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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. THURSDAY, MAY 6, 2021 Highlights THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - International Criminal Court sentences Lord's Resistance Army warlord Dominic Ongwen for war crimes (1500 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. KIEV (Ukraine) - US Secretary of State Blinken visits PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - Court hearing over fraud charge with media tycoon Jimmy Lai (0700 GMT) Europe UNITED KINGDOM - Local elections VIDEO. (To 10) ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Trial resumes of RSF Turkey representative (0700 GMT) (*) PARIS (France) - Macron inaugurates new mass Covid vaccination centre (0800 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. (+) BERLIN (Germany) - Maas and Turkey's Cavusoglu give press conference after talks (0900 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (+) KIEV (Ukraine) - US Secretary of State and Ukraine president hold press conference (0930 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. (+) PRAGUE (Czech Republic) - Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg visits (0930 GMT) ANKARA (Turkey) - Central bank decides interest rate (1100 GMT) (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides holds press conference on Covid therapeutics strategy (1100 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Swearing-in ceremony of the Pontifical Swiss guards (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (*) LONDON (United Kingdom) - India's foreign minister addresses Policy Exchange think-tank on UK-India ties post-Covid (1515 GMT) (+) MADRID (Spain) - Authorities give briefing on coronavirus (1630 GMT) (+) MILAN (Italy) - Enel 2020 annual results (1700 GMT) YEREVAN (Armenia) - Russia's FM Lavrov visits VIDEO. (+) GENEVA (Switzerland) - WTO discusses waiving Covid vaccine patent right at General Council meeting ATHENS (Greece) - Unions strike against new labour law PICTURE. DENMARK - Cinemas, theatres reopen BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU defence ministers meet VIDEO. PICTURE. PARIS (France) - Societe Generale Q1 results (*) BERLIN (Germany) - 12th Petersberg Climate Dialogue VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 7) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Bank of England publishes monetary policy report LONDON (United Kingdom) - London mayoral election VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. GRAPHIC. (To 9) EDINBURGH (United Kingdom) - Scottish Parliament elections VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. GRAPHIC. (To 10) North America (*) LAKE CHARLES (United States) - Biden visits as pushes jobs plan PICTURE. VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - Weekly unemployment benefit claims data (1230 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF press briefing (1330 GMT) SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Court hears Epic Games lawsuit against Apple VIDEO. (To 21) Middle East and North Africa (*) JERUSALEM - Supreme Court rules if Palestinians can be evicted from East Jerusalem neighbourhood at request of Jewish Israelis VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) EGYPT - Egypt to partially shut down to curb rising virus cases (+) CAIRO (Egypt) - Turkish delegation visits after years of rancour between the two capitals VIDEO. (*) BEIRUT (Lebanon) - French Foreign Minister Le Drian visits VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa (+) BRAZZAVILLE (Congo) - WHO Africa Online Press Briefing (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. CAPE TOWN (South Africa) - President Ramaphosa answers questions in parliament, chiefly on Covid vaccine rollout (1200 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. (+) NONGOMA (South Africa) - Burial of Zulu regent queen Shiyiwe Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu Sports LONDON (United Kingdom) - Football: Arsenal v Villarreal in Europa League semi-final second leg (1900 GMT) PICTURE. GRAPHIC. ROME (Italy) - Football: Roma v Manchester United in Europa League semi-final second leg (1900 GMT) PICTURE. GRAPHIC. (+) MIAMI (United States) - Ex-welterweight champ Mayweather, YouTube star Logan Paul address media before June bout (1900 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. MADRID (Spain) - Tennis: WTA tour 2021 - Mutua Madrid Open (To May 8) FRIDAY, MAY 7, 2021 Highlights MEXICO CITY (Mexico) - US VP Harris, Mexico's Lopez Obrador hold talks online on immigration VIDEO. (*) PORTO (Portugal) - EU leaders meet (0830 GMT) PICTURE. (To 8) Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - Japan Airlines Q3 results (*) KUALA LUMPUR (Malaysia) - Partial lockdown enters into force BEIJING (China) - EU embassy press conference on Europe Day (0700 GMT) TAIPEI (Taiwan) - Constitutional court rules on indigenous hunting rights (0800 GMT) VIDEO. Europe PORTO (Portugal) - Social Summit as part of Portugal's EU presidency (1300 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Mosque on Taksim Square inaugurated (Date to be confirmed) PICTURE. HERZOGENAURACH (Germany) - Adidas Q1 results (0500 GMT) MUNICH (Germany) - Siemens Q2 results (0500 