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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, MARCH 12, 2021 Highlights (*) WASHINGTON (United States) - Biden holds four-way virtual summit with PMs of India, Japan, Australia VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) LAUSANNE (Switzerland) - IOC session LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. PICTURE. Asia-Pacific CHRISTCHURCH (New Zealand) - Memorial service to mark two years since the Christchurch mosque mass shootings VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. TAIPEI (Taiwan) - Taipei Fashion Week VIDEO. (To 14) NONTHABURI (Thailand) - Thai Prime Minister is inoculated with AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. Europe (+) ROME (Italy) - French Secretary of State for European Affairs Clement Beaune visits (1100 GMT) (*) PARIS (France) - Cesar Awards ceremony, France's top film prizes (2000 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK monthly GDP and trade statistics (0600 GMT) (*) WIESBADEN (Germany) - Final inflation data for February (0700 GMT) (+) MOSCOW (Russia) - Foreign ministry spokeswoman holds press conference (0700 GMT) (+) BARCELONA (Spain) - Constitutive session of the Catalan parliament. (0900 GMT) PICTURE. (+) BERLIN (Germany) - Press conference of Health Minister Spahn and RKI chief Wieler (0900 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. 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) GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO virtual briefing on Covid-19 (1600 GMT) VIDEO. (*) MADRID (Spain) - Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa visits (1700 GMT) PICTURE. (*) TASHKENT (Uzbekistan) - Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov visits (*) MOSCOW (Russia) - MPs from Germany's far-right party AfD visit (+) TASHKENT (Uzbekistan) - Merkel discusses trade cooperation with Uzbek leader (*) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU interior ministers hold talks on reform of asylum rules (+) PARIS (France) - Restrictions relaxed on arrivals from 7 non-EU countries, including UK North America QUEBEC CITY (Canada) - Suspect accused of Halloween sword attack appears in court OTTAWA (Canada) - Canada publishes unemployment figures (1330 GMT) (*) NEW YORK (United States) - Theater community holds event to mark one year since Broadway shutdown. (1630 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. VIDEO. (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - President Biden and Democratic members of Congress mark signing of $1.9 trillion-dollar COVID-19 relief package (1930 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa (*) BEIRUT (Lebanon) - Lebanese parliament meets (1230 GMT) VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa (+) NAIROBI (Kenya) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta addresses the nation regarding the country's COVID-19 status. VIDEO. (*) MAPUTO (Mozambique) - Southern African Development Community ministers hold virtual summit (To 13) Latin America (*) ASUNCION (Paraguay) - Opposition and pro-government demonstrators stage protests VIDEO. (*) COMITANCILLO (Guatemala) - The bodies of Guatemalans who were killed in Mexico are expected to arrive VIDEO. Sports DOHA (Qatar) - Tennis: ATP tour 2021 - Qatar ExxonMobil Open (To 13) ASPEN (United States) - Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships (To 16) (*) ABU DHABI (United Arab Emirates) - Cricket: Afghanistan v Zimbabwe 2nd Test Match (To 14) SAKHIR (Bahrain) - Auto: Formula One - Pre-season test (To 14) (*) NICE (France) - Cycling: World Tour 2021, Paris - Nice 2021 PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 14) AUCKLAND (New Zealand) - Sailing: America's Cup between Team New Zealand and Italy's Luna Rossa VIDEO. (To 21) AHMEDABAD (India) - Cricket: India v England, 1st T20 international (0830 GMT) PICTURE. RABAT (Morocco) - Confederation of African Football elects new president (0900 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. NORTH SOUND (Antigua and Barbuda) - Cricket: West Indies v Sri Lanka in second ODI (1330 GMT) PICTURE. (*) SAN BENEDETTO DEL TRONTO (Italy) - Cycling: World Tour 2021, Tirreno - Adriatico 2021 (To 16) SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 2021 Asia-Pacific BANGKOK (Thailand) - Pro-democracy protesters plan to march to Government House and camp outside PICTURE. VIDEO. (*) HONG KONG (China) - Bail appeal for several dissidents detained on subversion charges (0300 GMT) Europe Pas-de-Calais (France) - Pas-de-Calais region comes under local lockdown in virus fight (0500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 14) DUNBLANE (United Kingdom) - 25th anniversary of the Dunblane school massacre, in which 16 children and their teacher were killed VIDEO. COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - Protest against Covid-19 restrictions (1800 GMT) Middle East and North Africa TUNISIA - Covid-19 vaccination campaign begins VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. TEHRAN (Iran) - President Hassan Rouhani speaks at weekly Covid-19 taskforce meeting (0630 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa ADDIS ABABA (Ethiopia) - Vaccination campaign against Covid-19 due to start VIDEO. Sports ROME (Italy) - Rugby: Six Nations, day 4: Italy v Wales (1415 GMT) PICTURE. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Rugby: Six Nations, day 4: England v France (1645 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Football: Premier League - day 28: Fulham v Manchester City (2000 GMT) PICTURE. SUNDAY, MARCH 14, 2021 Highlights (*) TEHRAN (Iran) - British-Iranian Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe set to face new court hearing after end of five-year sentence for sedition LOS ANGELES (United States) - Grammy Awards gala PICTURE. VIDEO. Europe STUTTGART (Germany) - Regional elections in Baden-Wurtemberg (0700 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. MAINZ (Germany) - Regional elections in Rhineland-Palatinate (0700 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. Sub-Saharan Africa CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Second round of parliamentary elections VIDEO. Latin America LIMA (Peru) - Suspension of flights from Brazil set to end Sports AHMEDABAD (India) - Cricket: India v England, 2nd T20 international (0830 GMT) PICTURE. NORTH SOUND (Antigua and Barbuda) - Cricket: West Indies v Sri Lanka in third and final ODI (1330 GMT) PICTURE. (*) - Rugby: Six Nations, day 4: Scotland v Ireland (1500 GMT) PICTURE. MONDAY, MARCH 15, 2021 Highlights SYRIA - 10th anniversary of start of revolt against Assad regime PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. GENEVA (Switzerland) - Expected release of WHO report following mission to China to investigate origins of Covid (date to be confirmed) NEW YORK (United States) - Virtual ceremony to honour victims of Covid-19, on anniversary of city's first death in the pandemic (0000 GMT) (*) JAPAN - Blinken, Austin travel to Japan and South Korea on first foreign visit (1200 GMT) (To 18) Asia-Pacific CANBERRA (Australia) - Women's protest to march on parliament house (0100 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BEIJING (China) - China releases key monthly economic data (0200 GMT) Europe THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Top UN court to hear Somalia-Kenya border dispute (0900 GMT) VIDEO. (To 19) (*) MOSCOW (Russia) - Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) president Rick Dems visits VIDEO. (To 16) (*) BELGIUM - Students begin return to Belgian universities (+) MONTAUBAN (France) - President Macron, Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez attend Franco-Spanish summit (1020 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - NATO chief participates in European Parliament hearing via videolink (1245 GMT) (*) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Eurozone finance ministers meet (1400 GMT) VIDEO. KIEV (Ukraine) - Supreme Court examines ban on three pro-Russian television channels (1600 GMT) GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO virtual briefing on Covid-19 (1600 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. MADRID (Spain) - Spanish health authorities give press conference on Covid-19 (1730 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. North America (*) VANCOUVER (Canada) - Hearing in extradition trial of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou (1700 GMT) (To April 1) Middle East and North Africa (+) BENGHAZI (Libya) - Interim PM Abdul Hamid Dbeibah swearing-in ceremony TEHRAN (Iran) - Foreign ministry spokesman holds press conference (0700 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa LILONGWE (Malawi) - Extradition hearing for self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri (*) LAMU (Kenya) - Fishermen demonstrate on first day of hearing on Somalia-Kenya border dispute (0700 GMT) VIDEO. (+) BAMAKO (Mali) - Court to decide whether to stop or not trial against ex putsch leader Sanogo (0900 GMT) TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 2021 Europe (+) ATHENS (Greece) - Greece, Turkey hold second round of talks on the situation in the eastern Mediterranean PICTURE. VIDEO. GREECE - Covid-19 lockdown in Athens, other Greek areas expected to end (*) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Combat Anti-Semitism Movement holds online mayors' summit BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU finance ministers meet VIDEO. (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU health ministers hold video conference VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) SPAIN - End of virus ban on travel from the UK PARIS (France) - Senate begins first reading of new security bill (+) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Frankfurt airport operator Fraport 2020 annual results (0600 GMT) WOLFSBURG (Germany) - Volkswagen 2020 annual results (0630 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve holds two-day policy meeting PICTURE. GRAPHIC. (To 17) Middle East and North Africa MOROCCO - Possible lifting of night-time virus curfew Latin America QUITO (Ecuador) - Election campaign begins PICTURE. (To April 8) Sports AHMEDABAD (India) - Cricket: India v England, 3rd T20 international (0830 GMT) PICTURE. BUDAPEST (Hungary) - Football: Champions League - Last 16 Second Leg: Manchester City (ENG) v Borussia Moenchengladbach (GER) (2000 GMT) PICTURE. MADRID (Spain) - Football: Champions League - Last 16 Second Leg: Real Madrid (ESP) v Atalanta (ITA) (2000 GMT) PICTURE. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2021 Highlights (*) NETHERLANDS - Dutch general election PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) PARIS (France) - Ex-president Sarkozy goes on trial on charges of illegal campaign financing LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (To April 15) Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - Boris Johnson answers Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) (1200 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. OSLO (Norway) - Abel Prize for mathematics DUBLIN (Ireland) - St Patrick's Day VIDEO. MUNICH (Germany) - BMW 2020 annual results, press conference (0630 GMT) (+) PARIS (France) - Kapandji Morhange holds France's first Bitcoin auction (0800 GMT) (+) VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Hearing in trial over alleged rapes committed in a Vatican City residence (0830 GMT) PARIS (France) - IEA oil market report 2021 (0900 GMT) (*) WIESBADEN (Germany) - Economic advisory committee to government presents new growth forecasts (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve Chair Powell holds press conference after two-day meeting (1830 GMT) Middle East and North Africa SFAX (Tunisia) - General strike DUBAI (United Arab Emirates) - Art Dubai returns for 14th edition (0400 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 20) TEHRAN (Iran) - President Hassan Rouhani chairs weekly cabinet meeting (0630 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa CONGO - Security forces start early voting for presidential election PICTURE. VIDEO. KAMPALA (Uganda) - Deadline for Supreme Court to rule on challenge to Museveni's re-election by opposition leader Bobi Wine Sports (*) Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) - Cricket: Afghanistan v Zimbabwe 1st Twenty20 International (0300 GMT) (*) NORTH SOUND (Antigua and Barbuda) - Cricket: West Indies v Sri Lanka 1st Test (To 21) MUNICH (Germany) - Football: Champions League - Last 16 Second Leg: Bayern Munich (GER) v Lazio (ITA) (2000 GMT) PICTURE. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Football: Champions League - Last 16 Second Leg: Chelsea (ENG) v Atletico Madrid (ESP) (2000 GMT) PICTURE. THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 2021 Highlights ANCHORAGE (United States) - Top Biden officials hold first talks with Chinese (1700 GMT) Asia-Pacific OSAKA (Japan) - Japan 'Super Nintendo' theme park to open TOKYO (Japan) - Toshiba general assembly Europe BERGAMO (Italy) - PM Mario Draghi to honour the victims of coronavirus at one of the worst-affected places VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. MOSCOW (Russia) - Intra-Afghan meeting attended by Afghan authorities and Taliban VIDEO. (*) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Hollywood star Johnny Depp applies for permission to appeal against a London court ruling that he beat his ex-wife Amber Heard COLOGNE (Germany) - Cardinal of Cologne publishes report on sexual abuse in his diocese (0800 GMT) VIDEO. (*) VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - New hearing in trial over alleged rapes committed in a Vatican City residence (0830 GMT) ANKARA (Turkey) - Central bank to decide interest rate (1100 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Bank of England decision on monetary policy (1300 GMT) (*) MILAN (Italy) - Enel 2020 annual results (1700 GMT) MADRID (Spain) - Spanish health authorities give press conference on Covid-19 (1730 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1230 GMT) (+) TORONTO (Canada) - Sentencing in murder trial of man who drove truck into crowd, killing 10 (1330 GMT) (+) WINNIPEG (Canada) - Bail appeal hearing for fashion mogul Peter Nygard, charged in US with sex crimes (1430 GMT) Middle East and North Africa RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - Noor festival of lights (1300 GMT) Sports Football: Europa League - Last 16 Second Leg (1755 GMT) (*) ÖSTERSUND (Sweden) - Biathlon: 2020/2021 Women's Biathlon World Cup - Ostersund (To 21) AHMEDABAD (India) - Cricket: India v England, 4th T20 international (0830 GMT) PICTURE. MILAN (Italy) - Football: Europa League - Last 16 Second Leg: AC Milan (ITA) v Manchester United (ENG) (2000 GMT) FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 2021 Europe FRANCE - Youth For Climate France hold protests VIDEO. (To 20) STUTTGART (Germany) - Porsche annual results (0900 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - President Steinmeier honors BioNTech scientists Sahin and Tureci with Grand Cross of Merit (1030 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO virtual briefing on Covid-19 (1600 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa LIBYA - 10th anniversary of start of offensive by NATO-led coalition Latin America (+) MEXICO CITY (Mexico) - Government announces new oil discoveries (0400 GMT) Sports (*) Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) - Cricket: Afghanistan v Zimbabwe 2nd Twenty20 International (0300 GMT) (*) ÖSTERSUND (Sweden) - Biathlon: 2020/2021 Men's Biathlon World Cup - Ostersund (To 21) DUNEDIN (New Zealand) - Cricket: New Zealand v Bangladesh, 1st ODI SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 2021 Europe ROME (Italy) - Preliminary hearing to determine if Matteo Salvini is to stand trial over migrant rescue ship stand-off (*) KAZAKHSTAN - Launch of first satellite produced entirely by Tunisia (0600 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa DAKAR (Senegal) - Night-time curfew scheduled to end VIDEO. Sports Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) - Cricket Afghanistan v Zimbabwe 3rd Twenty20 International (0300 GMT) ITALY - Cycling: World Tour 2021, Milan - Sanremo 2021 afp
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