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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. MONDAY, MARCH 29, 2021 Highlights MINNEAPOLIS (United States) - Opening arguments in ex-police officer's murder trial over George Floyd death PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Biden delivers progress update on Covid-19 vaccination program (1800 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) SUEZ (Egypt) - Suez Canal authority works to free grounded container ship VIDEO. PICTURE. ISRAEL - Passover (To April 4) AMSTERDAM (Netherlands) - EMA convenes meeting of experts as part of AstraZeneca vaccine assessment GRAPHIC. (+) GENEVA (Switzerland) - Release of WHO report following mission to China to investigate origins of Covid GRAPHIC. Worldwide (*) WORLD - Catholics mark Holy Week (To April 4) Asia-Pacific PORT MORESBY (Papua New Guinea) - New field hospital opens VIDEO. HONG KONG (China) - Chinese video streaming giant Bilibili debuts on Hong Kong stock exchange (0130 GMT) TAIPEI (Taiwan) - Palau President Surangel Whipps visits to launch travel bubble VIDEO. (To April 1) TAIPEI (Taiwan) - Taiwanese FM Wu and Palau President Whipps hold joint press conference (1030 GMT) VIDEO. (+) BEIJING (China) - 'Beautiful and fierce': voguing balls let LGBT Chinese shine (1700 GMT) VIDEO. KOLKATA (India) - Key state elections in West Bengal PICTURE. VIDEO. (To May 2) NEW DELHI (India) - Holi festival of colours PICTURE. VIDEO. (+) BRISBANE (Australia) - Snap lockdown ordered in Australia's Brisbane after virus outbreak BEIJING (China) - Standing Committee of National People's Congress examines bill on electoral reform in Hong Kong (To 30) Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU hosts virtual conference on Syria (0800 GMT) (To 30) PARIS (France) - Verdict in trial over diet drug Mediator, said to cause fatal heart problems (0800 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. UNITED KINGDOM - Start of four-week shortfall in supplies from India of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine UNITED KINGDOM - Up to six people allowed to meet outdoors, under moves to ease Covid-19 restrictions VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LESBOS ISLAND (Greece) - EU Migration Commissioner Ylva Johansson visits Lesbos, Athens LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (To 30) PARIS (France) - Trial in absentia of three pilots for 2004 Bouake bombing (0700 GMT) VIDEO. (To April 16) (+) ATHENS (Greece) - Defence Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos hosts Chinese counterpart Wei Fenghe (0730 GMT) ZURICH (Switzerland) - WHO head Ghebreyesus and German Development Cooperation minister Müller hold online press conference (1045 GMT) MADRID (Spain) - Spanish FM Arancha Gonzalez Laya holds press conference with Algerian counterpart Sabri Boukadoum (1500 GMT) GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO virtual briefing on Covid-19 (1600 GMT) (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - PM Johnson holds first press conference in new £2.6m Downing Street briefing room (1600 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. MADRID (Spain) - Health authorities hold press conference on Covid-19 pandemic (1630 GMT) KYRGYZSTAN - Covid-19 vaccine rollout begins VIDEO. HELSINKI (Finland) - Vaccination using AstraZeneca Covid-19 jabs resumes for over-65s BRUSSELS (Belgium) - National day of action called by unions, with public transport delays expected North America HOUSTON (United States) - Texas opens Covid-19 vaccinations to all adults VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. UNITED NATIONS (United States) - US Secretary of State Blinken chairs Security Council meeting on Syria on virtual visit to UN PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. CAPE CANAVERAL (United States) - Second uncrewed flight test to International Space Station by Boeing's Starliner capsule VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa DUBAI (United Arab Emirates) - 14th Art Dubai art fair (0400 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. (To April 3) ABU DHABI (United Arab Emirates) - World Immunisation & Logistics Summit (0500 GMT) (To 30) (+) TEHRAN (Iran) - Supreme Leader delivers sermon on the occasion of the birthday of Imam Mahdi (0530 GMT) TRIPOLI (Libya) - France reopens embassy in Tripoli VIDEO. (+) ALGIERS (Algeria) - Verdict in trial of journalist Abdelhakim Setouane Latin America URUGUAY - Vaccine rollout begins for all over-18s (1700 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil) - Rio de Janeiro tightens restrictions amid Covid-19 surge VIDEO. (To April 4) (+) QUITO (Ecuador) - Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil tightens restrictions due to the pandemic Sports NORTH SOUND (Antigua and Barbuda) - Cricket West Indies v Sri Lanka 2nd Test (To April 2) NAPIER (New Zealand) - Cricket: New Zealand v Bangladesh, 2nd T20 international (*) MIAMI (United States) - Tennis: ATP tour 2021 - Miami Open (To April 4) (+) TOCHIGI (Japan) - Second leg of Olympic torch