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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 19, 2021 Highlights WORLD - Youth For Climate hold worldwide protests ANCHORAGE (United States) - Top Biden officials hold first talks with Chinese government representatives VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 19) Asia-Pacific (*) PAPUA NEW GUINEA - School closures take effect as Covid cases spike (*) MANILA (Philippines) - Fridays for Future protest for climate justice VIDEO. (+) DANDONG (China) - Trial begins for Canadian Michael Spavor, detained more than two years ago in China on espionage charges VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Europe (*) ATHENS (Greece) - Cyprus, Spain, Italy, Greece, Malta interior ministers meet for talks on migration (1000 GMT) (To 20) GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO virtual briefing on Covid-19 (1600 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU chiefs Ursula von der Leyen, Charles Michel hold video conference with Turkish President Erdogan (+) GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO's Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety publishes conclusions of assessment of AstraZeneca vaccine safety (+) BERLIN (Germany) - Health Minister Jens Spahn, RKI health institute deputy director Lars Schaade hold press conference on vaccines (0900 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (*) STUTTGART (Germany) - Porsche 2020 annual results (0900 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - President Steinmeier awards Grand Cross of Merit to BioNTech scientists Sahin and Tureci (1030 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) ROME (Italy) - French Finance Minister Le Maire, Italian Minister of Economic Development Giorgetti hold joint press conference (1045 GMT) (+) BERLIN (Germany) - Joint statement by German FM Maas and French FM Le Drian before the start of the Sahel Coalition conference. (1345 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Ceremony to mark remembrance day for Algeria war victims (1400 GMT) (+) KIEV (Ukraine) - Georgian ex-president and current Ukrainian reform promoter Saakashvili briefs reporters (1400 GMT) PICTURE. (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - PM De Croo attends meeting on Covid restrictions (1400 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Iran's foreign minister visits Turkey (To 20) North America (+) ATLANTA (United States) - President Biden and VP Harris travel to Georgia to promote the American rescue plan, meet Asian American community leaders LIVE VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa LIBYA - 10th anniversary of start of offensive by NATO-led coalition Sub-Saharan Africa SÉGUÉLA (Ivory Coast) - Funeral for PM Hamed Bakayoko Latin America (+) MEXICO - Covid restrictions enter into force on land transit for non-essential activities on the northern and southern borders (+) MEXICO CITY (Mexico) - Mexico's Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard to announce an agreement with the US government in which Mexico will obtain Covid-19 vaccines (1300 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. (+) HAVANA (Cuba) - Biocubafarma holds a press conference on the Abdala and Mambisa vaccines against Covid-19 (1400 GMT) VIDEO. Sports Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) - Cricket: Afghanistan v Zimbabwe 2nd Twenty20 International (0300 GMT) NORTH SOUND (Antigua and Barbuda) - Cricket: West Indies v Sri Lanka 1st Test PICTURE. (To 21) DUNEDIN (New Zealand) - Cricket: New Zealand v Bangladesh, 1st ODI NYON (Switzerland) - UEFA Champions League quarter-final and semi-final draws (1100 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. (+) BIRMINGHAM (United Kingdom) - All England Open Badminton Championships PICTURE. (To 21) (+) DUBAI (United Arab Emirates) - Rugby friendly match between UAE and Israel VIDEO. PICTURE. SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 2021 Highlights (*) BANGKOK (Thailand) - Pro-democracy protest near Grand Palace VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. Asia-Pacific PHILIPPINES - Borders shut to foreigners in virus fight Europe ROME (Italy) - Preliminary hearing to determine if Matteo Salvini is to stand trial over migrant rescue ship stand-off POLAND - Three-week partial lockdown takes effect VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BAIKONUR (Kazakhstan) - Russia launches 38 satellites for 18 countries PICTURE. (+) KIEV (Ukraine) - New restrictions come into force ATHENS (Greece) - Protest in support of refugees on day of action against racism (1200 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. (*) BARCELONA (Spain) - Protest in various cities to demand release of jailed Catalan rapper Pablo Hasel (1830 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. North America (*) WASHINGTON (United States) - Russian ambassador to US Anatoly Antonov departs for Moscow for urgent consultations (+) LOS ANGELES (United States) - Chinese Theater holds first hand and foot print ceremony of the year with Mexican boxing world champion Canelo Alvarez VIDEO. (+) MONTREAL (Canada) - Protest against virus restrictions (1700 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. Middle East and North Africa DOHA (Qatar) - Minimum wage for existing contracts comes into law VIDEO. TEHRAN (Iran) - Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, PM Rouhani deliver televised addresses