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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. 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. FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2020 Worldwide WORLD - Muslims mark Eid al-Adha, feast of the sacrifice VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. (To August 3) Europe KOUROU (France) - Space rocket Ariane 5 due to lift off (2129 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. ROME (Italy) - French Interior Minister Darmanin visits for talks on migration, security VIDEO. (To August 1) North America LOS ANGELES (United States) - Russell Crowe's 'Unhinged' opens, first high-profile cinema release since pandemic VIDEO. (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Trump meets with the National Association of Police Organizations Leadership (1530 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Coronavirus task force meets at the White House, with VP Pence (1830 GMT) (+) BELLEAIR (United States) - Trump participates in COVID-19 response and storm preparedness roundtable (2030 GMT) PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. LOS ANGELES (United States) - Release of 'The Fight' documentary on ACLU's battles with Trump administration over rights issues Middle East and North Africa LEBANON - New lockdown for Eid al-Adha feast (To August 3) Latin America CARACAS (Venezuela) - Government partially blocks motorways to control access to and from the city and avoid the spread of COVID-19 VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. VALPARAISO (Chile) - President Pinera delivers speech before Congress, his first since anti-government uprising began VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sports TOLEDO (United States) - Female golf resumes with LPGA Drive On Championship (To August 2) SAINT-DENIS (France) - Football: League Cup final - Paris Saint-Germain v Lyon (1910 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. PICTURE. (+) BIRMINGHAM (United Kingdom) - Golf: English Open (To August 2) MUNICH (Germany) - Football: FC Bayern Munich v Olympique Marseille friendly (1400 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. ITALY - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Strade Bianche 2020 (2200 GMT) BURGOS (Spain) - Burgos cycling race (To August 1) SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 2020 Asia-Pacific (+) HONG KONG (China) - Hong Kong opens COVID-19 field hospital (0200 GMT) Europe PIRAEUS (Greece) - Six ports reopen to cruise ships VIDEO. SWITZERLAND - Swiss national day LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. FUNCHAL (Portugal) - Outdoor mask-wearing becomes compulsory (*) FINLAND - 500-person limit for most indoor gatherings scrapped MOSCOW (Russia) - Air travel allowed to resume to UK, Turkey and Tanzania CYPRUS - British tourists allowed to return (*) PARIS (France) - Process to select next OECD secretary general begins SALZBURG (Austria) - Salzburg music festival PICTURE. (To 30) BRAEMAR (United Kingdom) - Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip arrive at summer residence for holiday (to be confirmed) (+) KHABAROVSK (Russia) - Mass anti-Kremlin demonstrations over arrest of governor on murder charges (0200 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BERLIN (Germany) - COVID-19 deniers and right-wing extremists call for demonstration (0900 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. (*) HAMBURG (Germany) - Christopher Street Day pride cycling rally (1000 GMT) PICTURE. STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Gay Pride Stockholm takes place amid COVID-19 measures (1000 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. WARSAW (Poland) - Minute's silence marking 76 years since outbreak of Warsaw Uprising (1500 GMT) PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - SpaceX astronauts return to Earth VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 2) UNITED STATES - McDonald's makes masks mandatory in all US restaurants (*) WASHINGTON (United States) - Joe Biden expected to pick running mate (To 8) CANADA - Borders reopen for non-US arrivals WASHINGTON (United States) - Extra jobless benefits set to expire. Sub-Saharan Africa KENYA - International flights resume VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) LOME (Togo) - Airport reopens BENIN - 60th anniversary of independence from France VIDEO. PICTURE. BURKINA FASO - Airports reopen following virus closure Latin America SAN JOSÉ (Costa Rica) - Foreign tourists allowed to return Sports LONDON (United Kingdom) - Football: FA Cup - Final: Arsenal v Chelsea (1630 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Football: Belgian cup final, FC Bruges v Antwerp (1830 GMT) COIMBRA (Portugal) - Portuguese Football Cup final (1945 GMT) PICTURE. GLASGOW (United Kingdom) - Scottish Premiership season kicks off BERGAMO (Italy) - Football: Serie A - day 38: Atalanta v Inter Milan (1845 GMT) VIDEO. TURIN (Italy) - Football: Serie A - day 38: Juventus v Roma (1845 GMT) NAPLES (Italy) - Football: Serie A - day 38: Napoli v Lazio (1845 GMT) SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2020 Europe BOLOGNA (Italy) - 40th anniversary of Bologna Centrale train station attack that left 85 people dead (+) BARANOVITCHI (Belarus) - Leading opposition candidate holds campaign rally (0700 GMT) VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's Angelus prayer (1000 GMT) PICTURE. ATHENS (Greece) - Deadline for government to decide on whether to extend lockdown of overcrowded migrant camps (2200 GMT) Middle East and North Africa KUWAIT CITY (Kuwait) - 30th anniversary of Iraq's invasion of Kuwait VIDEO. Sports TUNIS (Tunisia) - Tunisia's football championship resumes SILVERSTONE (United Kingdom) - Auto: Formula One - British Grand Prix, Grand Prix (1310 GMT) PICTURE. MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 2020 Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - New vehicle sales data KANDY (Sri Lanka) - Grand finale of the annual festival of the Temple of the Tooth PICTURE. (*) ALOR SETAR (Malaysia) - British woman accused of murdering her husband goes on trial (0100 GMT) VIDEO. (To 5) HONG KONG (China) - HSBC Q3 results (0400 GMT) TOKYO (Japan) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries quarterly results (0430 GMT) TOKYO (Japan) - Japan Airlines Q1 results (0600 GMT) TOKYO (Japan) - Suzuki Q1 2020/21 results (0600 GMT) Europe GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO presser on COVID-19 VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. MINSK (Belarus) - President Alexander Lukashenko addresses lawmakers and nation VIDEO. (+) BIARRITZ (France) - Mask-wearing becomes mandatory in Biarritz and Bayonne city centres VIDEO. WARSAW (Poland) - Supreme Court rules on validity of presidential election (1000 GMT) PICTURE. GENOA (Italy) - New bridge inaugurated, two years after old bridge collapse killed 43 people (1630 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) ROSTOCK (Germany) - Children return to school in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the first German state to start new school year amid virus crisis VIDEO. PICTURE. THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Heineken half-year results (0600 GMT) MOSCOW (Russia) - Aeroflot Q2 results (0900 GMT) MADRID (Spain) - Spanish authorities give briefing on coronavirus (1530 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) - African Union expected to hold virtual meeting on Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam DR CONGO - Schools, universities reopen VIDEO. HARARE (Zimbabwe) - Stock trading reopens after month-long suspension NIGER - 60th anniversary of independence from France VIDEO. WINDHOEK (Namibia) - Court examines government decision to halt Air Namibia services (0800 GMT) Latin America BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - Corruption trial of ex-president Cristina Kirchner resumes (1230 GMT) Sports TOKYO (Japan) - Tokyo 2020 briefing on Paralympic schedule (0200 GMT) PALERMO (Italy) - Tennis: WTA tour 2020 - Palermo Open (To 9) TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2020 Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - Sony Q1 results (0600 GMT) Europe (+) BELARUS - Early voting for the presidential election PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 8) SKOPJE (Republic of North Macedonia) - Constitutive parliamentary session after elections BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Deadline for EU antitrust decision on Google acquisition of fitness tracker company Fitbit LEVERKUSEN (Germany) - Bayer Q2 results (0900 GMT) ATHENS (Greece) - Greek civil protection briefing on coronavirus (1000 GMT) North America HOUSTON (United States) - Press conference of SpaceX Crew (2030 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. BURBANK (United States) - Disney Q3 results (2030 GMT) Latin America BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - Deadline for concluding debt negotiations with bondholders (2100 GMT) COPIAPO (Chile) - 10th anniversary of mining accident that trapped 33 miners underground for 69 days (2200 GMT) LIVE REPORT. GRAPHIC. PICTURE. (To 13) WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2020 Asia-Pacific SRINAGAR (India) - One year anniversary of Indian-administered Kashmir being stripped of autonomy VIDEO. FILE VIDEO. JAPAN - Foreign residents allowed to return AYODHYA (India) - Groundbreaking ceremony for new temple built on ruins of mosque destroyed in 1992 VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. SRI LANKA - Parliamentary elections PICTURE. VIDEO. JAKARTA (Indonesia) - Indonesia reports Q2 GDP (0400 GMT) PICTURE. PAKISTAN - Anti-India rallies planned in all major cities to mark one year since India revoked Jammu and Kashmir's special status. (0600 GMT) VIDEO. TOKYO (Japan) - Honda quarterly results (0600 GMT) Europe GENOA (Italy) - New bridge opens to traffic, two years after old bridge collapse left 43 people dead PICTURE. VIDEO. (*) BAKU (Azerbaijan) - Virus restrictions due to end VIDEO. PEZINOK (Slovakia) - Sentencing hearing for 2018 murder of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak PICTURE. VIDEO. (+) AMSTERDAM (Netherlands) - Virus masks ordered for Amsterdam's red light district VIDEO. MUNICH (Germany) - Allianz Q2 results (0500 GMT) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Commerzbank quarterly results (0500 GMT) MUNICH (Germany) - BMW releases Q2 financial results (0530 GMT) (+) ZAGREB (Croatia) - Croatia marks 25th anniversary of operation that crushed Serb rebellion and ended war (0800 GMT) PICTURE. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Private sector employment report by ADP (1215 GMT) SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Samsung unveils new flagship Galaxy smartphone at streamed event (1400 GMT) Middle East and North Africa AMMAN (Jordan) - Air travel from 22 countries resumes Sub-Saharan Africa CONAKRY (Guinea) - Rally of the Guinean People (RPG), the ruling party, holds congress to elect presidential candidate (To 6) BURKINA FASO - 60th anniversary of independence from France PRETORIA (South Africa) - Hearing in case brought by tobacco giant BATSA challenging government ban on sales (0700 GMT) (To 6) Sports POLAND - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Tour de Pologne 2020 (To 9) BERLIN (Germany) - FIA Formula E Championship electric car race (To 6) COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - Football: Europa League - Last 16 Second Leg: FC Copenhagen (DEN) v Büyüksehir Bld. Spor (TUR) (1655 GMT) KIEV (Ukraine) - Football: Europa League - Last 16 Second Leg: Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) v VfL Wolfsburg (GER) (1655 GMT) GELSENKIRCHEN (Germany) - Football: Europa League - Last 16 Second Leg: Inter Milan (ITA) v Getafe (ESP) (1900 GMT) PICTURE. MANCHESTER (United Kingdom) - Football: Europa League - Last 16 Second Leg: Manchester United (ENG) v Linzer ASK (AUT) (1900 GMT) THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 2020 Asia-Pacific HIROSHIMA (Japan) - 75th anniversary of US nuclear bombing of Hiroshima, Nagasaki that killed over 210,000 people VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) TOKYO (Japan) - Toyota Q1 2020/21 results (0400 GMT) MUMBAI (India) - India's central bank to announce monetary policy decision amid virus downturn (0430 GMT) TOKYO (Japan) - Nintendo Q1 2020/21 results (0600 GMT) Europe GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO presser on COVID-19 VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. WARSAW (Poland) - President Andrzej Duda sworn in for second term PICTURE. TARBES (France) - Verdict in trial of performance artist Deborah de Robertis for appearing naked at Lourdes sanctuary HERZOGENAURACH (Germany) - Adidas Q2 results (0500 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Bank of England publishes monetary policy report (0500 GMT) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Lufthansa Q2 results (0500 GMT) MUNICH (Germany) - Siemens Q3 results (0500 GMT) (*) MUNICH (Germany) - Munich Re Q2 results (0530 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Bank of England publishes financial stability report (0600 GMT) WIESBADEN (Germany) - Industrial orders data for June (0600 GMT) (*) COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - Novo Nordisk Q2 results (0600 GMT) (*) PARIS (France) - French feminist Gisele Halimi's funeral (0900 GMT) VIDEO. MADRID (Spain) - Spanish authorities give briefing on coronavirus (1530 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. North America DETROIT (United States) - Cadillac presents its first electric car, the Lyriq (1100 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1230 GMT) SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Uber Q2 results (2030 GMT) Middle East and North Africa LEBANON - New lockdown to fight virus (To 10) Sports SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Golf: PGA Tour 20192020 - PGA Tour - PGA Championship PICTURE. (To 9) BOURG-EN-BRESSE (France) - Cycling: Tour de l'Ain (2200 GMT) (To 9) EGYPT - Egyptian football championship resumes LEVERKUSEN (Germany) - Football: Europa League - Last 16 Second Leg: Bayer Leverkusen (GER) v Glasgow Rangers (SCO) (1655 GMT) PICTURE. DUISBURG (Germany) - Football: Europa League - Last 16 Second Leg: Sevilla (ESP) v Roma (ITA) (1655 GMT) PICTURE. BASEL (Switzerland) - Football: Europa League - Last 16 Second Leg: Bâle (SUI) v Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) (1900 GMT) PICTURE. WOLVERHAMPTON (United Kingdom) - Football: Europa League - Last 16 Second Leg: Wolverhampton (ENG) v Olympiakos (GRE) (1900 GMT) FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2020 Asia-Pacific (*) TOKYO (Japan) - Bridgestone Q2 results (0600 GMT) Europe THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Special tribunal investigating assassination of Lebanon's ex-PM Hariri announces verdict (0900 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. WIESBADEN (Germany) - Foreign trade data for June (0600 GMT) WIESBADEN (Germany) - Industrial production data for June (0600 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Court rules on Spain's extradition request for Catalan separatist Lluis Puig (1000 GMT) VIDEO. North America OTTAWA (Canada) - Canada publishes unemployment figures (1230 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - US monthly employment report (1230 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases trade deficit data (1230 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa IVORY COAST - 60th anniversary of Ivory Coast's independence from France VIDEO. KINSHASA (DR Congo) - Appeal hearing for top presidential aide convicted of corruption VIDEO. Latin America BRAZIL - International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples VIDEO. (To 9) Sports ITALY - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Milan - Sanremo 2020 (2200 GMT) LIMA (Peru) - Peruvian football championship resumes behind closed doors TURIN (Italy) - Football: UEFA Champions League - Last 16 Second Leg: Juventus (ITA) v Lyon (FRA) (1900 GMT) VIDEO. MANCHESTER (United Kingdom) - Football: UEFA Champions League - Last 16 Second Leg: Manchester City (ENG) v Real Madrid (ESP) (1900 GMT) VIDEO. SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 2020 Worldwide WORLD - International Cat Day PICTURE. VIDEO. Asia-Pacific BEIJING (China) - China's top legislature holds session (To 11) Europe Garzweiler (Germany) - NGO Ende Gelaende blockades coal infrastructure in Rhine region Latin America MANAGUA (Nicaragua) - Miss Nicaragua contest Sports MONTEVIDEO (Uruguay) - Football championship resumes BRAZIL - Brazilian football championship resumes (To 9) afp
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