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| - The coronavirus emergency is leading to the rescheduling or cancellation of events around the world. To view events updated in real time, go to AFP Agenda Contact us on contact-agenda@afp.com 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. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2020 Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - Downing Street daily coronavirus briefing (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Cannes Film Festival reveals official selection 2020 (1600 GMT) PICTURE. (+) ROME (Italy) - PM Giuseppe Conte holds presser as Italy's borders reopen (1600 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) HELSINKI (Finland) - Black Lives Matter solidarity protest (1700 GMT) VIDEO. (+) MADRID (Spain) - Cyclists and environmental activists form a human chain (1830 GMT) PICTURE. North America (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Lawmakers question fired inspector general in Pompeo scandal (1700 GMT) NEW YORK (United States) - Thomson Reuters holds virtual annual meeting (1600 GMT) (+) NEW YORK (United States) - Night-time curfew to curb George Floyd protests (To 7) Sports PORTUGAL - First Division football championship resumes (1800 GMT) VIDEO. THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2020 Asia-Pacific (*) BEIJING (China) - Anniversary of 1989 crackdown on Tiananmen protests HONG KONG (China) - Hong Kong protesters to mark Tiananmen anniversary despite pandemic restrictions LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (+) SEOUL (South Korea) - Demonstration to mark Tiananmen anniversary (0200 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. TAIPEI (Taiwan) - Tiananmen crackdown vigils (1000 GMT) VIDEO. BANGKOK (Thailand) - Grand Palace reopens to visitors PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (To 13) Europe FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - ECB press conference on eurozone monetary policy (1230 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. MADRID (Spain) - Spanish authorities give daily briefing on coronavirus (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Downing Street daily coronavirus briefing (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. PARIS (France) - 'United We Stream' online solidarity concert BUDAPEST (Hungary) - 100 years since Treaty of Trianon, reducing size of country by two-thirds PICTURE. VIDEO. DUNKIRK (France) - 80th anniversary of end of Dunkirk evacuation (*) AUSTRIA - Border checks scrapped with all neighbours barring Italy VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU justice ministers hold virtual meeting BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU transport ministers hold virtual meeting LONDON (United Kingdom) - GAVI global vaccine summit PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Office of National Statistics report on virus impact (0800 GMT) (+) MOSCOW (Russia) - Second shipment of US ventilators for Russia arrives in Moscow (0800 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. (+) WARSAW (Poland) - Rally in solidarity with George Floyd protesters in US (1100 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - New car registrations in May (1300 GMT) (+) AVIGNON (France) - Rhone wine growers press conference on virus impact (1300 GMT) North America MINNEAPOLIS (United States) - Memorial service for George Floyd, whose death at the hands of police sparked mass protests (1700 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) LAS VEGAS (United States) - Casinos reopen PICTURE. VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - Productivity and labour cost data released (1230 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - US trade deficit for April released (1230 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - Weekly jobless claims data released (1230 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - Foreign ministers meet virtually on fight against Islamic State (1500 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Appeals hearing for journalist Sofiane Merakshi, imprisoned for covering anti-government protests PICTURE. VIDEO. (*) TUNIS (Tunisia) - Reopening of mosques, cafes, work places after virus lockdown TEHRAN (Iran) - Health ministry spokesman holds press conference on COVID-19 epidemic (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa BURUNDI - Presidential election results formally announced Sports PARIS (France) - Lyon, Amiens, Toulouse challenge ending of Ligue 1 football season at top court VIDEO. FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2020 Worldwide WORLD - World Environment Day VIDEO. Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - Toshiba annual results (0600 GMT) Europe (+) THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Europol launches its new financial and economics crime centre to fight white collar crime (0700 GMT) VIDEO. MADRID (Spain) - Spanish authorities give daily briefing on coronavirus (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO briefing on coronavirus (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Downing Street daily coronavirus briefing (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. (*) VIENNA (Austria) - Classical concerts resume in famed Musikverein and Konzerthaus venues for limited audience (*) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU interior ministers hold virtual meeting on reopening borders VIDEO. (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU telecommunications ministers hold videoconference STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - FitchRatings updates country rating SLOVENIA - Football league to restart DRAWSKO POMORSKIE (Poland) - US, Poland hold Defender-Europe 20 joint military manoeuvres (To 19) (+) DUBLIN (Ireland) - Government expected to announce further easing of lockdown measures VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. WIESBADEN (Germany) - Industrial orders data for April released (0600 GMT) STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Ex-Swedish ambassador to China goes on trial for overstepping duties seeking release of publisher (0700 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. MOSCOW (Russia) - Court examines appeal of jailed journalist Ilya Azar (0900 GMT) VIDEO. (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - 'Take the knee' protest for George Floyd (1100 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU negotiator Michel Barnier press conference on latest Brexit talks (1200 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (+) LISBON (Portugal) - Protest in front of US embassy in solidarity with Black Lives Matter movement (1730 GMT) PICTURE. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US employment data for May (1230 GMT) OTTAWA (Canada) - Unemployment figures released (1230 GMT) Middle East and North Africa DOHA (Qatar) - Third anniversary of regional embargo on Qatar PICTURE. VIDEO. TEHRAN (Iran) - One year since jailing of French scientist in Iran TEHRAN (Iran) - Health ministry spokesman holds press conference on COVID-19 epidemic (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa (+) ADDIS ABABA (Ethiopia) - Planting of five billion trees begins, after planting of four billion last year VIDEO. Sports BULGARIA - Football championship resumes SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 2020 Asia-Pacific SEOUL (South Korea) - Memorial Day VIDEO. BEIJING (China) - Universities reopen Europe SWITZERLAND - Events up to 300 people allowed as most lockdown measures ended (+) ALMATY (Kazakhstan) - Opposition to hold protests, despite virus restrictions VIDEO. (+) MOSCOW (Russia) - Book festival held on Red Square (To 8) WARSAW (Poland) - Cinemas, theatres, concert and sports halls, swimming pools reopen MADRID (Spain) - Prado and other Madrid museums reopen after virus shutdown VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. VERSAILLES (France) - Reopening of Chateau de Versailles LONDON (United Kingdom) - Protest on Parliament Square calling for justice for George Floyd (1200 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa TEHRAN (Iran) - Health ministry spokesman holds press conference on COVID-19 epidemic (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) BEIRUT (Lebanon) - Anti-government mass protest planned (1200 GMT) Sports GREECE - Football league resumes PICTURE. SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 2020 Europe YORK (United Kingdom) - Church of England's second-most senior cleric, Archbishop of York John Sentamu, retires (+) MADRID (Spain) - Protest against racism and in memory of George Floyd (0900 GMT) PICTURE. (*) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Protest outside US embassy calling for justice for George Floyd (1200 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. VIDEO. (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Protest in solidarity with Black Lives Matter movement (1300 GMT) VIDEO. (+) BARCELONA (Spain) - Protest against racism and in memory of George Floyd (1700 GMT) PICTURE. North America LOS ANGELES (United States) - 40th anniversary of the death of the author Henry Miller Sports FORT WORTH (United States) - IndyCar Genesys 300 race opens season without spectators (0345 GMT) MONDAY, JUNE 8, 2020 Worldwide WORLD - World Oceans Day Asia-Pacific INDIA - Places of religious worship, hotels, restaurants and shopping malls open as lockdown eases PICTURE. VIDEO. Europe CYPRUS - Crossing points of divided island reopen after virus closure VIENNA (Austria) - IAEA governors meet with Iran top of agenda VIDEO. UNITED KINGDOM - Two-week quarantine introduced for visitors VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Former World Athletics chief in Russian doping trial (0730 GMT) VIDEO. GRAPHIC. PICTURE. (To 18) MADRID (Spain) - Spanish authorities give daily briefing on coronavirus (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Downing Street daily coronavirus briefing (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. GREECE - Migrant camp lockdown due to end VIDEO. PICTURE. (+) GREECE - Nightclubs reopen CZECH REPUBLIC - 30th anniversary of Czechoslovakia's first free postwar