GMT) MUNICH (Germany) - BMW Q1 results (0530 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - IAG Q1 results (0600 GMT) WIESBADEN (Germany) - International trade data for March (0600 GMT) WIESBADEN (Germany) - March industrial production data (0600 GMT) (+) KIEV (Ukraine) - Belgian, Dutch and Luxembourgish FMs hold joint press conference (0700 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Intercontinental Hotels Group Q1 results and annual general meeting (1300 GMT) (+) GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO virtual press conference on Covid-19 (1500 GMT) VIDEO. (+) PORTO (Portugal) - Candle-lit vigil organized by Amnesty International to protest crackdown on dissent in India (2000 GMT) North America MONTREAL (Canada) - Air Canada Q4 and 2020 annual results (1200 GMT) OTTAWA (Canada) - Canada publishes unemployment figures (1230 GMT) Middle East and North Africa (+) TEHRAN (Iran) - Iran's supreme leader speaks on the occasion of Quds day (1000 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. (+) AMMAN (Jordan) - Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan protests in solidarity with Palestinians in East Jerusalem (1000 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa ANTANANARIVO (Madagascar) - Arrival of first batch of Covid-19 vaccines VIDEO. ADDIS ABABA (Ethiopia) - African Union health ministers meet via video link (2100 GMT) Sports MONTMELÓ (Spain) - Juan Manuel Correa makes comeback in F3, at opening of Spanish F1 Grand Prix (To 9) HARARE (Zimbabwe) - Cricket: Zimbabwe v Pakistan 2nd Test Match (To 11) SATURDAY, MAY 8, 2021 Asia-Pacific (*) SINGAPORE (Singapore) - New restrictions enter into force, gyms shut in Covid-19 fight Europe BELGIUM - Restaurant and cafe terraces reopen VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (*) GENEVA (Switzerland) - Daughter of jailed Russian opposition leader Navalny receives rights award on father's behalf (+) PORTO (Portugal) - Protest called by unions, during EU summit (1400 GMT) (*) PORTO (Portugal) - EU-India leaders' summit held online (1200 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) PARIS (France) - Macron attends ceremony marking WWII Victory Day (1600 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - National Remembrance Day, marking massacres by French soldiers in 1945 PICTURE. (*) TEHRAN (Iran) - President Rouhani addresses Covid task force meeting (0600 GMT) Sports ITALY - Cycling: World Tour 2021, Giro d'Italia PICTURE. GRAPHIC. (To 30) SUNDAY, MAY 9, 2021 Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Europe Day MOSCOW (Russia) - Victory Day parade PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Protests demanding climate justice AGRIGENTO (Italy) - Beatification ceremony for judge Rosario Livatino, assassinated by Sicilian mafia in 1990 (0800 GMT) Middle East and North Africa Dar El Beidah (Algeria) - Trial of 46 accused of belonging to terror group Sports TOKYO (Japan) - Olympic athletics test event PICTURE. MONDAY, MAY 10, 2021 Highlights MOSCOW (Russia) - EMA to inspect Sputnik V vaccine production sites (end dates to be confirmed) (To June 1) GENEVA (Switzerland) - Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response launches its main report (date to be confirmed) Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - Panasonic Q3 results HONG KONG (China) - Inquest into death of anti-extradition protester Leung Ling-kit begins (0100 GMT) HONG KONG (China) - Court hears judicial review against no-jury arrangement for first National Security Law trial (0200 GMT) Europe BAKU (Azerbaijan) - Russia's FM Lavrov visits (To 11) CYPRUS - Cyprus opens doors to vaccinated tourists from 65 countries (+) BUCHAREST (Romania) - Polish President Duda visits, attends military drills at Smardan site (To 11) (+) ATHENS (Greece) - Delphi Economic Forum (To 15) (+) ATHENS (Greece) - Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez visits (To 15) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU foreign ministers meet VIDEO. OSLO (Norway) - Health authority decision on use of AstraZeneca vaccine MILAN (Italy) - La Scala opera house reopens PICTURE. LISBON (Portugal) - Verdict in trial of three border officials over Ukrainian's death in migrant centre COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - Forum on democracy, with Taiwan president and Venezuelan opposition leader Guaido attending (1100 GMT) (To 11) (+) GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO virtual press conference on Covid-19 (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. North America (*) NEW YORK (United States) - NYSE eases Covid-19 restrictions Middle East and North Africa (+) JERUSALEM - Jewish celebrations for Jerusalem Day in the Old City VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. MOROCCO - Virus state of emergency set to end (To 11) (*) TEHRAN (Iran) - Foreign ministry spokesman holds press conference (0600 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa KENYA - Schools reopen Sports BUDAPEST (Hungary) - European Aquatics Championships 2020, rescheduled due to virus (To 23) TUESDAY, MAY 11, 2021 Highlights (*) TEHRAN (Iran) - Candidates submit names to run in presidential election (0330 GMT) (To 15) Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - Mitsubishi