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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, MAY 31, 2021 Highlights BONN (Germany) - Bonn Climate Change Conference, dubbed SB 52 (To June 17) Worldwide WORLD - World No Tobacco Day Asia-Pacific NEW DELHI (India) - Gradual easing of lockdown starts HONG KONG (China) - Court appearance for 47 democracy activists charged with national security crimes (0100 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (+) KUALA LUMPUR (Malaysia) - Malaysia opens first mega Covid-19 vaccination centre (0600 GMT) VIDEO. QUEENSTOWN (New Zealand) - Australian PM Morrison visits SEOUL (South Korea) - P4G 'Partnering for Green Growth' summit, held online BANGKOK (Thailand) - Exhibition of two stolen ancient Thai lintels given back from the United States starts Europe FRANCE - Covid vaccination opens to all adults VIDEO. GRAPHIC. REYKJAVIK (Iceland) - Q1 GDP (*) TALLINN (Estonia) - Exiled Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya holds press conference (0700 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. MOSCOW (Russia) - FM Lavrov meets Portuguese counterpart (0700 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PARIS (France) - OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurria and Chief Economist Laurence Boone present Economic Outlook (0800 GMT) GRAPHIC. (*) ALCALÁ DE HENARES (Spain) - Spain-Poland summit (0930 GMT) PICTURE. MILAN (Italy) - La Scala holds press conference on 2021-2022 season (1000 GMT) (+) VILNIUS (Lithuania) - European Commissioner Thierry Breton holds press conference with Lithuanian PM Ingrida Simonyte about Ryanair flight diversion (1030 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. WIESBADEN (Germany) - Preliminary inflation estimate for May (1200 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - NATO chief Stoltenberg gives media conference ahead of meeting of Alliance's foreign and defence ministers (1300 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel and Macron host the 22nd German-French Ministerial Council (1345 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope ends the month of worldwide prayers to end the pandemic in the Vatican gardens (1530 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. ATHENS (Greece) - Greek gyms to reopen (1600 GMT) ATHENS (Greece) - Turkish FM visits PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) ATHENS (Greece) - Turkey's FM Cavusoglu meets Greek counterpart Dendias, PM Mitsotakis SWITZERLAND - Covid-19 restrictions ease FRANCE - Seven-day self-isolation measure for travellers from UK to France enters force North America TULSA (United States) - 100th anniversary of race massacre in Oklahoma PICTURE. VIDEO. (To June 1) UNITED STATES - US observes Memorial Day VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) ARLINGTON (United States) - Joe Biden delivers remarks at an annual Memorial Day Service (1430 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. TORONTO (Canada) - Sentencing in murder trial of man who drove truck into crowd, killing 10 (1330 GMT) Middle East and North Africa BEIRUT (Lebanon) - French judges visit to question ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn VIDEO. TUNIS (Tunisia) - Head of Libyan Presidential Council Mohamed El-Menfi visits VIDEO. (+) RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - Kuwait crown prince visits Sub-Saharan Africa (+) SOUTH AFRICA - Stricter measures against Covid-19 enter into force JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) - 60th anniversary of creation of independent Republic of South Africa BUJUMBURA (Burundi) - Office of UN envoy to Burundi to permanently shut Latin America BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - Deadline for Argentina to pay part of its debt to Paris Club (*) SANTIAGO (Chile) - Clean Energy Ministerial and Mission Innovation CEM 12/MI-6 annual meeting, held online (0400 GMT) (To June 6) (+) AREQUIPA (Peru) - Presidential debate between Pedro Castillo and Keiko Fujimori LIMA (Peru) - Campaign ahead of the second round of the presidential elections in Peru VIDEO. (To June 6) Sports UNITED STATES - Basketball: NBA playoffs 2021 (To July 22) PARIS (France) - Tennis: Grand Slam Tournaments - Roland Garros PICTURE. (To June 13) TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 2021 Highlights TULSA (United States) - Biden visits site of race massacre on 100th anniversary PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Asia-Pacific KATHMANDU (Nepal) - 20th anniversary of murder by crown prince of nine members of Nepal's royal family (+) KUALA LUMPUR (Malaysia) - Lockdown to fight Covid-19 comes into force VIDEO. Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - NATO foreign and defence ministers hold video talks ahead of June 14 leaders summit (1100 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - OPEC and non-OPEC ministerial meeting VILNIUS (Lithuania) - Belarus opposition leader Tikhanovskaya addresses online conference on democratic transition (1200 GMT) VIDEO. SWEDEN - Covid restrictions start to ease, including opening hours for restaurants BRATISLAVA (Slovakia) - Covid-19 vaccination using Sputnik jabs begins COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - Launch of a Lego set showcasing diversity and the LGBTQIA+ community ROME (Italy) - Restaurants and bars reopen inside VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. MADRID (Spain) - W. Sahara independence leader Brahim Ghali appears in court by video link to answer allegations of torture from Polisario dissidents VIDEO. PICTURE. LONDON (United Kingdom) - London Design Biennale opens at Somerset House VIDEO. PICTURE. BERN (Switzerland) - Q1 GDP data (0545 GMT) LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - European Public Prosecutor's Office, tasked with fighting fraud, becomes operational (0900 GMT) VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Press conference to launch the European Tax Observatory (0900 GMT) VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Vatican unveils reform of Code of Canon Law on the punishment of crimes (0930 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - Foreign Minister Maas gives a press statement ahead of the Northatlantic Council (1115 GMT) PICTURE. North America OTTAWA (Canada) - Q4 and full-year 2020 GDP (1230 GMT) Middle East and North Africa JERUSALEM - Israel eases coronavirus restrictions VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. JERUSALEM - Malawi embassy to be opened in Jerusalem (date to be confirmed) VIDEO. CASABLANCA (Morocco) - Journalist Omar Radi on trial for spying and sexual assault ALGIERS (Algeria) - Partial reopening of air borders PICTURE. VIDEO. TEHRAN (Iran) - Government spokesman Ali Rabiei holds press conference (0700 GMT) Latin America VALPARAÍSO (Chile) - President Pinera delivers annual public account VIDEO. PICTURE. SAN JOSÉ (Costa Rica) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits (To 2) Sports (+) TOKYO (Japan) - Vaccination of Japan Olympic athletes VIDEO. ITALY - Spectators allowed to return to sports stadiums WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 2021 Highlights JERUSALEM - Deadline for Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid to form new government (2030 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 3) Asia-Pacific SHENZHEN (China) - Huawei launches new operating system HarmonyOS (1200 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Europe MOSCOW (Russia) - Russia's upper house considers law on banning 'extremists' from elections SAINT PETERSBURG (Russia) - Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 5) VICHY (France) - 80th anniversary of pro-Nazi Vichy regime's anti-Jewish legislation VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope Francis holds weekly audience FRANCE - Publication in French of annotated re-translation of Hitler's 'Mein Kampf' PARIS (France) - Court ruling in ownership dispute over Pissarro painting stolen by Nazis (0830 GMT) (+) GENEVA (Switzerland) - ILO to publish its annual World Employment and Social Outlook report, focused on the pandemic's impact on jobs (1100 GMT) GENEVA (Switzerland) - Donors summit on financing Covid-19 vaccines for developing countries via the Covax global sharing scheme (1100 GMT) (*) BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel gives press conference after meeting with regional leaders of eastern states (1400 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. North America SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Facebook annual developers' event, held virtually Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Appeal hearing for scholar Said Djabelkhir, sentenced to jail for 'offending Islam' PICTURE. VIDEO. TUNIS (Tunisia) - French PM Jean Castex visits PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 3) TEHRAN (Iran) - President Hassan Rouhani addresses weekly cabinet meeting (0600 GMT) JERUSALEM - Knesset members elect new Israeli president (1300 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sports UTRECHT (Netherlands) - Cricket: Netherlands v Ireland in first ODI CHIBA (Japan) - Japan Open swimming (To 6) THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 2021 Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - Trial of Cheng Tsz Ho and Li Tsz Yin, two of the 12 fugitives who tried to flee the city Europe ATHENS (Greece) - Strike called by main civil servants' union, ferry sailors MOSCOW (Russia) - Aeroflot Q1 results (To 4) PARIS (France) - Cannes Film Festival press conference PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. FLENSBURG (Germany) - German car sales for May COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - Parliament votes on bill on creating reception centres outside the EU to process asylum claims LONDON (United Kingdom) - Fifth anniversary of London Bridge attack, claimed by Islamic State group OXFORD (United Kingdom) - G7 health ministers meet (To 4) WARSAW (Poland) - Exiled Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya visits (1200 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 5) North America NEW YORK (United States) - New Harry Potter store opens in Manhattan VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - Weekly unemployment benefit claims (1230 GMT) Middle East and North Africa CASABLANCA (Morocco) - Trial resumes of journalist Soulaimane Raissouni Sports OLBIA (Italy) - Auto: World rally championship (WRC), Rally of Monte-Carlo (To 6) FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 2021 Highlights BEIJING (China) - 32nd anniversary of Beijing's deadly Tiananmen Square crackdown LONDON (United Kingdom) - G7 finance ministers meet in person (To 5) Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - Hong Kong marks Tiananmen anniversary amid its own crackdown on dissent VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Europe