishes report on sexual abuse in his diocese (0800 GMT) VIDEO. VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - New hearing in trial over alleged sexual abuse in Vatican institution (0830 GMT) ANKARA (Turkey) - Central bank to decide interest rate (1100 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Bank of England decision on monetary policy (1300 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1230 GMT) Middle East and North Africa (*) RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - Noor festival of lights (1300 GMT) Sports ÖSTERSUND (Sweden) - Biathlon: 2020/2021 Women's Biathlon World Cup - Ostersund (To 21) AHMEDABAD (India) - Cricket: India v England, 4th T20 international (0830 GMT) PICTURE. afp
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