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| - The coronavirus emergency is leading to the rescheduling or cancellation of events around the world. To view events updated in real time, go to AFP Agenda Contact us on contact-agenda@afp.com 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. TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2020 Asia-Pacific SHANGHAI (China) - Huawei opens 'global flagship store' PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 24) (+) BEIJING (China) - Beijing authorities press briefing on virus (0800 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) HANOI (Vietnam) - Vietnam chairs online meeting of countries participating in RCEP free trade agreement negotiations VIDEO. Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - Downing Street coronavirus briefing (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Parliament holds minute's silence for Reading attack victims LIVE VIDEO. (*) BONN (Germany) - Launch of global UNESCO report on inclusion in education (0800 GMT) (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Belgian court hears final arguments in Spain extradition request for Catalan separatist Lluís Puig (0840 GMT) VIDEO. (*) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU Commissioner for digital economy Margrethe Vestager addresses EU Parliament committee (0900 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel meets Portugal's PM Costa, Slovenia's PM Jansa (0900 GMT) (+) PARIS (France) - Health workers hold protests outside hospitals to demand better working conditions (1130 GMT) VIDEO. (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Prime minister Boris Johnson makes statement in Parliament, expected to announce next stage of relaxing lockdown (1130 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. (+) VALENCIA (Spain) - Joint presser of Spanish and German Foreign ministers (1315 GMT) VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Microsoft president Brad Smith and EU Vice President Vera Jourova hold online debate (1500 GMT) (+) TENERIFE (Spain) - Royals visit a banana plantation (1600 GMT) PICTURE. BELGRADE (Serbia) - New EU envoy for Belgrade-Pristina dialogue Miroslav Lajcak meets Serbian officials THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - ICC prosecutors appeal acquittal of ex-Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 24) CANNES (France) - Cannes Film Marche held online (To 26) LIEGE (Belgium) - New trial of Buddhist sect accused of sexual abuse, extortion (To 30) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Venezuela's central bank resumes litigation for release of £1bn in Bank of England gold reserves (To 24) BISHKEK (Kyrgyzstan) - Ex-leader Atambayev faces sentencing over illegal release of jailed crime boss VIDEO. PICTURE. (*) MOSCOW (Russia) - Foreign ministers of Russia, China and India meet via video link VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. MOSCOW (Russia) - Playgrounds, gyms and swimming pools reopen PICTURE. (+) KUBINKA (Russia) - Press visit of new Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Armed Forces VIDEO. PICTURE. (+) THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Macron visits for talks with PM Rutte on EU economic rescue plan VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Musee d'Orsay and other galleries reopen PICTURE. LES DIABLERETS (Switzerland) - Tightrope walker Freddy Nock attempts world records for reopening of Glacier 3000 cable car PICTURE. VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - British automotive sector conference North America (*) NEW YORK (United States) - Democrats hold presidential and congressional primaries PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) YUMA (United States) - Trump tours section of US-Mexico border wall, addresses students PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - Trump's ex-national security advisor John Bolton releases memoir PICTURE. VIDEO. (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Top infectious diseases official Anthony Fauci addresses Congressional hearing on coronavirus response (1500 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (+) ATLANTA (United States) - Rayshard Brooks's funeral (1700 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - Obama holds first fundraiser with Biden since endorsing him for president (2100 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. Middle East and North Africa (+) RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - Press conference on this year's scaled back pilgrimage (0830 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) DAMASCUS (Syria) - Top Syrian diplomat Walid Muallem holds press conference (0800 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. (+) TEL AVIV (Israel) - Visit of Cypriot foreign minister PICTURE. VIDEO. CAIRO (Egypt) - Arab League emergency talks on Libya conflict (+) ALGIERS (Algeria) - Parliament vote on creating National Remembrance Day to mark French wartime massacres TEHRAN (Iran) - Health ministry spokeswoman holds press conference on COVID-19 epidemic (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) ALGIERS (Algeria) - Trial resumes of businessman and former Bouteflika ally, Ali Haddad (1500 GMT) UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - UAE hosts virtual health summit with WHO chief, health ministers from Norway and Sweden VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 25) Sub-Saharan Africa PIETERMARITZBURG (South Africa) - Hearing in ex-president Zuma's corruption trial VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) LILONGWE (Malawi) - Presidential election VIDEO. GRAPHIC. (+) UITENHAGE (EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE) (South