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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. MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2020 Asia-Pacific MUMBAI (India) - Hindu festival of Ganesh Chaturthi (To 31) CHRISTCHURCH (New Zealand) - Sentencing hearing for New Zealand mosque shooter Brenton Tarrant PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 26) SEREMBAN (Malaysia) - Inquest into the death of Franco-Irish teen Nora Quoirin PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To September 4) Europe MOSCOW (Russia) - International Army Games 2020 VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To September 5) (*) VIENNA (Austria) - Finance ministers of German-speaking countries meet (1500 GMT) (To 25) North America CHARLOTTE (United States) - Republican National Convention where Trump will be formally nominated as candidate PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 27) (+) MILLS RIVER (United States) - Trump delivers remarks on Farmers to families food box program distribution (1730 GMT) Middle East and North Africa (*) JERUSALEM - Pompeo on regional tour after Israel-UAE deal VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 28) Sports SOUTHAMPTON (United Kingdom) - Cricket: England v Pakistan, 3rd Test PICTURE. (To 25) NEW YORK (United States) - Tennis: ATP tour 2020 - Cincinnati Open (To 28) (+) PARIS (France) - Return of PSG players after Champions League final TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2020 Asia-Pacific (+) BEIJING (China) - Hungarian FM Peter Szijjarto visits (*) COX'S BAZAR (Bangladesh) - Third anniversary of Rohingya exodus PICTURE. Europe MOSCOW (Russia) - US diplomat Stephen Biegun visits (To 26) (+) ITALY - Chinese FM Wang Yi visits five European countries VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To September 1) THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Ratko Mladic appeals Srebrenica genocide conviction (0720 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 26) (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Belarus opposition leader Tikhanovskaya addresses EU Parliament (0900 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Defence council holds talks on fighting COVID-19 (+) BAKU (Azerbaijan) - Russian Defence Minister Shoigu visits (+) MINSK (Belarus) - 17th day of protests over disputed elections VIDEO. PICTURE. GRAPHIC. LIVE VIDEO. (+) ANKARA (Turkey) - German Foreign Minister Maas visits (*) ATHENS (Greece) - FM Dendias hosts German counterpart Maas (0900 GMT) WEIMAR (Germany) - 120th anniversary of philosopher Nietzsche's death (+) PARIS (France) - Justice Minister Dupond-Moretti hosts German counterpart Lambrecht EDINBURGH (United Kingdom) - Sean Connery's 90th birthday VIDEO. (+) PAYERNE (Switzerland) - World record attempt by jumping with a parachute from the solar-powered SolarStratos plane (0500 GMT) PICTURE. WIESBADEN (Germany) - GDP Q2 (0600 GMT) STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - SAS airline quarterly results (0600 GMT) MUNICH (Germany) - German business confidence survey (0800 GMT) (+) MAGDEBURG (Germany) - Resumption of trial of suspect behind synagogue assault in Halle (0800 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. ATHENS (Greece) - Austrian Interior Minister Karl Nehammer in Greece for talks with PM, migration officials (1100 GMT) (To 26) North America (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Consumer confidence data (1400 GMT) Middle East and North Africa (+) AMMAN (Jordan) - Top leaders of Jordan, Iraq, Egypt meet for regional summit TUNIS (Tunisia) - Deadline to form new government (1300 GMT) TEHRAN (Iran) - Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili holds press conference (0630 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa (*) BRAZZAVILLE (Congo) - WHO Africa region expected to be officially certified free of wild poliovirus (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. Latin America URUGUAY - Independence Day Sports SAN SEBASTIAN (Spain) - Football: Women's Champions League - Semi final First Leg: VfL Wolfsburg (GER) v Barcelona (ESP) (1800 GMT) PICTURE. (*) Syros (Greece) - Assault trial of ManUtd captain Harry Maguire PLOUAY (France) - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Bretagne Classic 2020 (0730 GMT) KIEV (Ukraine) - Football: Dynamo v Shakhtar in domestic SuperCup match (1800 GMT) WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2020 Europe BERLIN (Germany) - EU defence ministers hold talks LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Education Minister Blanquer press conference on school restart (1300 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. ATHENS (Greece) - Parliament to ratify maritime deals with Egypt, Italy (+) KIEV (Ukraine) - US Deputy Secretary of State visits PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 27) VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - General audience of pope Francis, live streaming from his private library (0730 GMT) PARIS (France) - 50th anniversary of first Women's Liberation protest (0800 GMT) VIDEO. North America CANADA - Hollywood blockbuster 'Tenet' released, ahead of US TERRE HAUTE (United States) - Execution of Lezmond Mitchell, only Native American on death row LOS ANGELES (United States) - Auction of film props from 'Top Gun,' 'Star Wars' and 'Alien' (To 27) Middle East and North Africa TEHRAN (Iran) - President Hassan Rouhani chairs weekly cabinet meeting (0600 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa TANZANIA - Start of Tanzania election campaign VIDEO. (*) ABIDJAN (Ivory Coast) - Election of new African Development Bank president during annual assembly (To 27) Latin America MEXICO CITY (Mexico) - GDP Q2 update (1100 GMT) BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - World tango dance tournament, held virtually (2300 GMT) (To 30) Sports BILBAO (Spain) - Football: Women's Champions League - Semi final First Leg: Paris SG (FRA) v Lyon (FRA) (1800 GMT) PICTURE. THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2020 Worldwide WORLD - International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism Asia-Pacific SHANGHAI (China) - China Construction Bank expected to announce first-half earnings BEIJING (China) - Defence ministry monthly press conference (0700 GMT) Europe GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO press conference on COVID-19 (1500 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. BERLIN (Germany) - EU foreign ministers hold talks LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 28)(+) VIENNA (Austria) - US diplomat Stephen Biegun visits LONDON (United Kingdom) - Liberal Democrats announce result of vote for new leader VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - WPP half year earnings (0500 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Rolls-Royce half year results (0500 GMT) HANOVER (Germany) - Continental car company presents study on its historical ties with the Nazi regime (0700 GMT) (+) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Trial of two far-right suspects over murder of CDU politician Walter Luebcke (0700 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel hosts talks with NATO chief Stoltenberg (0730 GMT) (+) OSLO (Norway) - Chinese Foreign minister Wang Yi visits (0800 GMT) (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - First meeting of the negotiators from the European Parliament, EU Commission and German EU Council Presidency on the EU budget and recovery fund (0800 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - Federal, regional government leaders hold talks on COVID-19 response (0900 GMT) COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - WHO holds virtual press conference on COVID-19 in Europe (0900 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Finance minister holds press conference (1300 GMT) REMSCHEID (Germany) - Economy Minister Peter Altmaier holds press conference on aid to industries hit by COVID-19 (1400 GMT) MADRID (Spain) - Spanish authorities give briefing on coronavirus (1530 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Trump accepts Republican nomination with speech from the White House PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. NEW YORK (United States) - MoMA reopens to the public (+) BALTIMORE (United States) - Mike Pence delivers his speech on the third day of Convention (0100 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - GDP Q2 (2nd estimate) (1230 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1230 GMT) Moran (United States) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivers monetary policy speech (1310 GMT) Sports PARIS (France) - France football coach Didier Deschamps holds press conference (1200 GMT) FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2020 Asia-Pacific SHANGHAI (China) - Chinese oil giant PetroChina expected to announce first-half earnings Europe COLOGNE (Germany) - Gamescom video games trade fair, held online PICTURE. VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Open VLD party chief Egbert Lachaert reports to king on bid to form new government ANGOULÊME (France) - Angoulême Francophone Film Festival (To September 2) STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - GDP Q2 update MOSCOW (Russia) - Aeroflot Q2 results (0900 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - 'Get Your Knee Off Our Necks' march against police violence and racism (1500 GMT) PICTURE. OTTAWA (Canada) - GDP Q4 and full year 2019 (1230 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases personal income and spending data (1230 GMT) Middle East and North Africa KARBALA (Iraq) - First day of annual Ashura commemorations (date subject to change) (To 30) Sub-Saharan Africa JUBA (South Sudan) - Sudan rebels sign peace deal Latin America BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - Deadline for creditors to accept deal to restructure $66 billion debt (1400 GMT) VIDEO. Sports EDINBURGH (United Kingdom) - Rugby: Pro14 Round 15 Glasgow Warriors v Edinburgh, with spectators allowed (1830 GMT) SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 2020 Asia-Pacific SHANGHAI (China) - Air China expected to announce half year results SHANGHAI (China) - Bank of China expected to announce first-half earnings SHANGHAI (China) - China Eastern Airlines expected to announce first-half earnings SHANGHAI (China) - China Southern Airlines expected to announce first-half earnings SHANGHAI (China) - Chinese banking giant ICBC expected to announce first-half earnings Europe BERLIN (Germany) - Protest against virus restrictions called by far-right and COVID-19 deniers LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. VIENNA (Austria) - Sigmund Freud Museum reopens PERPIGNAN (France) - Visa pour l'image International Festival of Photojournalism (To September 13) ZURICH (Switzerland) - Protest against mask and vaccine amid COVID-19 pandemic (1500 GMT) North America NEW YORK (United States) - Metropolitan Museum of Art reopens UNITED STATES - 15th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina that killed over 1,800 people Sub-Saharan Africa NIGERIA - International flights resume Sports FRANCE - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Tour de France 2020 VIDEO. (To September 20) WEMBLEY (United Kingdom) - Football Association Community Shield PICTURE. Madison (Illinois) (United States) - IndyCar: Bommarito Automotive Group 500 (To 30) LE MANS (France) - EWC: 24 Hours Motos in Le Mans (To 30) SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2020 Worldwide WORLD - International Day of the Disappeared Asia-Pacific (*) TAIPEI (Taiwan) - Czech delegation visits (To September 4) TOKYO (Japan) - Industrial production data released (2350 GMT) Europe KOBLENZ (Germany) - Informal meeting of EU Agriculture ministers (To September 1) MONTENEGRO - Parliamentary elections PICTURE. VIDEO. VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's Angelus prayer on Saint-Peter's square from a window of the apostolic palace (1000 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Appeal hearing for protest figure Laalami Chems Eddine Sports SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS (Belgium) - Auto: Formula One - Belgian Grand Prix, Grand Prix (1310 GMT) SAN SEBASTIAN (Spain) - Football: Women's Champions League - Final: TBC v TBC (1800 GMT) PICTURE. (+) MARSEILLE (France) - World Petanque Championship (To September 2) MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2020 Asia-Pacific NEPAL - International flights resume (*) SHANGHAI (China) - Agricultural Bank of China half-year earnings (*) SHANGHAI (China) - Chinese oil giant Sinopec half-year earnings Europe THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - International Court of Justice hearings on Qatar row with Gulf states VIDEO. (To September 7) KIEV (Ukraine) - Remaining virus restrictions lifted TURKEY - School year restarts with distance learning BAKU (Azerbaijan) - Virus restrictions due to end VIDEO. (*) GENEVA (Switzerland) - WTO chief quits a year before end of his term (*) BERLIN (Germany) - Finance, Economy ministers grilled by parliament over Wirecard scandal (To September 1) ATHENS (Greece) - Deadline for government to decide on whether to extend lockdown of overcrowded migrant camps MOSCOW (Russia) - Jury selection in trial of Khachaturian sisters who killed their abusive father GDANSK (Poland) - 40th anniversary of Gdansk Agreement, which led to creation of Solidarity COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - GDP Q2 (+) ROSCOFF (France) - Roscoff-Plymouth route suspended by Brittany Ferries ANKARA (Turkey) - GDP Q2 (0700 GMT) ICELAND - GDP Q2 (0930 GMT) LISBON (Portugal) - GDP Q2 update (1000 GMT) WIESBADEN (Germany) - August inflation data released (preliminary) (1200 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - 10 years since Obama declared end of Iraq combat mission Sub-Saharan Africa ABIDJAN (Ivory Coast) - Deadline for presidential candidates to announce nomination Latin America BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - Government makes announcement on restructuring of $66 billion debt (1400 GMT) Sports NEW YORK (United States) - Tennis: Grand Slam Tournaments - US Open PICTURE. VIDEO. (To September 13) BELGIUM - Cycling: World Tour 2020, BinckBank Tour 2020 (To September 6) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2020 Asia-Pacific AUSTRALIA - Cruise ship ban ends TOKYO (Japan) - New car sales data SINGAPORE - Borders reopen to travellers from Brunei, New Zealand Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK-US trade talks to run as hopes for 2020 deal fade (date to be confirmed) FRANCE - Schools reopen MOSCOW (Russia) - BRICS countries foreign ministers meet (To 30) POLAND - 81st anniversary of Germany's invasion of Poland, marking beginning of WWII PICTURE. PARIS (France) - Decision on running FIAC art fair in October (*) VIENNA (Austria) - Joint commission on Iran nuclear deal meets VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Release of new novel by Ken Follett 'The Evening and the Morning' (+) BELGIUM - Schools resume with masks for over-11s KOUROU (France) - Space rocket Vega due to take off PARIS (France) - Tests start on cannabis therapies Middle East and North Africa BEIRUT (Lebanon) - French President Macron makes return visit after Beirut blast PICTURE. VIDEO. LEBANON - 100th anniversary of establishment of Greater Lebanon VIDEO. FILE PICTURE. PICTURE. JERUSALEM - Decision due on extraditing Orthodox teacher accused of child sex abuse in Australia DOHA (Qatar) - Partial resumption of public transport ALGIERS (Algeria) - Scheduled entry into force of EU-Algeria trade agreement Sub-Saharan Africa GHANA - Borders reopen (date subject to change) KHARTOUM (Sudan) - Start of renovation work on Sudan National Museum SENEGAL - Universities reopen (0700 GMT) Latin America MEXICO CITY (Mexico) - President Obrador presents his second government report VIDEO. Sports (+) TOKYO (Japan) - Olympic flame to be displayed (To November 1) HONG KONG (China) - Badminton world tour starts SOUTHAMPTON (United Kingdom) - Cricket: England v Pakistan 3rd T20 international PICTURE. afp
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