elections (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU development ministers hold virtual meeting (+) GENEVA (Switzerland) - Opening for candidatures to lead World Trade Organisation (*) Aéroport de Lyon Saint-Exupéry (France) - Passenger flights to and from Lyon airport resume WIESBADEN (Germany) - Industrial production data for April (0600 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - ECB chief Lagarde testifies before European Parliament (1300 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - NATO chief launches reflection on Alliance's future in post-COVID-19 world (1300 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO briefing on coronavirus (1500 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. North America MINNEAPOLIS (United States) - Police officer charged with 3rd degree murder of George Floyd makes first court appearance PICTURE. VIDEO. (+) NEW YORK (United States) - Construction and wholesale industries resume work as New York starts reopening economy PICTURE. (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - World Bank launches update Global Economic Prospects report (1500 GMT) Middle East and North Africa BEIRUT (Lebanon) - Airport and schools due to reopen as virus restrictions end Sub-Saharan Africa KINSHASA (DR Congo) - EU crisis management chief Janez Lenarcic, French and Belgian foreign ministers visit VIDEO. (To 9) BANJUL (Gambia) - Truth commission to resume hearings on crimes committed under former president Jammeh (0800 GMT) Sports LAUSANNE (Switzerland) - Manchester City FC appeals hearing over Champions League ban (To 10) LAUSANNE (Switzerland) - Super League due to resume TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2020 Europe CYPRUS - Select flights resume, hotels due to reopen SAINT PETERSBURG (Russia) - Trial of historian accused of murdering, dismembering partner begins VIDEO. MADRID (Spain) - Spanish authorities give daily briefing on coronavirus (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Downing Street daily coronavirus briefing (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. (+) LATVIA - All virus emergency measures lifted ATHENS (Greece) - Italian FM Luigi Di Maio visits for talks with Nikos Dendias PARIS (France) - Bank of France gives growth predictions for 2020-21 (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU finance ministers hold videoconference (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU labour ministers hold virtual meeting (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU trade ministers hold videoconference to discuss WTO chief candidacies VIENNA (Austria) - OPEC and non-OPEC ministers hold biannual meeting to discuss oil output limits PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 10) WIESBADEN (Germany) - April trade data (0600 GMT) North America HOUSTON (United States) - Funeral for George Floyd, whose death at hands of police in Minneapolis sparked nationwide protests (1500 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve holds policy meeting PICTURE. GRAPHIC. (To 10) WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2020 Europe MADRID (Spain) - Spanish authorities give daily briefing on coronavirus (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Downing Street daily coronavirus briefing (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Air France traffic data for May ALBANIA - Beaches reopen ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Turkish Airlines resumes some international flights (to be confirmed) PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (To 12) (+) GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO briefing on coronavirus (1500 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US consumer price index data released (1230 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds press conference (1830 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa MOROCCO - End of lockdown imposed to fight virus DAMASCUS (Syria) - 20th anniversary of Hafez al-Assad's death THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2020 Asia-Pacific SYDNEY (Australia) - Aussie rules football resumes after virus suspension Europe LES EPESSES (France) - Puy du Fou theme park reopens (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Eurozone finance ministers hold videoconference (*) LEDNICE (Czech Republic) - Visegrad-four prime ministers meet ahead of European Council meeting PARIS (France) - Employment figures for first quarter (0530 GMT) MILAN (Italy) - Industrial production figures for April (0800 GMT) MADRID (Spain) - Witnesses testify in probe into the decision to permit a mass rally in Madrid on March 8 as the epidemic gathered pace (1330 GMT) Middle East and North Africa (+) TUNIS (Tunisia) - PM's special powers for handling COVID 19 crisis due to end (1100 GMT) Sports OSLO (Norway) - The Impossible Games, a Diamond League athletics exhibition event SPAIN - La Liga resumes after virus shutdown STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Golf: first men and women's European Tour tournament (To 14) afp
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