SAINT PETERSBURG (Russia) - President Putin addresses Saint Petersburg Forum (1100 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - PM leads crisis committee on Covid-19 VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO holds virtual press conference on Covid-19 VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - 'Uyghur Tribunal' investigates alleged Chinese abuses against its Uyghur minority community (To 7) ANTWERP (Belgium) - Verdict in case of millions of eggs contaminated with the banned insecticide fipronil in 2017 (0700 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - New hearing in EU legal complaint against AstraZeneca over vaccine delivery (1200 GMT) North America UNITED STATES - Release of animated film 'Raya and the Last Dragon' on Disney Plus WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve chief Powell speaks on climate change at Green Swan Conference (1100 GMT) OTTAWA (Canada) - Canada publishes unemployment figures (1230 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa GHANA - 21 LGBT activists appear in court on 'unlawful assembly' charges BAMAKO (Mali) - Protest organised by opposition movement M5 Sports UTRECHT (Netherlands) - Cricket: Second One-Day International between Netherlands and Ireland MADRID (Spain) - Football friendly match Spain v Portugal (1730 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BAKU (Azerbaijan) - Auto: Formula One - Azerbaijan Grand Prix PICTURE. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. (To 6) BARCELONA (Spain) - Moto world championship Catalonian Grand Prix PICTURE. (To 6) SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 2021 Highlights WORLD - World Environment Day ATLANTA (United States) - 40th anniversary of CDC's first public announcement of AIDS deaths Europe MOSCOW (Russia) - Return of expedition tasked with measuring radioactive pollution at sunk nuclear sub in Norwegian Sea VENICE (Italy) - Anti-cruise ships protest VIDEO. BUDAPEST (Hungary) - Opposition holds protest against government plan to build Chinese university campus (1400 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGERIA - 30th anniversary of declaration of state of siege in Algeria Sub-Saharan Africa GOMA (DR Congo) - 'State of siege' in violence-plagued eastern provinces of Ituri, North Kivu scheduled to end VIDEO. SUNDAY, JUNE 6, 2021 Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - BAFTA Television awards ceremony MAGDEBURG (Germany) - Regional polls in Saxony-Anhalt state, a last test before general elections (0600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Latin America MEXICO - Midterm elections (0530 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. PERU - Presidential election, second round Sports BAKU (Azerbaijan) - Auto: Formula One - Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Grand Prix MIAMI (United States) - Ex-world welterweight champion Mayweather fights YouTube star Logan Paul VIDEO. MONDAY, JUNE 7, 2021 Asia-Pacific BANGKOK (Thailand) - Thailand set to start its mass vaccination programme VIDEO. Europe SPAIN - Borders open for all vaccinated travellers (*) SPAIN - Spain to accept international cruise ships STRASBOURG (France) - European Parliament plenary session (To 10) GERMANY - Covid vaccination opens to all adults and teenagers BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Deadline for appeal court decision on the legal framework of Belgian government's virus restrictions VIENNA (Austria) - IAEA board of governors meeting (To 11) (+) GENEVA (Switzerland) - International Labour Organization annual meeting, held online (To 19) WIESBADEN (Germany) - Destatis publishes April industrial orders (0600 GMT) DRESDEN (Germany) - Merkel, EU competition chief Vestager attend inauguration of Bosch semiconductor plant (1100 GMT) North America NEW YORK (United States) - Bill Clinton, James Patterson release second crime thriller 'The President's Daughter' CUPERTINO (United States) - Apple Worldwide Developers Conference takes place in virtual format. (To 11) Middle East and North Africa MOROCCO - Joint military operations with US, African nations (1000 GMT) (To 18) (+) TEHRAN (Iran) - First televised debate between Iran presidential candidates (1530 GMT) Latin America MEXICO CITY (Mexico) - Students return to the classroom in Mexico City after over a year of virtual learning VIDEO. Sports UTRECHT (Netherlands) - Cricket: Third One-Day International between Netherlands and Ireland TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 2021 Highlights THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - UN court verdict on appeal by ex-Bosnian Serb military chief Mladic against genocide conviction over Srebrenica massacre MEXICO CITY (Mexico) - US Vice President Harris visits Mexico over immigration crisis VIDEO. Worldwide WORLD - World Oceans Day Asia-Pacific BEIJING (China) - EU Chamber of Commerce in China releases European Business in China Business Confidence Survey 2021 (0200 GMT) Europe MADRID (Spain) - Ban on arrivals from South Africa, Brazil set to be lifted WIESBADEN (Germany) - April industrial production data (0600 GMT) North America NEW YORK (United States) - Auction of American coin worth an estimated $15 million Latin America BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez visits (To 9) Sports STUTTGART (Germany) - Tennis: ATP tour 2021 - MercedesCup (To 13) afp
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