Africa) - Inauguration of a disused Volkswagen factory converted into a 4,000-bed field hospital in battle against COVID-19 pandemic (0830 GMT) VIDEO. PRETORIA (South Africa) - Quarterly unemployment statistics (0900 GMT) Sports CHARLESTON (United States) - Tennis: WTA stars in first major tournament since shutdown PICTURE. (To 28) (*) BARCELONA (Spain) - Football: La Liga - day 31: Barcelona v Athletic Bilbao (2000 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 24) WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2020 Asia-Pacific (*) MONGOLIA - Parliamentary elections PICTURE. VIDEO. BEIJING (China) - Defence ministry monthly press briefing (0700 GMT) Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) held in Parliament (1100 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Downing Street coronavirus briefing (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. (*) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Government announces next stage of easing lockdown PICTURE. PARIS (France) - Fijian rugby player Josaia Raisuqe in court on sexual assault charge (0700 GMT) ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Trial begins of journalists for reporting on intel officer's funeral (0700 GMT) MOSCOW (Russia) - Military parade for 75th anniversary of Soviet victory over Nazi Germany (0700 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Hearing into case brought by anti-lockdown activists (0730 GMT) MUNICH (Germany) - Business confidence data for June (0800 GMT) AIX-EN-PROVENCE (France) - Extradition hearing of Belhassen Trabelsi, brother-in-law of ex-Tunisian-dictator Ben Ali (1200 GMT) GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO briefing on coronavirus (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Trump hosts talks with Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda VIDEO. PICTURE. WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF releases updated World Economic Outlook (1300 GMT) VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa (+) ALGIERS (Algeria) - Verdict in corruption case of VW partner ABU DHABI (United Arab Emirates) - Abu Dhabi Louvre to reopen (0900 GMT) CAIRO (Egypt) - Court rules over closure of BBC office in Cairo (1000 GMT) (*) TEHRAN (Iran) - Health ministry spokeswoman holds COVID-19 press conference (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa CAPE TOWN (South Africa) - Finance minister presents revised budget (1200 GMT) Sports LOS ANGELES (United States) - Deadline for NBA players to decide on restarting season MANCHESTER (United Kingdom) - Football: Premier League - day 31: Manchester United v Sheffield United (1700 GMT) PICTURE. LIVERPOOL (United Kingdom) - Football: Premier League - day 31: Liverpool v Crystal Palace (1915 GMT) VIDEO. (*) MADRID (Spain) - Football: La Liga - day 31: Real Madrid v Real Mallorca (2000 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 25) THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2020 Asia-Pacific SOUTH KOREA - 70th anniversary of start of Korean War LIVE VIDEO. HONG KONG (China) - Annual dragon boat racing festival (0200 GMT) JAKARTA (Indonesia) - Verdict in trial of IS-linked couple over assassination attempt on former security minister. (0700 GMT) PICTURE. Europe PARIS (France) - Partial reopening of Eiffel Tower after virus shutdown (0800 GMT) PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (*) MOSCOW (Russia) - Parliament debates bill on preventing oil pollution LONDON (United Kingdom) - Downing Street coronavirus briefing (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Trial resumes of journalists over Erdogan son-in-law alleged emails (0600 GMT) PARIS (France) - Trial of Islamic State 'emir' Tyler Vilus (0730 GMT) VIDEO. (To July 3) (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - European Asylum Support Office annual report (0800 GMT) STRASBOURG (France) - European Court of Human Rights ruling on France stripping terror convicts of nationality (0800 GMT) PARIS (France) - PSA auto group annual general assembly (0800 GMT) (*) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Teenager sentenced for attempted murder of French boy at Tate Modern (0900 GMT) FRANCE - Unemployment data for May (1000 GMT) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Lufthansa shareholders vote on German bailout (1000 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. ANKARA (Turkey) - Central bank monetary policy committee meets to decide interest rates (1100 GMT) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - ECB statement on monetary policy meeting (1130 GMT) PARIS (France) - Appeal trial of far-right writer Alain Soral for Holocaust denial (1130 GMT) (+) PARIS (France) - Constitutional Court examines extended detention of suspects during lockdown (1300 GMT) (*) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus addresses European Parliament health committee (1430 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Deadline to submit candidature to head Eurogroup (1900 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases Q1 GDP third estimate (1230 GMT) (+) MARINETTE (United States) - Trump tours shipbuilding firm in swing state of Wisconsin PICTURE. VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - US government releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1230 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF releases Global Financial Stability Report (1400 GMT) Middle East and North Africa (+) MOROCCO - Cafes, restaurants, gyms reopen as tourist season begins (+) TUNIS (Tunisia) - PM to address parliament on handling of pandemic (0900 GMT) BAABDA (Lebanon) - President Aoun chairs talks with top political leaders ALGIERS (Algeria) - Appeal hearing for journalist imprisoned for covering