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| - Go to to consult 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. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2020 Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - Newly formed medical staff union holds general assembly ahead of industrial action threat (0400 GMT) Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - First day of transition period as the UK leaves the EU VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. (+) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Plane bringing about 90 German citizens back from virus epicentre lands VIDEO. PICTURE. (*) BEJA (Portugal) - PM hosts counterparts from southern, central and eastern Europe for 'Friends of cohesion' summit (1200 GMT) PICTURE. LISBON (Portugal) - Demonstration against racism and police brutality (1500 GMT) MINSK (Belarus) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits PICTURE. VIDEO. PARIS (France) - 40th anniversary of Medecins du Monde NGO North America MIAMI (United States) - Venezuela opposition leader Juan Guaido holds rally VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. (+) DES MOINES (United States) - Democrat presidential hopefuls make final push for votes in Iowa ahead of first contest in primary season PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 2) Middle East and North Africa CAIRO (Egypt) - Arab foreign ministers meet over Trump Mideast plan VIDEO. Sports MELBOURNE (Australia) - Tennis: Garbine Muguruza v Sofia Kenin in Australian Open women's final VIDEO. PICTURE. Europe - Rugby: 2020 Six Nations Championship GRAPHIC. VIDEO. (To March 14) GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN (Germany) - Alpine Skiing: 2019/2020 Men's Alpine Ski World Cup - Garmisch-Partenkirchen: Downhill (men) (1030 GMT) PICTURE. TAURANGA (New Zealand) - Cricket: New Zealand v India 5th T20 PICTURE. CARDIFF (United Kingdom) - Rugby: Wales v Italy in opening match of Six Nations Championship (1415 GMT) MADRID (Spain) - Football: Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid in La Liga (1500 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. DUBLIN (Ireland) - Rugby: Ireland v Scotland on opening day of Six Nations Championship (1645 GMT) MELBOURNE (Australia) - Tennis: Grand Slam Tournaments - Australian Open PICTURE. GRAPHIC. (To February 2) SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2020 Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - BAFTA awards ceremony VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. NUR-SULTAN (Kazakhstan) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits PICTURE. VIDEO. MOSCOW (Russia) - ASEAN chief Lim Jock Hoi visits (To 4) OXFORD (United Kingdom) - Indigenous leaders gather to discuss politics and future of the Amazon VIDEO. North America MIAMI GARDENS (United States) - Kansas City Chiefs v San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl (2330 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. LIVE VIDEO. MIAMI GARDENS (United States) - Jennifer Lopez and Shakira headline Super Bowl half-time show PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. LIVE VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa AMMAN (Jordan) - State security court hears witnesses in Jerash tourists stabbings case (0800 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. ALGIERS (Algeria) - Tunisian President Kais Saied on fist official visit (1500 GMT) Sports (*) MELBOURNE (Australia) - Tennis: Novak Djokovic v Dominic Thiem in Men's Final at Australian Open VIDEO. GRAPHIC. PICTURE. TOKYO (Japan) - Tokyo 2020 : Opening Ceremony of Ariake Arena. (0100 GMT) VIDEO. SAINT-DENIS (France) - Rugby: France v England on opening weekend of Six Nations Championship (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (*) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Football: Tottenham v Manchester City in English Premier League (1630 GMT) VIDEO. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2020 Asia-Pacific WUHAN (China) - Field hospital to treat coronavirus patients expected to become operational PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. (+) KUALA LUMPUR (Malaysia) - Ex-PM's wife Rosmah Mansor set to stand trial for corruption (0600 GMT) (To April 30) Europe KIEV (Ukraine) - Turkish President Erdogan visits PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - PM Boris Johnson gives speech on 'unleashing Britain's potential' VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier holds press conference on negotiations with UK (1100 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. WARSAW (Poland) - French President Emmanuel Macron visits PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) GENEVA (Switzerland) - World Health Organization executive board meeting (To 8) (+) GENEVA (Switzerland) - World Health Organization chief opens meeting of agency's executive board as China virus spreads VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. DUBLIN (Ireland) - Ryanair Q3 earnings (0700 GMT) (+) MOSCOW (Russia) - FM Lavrov hosts ASEAN Secretary General Lim Jock Hoi for talks (0900 GMT) PICTURE. (*) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Indigenous leaders protest in front of Brazilian Embassy against Bolsonaro policies (1200 GMT) VIDEO. BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel, Austrian counterpart Kurz hold press conference after talks (1230 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Belgium court rules on new European arrest warrant for Puigdemont and other Catalan pro-independence politicians (1300 GMT) VIDEO. BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel, Argentine President Fernandez give press statements ahead of talks (1900 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO releases yearly report on cancer (2301 GMT) VIDEO. North America DES MOINES (United States) - Presidential primary season begins with voting in the Iowa Caucuses PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. LIVE VIDEO. (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Trump impeachment trial hears closing arguments PICTURE. GRAPHIC. LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (To 4) NEW YORK (United States) - NYFW men's fashion week fall-winter 2020 PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 5) SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Google owner Alphabet Q4 results (2200 GMT) GRAPHIC. Sub-Saharan Africa LILONGWE (Malawi) - Constitutional Court rules on opposition's election challenge VIDEO. CAPE TOWN (South Africa) - African Mining Indaba annual conference (To 6) Latin America LIMA (Peru) - Visiting UN expert Michel Forst gives press conference on situation of human rights activists in Peru (1900 GMT) VIDEO. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2020 Worldwide WORLD - World Cancer Day GRAPHIC. Asia-Pacific COLOMBO (Sri Lanka) - Sri Lanka marks 72nd anniversary of independence from Britain PICTURE. Europe YALTA - 75th anniversary of Yalta Conference, with Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin at end of WWII (To 11) KIEV (Ukraine) - OSCE representative on media freedom Harlem Desir visits (To 7) ROME (Italy) - European far-right leaders Salvini, Orban, Marion Marechal meet VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. MILAN (Italy) - Ferrari 2019 annual results PICTURE. KRAKÓW (Poland) - French President Emmanuel Macron visits PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) WARSAW (Poland) - North Macedonia President Stevo Pendarovski visits MADRID (Spain) - PM Sanchez hosts talks with Argentine President Fernandez VIDEO. PICTURE. BERLIN (Germany) - President Steinmeier meets Austria's Chancellor Kurz (1300 GMT) PICTURE. LONDON (United Kingdom) - BP posts Q4 and 2019 earnings, as Bernard Looney officially starts as CEO (1700 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Trump delivers annual State of the Union address PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. NEW YORK (United States) - UN chief Antonio Guterres briefs reporters on 2020 priorities LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. PICTURE. WASHINGTON (United States) - World Bank chief David Malpass debates former Fed chair Janet Yellen (1430 GMT) SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Disney Q1 results (2130 GMT) Sports CAPE TOWN (South Africa) - Cricket: South Africa v England 1st ODI (0800 GMT) PICTURE. JAKARTA (Indonesia) - MotoGP's Repsol Honda Team makes an official presentation for 2020 season HAMILTON (New Zealand) - Cricket: New Zealand v India 1st ODI PICTURE. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2020 Asia-Pacific WUHAN (China) - Second field hospital to treat coronavirus patients expected to become operational PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. MIRPUR (Pakistan) - Pakistan PM Imran Khan address on Kashmir Solidarity Day KUALA LUMPUR (Malaysia) - Procedural hearing of 1MDB bond cases against Goldman Sachs (0100 GMT) Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - Prime Minister's Questions (1200 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Macron hosts talks with Argentine President Fernandez VIDEO. PICTURE. MUNICH (Germany) - Siemens annual shareholders' meeting, Q1 results (0900 GMT) PICTURE. (+) ATHENS (Greece) - EU Economic Affairs commissioner Paolo