to mark Persian New Year (0937 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. JERUSALEM - Anti-government protests in front of PM Netanyahu's residence (1600 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa DAKAR (Senegal) - Night-time curfew scheduled to end VIDEO. PICTURE. Sports Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) - Cricket: Afghanistan v Zimbabwe 3rd Twenty20 International (0300 GMT) ITALY - Cycling: World Tour 2021, Milan - Sanremo 2021 AHMEDABAD (India) - Cricket: India v England, 5th and final T20 international (0830 GMT) PICTURE. EDINBURGH (United Kingdom) - Rugby: Six Nations, day 5: Scotland v Italy (1415 GMT) PICTURE. GRAPHIC. DUBLIN (Ireland) - Rugby: Six Nations, day 5: Ireland v England (1645 GMT) PICTURE. GRAPHIC. SAINT-DENIS (France) - Rugby: Six Nations, day 5: France v Wales (2000 GMT) VIDEO. GRAPHIC. PICTURE. SUNDAY, MARCH 21, 2021 Highlights CONGO - Presidential election VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Worldwide WORLD - International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination WORLD - International Day of Forests IN SPACE - Largest asteroid to pass by Earth this year comes within 2 million km of our planet VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. WORLD - World Down Syndrome Day Asia-Pacific TAIPEI (Taiwan) - Myanmar nationals protest against military coup at home (0500 GMT) VIDEO. Europe UNITED KINGDOM - Census in England, Wales and Northern Ireland Middle East and North Africa (*) IRAN - Nowruz (Persian New Year) RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - Saudi Aramco declares FY 2020 results Latin America QUITO (Ecuador) - Presidential debate ahead of April runoff PICTURE. MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2021 Highlights GENEVA (Switzerland) - Expected release of WHO report following mission to China to investigate origins of Covid (date to be confirmed) GRAPHIC. (To 26) Worldwide WORLD - World Water Day GRAPHIC. Asia-Pacific (+) BEIJING (China) - Trial begins for Canadian Michael Kovrig, detained more than two years ago in China on espionage charges VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) GUILIN (China) - Russia's Lavrov in China (To 23) Europe (+) SOFIA (Bulgaria) - New restrictions take effect as Covid cases spike ATHENS (Greece) - Covid-19 lockdown scheduled to end (To 24) MATOSINHOS (Portugal) - EU industrial affairs ministers meet BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Fifth anniversary of Brussels suicide bombings, Belgium's worst peace-time atrocity VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PARIS (France) - UN World Water Development Report MOSCOW (Russia) - Decision expected in Navalny complaint over no probe into poisoning (0800 GMT) VERSAILLES (France) - IKEA's French subsidiary in court, accused of illegally spying on staff (0900 GMT) VIDEO. (To April 2) (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg holds press conference ahead of foreign ministers meeting (1200 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel meets regional leaders on virus strategy (1300 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. (+) GENEVA (Switzerland) - UNHCR press conference following delegates' visit to Mozambique's violence-stricken Cabo Delgado province (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO virtual briefing on Covid-19 (1600 GMT) Middle East and North Africa RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - Saudi Aramco hosts webcast after 2020 annual results (1230 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa WINDHOEK (Namibia) - First pretrial hearing in Namibia's 'Fishrot' corruption scandal Sports STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - ISU World Figure Skating Championships - Stockholm PICTURE. (To 28) (+) MADRID (Spain) - Tennis/Football: Rafa Nadal and La Liga president hold a videoconference over partnership (1230 GMT) CHRISTCHURCH (New Zealand) - Cricket: New Zealand v Bangladesh, 2nd ODI TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 2021 Highlights ISRAEL - National elections LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. Asia-Pacific ISLAMABAD (Pakistan) - Military parade to mark Pakistan Day national holiday VIDEO. (+) HONG KONG (China) - Baidu starts trading on Hong Kong Stock Exchange (0100 GMT) Europe (*) STUTTGART (Germany) - Porsche SE 2020 annual results BRUSSELS (Belgium) - NATO foreign ministers hold in person talks VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 24) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Banksy to auction painting at Christie's to raise funds for the NHS VIDEO. UNITED KINGDOM - Britain marks anniversary of first national Covid lockdown VIDEO. (*) LISBON (Portugal) - EU European affairs ministers meet VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Monthly labour data (0600 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - ECB chief supervisor Andrea Enria briefs European Parliament finance committee (0800 GMT) MOSCOW (Russia) - Hearing in Kremlin critic's trial for trespassing at alleged FSB agent's home (0800 GMT) THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Dutch government to decide whether to allow cafe terraces to reopen from March 31 (1800 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. Sports PUNE (India) - Cricket: India v England, 1st ODI (0830 GMT) WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 2021 Highlights YANGON (Myanmar) - Aung