relay TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 2021 Worldwide WORLD - World Bipolar Day Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - Operator of restaurant that inspired 'Kill Bill' gives press conference about suing Tokyo govt over virus measures (0200 GMT) HONG KONG (China) - Court hearing for teen activist Liu Tsz-man after attempt to flee to Taiwan (0630 GMT) VIDEO. Europe THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - ICC rules on appeal by Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda against war crimes conviction (1300 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. MADRID (Spain) - End of virus ban on travel from the UK GERMANY - Germany to require negative Covid-19 test from all air travellers (To May 12) MINSK (Belarus) - Belarus starts producing Sputnik V jab (To 31) (+) BARCELONA (Spain) - Catalan separatist Pere Aragones seeks election as president of regional parliament PICTURE. VIDEO. PUURS (Belgium) - King Philippe visits Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine plant VIDEO. BERLIN (Germany) - Armin Laschet, head of Merkel's CDU, gives speech amid plunging support for the party (0900 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. STRASBOURG (France) - ECHR examines case over prison conditions of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia's suspected killer (0900 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Pre-inquest review into death of Salisbury Novichok victim Dawn Sturgess (0930 GMT) VIDEO. (+) VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Vatican presents pastoral guidance on climate refugees (1030 GMT) MADRID (Spain) - European Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas visits (1115 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - German inflation data for March (provisional) (1200 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US consumer confidence index (1400 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva gives speech on global economy (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. NEW YORK (United States) - Sentencing of Honduran president's brother for drug trafficking (1800 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa MOROCCO - Possible lifting of night-time virus curfew TEHRAN (Iran) - Government spokesman Ali Rabiei holds press conference (0645 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa (+) BANGUI (Central African Republic) - Investiture of President Faustin Archange Touadéra re-elected on December 27 (0930 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Sports (+) GUNMA (Japan) - Third leg of Olympic torch relay (To 31) WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2021 Highlights PITTSBURGH (United States) - Biden delivers remarks on the economy as visits Pennsylvania VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - ICC rules on prosecution appeal against acquittal of Ivory Coast's Gbagbo (1300 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. Asia-Pacific LIMASAWA (Philippines) - Philippines marks 500th anniversary of country's first Catholic mass PICTURE. VIDEO. BEIJING (China) - China releases monthly manufacturing PMI (0100 GMT) (*) SHENZHEN (China) - Huawei 2020 annual results (0800 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - Deliveroo's first day of listing on London stock market VIDEO. MINSK (Belarus) - Constitutional reforms committee convenes first meeting VILNIUS (Lithuania) - Appeals court rules on war crimes sentences handed down to ex-Soviet officials in 2019 ANKARA (Turkey) - Constitutional court examines challenge to ban on pro-Kurd HDP party and case by unseated opposition MP STUTTGART (Germany) - Daimler shareholders' general assembly STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - H&M Q1 results (Dec 2020-Feb 2021) GENEVA (Switzerland) - World Economic Forum publishes 15th Global Gender Gap report (0900 GMT) AMSTERDAM (Netherlands) - Stellantis outlines strategy for use of hydrogen in utility vehicles (1300 GMT) VIENNA (Austria) - OPEC Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) meeting (1500 GMT) GENEVA (Switzerland) - WTO publishes latest trade forecast (1500 GMT) PICTURE. Middle East and North Africa TEHRAN (Iran) - President Hassan Rouhani addresses weekly cabinet meeting (0600 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa KADUNA (Nigeria) - Trial resumes of Muslim cleric Ibrahim El Zakzaky and his wife Sports (+) BEIJING (China) - Beijing Winter Olympic officials give press conference ahead of the ice venues' tests (0200 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. ST. GALLEN (Switzerland) - Football: Switzerland vs Finland in international friendly (0900 GMT) PICTURE. AUCKLAND (New Zealand) - Cricket: New Zealand v Bangladesh, 3rd T20 international THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 2021 Highlights HONG KONG (China) - Verdict expected in trial of nine prominent dissidents over massive pro-democracy protest in 2019 (0100 GMT) Asia-Pacific COLOMBO (Sri Lanka) - Virtual meeting of FMs