anti-government protests PICTURE. VIDEO. ALGIERS (Algeria) - New corruption trial of Abdelghani Hamel, ex-security chief (*) TEHRAN (Iran) - Health ministry spokeswoman holds COVID-19 press conference (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa SENEGAL - Schools begin reopening (0730 GMT) Dubreka (Guinea) - Court rules in rare case of police officer accused of violence (1000 GMT) Sports ZURICH (Switzerland) - FIFA selects host for Women's World Cup 2023 VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Football: Premier League - day 31: Chelsea v Manchester City (1915 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2020 Asia-Pacific HANOI (Vietnam) - Online ASEAN summit PICTURE. VIDEO. YANGON (Myanmar) - Huge piles of drugs burned to mark International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (*) SEOUL (South Korea) - Foreign affairs and national security adviser to South Korea's president briefs journalists (0600 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - Downing Street coronavirus briefing (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. SAINT PETERSBURG (Russia) - Gazprom shareholders hold general assembly ROSKILDE (Denmark) - Expected end of espionage, attempted murder trial for suspected Iranian agent STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - H&M quarterly results PARIS (France) - Orly airport reopens PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BAYONNE (France) - Policeman on trial for violence against anti-G7 protesters in Biarritz in 2018 VIDEO. DUBLIN (Ireland) - PM due to announce accelerated end to lockdown VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. DUBLIN (Ireland) - Result of party polls on new coalition government VIDEO. GRAPHIC. PICTURE. (+) MOSCOW (Russia) - Russian court's verdict in case against director Kirill Serebrennikov (0800 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. MILAN (Italy) - Consumer and business figures for June released (0900 GMT) (+) GENEVA (Switzerland) - Inauguration of giant land art painting by French artist Saype in Palace of Nations garden (1100 GMT) VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Michelle Bachelet, Helen Clark, Matteo Renzi and Kevin Rudd at LSE conference on 'Life After COVID-19' (1100 GMT) PARIS (France) - Danone annual general assembly (1230 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Tesco Q1 2020/21 results (1400 GMT) GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO briefing on coronavirus (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Congress votes on proposal for Washington DC statehood VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa (*) TEHRAN (Iran) - Health ministry spokeswoman holds COVID-19 press conference (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa (+) GITEGA (Burundi) - Funeral service for former president Pierre Nkurunziza VIDEO. MADAGASCAR - 60th anniversary of independence from France VIDEO. SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2020 Worldwide WORLD - Global Pride 2020 Europe (*) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU Commission and rock celebrities donor conference and online concert on virus vaccine VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. ICELAND - Presidential election PICTURE. Ustica (Italy) - 40th anniversary of Itavia airline mid-flight explosion ZAGREB (Croatia) - Annual anti-abortion march, a week before election PICTURE. BERLIN (Germany) - Black Lives Matter protest (1100 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Auction of drawings by graphic novelists Herge, Franquin and others (1200 GMT) WARSAW (Poland) - Gay rights rally (1300 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Serbia, Kosovo hold talks at White House on tensions Middle East and North Africa TUNIS (Tunisia) - Land, sea, air borders due to reopen (*) TEHRAN (Iran) - Health ministry spokeswoman holds COVID-19 press conference (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Latin America (*) CUBA (Cuba) - Borders reopen to tourists (To July 1) Sports WOLFSBURG (Germany) - Football: Bundesliga - day 34: VfL Wolfsburg v Bayern Munich (1330 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. DORTMUND (Germany) - Football: Bundesliga - day 34: Borussia Dortmund v Hoffenheim (1330 GMT) PICTURE. VIGO (Spain) - Football: La Liga - day 32: Celta Vigo v Barcelona (1500 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. SUNDAY, JUNE 28, 2020 Asia-Pacific (+) BEIJING (China) - Standing Committee of China's parliament meets, may approve new Hong Kong national security law (To 30) (+) TAIPEI (Taiwan) - Taiwan Gay Pride Parade (0700 GMT) VIDEO. Europe FRANCE - Second round of municipal elections that were called off in March VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) POLAND - Presidential election, delayed by virus (0500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Leading activist Karim Tabbou on trial for 'damaging' army morale (2300 GMT) ALGIERS (Algeria) - Ex-police chief Abdelghani Hamel on trial for fraud ALGIERS (Algeria) - Verdict due in case of journalist Belkacem Djir (*) TEHRAN (Iran) - Health ministry spokeswoman holds COVID-19 press conference (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa MONROVIA (Liberia) - International airport reopens Latin America BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - Final day of virus lockdown VIDEO. PICTURE. Sports NEWCASTLE (United Kingdom) - Football: FA Cup - Quarter final: Newcastle v Manchester City (1730 GMT) PICTURE. MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2020 Asia-Pacific (+) NEW TAIPEI CITY (Taiwan) - Taiwan rolls out domestic tourism initiative as pandemic eases (0200 GMT) VIDEO. TOKYO (Japan) - Unemployment data released (2330 