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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 19, 2021 Highlights REYKJAVIK (Iceland) - Ministerial meeting of the Arctic Council PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 20) NEW YORK (United States) - New York eases virus restrictions, subway resumes 24-hour service PICTURE. VIDEO. FRANCE - Museums, cinemas, non-essential shops and cafe terraces reopen as night-time curfew eases VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. GRAPHIC. PICTURE. (+) VIENNA (Austria) - Parties to Iran nuclear deal take stock during talks aimed at saving accord VIDEO. Asia-Pacific (*) WENCHANG (China) - Scheduled launch of Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft to China's space station (1730 GMT) (*) SEOUL (South Korea) - Buddha's birthday ceremony VIDEO. SINGAPORE (Singapore) - Schools shut in virus fight Europe VIENNA (Austria) - Restaurants, hotels, cultural events set to reopen after six-month Covid lockdown VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Boris Johnson answers Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) (1100 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - Protest over Denmark's decision to revoke residence permits for Syrian refugees (1430 GMT) VIDEO. FRANKFURT (Germany) - European Central Bank biannual financial stability report (0800 GMT) (+) DÜSSELDORF (Germany) - Trial opens of five Tajik men suspected over IS attack plots (0830 GMT) LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - EU Court of Justice ruling in case over state aid to airlines hit by pandemic (0900 GMT) (*) OVIEDO (Spain) - Princess of Asturias communication and humanities awards (1000 GMT) (+) BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel gives speech at a scientific research forum (1045 GMT) (+) BERLIN (Germany) - FM Maas holds press conference on multilateralism (1215 GMT) PICTURE. (+) BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel gives speech on pandemic at congress of her CDU-CSU alliance on foreign policy challenges (1230 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel holds talks online with Moldovan President Sandu (1400 GMT) DUSHANBE (Tajikistan) - Russia FM Lavrov joins meeting of Collective Security Treaty Organisation military alliance DUSHANBE (Tajikistan) - Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev visits (To 20) MOSCOW (Russia) - Parliament debates end to Open Skies security treaty with US MADRID (Spain) - FITUR international tourism trade fair PICTURE. (To 23) North America SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Judge examines settlement reached with Bayer over RoundUp herbicide Middle East and North Africa (+) TUNIS (Tunisia) - Pro-Palestinian protest (1000 GMT) VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa (+) DAKAR (Senegal) - Dakar museum with rich African collection reopens after one-year Covid-19 hiatus VIDEO. (+) NOUAKCHOTT (Mauritania) - Pro-Palestinian march organised by political parties, civil society organisations VIDEO. PICTURE. Latin America BRASÍLIA (Brazil) - Parliamentary committee on Covid-19 response questions former health minister Eduardo Pazuello Sports GENEVA (Switzerland) - Tennis: ATP tour 2021 - Genot Geneva Open (To 22) PARMA (Italy) - Tennis: WTA tour 2021 - Emilia-Romagna Open (To 22) BELGRADE (Serbia) - Tennis: WTA tour 2021 - Serbia Open (To 22) ITALY - Cycling: World Tour 2021, Giro d'Italia PICTURE. GRAPHIC. (To 30) DHAKA (Bangladesh) - Cricket: Sri Lanka's tour of Bangladesh PICTURE. (To 29) ROME (Italy) - Football: Coppa Italia final (1900 GMT) PICTURE. TOKYO (Japan) - Inaugural Olympic Virtual Series (To June 23) (+) ZURICH (Switzerland) - Roger Federer outfits and equipment up for auction at Christie's VIDEO. THURSDAY, MAY 20, 2021 Asia-Pacific (*) DHAKA (Bangladesh) - Court hearing for journalist charged with stealing health ministry documents after her reports on Bangladesh's Covid response (+) BEIJING (China) - China holds presser on an important initiative launched between China and Africa (0100 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Europe FRANKFURT (Germany) - Army officer Franco Albrecht stands trial for allegedly carrying out terrorist attacks while posing as a Syrian refugee VIDEO. PICTURE. COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - WHO Europe holds online media briefings on Covid-19 (0900 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. KANGERLUSSUAQ (Greenland) - US Secretary of State Blinken visits (1000 GMT) EVIAN (France) - 60th anniversary of first Evian Conference aimed at ending Algeria's war of independence BELGRADE (Serbia) - Production of Russia's Sputnik vaccine to begin in Serbia PARIS (France) - Ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial on charges of illegal campaign financing LIVE VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEO. PICTURE. (To June 22) (*) KIEV (Ukraine) - President Volodymyr Zelensky holds press conference PICTURE. VIDEO. SANKT PÖLTEN (Austria) - Abuse of power trial begins for former ballet academy director of Vienna State Opera (*) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU trade ministers hold talks with US Trade Representative Katherine Tai (by VTC) and WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala LONDON (United Kingdom) - EasyJet half-year earnings (0600 GMT) LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - European Court of Justice expected to make a ruling on Polish judicial reforms (0730 GMT) STRASBOURG (France) - European Court of Human Rights rules in case against Romanian govt over Covid lockdown (0800 GMT) (+) BERLIN (Germany) - EU Commission President von der Leyen gives speech on pandemic at forum organised by broadcaster WDR (0830 GMT) PARIS (France) - Appeals court rules on liability of safety certifier TUV Rheinland in breast implants scandal (0900 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - Federal Statistical Office press conference on Q1 German foreign trade (0900 GMT) (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala addresses European Parliament trade committee (0900 GMT) (+) BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel gives interview at a forum organised by broadcaster WDR (1010 GMT) (+) BERLIN (Germany) - Three main candidates gunning for Merkel's job hold a debate at forum organised by broadcaster WDR (1200 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Sale of digital art supported by NFTs (1300 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Weekly unemployment benefit claims (1230 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF spokesman Gerry Rice holds press conference (1330 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Campaigning begins for snap elections PICTURE. VIDEO. BEIRUT (Lebanon) - Syrians abroad can vote in presidential elections VIDEO. RABAT (Morocco) - Teacher goes on trial after accusing security forces of sexually assaulting her TUNISIA - Italian Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese, EU Commissioner Ylva Johansson visit for talks on migration (1000 GMT) PICTURE. Sub-Saharan Africa (*) MOGADISHU (Somalia) - Government, leaders of semi-autonomous states hold talks on upcoming elections VIDEO. (+) NAIROBI (Kenya) - WHO Africa Online Press Briefing (1000 GMT) Sports MONTE CARLO (Principality of Monaco) - Auto: Formula One - Monaco Grand Prix GRAPHIC. (To 23) PORTO (Portugal) - Auto: World rally championship (WRC), Rally of Monte-Carlo PICTURE. (To 23) FRIDAY, MAY 21, 2021 Highlights ROME (Italy) - G20 / EU Global Health Summit PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) WASHINGTON (United States) - Biden hosts talks with South Korean President Moon Jae-in PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Asia-Pacific SYDNEY (Australia) - Climate rally organised by school strikers (0200 GMT) (*) PANAJI (India) - Verdict due in rape trial of former chief editor of Tehelka magazine (0500 GMT) Europe FLORENCE (Italy) - Lawyers and Dante's descendants hold conference on overturning writer's 700-year-old conviction MOSCOW (Russia) - Deadline for US diplomats expelled by Russia to leave MOSCOW (Russia) - FM Lavrov hosts Algerian counterpart Boukadoum for talks GREECE - Outdoor cinemas reopen PICTURE. VIDEO. KIEV (Ukraine) - Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal reports to lawmakers on country's Covid-19 response PARIS (France) - Carrefour shareholders' annual general meeting POLAND - Cinemas, classical music and cultural venues reopen LISBON (Portugal) - EU finance ministers meet PICTURE. (To 22) ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Trial resumes of businessman Osman Kavala, accused of involvement in 2016 failed coup (0700 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - First estimate for IHS Markit's eurozone composite PMI for May (0800 GMT) (+) BERLIN (Germany) - Health Minister Jens Spahn, RKI health agency chief Lothar Wieler hold press conference on Covid-19 pandemic (0800 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - April retail statistics (0900 GMT) LUDWIGSHAFEN (Germany) - BASF, RWE announce partnership on climate (0900 GMT) (+) HAMBURG (Germany) - Foreign ministers of Germany and Hungary and the secretary general of the Council of Europe hold a press conference (1100 GMT) VIDEO. (+) BERLIN (Germany) - John Kerry as well as Britain and Germany's environment ministers hold a press conference after G7 talks (1530 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Covid restrictions dropped for most businesses VIDEO. LOS ANGELES (United States) - Prince Harry and Oprah Winfrey mental health series premieres on Apple TV+ Sub-Saharan Africa DURBAN (South Africa) - Former provincial police chief and Zuma ally in court over 2010 football World Cup corruption case (+) DAKAR (Senegal) - Pro-Palestinian protest (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sports MONTREAL (Canada) - World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) holds press conference (1600 GMT) RIGA (Latvia) - World Ice Hockey Championship PICTURE. (To June 6) SATURDAY, MAY 22, 2021 Highlights ROTTERDAM (Netherlands) - 2021 Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final (1700 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. Worldwide WORLD - International Day for Biological Diversity Asia-Pacific (+) GOTEMBA (Japan) - Japan's Self-Defense Force holds annual live fire exercise at the Higashi-Fuji firing range VIDEO. Europe VENICE (Italy) - Venice Architecture Biennale PICTURE. VIDEO. (To November 21) PARIS (France) - Pinault Collection Museum of contemporary art opens to public VIDEO. PILTON (United Kingdom) - 'Live At Worthy Farm' concert streamed by Glastonbury organisers North America WEST POINT (United States) - Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin addresses military graduation