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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, FEBRUARY 8, 2021 Europe (*) ROME (Italy) - Former ECB chief Mario Draghi holds second round of talks with parties on forming new Italian government LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (To 9) (*) KIEV (Ukraine) - International conference on pandemic (To 10) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - ECB President Christine Lagarde addresses European Parliament on bank's 2020 report (1600 GMT) PICTURE. (+) GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO briefing on Covid-19 (1600 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Health Secretary Matt Hancock holds Downing Street press conference (1700 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. MADRID (Spain) - Spanish health authorities hold press conference on Covid-19 (1730 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - European Parliament plenary session VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 11) North America QUEBEC CITY (Canada) - Quebec province reopens museums and non-essential shops, maintains curfew BESSEMER (United States) - Amazon warehouse workers hold unionization vote (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - White House task force holds Covid-19 briefing (1600 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Biden participates in virtual visit to vaccination center in Arizona (1930 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. Middle East and North Africa (+) KHARTOUM (Sudan) - Sudan to announce new cabinet including rebel groups (1700 GMT) VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa (*) ADDIS ABABA (Ethiopia) - Finnish FM, EU envoy Pekka Haavisto visits (To 9) Latin America HANGA ROA (Chile) - Start of Covid-19 vaccination campaign on Easter Island VIDEO. SANTIAGO (Chile) - Funeral for street artist shot dead by police VIDEO. PANGUIPULLI (Chile) - Police officer hears charges over deadly shooting of street artist BOGOTA (Colombia) - UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi visits to assess situation of Venezuelan migrants (+) COSTA RICA - In-person classes resume as schools reopen MEXICO CITY (Mexico) - Shopping malls reopen, with restrictions VIDEO. Sports DOHA (Qatar) - Football: Club World Cup PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 11) MELBOURNE (Australia) - Tennis: Grand Slam Tournaments - Australian Open VIDEO. (To 21) CORTINA D'AMPEZZO (Italy) - Alpine Ski world championships PICTURE. (To 21) CHENNAI (India) - Cricket: India v England in first Test (To 9) ALTENBERG (Germany) - IBSF Bobsled & Skeleton World Championship (To 14) TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2021 Highlights WASHINGTON (United States) - Donald Trump's impeachment trial in the Senate PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. LIVE VIDEO. (To 19) IN SPACE - UAE's Hope probe reaches Mars orbit (1542 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Worldwide WORLD - Safer Internet Day Asia-Pacific (*) HONG KONG (China) - Top court delivers ruling on media tycoon Jimmy Lai's bail in security law challenge (0200 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) TAIYUAN (China) - Huawei founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei holds media roundtable (0300 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Europe (*) BUDAPEST (Hungary) - Decision expected in appeal by Klubradio radio station over suspension of broadcasting licence BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU unveils proposal on renewed partnership for southern neighbouring countries PARIS (France) - Total 2020 annual results WARSAW (Poland) - Visegrad Group leaders summit VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 10) EDINBURGH (United Kingdom) - Former first minister Alex Salmond gives evidence in sexual assault probe PICTURE. BERLIN (Germany) - TUI Q1 results (0600 GMT) WIESBADEN (Germany) - Foreign trade data for December (0700 GMT) WARSAW (Poland) - Ruling in defamation trial of two Polish historians over WWII book (1330 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU diplomacy chief Josep Borrell briefs European Parliament after Moscow trip (1400 GMT) PARIS (France) - Christie's auctions Mexican pre-Hispanic items (1600 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Transport safety board announces results of investigation into Kobe Bryant helicopter crash (1430 GMT) VIDEO. SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Twitter Q4 results (2300 GMT) Middle East and North Africa (+) TEHRAN (Iran) - Iran kicks off coronavirus vaccination campaign (0630 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. (+) BEIRUT (Lebanon) - Qatari foreign minister holds presser on Lebanon visit (1000 GMT) WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2021 Highlights BEIJING (China) - Chinese spacecraft Tianwen-1 due to reach orbit of Mars Asia-Pacific (*) JAKARTA (Indonesia) - Expected publication of preliminary report on crash of Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 PICTURE. VIDEO. BEIJING (China) - Monthly industrial production and consumer price data (0130 GMT) TOKYO (Japan) - Toyota Q3 results (0430 GMT) Europe VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Hearing in trial of two priests over alleged child rape in Vatican residence (1000 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) (1200 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel, state leaders hold talks on virus restrictions (1500 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. VIDEO. (+) ANKARA (Turkey) - Erdogan delivers address to the nation COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - Maersk Q4 results (0700 GMT) MOSCOW (Russia) - Appeal hearing for former US Marine Trevor Reed (0800 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. (*) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen explains vaccine strategy to European Parliament (0800 GMT) (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU member states vote on online privacy regulation that would inflict tougher rules on messaging apps (0900 GMT) NANTERRE (France) - Far-right leader Marine Le Pen on trial for tweeting images of Islamic State atrocities (1230 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. PICTURE. North America (*) WASHINGTON (United States) - Biden expected to pay first visit to the Pentagon as president PICTURE. VIDEO. NEW YORK (United States) - Coca-Cola Q4 and 2020 annual results (1200 GMT) NEW YORK (United States) - General Motors Q4 and 2020 annual results (1300 GMT) (*) WASHINGTON (United States) - Human Rights Watch releases report on murder of social leaders and human rights defenders in Colombia (1400 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell discusses US labor market (1900 GMT) Middle East and North Africa TEHRAN (Iran) - Iran marks 42nd anniversary of revolution LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (*) TEHRAN (Iran) - President Hassan Rouhani chairs weekly cabinet meeting (0730 GMT) Latin America SAN JOSE (Costa Rica) - President speaks to congress about spy case Sports POKLJUKA (Slovenia) - Biathlon: 2021 Biathlon World Championships (To 21) THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2021 Asia-Pacific NEW TAIPEI CITY (Taiwan) - New Taipei City temple bell rings 108 times on Lunar New Year's Eve to mark start of Year of the Ox (1330 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 12) Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - AstraZeneca Q4 and 2020 annual results (0600 GMT) MINSK (Belarus) - President Lukashenko convenes People's Assembly VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 12) (*) BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel delivers speech at Bundestag (0800 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) MADRID (Spain) - 60 anniversary of formation of far-right Secret Army Organisation to prevent independence from France VIDEO. PARIS (France) - L'Oreal 2020 annual results PARIS (France) - OPEC monthly report GENEVA (Switzerland) - Winner of Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders announced online FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Commerzbank 2020 results (0600 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Royal Dutch Shell strategy update (0700 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Tesco annual general meeting (0700 GMT) PARIS (France) - IEA monthly oil report (0900 GMT) (*) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU-Ukraine Association Council meeting (1500 GMT) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Merkel, Economy Minister Altmaier deliver speeches at Deutsche Bank event (1600 GMT) MADRID (Spain) - Spanish health authorities give press conference on Covid-19 (1730 GMT) North America UNITED STATES - Covid-19 vaccination becomes available at certain pharmacies NEW YORK (United States) - United Airlines resumes Boeing 737 MAX flights MONTREAL (Canada) - Bombardier Q1 results (1100 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1330 GMT) SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Disney Q1 results (2130 GMT) Middle East and North Africa CAIRO (Egypt) - 10th anniversary of Mubarak's ouster (+) TRIPOLI (Libya) - Flights between Libya's Misrata and Benghazi resume after six-year hiatus VIDEO. PICTURE. TLEMCEN (Algeria) - Verdict expected in trial of 12 anti-government protesters Sub-Saharan Africa LUSAKA (Zambia) - Government, IMF delegates meet virtually to negotiate extended credit facility (To March 3) CAPE TOWN (South Africa) - President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers annual address (1700 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sports DHAKA (Bangladesh) - Cricket: Bangladesh v West Indies in second Test PICTURE. (To 15) LAHORE (Pakistan) - Cricket: South Africa v Pakistan in first T20 international PICTURE. HEERENVEEN (Netherlands) - Speed skating: World championship (To 14) FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2021 Highlights WORLD - Lunar New Year PICTURE. GRAPHIC. Europe WARSAW (Poland) - Theatres, hotels, swimming pools due to reopen (*) MOSCOW (Russia) - Hearing in opposition leader Navalny's trial on charges of defaming war veteran (0700 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Pre-inquest hearing into deaths