San Suu Kyi appears in court Worldwide WORLD - World Tuberculosis Day Asia-Pacific HANOI (Vietnam) - Spring session of National Assembly, with new top leaders expected to be announced VIDEO. (To April 7) (+) SEOUL (South Korea) - Russia's Lavrov in South Korea (To 25) HONG KONG (China) - Trial begins for reporter Bao Choy over mob vehicle searches (0130 GMT) Europe MADRID (Spain) - Two former Spanish PMs to testify at slush fund trial (1100 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Boris Johnson answers Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) (1200 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. HELSINKI (Finland) - Verdict due in case of 16 year-old boy beaten to death by schoolmates PARIS (France) - Christie's auctions Delacroix's 'Arab hunting a lion' (*) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - New Banksy exhibition opens in Belgian capital at Deodato gallery VIDEO. (*) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - US Chamber of Commerce annual transatlantic conference (0900 GMT) (To 26) North America LOS ANGELES (United States) - 32nd Annual Producers' Guild Awards for film and television (virtual ceremony) Middle East and North Africa TUNIS (Tunisia) - Deadline for Italy to take back waste illegally exported to Tunisia (0800 GMT) Latin America (*) BOGOTA (Colombia) - ICRC releases annual humanitarian assessment of Colombia's armed conflict (1300 GMT) THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2021 Highlights FUKUSHIMA (Japan) - Olympic torch relay due to start VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU leaders' summit PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (To 26) WASHINGTON (United States) - Biden holds first press conference of presidency VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - Bosses of Facebook, Google and Twitter testify at Congressional hearing on misinformation plaguing online platforms VIDEO. Worldwide WORLD - International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - Activist Tony Chung to enter plea in national security case (0700 GMT) BEIJING (China) - Defence ministry monthly press conference (0700 GMT) Europe ATHENS (Greece) - Greece celebrates 200th anniversary of 1821 revolution and war of independence LIVE VIDEO. ANKARA (Turkey) - Chinese FM visits VIDEO. (+) ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Uyghur community members hold protest as Chinese FM visits (0700 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. MINSK (Belarus) - Freedom Day opposition protests called by Tikhanovskaya VIDEO. ANDORRA LA VELLA (Andorra) - Spain's King Felipe VI visits PICTURE. (To 26) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1230 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Supreme Court hearing on case of journalist Khaled Drareni PICTURE. VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) - Hearing in contempt of court case against ex-president Zuma VIDEO. Latin America BOGOTA (Colombia) - Former head of Supreme Court Francisco Ricaurte Gomez sentenced for corruption MEXICO CITY (Mexico) - Bolivia's President Luis Arce visits VIDEO. PICTURE. BOGOTA (Colombia) - Press conference of the National Federation of Coffee Growers on challenges of the sector in pandemic (1330 GMT) Sports WELLINGTON (New Zealand) - Cricket: New Zealand v Bangladesh, 3rd ODI FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2021 Asia-Pacific BANGLADESH - 50th anniversary of start of war of independence VIDEO. HONG KONG (China) - New hearing for man arrested for chanting slogans banned by new security law (0630 GMT) Europe (*) ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Verdict for suspected killers of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - February retail sales data (0600 GMT) (+) PARIS (France) - GDP growth data for 2020, first estimate (0630 GMT) (+) VERSAILLES (France) - Appeal trial verdict in modern slavery trial of former Burundi minister (1300 GMT) VIDEO. GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO virtual briefing on Covid-19 (1600 GMT) North America MIAMI (United States) - Ultra electronic music dance festival (To 28) Middle East and North Africa (+) RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - Sixth anniversary of the Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen TIBEHIRINE (Algeria) - 25 years since murder of 7 French monks kidnapped from monastery Latin America BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - 30th anniversary of signature of Treaty of Asuncion, which established the Mercosur common market Sports DOHA (Qatar) - Moto GP Qatar Grand Prix (To 28) MANAMA (Bahrain) - Auto: Formula One - Bahrain Grand Prix (To 28) (*) FRANCE - Rugby: Six Nations, day 3 (*) SAINT-DENIS (France) - Rugby: France v Scotland in Six Nations (2000 GMT) PUNE (India) - Cricket: India v England, 2nd ODI (0830 GMT) SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 2021 Worldwide WORLD - Millions of people around the world switch off their lights for Earth Hour Asia-Pacific KOLKATA (India) - Key state elections in West Bengal PICTURE. VIDEO. (To May 2) Europe (+) COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - Amusement park reopens after closure due to Covid-19 measures, with a negative test required for entry VIDEO. VIENNA (Austria) - Outdoor restaurants, cafes reopen Sports VERBIER (Switzerland) - Xtreme Verbier Freeride World Tour final afp
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