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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. FRIDAY, MAY 14, 2021 Asia-Pacific AFGHANISTAN - Three-day ceasefire for Eid holiday declared by Taliban VIDEO. (To 15) WELLINGTON (New Zealand) - PM Jacinda Ardern press conference on 'Christchurch Call' push to curb online extremism (2200 GMT) Europe GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO virtual press conference on Covid-19 (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - PM Johnson holds Downing Street press conference (1600 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) PARIS (France) - French President Macron and New-Zealand's PM Ardern lead online summit marking 2 years since the 'Christchurch call' (1830 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. North America MONTREAL (Canada) - Quebec opens Covid vaccination to all adults Middle East and North Africa (+) JERUSALEM - Palestinians mark Nakba Day - the exodus of Palestinian refugees from Israel in 1948 (1400 GMT) (To 15) Latin America (+) QUITO (Ecuador) - New National Assembly to be sworn in Sports ITALY - Cycling: World Tour 2021, Giro d'Italia PICTURE. GRAPHIC. (To 30) TOKYO (Japan) - Inaugural Olympic Virtual Series (To June 23) TOKYO (Japan) - Olympic 3x3 test basketball event VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 16) LE MANS (France) - Moto world championship French Grand Prix PICTURE. (To 16) SATURDAY, MAY 15, 2021 Worldwide (+) WORLD - Facebook-owned WhatsApp privacy update takes effect Asia-Pacific SYDNEY (Australia) - Australia ends ban on citizens returning from India Europe MADRID (Spain) - 10th anniversary of 'indignados' anti-austerity protest movement ALMATY (Kazakhstan) - Anti-government protests planned VIDEO. MOSCOW (Russia) - Deadline imposed by Russia for Twitter to delete 'banned' content (+) PARIS (France) - Pro-Palestinian protesters plan to demonstrate (to be confirmed) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. WARSAW (Poland) - Restaurant terraces re-open, mask obligation lifted VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Deadline for UK to respond to EU legal complaint over agreement on post-Brexit trade through N. Ireland LONDON (United Kingdom) - Londoners protest in support of Palestinians amid Jerusalem, Gaza unrest VIDEO. ENSISHEIM (France) - Protest against Amazon warehouse project in Alsace (1300 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Call for third illegal party in a park, following clashes with police during earlier editions (1400 GMT) VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa (+) TEHRAN (Iran) - President Rouhani addresses Covid task force meeting (0600 GMT) Latin America CHILE - Local elections and vote for constituent assembly members VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. (To 16) Sports LONDON (United Kingdom) - Football: Chelsea v Leicester City in FA Cup Final (1615 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2021 Highlights (+) UNITED NATIONS (United States) - UN Security Council meeting on Middle East conflict Asia-Pacific (+) SINGAPORE (Singapore) - Singapore imposes tougher virus curbs as local transmission rises VIDEO. WELLINGTON (New Zealand) - New Zealand opens travel bubble with Cook Islands Europe (+) ROME (Italy) - End of quarantine requirement for visitors from the EU, Britain and Israel who test negative for the coronavirus CROATIA - Local elections (0500 GMT) PICTURE. (+) COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - US Secretary of State Blinken visits (0600 GMT) (To 17) VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope celebrates mass at St Peter's Basilica with Rome's Myanmar faithful (0800 GMT) PICTURE. Middle East and North Africa (+) RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - OIC foreign ministers hold virtual meeting over Israeli-Palestinian crisis DUBAI (United Arab Emirates) - Arabian Travel Market 2021 industry conference (To 19) Sub-Saharan Africa BISSAU (Guinea-Bissau) - Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa visits VIDEO. (To 17) Sports ROME (Italy) - Tennis: ATP tour 2021 - Internazionali BNL d'Italia: Day 8 ROME (Italy) - Tennis: WTA tour 2021 - Internazionali BNL d'Italia: Day 7 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) DHAKA (Bangladesh) - Cricket: Sri Lanka's tour of Bangladesh (0200 GMT) PICTURE. (To 29) (+) SPAIN - Football: Limited numbers of fans allowed to return in La Liga (1630 GMT) GOTHENBURG (Sweden) - Football: Women's Champions League - Final: Chelsea (ENG) v Barcelona (ESP) (1900 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. MONDAY, MAY 17, 2021 Worldwide WORLD - International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia Europe (+) PARIS (France) - French president Macron hosts International conference on Sudan (1200 GMT) UNITED KINGDOM - Indoor hospitality resumes, tourist attractions reopen and some foreign travel restarts as Covid restrictions ease PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) MADRID (Spain) - Spanish authorities give briefing on coronavirus VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. KRANJ (Slovenia) - Western Balkan heads of state hold annual meeting to discuss EU accession PICTURE. (*) LJUBLJANA (Slovenia) - PM Jansa faces impeachment vote PICTURE. (To 18) UNITED KINGDOM - Restrictions eased on travel from England to countries on government 'green list', including Portugal, Australia, N.Zealand MARSEILLE (France) - Spanish temporary jobs agency Terra Fecundis on trial for breaking laws on employing seasonal workers (To 21) DUBLIN (Ireland) - Ryanair annual results (0600 GMT) MOSCOW (Russia) - Court starts hearing extremism case against Navalny's organisation (0700 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Friends of Sudan conference on supporting transitional government (0800 GMT) North America MIAMI BEACH (United States) - Miss Universe 2021 competition (0000 GMT) VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa (*) ALGERIA - Campaigning begins for snap elections PICTURE. VIDEO. RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - Saudi Arabia lifts travel curbs on 'immunised' citizens (+) TEHRAN (Iran) - Foreign ministry spokesman holds press conference (0600 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa PIETERMARITZBURG (South Africa) - Corruption trial of ex-president Zuma starts VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BAMAKO (Mali) - Strike called by national union (To 21) TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2021 Asia-Pacific MUMBAI (India) - Tata Motors releases quarterly earnings (1130 GMT) HONG KONG (China) - Baidu Q1 results (1200 GMT) Europe (*) PARIS (France) - Africa financing summit (1030 GMT) VIDEO. MOSCOW (Russia) - FM Lavrov delivers speech during Russia-Africa conference VIDEO. MOSCOW (Russia) - Parliament debates bill banning Navalny supporters from being elected as lawmakers VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Appeal court examines legal framework of Belgian government's virus restrictions PARIS (France) - Tunisian President Kais Saied visits VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Royal Dutch Shell general shareholders meeting LONDON (United Kingdom) - Vodafone FY 2021 annual results (0500 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK monthly labour statistics (0600 GMT) (+) BONN (Germany) - Germany's financial regulator Bafin holds annual press conference (0830 GMT) PARIS (France) - Societe Generale annual general meeting (1400 GMT) North America DEARBORN (United States) - Biden tours Ford electric vehicle production plant PICTURE. VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - US envoy to Afghanistan testifies in Congress on troop withdrawal countdown (1400 GMT) Middle East and North Africa CASABLANCA (Morocco) - Journalist Omar Radi on trial for spying and sexual assault (+) ALGIERS (Algeria) - Verdict at corruption appeal trial of head of Algeria's biggest privately owned conglomerate Cevital (To 19) CASABLANCA (Morocco) - Trial resumes of journalist Soulaimane Raissouni (0800 GMT) WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 2021 Highlights NEW YORK (United States) - New York eases virus restrictions, subway resumes 24-hour service PICTURE. VIDEO. Asia-Pacific PANAJI (India) - Verdict due in rape trial of former chief editor of Tehelka magazine Europe FRANCE - Museums, cinemas, non-essential shops and cafe terraces reopen as night-time curfew eases VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Boris Johnson answers Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) (1100 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) DUSHANBE (Tajikistan) - Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev visits (To 20) (*) MOSCOW (Russia) - Parliament debates end to Open Skies security treaty with US VIENNA (Austria) - Restaurants, hotels, cultural events set to reopen after six-month Covid lockdown VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. MADRID (Spain) - FITUR international tourism trade fair PICTURE. (To 23) REYKJAVIK (Iceland) - Ministerial meeting of the Arctic Council PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 20) FRANKFURT (Germany) - European Central Bank biannual financial stability report (0800 GMT) LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - EU Court of Justice ruling in case over state aid to airlines hit by pandemic (0900 GMT) COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - Protest over Denmark's decision to revoke residence permits for Syrian refugees (1430 GMT) VIDEO. North America SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Judge examines settlement reached with Bayer over RoundUp herbicide Middle East and North Africa (+) TEHRAN (Iran) - President Hassan Rouhani addresses weekly cabinet meeting (0600 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa MOGADISHU (Somalia) - Government and leaders of semi-autonomous states hold talks on forthcoming elections (2100 GMT) Latin America BRASÍLIA (Brazil) - Parliamentary committee on Covid-19 response questions former health minister Eduardo Pazuello Sports ROME (Italy) - Football: Coppa Italia final (1900 GMT) PICTURE. THURSDAY, MAY 20, 2021 Worldwide WORLD - World Bee Day Asia-Pacific WENCHANG (China) - Scheduled launch of Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft to China's space station SAMOA - General election Europe BELGRADE (Serbia) - Production of Russia's Sputnik vaccine to begin in Serbia EVIAN (France) - 60th anniversary of first Evian Conference aimed at ending Algeria's war of independence PARIS (France) - Ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial on charges of illegal campaign financing LIVE VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEO. PICTURE. (To June 22) FRANKFURT (Germany) - Army officer Franco Albrecht stands trial for allegedly carrying out terrorist attacks while posing as a Syrian refugee VIDEO. PICTURE. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU trade ministers meet LONDON (United Kingdom) - EasyJet half-year earnings (0600 GMT) STRASBOURG (France) - European Court of Human Rights rules in case against Romanian govt over Covid lockdown (0800 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) (+) KANGERLUSSUAQ (Greenland) - US Secretary of State Blinken visits (1000 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Europe's first sale of digital art supported by NFTs (1300 GMT) VIDEO. 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 BEIRUT (Lebanon) - Syrians abroad can vote in presidential elections 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. Sports MONTE CARLO (Principality of Monaco) - Auto: Formula One - Monaco Grand Prix (To 23) PORTO (Portugal) - Auto: World rally championship (WRC), Rally of Monte-Carlo PICTURE. (To 23) FRIDAY, MAY 21, 2021 Highlights (*) ROME (Italy) - Mario Draghi hosts Ursula von der Leyen in Rome for the G20 / EU Global Health Summit PICTURE. VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - Biden hosts talks with South Korea's President Moon Jae-in PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Asia-Pacific (*) SYDNEY (Australia) - Climate rally organised by school strikers (0200 GMT) Europe 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 PARIS (France) - Carrefour shareholders' annual general meeting POLAND - Cinemas, classical music and cultural venues reopen (*) FLORENCE (Italy) - Lawyers and Dante's descendants hold conference on overturning writer's 700-year-old conviction LISBON (Portugal) - EU finance ministers meet (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) LONDON (United Kingdom) - April retail statistics (0900 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 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 Worldwide WORLD - International Day for Biological Diversity Europe VENICE (Italy) - Venice Architecture Biennale PICTURE. (To November 21) PARIS (France) - Pinault Collection Museum of contemporary art opens to public 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. PARMA (Italy) - Tennis: WTA tour 2021 - Emilia-Romagna Open: Day 7 BELGRADE (Serbia) - Tennis: WTA tour 2021 - Serbia Open: Day 7 UNITED STATES - Basketball: NBA playoffs 2021 begin BELGRADE (Serbia) - Tennis: ATP tour 2021 - Belgrade open (To 29) PARMA (Italy) - Tennis: ATP tour 2021 - Emilia-Romagna Open (To 29) afp
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