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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, SEPTEMBER 7, 2020 Europe (*) VILNIUS (Lithuania) - Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg visits, meets exiled Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 8) (+) MADRID (Spain) - Spanish authorities give briefing on coronavirus (1530 GMT) BUCHAREST (Romania) - Ukrainian FM Dmytro Kuleba visits (To 8) BERLIN (Germany) - German Economy Minister Altmaier hosts European Competition Day PICTURE. (To 8) North America UNITED STATES - Public holiday as US celebrates Labor Day WASHINGTON (United States) - Trump holds press conference (1700 GMT) HARRISBURG (United States) - Biden holds campaign event PICTURES. VIDEO. PORTLAND (United States) - Rightwing groups hold pro-Trump rally in flashpoint city PICTURE. VIDEO. Sports AMSTERDAM (The Netherlands) - Football: UEFA Nations League - League A day 2: Group 1 Netherlands v Italy (1845 GMT) PICTURE. SAN BENEDETTO DEL TRONTO (Italy) - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Tirreno - Adriatico 2020 (To 14) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 Asia-Pacific (+) BEIJING (China) - President Xi hosts ceremony to honour Covid-19 frontline workers (0200 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. SEOUL (South Korea) - 75th anniversary of US troops' arrival in South Korea YANGON (Myanmar) - Campaigning starts ahead of November parliamentary election VIDEO. PICTURE. (+) HONG KONG (China) - 14-year-old protester shot by police last year to be charged with rioting (0100 GMT) (*) SINGAPORE (Singapore) - Investment fund Temasek releases annual report (0430 GMT) Europe (+) THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - ICC prosecutors start presenting evidence at trial of Malian jihadist Al Hassan (0730 GMT) VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK, US trade talks restart (*) VILNIUS (Lithuania) - Belarus opposition leader Tikhanovskaya addresses Council of Europe assembly via video link NICOSIA (Cyprus) - Russian FM Lavrov visits KUOPIO (Finland) - Trial of student charged with murder with sword BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU Council president gives keynote speech at Brussels Economic Forum 2020 VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - European Environment Agency report on health and the environment MADRID (Spain) - Schools start to reopen VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. (*) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Eighth round of EU-UK talks on post-Brexit trade (To 10) PARIS (France) - Employment figures for first quarter (0530 GMT) WIESBADEN (Germany) - External trade data for July (0600 GMT) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Chemical industries federation semi-annual report (0800 GMT) BRAUNSCHWEIG (Germany) - New hearing in case pitting investors against Volkswagen over losses related to 'Dieselgate' (0800 GMT) MONTPELLIER (France) - Arabesques Festival of art from Arab world (1100 GMT) (To 20) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Round table with City policy chief on Brexit, pandemic (1300 GMT) (+) GENEVA (Switzerland) - UNCTAD annual report on Palestinian economy (1700 GMT) North America WINSTON-SALEM (United States) - Trump addresses supporters at rally in North Carolina (2230 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. NEW YORK (United States) - Meredith Kopit Levien becomes CEO of New York Times WASHINGTON (United States) - Secretary of State Pompeo addresses Atlantic Council after Europe trip (1400 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa BEIRUT (Lebanon) - Italian PM Giuseppe Conte visits following port blast. VIDEO. ALGIERS (Algeria) - Appeals trial for journalist Khaled Drareni for covering protests PICTURE. VIDEO. (+) TEHRAN (Iran) - Indian FM visits AMMAN (Jordan) - International airport reopens PICTURE. VIDEO. (+) EGYPT - Second round of Senate runoff vote (To 9) Sub-Saharan Africa (*) PIETERMARITZBURG (South Africa) - Hearing in ex-president Zuma's corruption trial VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) HARARE (Zimbabwe) - ANC delegation visits for talks on Zimbabwe's economic, political crisis JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) - Retail giant Shoprite releases annual financial data (0730 GMT) (+) PRETORIA (South Africa) - GDP Q2 (0900 GMT) Sports (+) TOKYO (Japan) - Tokyo 2020 media briefing (0500 GMT) SOUTHAMPTON (United Kingdom) - Cricket: England v Australia in 3rd T20 international PICTURE. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2020 Asia-Pacific (+) HANOI (Vietnam) - Foreign ministers of ASEAN and partners countries meet online (0100 GMT) VIDEO. (To 12) HONG KONG (China) - First court appearance for 27 people charged with illegal assembly at Polytechnic University (0530 GMT) Europe (*) WARSAW (Poland) - Exiled Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya visits (0700 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. (+) PARIS (France) - Notre-Dame crypt reopens with exhibition PICTURE. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Opening day for the Rolling Stones store on Carnaby Street PICTURE. VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Macron's LREM party elects new leader of National Assembly deputies (To 10) LISBON (Portugal) - FM Santos Silva hosts Ukrainian counterpart Kuleba for talks ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Trial resumes of journalists for reporting on intel officer's funeral (0600 GMT) VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's general audience with a limited public (0730 GMT) VIDEO. BRAUNSCHWEIG (Germany) - Hearing in case pitting investors against Volkswagen over losses related to 'Dieselgate' (0800 GMT) MADRID (Spain) - Protest in support of hoteliers (0900 GMT) PICTURE. PARIS (France) - Muslim scholar Tariq Ramadan faces new trial over revealing name of rape accuser (1130 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Appeals trial for journalist Belkacem Djir ALGIERS (Algeria) - Brothers from the Kouninef family, billionaires close to former president Bouteflika, go on trial in bribery case CASABLANCA (Morocco) - Hearing in trial of journalist Souleimane Raissouni, accused of sexual assault Sub-Saharan Africa MEKELE (Ethiopia) - Regional election in opposition-controlled Tigray VIDEO. JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) - Human Rights Watch publishes report on xenophobia in South Africa Sports DEAUVILLE (France) - Yearlings horse sale (1200 GMT) PICTURE. (To 11) THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 Asia-Pacific AMBALA (India) - French Defence Minister Florence Parly attends launch ceremony for new Rafale fighter jets (0400 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. SHENZHEN (China) - Head of Huawei's mobile phone business speaks at annual gathering of software partners (To 12) Europe MADRID (Spain) - Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week PICTURE. (To 13) GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO press conference on Covid-19 (1500 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. GERMANY - Test of national alarm system, first since reunification (0900 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Mixed-race women sue Belgian state over colonial-era abductions (date subject to change) VIDEO. LYON (France) - Vivienne Westwood exhibition opens at Musee des Tissus VIDEO. PICTURE. PARIS (France) - Art Paris fair (To 13) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - ECB press conference on eurozone monetary policy (1230 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - Government presents tax revenue forecast (1300 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - President Steinmeier holds talks with Peruvian Nobel Literature Prize laureate Mario Vargas Llosa (1300 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - Open dialogue with Merkel, EPP chief Tusk on German reunification (1530 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. North America TORONTO (Canada) - Toronto International Film Festival, held virtually (1500 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 19) UNITED STATES - Microsoft smartphone Surface Duo goes on sale WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF holds regular press conference (1330 GMT) Middle East and North Africa RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - G20 labour and employment ministers meet Sub-Saharan Africa JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) - Two police officers charged with teen's murder reappear in court VIDEO. (To 14) Sports NEW YORK (United States) - US Open wheelchair competition, without spectators (To 13) FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2020 Europe GENEVA (Switzerland) - Six months since WHO declaration of Covid-19 pandemic BERLIN (Germany) - EU economic, finance ministers meet PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 12) ARMENIA - Virus state of emergency due to end LONDON (United Kingdom) - GDP July estimate (0500 GMT) WIESBADEN (Germany) - Inflation data for August updated (0600 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - President Steinmeier greets Croatian counterpart Zoran Milanovic with military honours (0800 GMT) PICTURE. PARIS (France) - Yellow Vests movement leader appeals conviction for organising unauthorised protests (1130 GMT) VIDEO. North America NEW YORK (United States) - NYFW Men's spring-summer 2021 PICTURE. (To 16) SHANKSVILLE (United States) - Trump and rival Biden attend 9/11 commemoration NEW YORK (United States) - US marks 9/11 attacks anniversary with remembrance ceremony at site of World Trade Center (1300 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa NAMIBIA - International tourism resumes VIDEO. Sports LOS ANGELES (United States) - NFL regular season (0000 GMT) (To January 3, 2021) ATHENS (Greece) - Super League Greece begins BELGIUM - Fans allowed at football matches MISANO ADRIATICO (Italy) - San Marino MotoGP PICTURE. (To 13) MANCHESTER (United Kingdom) - Cricket: England v Australia in 1st ODI PICTURE. KANSAS CITY (United States) - NFL season opens with Kansas City Chiefs vs Houston Texans (0030 