from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand INDIA - India opens up vaccine drive to all over-45s NEW DELHI (India) - PayPal to stop payment services within India Europe NICOSIA (Cyprus) - Israel-Cyprus travel deal for vaccinated citizens comes into force VIENNA (Austria) - Easter virus lockdown begins LONDON (United Kingdom) - OPEC and non-OPEC ministerial meeting (1500 GMT) UZBEKISTAN - Rollout of Covid-19 vaccines begins VIDEO. TALLINN (Estonia) - Estonia to issue digital vaccine certificates (date to be confirmed) (+) ATHENS (Greece) - Far left hitman Dimitris Koufodinas challenges his transfer to a high-security prison BELGRADE (Serbia) - 20th anniversary of arrest on war crimes charges of ousted Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic VESOUL (France) - Court ruling over death of employee at Ikea Industry France factory in 2018 (0800 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Islamic scholar Said Djabelkhi on trial for mocking Islam Latin America PERU - Travel ban takes effect as shops close for Holy Week lockdown (To 4) Sports BEIJING (China) - China holds Winter Olympic 2022 venues test (0800 GMT) VIDEO. (To 10) FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 2021 Worldwide WORLD - World Autism Awareness Day Europe MOSCOW (Russia) - Google, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok and Telegram in court, face fines (0700 GMT) VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope celebrates the Way of the Cross at St. Peter's Square (2000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Famed cherry blossoms expected to reach peak bloom VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. NEW YORK (United States) - Theaters and concert halls reopen, with capacity limited to 100 people VIDEO. PICTURE. WASHINGTON (United States) - US employment report (1230 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa NIAMEY (Niger) - Mohamed Bazoum sworn in as Niger's new president (1000 GMT) Sports CENTURION (South Africa) - Cricket South Africa v Pakistan 1st One-Day International (+) DOHA (Qatar) - MotoGP at Grand Prix of Doha (To 4) SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 2021 Highlights CAIRO (Egypt) - Procession of 22 royal mummies from Cairo's Tahrir Square to Museum of Civilisations VIDEO. Worldwide WORLD - 5th anniversary of 'Panama Papers' tax evasion scandal Sports LOS ANGELES (United States) - Soccer: Start of MLS season AL-ULA (Saudi Arabia) - Auto: Extreme E championship 1st round, Desert Prix (To 4) SUNDAY, APRIL 4, 2021 Highlights WORLD - Easter Sunday Europe VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope celebrates Easter morning mass followed by traditional Urbi et Orbi blessing (1100 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BULGARIA - General election PICTURE. VIDEO. OBERWIESENTHAL (Germany) - Deux German villages test reopening restaurants and hotels to tourists VIDEO. Sports JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) - Cricket South Africa v Pakistan 2nd One-Day International OUDENAARDE (Belgium) - Cycling: World Tour 2021, Tour des Flandres 2021 MONDAY, APRIL 5, 2021 Asia-Pacific KUALA LUMPUR (Malaysia) - Appeal by ex-PM Najib Razak over graft conviction WELLINGTON (New Zealand) - New Zealand to announce start date for travel bubble with Australia (2330 GMT) Europe FLENSBURG (Germany) - German automobile industry figures for March LISBON (Portugal) - Further easing of virus restrictions, with some schools, terraces and monuments reopening GLASGOW (United Kingdom) - Hairdressers to reopen in Scotland amid easing of Covid-19 lockdown measures VIDEO. VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's Regina Caeli prayer (1000 GMT) Middle East and North Africa JERUSALEM - Court starts hearing witnesses in Netanyahu corruption trial (0730 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 2021 Europe NUUK (Denmark) - Legislative elections SAINT-DENIS (France) - Mass Covid-19 vaccination centre opens in Stade de France stadium (date to be confirmed) PICTURE. SAARBRUCKEN (Germany) - Saarland state becomes Germany's first to end virus shutdown DENMARK - Some schools, hair salons allowed to reopen LINZ (Austria) - Trial of man accused of willingly infected his wife with Covid-19 MOSCOW (Russia) - Second day of hearings into Western social media platforms facing fines (0700 GMT) North America NEW YORK (United States) - 50th anniversary of the death of Russian composer Igor Stravinsky NEW YORK (United States) - Release of Hunter Biden memoir detailing battle against drug addiction Middle East and North Africa ABU DHABI (United Arab Emirates) - UAE's Etihad to launch direct flights to Tel Aviv VIDEO. PICTURE. Sub-Saharan Africa UGANDA - Schools for youngest pupils start staggered opening GABORONE (Botswana) - Botswana elephant hunting season opens Latin America RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil) - LAAD Defence and Security Fair (To 9) Sports Football: Champions League - Quarter final First Leg (To 7) afp
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