ceremony Sports GENEVA (Switzerland) - Tennis: ATP tour 2021 - Genot Geneva Open: Day 7 PICTURE. BELGRADE (Serbia) - Tennis: WTA tour 2021 - Serbia Open: Day 7 UNITED STATES - Basketball: NBA playoffs 2021 begin LONDON (United Kingdom) - Rugby: European Champions Cup, Final: La Rochelle (FRA) v Toulouse (FRA) (1545 GMT) PICTURE. PARMA (Italy) - Tennis: WTA tour 2021 - Emilia-Romagna Open: Day 7 BELGRADE (Serbia) - Tennis: ATP tour 2021 - Belgrade open (To 29) SUNDAY, MAY 23, 2021 Highlights ISRAEL - Borders reopen to allow vaccinated European tourists to visit VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - 15.81-carat purple-pink 'Sakura Diamond' to be auctioned (0600 GMT) Europe (+) PARIS (France) - Pro-Palestinian protest (1300 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ANNABA (Algeria) - Appeal trial of journalist Mustapha Bendjama Latin America (+) QUITO (Ecuador) - International conference on democracy (+) RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil) - Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro takes part in a motorcade with his supporters across Rio (1100 GMT) VIDEO. Sports GATESHEAD (United Kingdom) - Diamond League athletics meeting PICTURE. BEIRUT (Lebanon) - Half-marathon MONTE CARLO (Principality of Monaco) - Auto: Formula One - Monaco Grand Prix, Grand Prix LYON (France) - Tennis: ATP tour 2021 - Open Parc Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Lyon: Day 7 STRASBOURG (France) - Tennis: WTA tour 2021 - Internationaux de Strasbourg (To 29) MONDAY, MAY 24, 2021 Highlights YANGON (Myanmar) - Deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi appears in court in person BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU summit on virus, climate and Russia (1700 GMT) PICTURE. (To 25) Europe AMSTERDAM (Netherlands) - EMA regular press briefing on Covid 19 (1200 GMT) (+) SOCHI (Russia) - Putin holds talks with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov GENEVA (Switzerland) - Meeting of World Health Assembly (0700 GMT) (To June 1) North America DULUTH (United States) - Bob Dylan's 80th birthday Sub-Saharan Africa BAMAKO (Mali) - Second four-day strike called by major union UNTM (To 29) Latin America QUITO (Ecuador) - President-elect Guillermo Lasso sworn in TUESDAY, MAY 25, 2021 Highlights MINNEAPOLIS (United States) - First anniversary of police killing of George Floyd, which sparked mass anti-racism protests PICTURE. VIDEO. Europe TALLINN (Estonia) - NATO's International Conference on Cyber Conflict (CyCon), held online (To 28) MADRID (Spain) - Ban on arrivals from South Africa, Brazil set to be lifted ROME (Italy) - Preliminary hearing in trial of Egyptians accused over murder of Italian academic Giulio Regeni SEVILLE (Spain) - Electronic Warfare Europe 2021 defence conference (To 27) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Public sector finances data (0600 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US consumer confidence index (1400 GMT) Middle East and North Africa (+) BAGHDAD (Iraq) - Demonstration in memory of government critics murdered in recent weeks (1300 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa MBOUR (Senegal) - Court to announce verdict in trial of two suspected smugglers over drowning of young migrant (1000 GMT) WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 2021 Highlights (+) TEHRAN (Iran) - List of presidential candidates published ahead of June vote (To 27) DAMASCUS (Syria) - Presidential election PICTURE. VIDEO. Worldwide WORLD - Total lunar eclipse, visible in Southeast Asia and the Americas Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Belgian court hears EU legal complaint against AstraZeneca over vaccine delivery (0700 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU agriculture ministers meet LONDON (United Kingdom) - PM's ex-chief aide Cummings testifies to parliament on handling of coronavirus, alleged government sleaze PICTURE. LEIPZIG (Germany) - OECD holds International Transport Forum (To 28) HAY-ON-WYE (United Kingdom) - Hay Festival (To June 6) VLADIMIR (Russia) - Court hears Navalny's cases against penal colony (0630 GMT) MOSCOW (Russia) - World Bank press conference on new Russia report (0900 GMT) PARIS (France) - Air France-KLM annual general meeting (1230 GMT) LEIPZIG (Germany) - Announcement of Leipzig Book Award for European Understanding (1700 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa PIETERMARITZBURG (South Africa) - Corruption trial of ex-president Zuma starts VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. ABIDJAN (Ivory Coast) - Literacy campaign begins Sports GDANSK (Poland) - Football: Europa League - Final: Villarreal (ESP) v Manchester United (ENG) (1900 GMT) THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2021 Asia-Pacific BEIJING (China) - Defence ministry monthly press conference (0700 GMT) Europe BUCHAREST (Romania) - Nicolae Ceausescu's presidential plane sold in auction FRANKFURT (Germany) - Deutsche Bank shareholders' annual general meeting BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU ministers discuss bloc's landmark Digital Services Act proposal PARIS (France) - Fnac-Darty annual and special general meeting GAP (France) - Verdict in trial of two aid workers accused of helping migrants cross border into France NUREMBERG (Germany) - GFK index on consumer sentiment (0600 GMT) afp
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