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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. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2021 Highlights IN SPACE - UAE's Hope probe reaches Mars orbit (1542 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) WASHINGTON (United States) - Donald Trump's impeachment trial in the Senate (1800 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. LIVE VIDEO. (To 19) Worldwide (*) WORLD - Safer Internet Day Europe (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU Parliament holds debate on the situation in Myanmar (1630 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - European Council chief Charles Michel meets EU post-Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier (1800 GMT) PICTURE. North America (+) OTTAWA (Canada) - Non-essential businesses reopen in Ontario (+) UNITED NATIONS (United States) - UN Security Council meeting on Somalia VIDEO. (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Biden, Treasury Secretary Yellen meet business leaders (1830 GMT) PICTURE. SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Twitter Q4 results (2300 GMT) Latin America (*) 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) ALTENBERG (Germany) - IBSF Bobsled & Skeleton World Championship (To 14) WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2021 Highlights BEIJING (China) - Chinese spacecraft Tianwen-1 due to reach orbit of Mars Asia-Pacific (+) BANGKOK (Thailand) - Anti-government protest VIDEO. (+) PHNOM PENH (Cambodia) - Covid-19 vaccines rollout begins with Chinese jabs PICTURE. VIDEO. 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) (+) LAHORE (Pakistan) - Supreme court ruling on legality of sentences for mentally ill convicts on death row (0430 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 (1300 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. VIDEO. ANKARA (Turkey) - Erdogan delivers address to the nation LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - Maersk Q4 results (0700 GMT) (+) PARIS (France) - Defence council meeting on Covid-19 response (0800 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) PICTURE. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU member states vote on online privacy regulation that would inflict tougher rules on messaging apps (0900 GMT) (+) OSLO (Norway) - Health authorities hold press conference on Covid-19 (1200 GMT) (+) PARIS (France) - Macron holds working lunch with Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kabore (1215 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. NANTERRE (France) - Far-right leader Marine Le Pen on trial for tweeting images of Islamic State atrocities (1230 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. PICTURE. (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - European Council President Charles Michel addresses Atlantic Council think tank (1530 GMT) North America (*) WASHINGTON (United States) - Biden pays 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) - PAHO holds briefing on Covid-19 in the Americas (1600 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) Sports POKLJUKA (Slovenia) - Biathlon: 2021 Biathlon World Championships (To 21) (+) SEVILLE (Spain) - Football: Copa del Rey - Semi final First Leg: Sevilla v Barcelona (2000 GMT) PICTURE. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2021 Highlights (+) GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO panel of experts publish recommendations on AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine (1100 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Asia-Pacific (*) NEW TAIPEI CITY (Taiwan) - Taiwan temple bell rings 108 times on Lunar New Year's Eve to welcome the 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. 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 (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Senior minister Michael Gove holds talks with EU Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic on N.Ireland 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) (+) PARIS (France) - France's CNCDH human rights commission report on migrants in Calais, Grande Synthe (1000 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU-Ukraine Association Council meeting (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. 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 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 (+) DOHA (Qatar) - Football: Bayern Munich v Tigres in final of Club World Cup PICTURE. VIDEO. 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) (+) IDRE FJALL (Sweden) - Ski and snowboard cross world championships (1100 GMT) (To 13) FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2021 Highlights WORLD - Lunar New Year PICTURE. GRAPHIC. (+) GENEVA (Switzerland) - UN Human Rights Council special session on Myanmar crisis (0900 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. 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 died when 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. Sub-Saharan Africa (+) LAGOS (Nigeria) - Protest against police brutality 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 CHENNAI (India) - Cricket: India v England in second Test (To 17) LAHORE (Pakistan) - Cricket: Pakistan v South Africa in second T20 international PICTURE. 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. (+) BUDAPEST (Hungary) - Top independent radio station Klubradio's licence expires (+) RUSSIA - Nationwide flash mob actions in support of detained opposition leader Navalny (1700 GMT) 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: Ireland v France in Six Nations (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 full year 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 VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. ITALY - Ski resorts scheduled to reopen VIDEO. (*) PARIS (France) - Writer Gabriel Matzneff publishes new book despite being investigated over claims he raped children BELLINZONA (Switzerland) - Trial scheduled to resume for suspected warlord accused of committing atrocities in Liberia's civil war (To March 5) (+) UNITED KINGDOM - Covid tests become mandatory for new arrivals in quarantine GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO decision expected on usage recommendations for AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine (0900 GMT) (+) GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO virtual briefing on Covid-19 (1600 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. 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 resumes 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) - Night-time 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 of nine prominent dissidents, including Jimmy Lai and Martin Lee, for unlawful assembly (0100 GMT) Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU finance ministers meet VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - NATO chief Stoltenberg holds press conference on eve of defence ministers' meeting (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sports (*) BARCELONA (Spain) - Football: Barcelona v Paris Saint-Germain in last 16 of Champions League (first leg) (2000 GMT) PICTURE. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2021 Europe MOSCOW (Russia) - Hearing in trial on embezzlement charges of US financier Michael Calvey and French banker Philippe Delpal MINSK (Belarus) - Trial of opposition politician Viktor Babaryko begins PARIS (France) - Kering 2020 annual results (+) KRAKOW (Poland) - V4 group prime ministers' summit PICTURE. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU releases annual trade policy review, including WTO reform proposal (1100 GMT) (+) CELLE (Germany) - Verdict in trial of suspected Islamic State group recruiter (1100 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - NATO defence ministers hold meeting by videoconference (1400 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 18) Middle East and North Africa SFAX (Tunisia) - General strike MOROCCO - Possible lifting of night-time virus curfew Sub-Saharan Africa NYANZA (Rwanda) - 'Hotel Rwanda' film hero Paul Rusesabagina goes on trial afp
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