Motors 2020/2021 annual results YOKOHAMA (Japan) - Nissan Q3 results Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - Brit Awards VIDEO. (*) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Queen's Speech setting out government's legislative agenda (*) PARIS (France) - Auction of art, furniture of the late Japanese fashion designer Kenzo Takada PARIS (France) - OPEC monthly oil report GENEVA (Switzerland) - Sale of largest Kashmir sapphire to appear at auction (+) BELFAST (United Kingdom) - Coroner delivers verdict in Ballymurphy inquest into killings of 10 people by soldiers in 1971 VIDEO. ESSEN (Germany) - Thyssenkrupp Q2 results (0500 GMT) (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU European affairs ministers meet (0600 GMT) VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Euronext annual general meeting and analysts' conference (0700 GMT) (*) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - PM De Croo hosts meeting on easing virus restrictions on cultural sector (0700 GMT) VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Artcurial auctions collotypes by Toulouse-Lautrec (0800 GMT) (+) CAMBRIDGE (United Kingdom) - AstraZeneca shareholders general assembly (1000 GMT) North America KINGSTON (Jamaica) - 40th anniversary of Bob Marley's death PICTURE. Sub-Saharan Africa SOUTH AFRICA - Ruling party officials in court over Mandela funeral scandal (*) FREETOWN (Sierra Leone) - Finnish judges hold hearings in case of war crimes committed on Liberian soil (0900 GMT) (*) MBOUR (Senegal) - Trial of two alleged smugglers for death of Doudou Faye who died while trying to cross the Mediterranean to Spain (1000 GMT) WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2021 Highlights Eid al-Fitr marking end of Ramadan Worldwide WORLD - International Nurses Day Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - SoftBank Group Q3 results TOKYO (Japan) - Toyota Q3 results PANAJI (India) - Verdict due in rape trial of former chief editor of Tehelka magazine Europe MOSCOW (Russia) - UN Secretary-General Guterres holds talks with Russian authorities (To 13) LONDON (United Kingdom) - 18th birthday of Madeleine McCann, who went missing as a toddler on a family holiday in Portugal in 2007 MUNICH (Germany) - BMW annual general meeting (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - BP General Shareholders Meeting MUNICH (Germany) - Allianz Q1 results (0500 GMT) FRANKFURT (Germany) - Commerzbank Q1 results (0500 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - Deutsche Telekom Q1 results (0500 GMT) HANOVER (Germany) - TUI Q2 results (0500 GMT) LEVERKUSEN (Germany) - Bayer Q1 results (0500 GMT) WIESBADEN (Germany) - Inflation data for April (0600 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK first quarter GDP (0600 GMT) PARIS (France) - IEA monthly oil report (0800 GMT) LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - EU court rules appeal by Amazon, Engie in Luxembourg tax cases (0900 GMT) (+) HELSINKI (Finland) - Parliament votes on EU coronavirus rescue package (0900 GMT) (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU Commission releases economic forecasts (1000 GMT) FÁTIMA (Portugal) - Annual pilgrimage to Fatima (1600 GMT) (To 13) North America SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Judge examines settlement reached with Bayer over RoundUp herbicide Sub-Saharan Africa KAMPALA (Uganda) - President Yoweri Museveni sworn in for sixth term VIDEO. THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2021 Highlights ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Turkey hosts Afghan peace talks (date to be confirmed) PICTURE. Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - Nikon Q3 results TOKYO (Japan) - Suzuki Q3 results Europe VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - 40th anniversary of an assassination attempt against Pope Jean Paul II at the Vatican LONDON (United Kingdom) - Burberry preliminary earnings 2020/2021 (0600 GMT) WARSAW (Poland) - Constitutional Court expected to rule on validity of EU law in Poland (1000 GMT) VIDEO. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Weekly unemployment benefit claims (1230 GMT) LOS ANGELES (United States) - Disney Q2 results (2030 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) - President Ramaphosa appears before anti-graft panel in his capacity as head of state (To 14) Latin America (*) MEXICO CITY (Mexico) - 700th anniversary of the foundation of Mexico Sports (*) BERLIN (Germany) - Football: RB Leipzig v Borussia Dortmund in German Cup Final (1845 GMT) TOKYO (Japan) - Olympic skateboarding test event (To 14) TOKYO (Japan) - Inaugural Olympic Virtual Series (To June 23) FRIDAY, MAY 14, 2021 Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - Toshiba Q3 results Europe PARIS (France) - 80th anniversary of Nazi-allied Vichy regime's first mass arrest of Jews BERN (Switzerland) - Swiss president celebrates 60th birthday with anyone born on same day North America MONTREAL (Canada) - Quebec opens Covid-19 vaccination to general public Sub-Saharan Africa LUSAKA (Zambia) - Zambia parliament dissolves ahead of election Sports TOKYO (Japan) - Olympic 3x3 test basketball event (To 16) afp
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