GMT) SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2020 Asia-Pacific (+) HANOI (Vietnam) - ASEAN Regional Forum VIDEO. Europe VENICE (Italy) - Venice Film Festival closing ceremony LONDON (United Kingdom) - Last Night of the Proms (*) THESSALONIKI (Greece) - PM Mitsotakis to give annual speech on defence and economic policy (To 13) WARSAW (Poland) - Protest against coronavirus restrictions (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Virtual meeting to elect president of Inter-American Development Bank (0400 GMT) (To 13) Sports NEW YORK (United States) - Tennis: US Open Women's Final PICTURE. VIDEO. FRANCE - 'La Nationale', new Rugby Third Division begins THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Football season 2020-21 starts ATHENS (Greece) - Greece Cup final: Olympiakos - AEK Athens LONDON (United Kingdom) - 2020/2021 Premier League season starts PICTURE. SPAIN - Football - La Liga season begins (0800 GMT) DONCASTER (United Kingdom) - Racing - St Leger at Doncaster, the final English classic SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 Europe RUSSIA - Regional elections VIDEO. KASTELLORIZO (Greece) - President Katerina Sakellaropoulou visits island at heart of tensions with Turkey PICTURE. VIDEO. BELGRADE (Serbia) - Pride 2020 Sports NEW YORK (United States) - Tennis: US Open Men's Final PICTURE. VIDEO. MUGELLO (Italy) - Auto: Formula One - Tuscan Grand Prix 2020, Grand Prix (1310 GMT) PICTURE. PORTLAND (United States) - IndyCar: Grand Prix of Portland MANCHESTER (United Kingdom) - Cricket: England v Australia in 2nd ODI PICTURE. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - Japan's ruling LDP expected to vote on successor to PM Abe PICTURE. VIDEO. GEOJE (South Korea) - Giant container ship HMM St Petersburg delivered (date to be confirmed) VIDEO. PICTURE. SEREMBAN (Malaysia) - Inquest into the death of Franco-Irish teen Nora Quoirin VIDEO. KATHMANDU (Nepal) - Bahrain royals go on Himalayan expedition despite virus restrictions Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU-China summit, attended by President Xi THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - International Court of Justice hearings on Iran-US sanctions row VIDEO. (To 21) (*) ITALY - Start of school year (*) GREECE - Start of school year ROMANIA - Start of school year (+) PARIS (France) - French, Russian foreign and defence ministers meet VIENNA (Austria) - OPEC monthly report GENEVA (Switzerland) - WTO talks resume on banning subsidies that promote over-fishing VIENNA (Austria) - IAEA governors meeting VIDEO. (To 18) GENEVA (Switzerland) - Human Rights Council 45th session (To October 2) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Airbus subsidiary corruption trial BIRMINGHAM (United Kingdom) - Two police officers on trial over murder of ex-footballer Dalian Atkinson PARIS (France) - New trial of aviation CEO over 2007 Phuket crash (1130 GMT) (To 15) North America NEW YORK (United States) - NYFW Women's spring-summer 2021 (To 16) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Leading activist Karim Tabbou on trial for 'damaging' army morale PICTURE. VIDEO. BAGHDAD (Iraq) - 60th anniversary of OPEC oil cartel Sub-Saharan Africa LAGOS (Nigeria) - Universities reopen ADDIS ABABA (Ethiopia) - Ethiopian, Sudanese and Egyptian irrigation ministers due to resume talks on Nile dam Sports AL WAKRAH (Qatar) - Asian Champions League resumes BELLINZONA (Switzerland) - Corruption trial of PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi, FIFA ex-secretary general Jerome Valcke PICTURE. (To 25) ROME (Italy) - Tennis: ATP tour 2020 - Rome Masters PICTURE. (To 21) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - Trial of ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn's aide Greg Kelly begins HONG KONG (China) - Court hearing for activists charged over Tiananmen vigil (0630 GMT) Europe ATHENS (Greece) - Deadline for government to decide on extending lockdown of overcrowded migrant camps (*) GHENT (Belgium) - Appeals court rules on Spain's extradition request for rapper Valtonyc PARIS (France) - Prix Goncourt longlist announced Winterbrook (United Kingdom) - 130th anniversary of Agatha Christie's birth LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK labour market report for September (0500 GMT) (+) BERLIN (Germany) - Ceremony marking 70th anniversary of Central Council of Jews in Germany, with Merkel attending (0900 GMT) North America (*) UNITED STATES - Woodward's new Trump book to reveal 25 letters with Kim Jong Un WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve holds policy meeting PICTURE. GRAPHIC. (To 16) NEW YORK (United States) - Notorious BIG, Tupac memorabilia auction SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - TikTok sanctions come into force Middle East and North Africa (*) TUNIS (Tunisia) - Schools reopen ORAN (Algeria) - Trial of journalist, rights activist Said Boudour Sub-Saharan Africa KHARTOUM (Sudan) - Trial of ousted president Bashir resumes Sports LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - Tour de Luxembourg cycling race (To 19) afp
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