GMT) TOKYO (Japan) - Industrial production data released (2350 GMT) Europe (*) MOSCOW (Russia) - Human trials of Russian possible coronavirus vaccine begin ROME (Italy) - 20 years since death of Italian actor Vittorio Gassman MURALTO (Switzerland) - 80th anniversary of artist Paul Klee's death BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Brexit negotiators Barnier and Frost meeting (To July 3) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Administrative hearing in Julian Assange extradition case IRELAND - Pubs allowed to reopen as long as they serve food with drinks VIDEO. PICTURE. WALES (United Kingdom) - Schools reopen after virus lockdown (*) PARIS (France) - Ruling in fake jobs scandal for ex-premier Francois Fillon and wife (1130 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. WIESBADEN (Germany) - Initial inflation figures for June released (1200 GMT) MOSCOW (Russia) - Unemployment data for May (1300 GMT) North America NEW YORK (United States) - Sotheby's big spring auction sale, all online this season (2230 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Partial lockdown measures to be lifted (*) TEHRAN (Iran) - Health ministry spokeswoman holds COVID-19 press conference (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa CONAKRY (Guinea) - Schools and churches reopen after virus lockdown (0800 GMT) (*) BISSAU (Guinea-Bissau) - Parliament convenes amid speculation about dissolution by President Embalo (1000 GMT) TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2020 Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - 'Tankan' quarterly business confidence report (2350 GMT) Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Fourth EU summit on support to Syria (0800 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Deadline for Britain to request Brexit transition period extension THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Hearing on whether ICC can rule on Guyana-Venezuela border dispute dating from 1899 (1200 GMT) FESSENHEIM (France) - Closure of Fessenheim nuclear plant PARIS (France) - LVMH annual general assembly (*) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU-South Korea video summit (0800 GMT) VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - EasyJet first half results (1100 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK: revised GDP for the first quarter (1500 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Deadline for Supreme Court decision on release of Trump tax returns VIDEO. NEW YORK (United States) - Publication of 'Wuhan Diary. Dispatches from a Quarantined City' by Chinese writer Fang Fang (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Treasury Secretary Mnuchin and Fed chairman Powell in front of the House Financial Services comitee (1630 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Appeal trial of leading opposition activist Fodil Boumala ANNABA (Algeria) - Trial of newspaper editor, leading voice in anti-government protests (*) TEHRAN (Iran) - Health ministry spokeswoman holds COVID-19 press conference (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa DR CONGO - 60th anniversary of independence from Belgium Latin America MEXICO CITY (Mexico) - 500th anniversary of 'Sad Night' when Aztecs drove out Spanish conquistadors Sports BRIGHTON (United Kingdom) - Football: Premier League - day 32: Brighton v Manchester United (1915 GMT) (*) BARCELONA (Spain) - Football: La Liga - day 33: Barcelona v Atletico Madrid (2000 GMT) (To July 1) WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2020 Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - New car sales data (+) TOKYO (Japan) - Tokyo Disney parks to reopen from July 1 THAILAND - Delayed school year starts with distance learning for some children PICTURE. VIDEO. Europe GREECE - All airports, ports reopen to international arrivals PICTURE. GERMANY - Germany takes over rotating EU presidency FRANCE - Gradual reopening of borders with non-Schengen countries GEORGIA - Borders reopen to tourists RUSSIA - Law making Russian apps mandatory on smartphones, computers enters force MOSCOW (Russia) - Vote on constitutional reforms allowing Putin to prolong tenure PICTURE. VIDEO. VENICE (Italy) - New visitors tax comes into force ATHENS (Greece) - First 50 migrant children resettled to France (date subject to change) TURKEY - Reopening of cinemas, theatres (*) OSWIECIM (Poland) - Auschwitz-Birkenau museum reopens to visitors PICTURE. VIENNA (Austria) - Austrian low-cost airline Laudamotion resumes flights BELGIUM - Cinemas, theatres reopen ESSEN (Germany) - Court rules on damages for families of Germanwings disaster victims PARIS (France) - Grand Palais and Centre Pompidou museums reopen LONDON (United Kingdom) - Ryanair aims to restore 40 percent of flights AUSTRIA - Cinemas reopen, cultural events with up to 250 people allowed PICTURE. VIDEO. (+) VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's general audience, from his private library (0730 GMT) PICTURE. Middle East and North Africa JERUSALEM - Government may unveil West Bank annexation plan VIDEO. BEIRUT (Lebanon) - Airport due to reopen as Lebanon lifts virus restrictions EGYPT - Tourism, flights resume and nighttime curfew lifted DOHA (Qatar) - Parks and beaches to re-open (*) ALGIERS (Algeria) - Trial of car tycoon Mahieddine Tahkout amid corruption allegations ANNABA (Algeria) - Trial of newspaper editor, leading voice in anti-government protests BÉJAÏA (Algeria) - Trial of three anti-government activists after protest Sub-Saharan Africa BAMAKO (Mali) - Anti-corruption activist on trial for 'inciting violence' SOMALIA - 60th anniversary of independence Sports FINLAND - Finnish football championship to resume afp
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