of two French fishermen who perished when their trawler sank in the Channel in 2004 (1000 GMT) MONS (Belgium) - Verdict in trial of policeman over death of two-year-old Kurdish girl (1200 GMT) VIDEO. North America MONTREAL (Canada) - Air Canada Q4 and 2020 annual results (1300 GMT) Latin America SANTIAGO (Chile) - President Pinera receives Covid-19 vaccine HAVANA (Cuba) - Fifth anniversary of meeting between Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill Sports ZAKOPANE (Poland) - Ski Jumping: FIS World Cup PICTURE. (To 14) SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2021 Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - New law tightening virus restrictions comes into force Europe (+) SMOLENSK (Russia) - Reburial of remains of French soldiers from Napoleon's army PICTURE. VIDEO. (+) BELGIUM - Hair salons, zoos reopen (+) COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - Protest against Covid-19 restrictions (1100 GMT) (*) NICOSIA (Cyprus) - Protest called by NGOs against corruption and virus measures (1400 GMT) North America (*) LOS ANGELES (United States) - Auction of Cold War relics, including KGB Espionage Museum's collection VIDEO. PICTURE. Latin America LAS CRUCES (Chile) - Space tourism company Virgin Galactic plans new test flight for its SpaceShipTwo craft (date to be confirmed) (+) BARRANQUILLA (Colombia) - Virtual carnival (2300 GMT) (To 15) Sports LAHORE (Pakistan) - Cricket: Pakistan v South Africa in second T20 international PICTURE. CHENNAI (India) - Cricket: India v England in second Test (To 17) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Rugby: England v Italy in Six Nations (1415 GMT) PICTURE. EDINBURGH (United Kingdom) - Rugby: Scotland v Wales in Six Nations (1645 GMT) PICTURE. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2021 Worldwide WORLD - Valentine's Day VIDEO. GRAPHIC. Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - GDP Q4 2020, first estimate (2350 GMT) Europe PRISTINA (Kosovo) - Early parliamentary elections VIDEO. PICTURE. BARCELONA (Spain) - Catalonia holds regional election PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. North America NEW YORK (United States) - New York Women's Fashion Week Fall/Winter (To 17) Middle East and North Africa BAHRAIN - 10th anniversary of start of pro-democracy uprising PICTURE. VIDEO. ALGIERS (Algeria) - Appeal trial of ex-PMs Ahmed Ouyahia, Abdelmalek Sellal in pharmaceuticals scandal (*) TUNIS (Tunisia) - Curfew measures set to end (date to be confirmed) Sports LAHORE (Pakistan) - Cricket: Pakistan v South Africa in third T20 international PICTURE. DUBLIN (Ireland) - Rugby: Six Nations, day 2: Ireland v France (1500 GMT) MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2021 Asia-Pacific (*) TOKYO (Japan) - Health authorities announce decision on whether to approve Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine BANGKOK (Thailand) - GDP 2020 (0230 GMT) Europe UNITED KINGDOM - England's third national lockdown set to end (date to be confirmed) UNITED KINGDOM - Mandatory 10-day quarantine starts for travellers returning from countries deemed at high risk from Covid-19 variants BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Eurozone finance ministers meet (+) PARIS (France) - French writer Gabriel Matzneff publishes new book despite being investigated over claims he raped children (+) ITALY - Ski resorts scheduled to reopen SPAIN - Virus ban on travel from the UK lifted (+) BELLINZONA (Switzerland) - Trial scheduled to resume for suspected warlord accused of committing atrocities in Liberia's civil war (To March 5) (+) GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO decision expected on usage recommendations for AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine (0900 GMT) Middle East and North Africa LIBYA - 10th anniversary of start of uprising against Moamer Kadhafi's regime PICTURE. VIDEO. ALGIERS (Algeria) - Start of appeal by press baron Anis Rahmani against 5-year jail term for corruption ABU DHABI (United Arab Emirates) - Etihad Airways to resume flights to Doha (0700 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa N'DJAMENA (Chad) - G5 Sahel leaders' summit (To 16) JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) - Ex-president Zuma ordered to appear before anti-graft panel (To 18) (+) KINSHASA (DR Congo) - Appeal hearing for President Tshisekedi's ex-chief of staff, who has been sentenced to 20 years in jail (+) DAKAR (Senegal) - Nighttime curfew scheduled to end TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2021 Highlights (*) THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Central African Republic war crimes suspects Patrice Ngaissona and Alfred Yekatom go on trial at International Criminal Court (0830 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - Trial begins for nine prominent dissidents, including Jimmy Lai and Martin Lee, on unlawful assembly charges (0100 GMT) Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU finance ministers meet (*) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg holds press conference on eve of NATO defence ministers' meeting (1000 GMT) afp
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