Gentiloni visits (1200 GMT) (To 7) AIX-EN-PROVENCE (France) - Court hearing on Tunisia extradition request for Belhassen Trabelsi, brother-in-law of ex-dictator Ben Ali (1300 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Vodafone Q4 results (1500 GMT) North America (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Senate expected to vote for Trump acquittal at impeachment trial (2100 GMT) PICTURE. GRAPHIC. LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. NEW YORK (United States) - Spotify Q4 results (1100 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - US publishes monthly trade balance data (1330 GMT) Middle East and North Africa CONSTANTINE (Algeria) - Trial of journalists Abdelkrim Zeghileche and Lynda Nacer expected to begin (1300 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa (*) KINSHASA (DR Congo) - Belgian interim PM Sophie Wilmes visits VIDEO. (To 7) Latin America VENEZUELA - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's Latin America tour VIDEO. (To 7) BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - Senators discuss bill to renegotiate public external debt (1700 GMT) VIDEO. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2020 Europe THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - ICC hearing on Ivory Coast's ex-president Gbagbo's request for unconditional release (0830 GMT) GRAPHIC. (To 7) (*) BARCELONA (Spain) - PM Sanchez meets Catalan separatist president Quim Torra (1100 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Government announces strategy for battling discrimination PARIS (France) - L'Oreal annual results 2019 PARIS (France) - Total annual results 2019 LONDON (United Kingdom) - Climate Corporate Governance conference at European Bank of Reconstruction and Development WIESBADEN (Germany) - Statistics authority Destatis publishes December industrial orders data (0700 GMT) (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - ECB chief Lagarde appears before European Parliament (0800 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Catering giant Compass general assembly and trading update (0900 GMT) KAZAKHSTAN - Italian and US astronauts, Russian cosmonaut return to Earth from ISS (0914 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Easyjet annual general meeting (1000 GMT) North America NEW YORK (United States) - NYFW women's fall-winter 2020 PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 13) SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Twitter Q4 results (1300 GMT) (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta delivers speech on increasing trade with US (2000 GMT) SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Uber Q4 results (2130 GMT) Latin America MEXICO CITY (Mexico) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visits VIDEO. PICTURE. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2020 Asia-Pacific GAPYEONG (South Korea) - Unification Church holds mass wedding, 6,000 couples marrying PICTURE. VIDEO. NOIDA (India) - India Auto Show 2020 PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 12) SEOUL (South Korea) - Prosecutor Seo Ji-hyeon, who catalysed #MeToo in South Korea, speaks to foreign media (0600 GMT) Europe PARIS (France) - Rare automobiles go under hammer at Retromobile classic cars show LONDON (United Kingdom) - World's largest collection of whisky to go on sale (To 17) WIESBADEN (Germany) - Statistics authority Destatis publishes December industrial production data (0700 GMT) WIESBADEN (Germany) - Statistics authority Destatis publishes December trade data (0700 GMT) JELGEVA (Latvia) - International Ice Sculpture festival (1100 GMT) PICTURE. (To 9) North America KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (United States) - Launch of Solar Orbiter, a joint NASA/ESA mission VIDEO. PICTURE. GRAPHIC. MANCHESTER (United States) - Democrats hold TV debate days ahead of first US presidential primary PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. OTTAWA (Canada) - Canada releases latest jobs figures (1330 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - US job creation and unemployment data (1330 GMT) (+) OTTAWA (Canada) - Judge sets trial date for police intelligence official accused of spying (1430 GMT) Latin America CARACAS (Venezuela) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visits Sports DURBAN (South Africa) - Cricket: South Africa vs England in 2nd ODI PICTURE. RAWALPINDI (Pakistan) - Cricket: Pakistan vs Bangladesh 1st Test PICTURE. (To 11) AUCKLAND (New Zealand) - Cricket: New Zealand v India 2nd ODI PICTURE. CAPE TOWN (South Africa) - Tennis superstars Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal play exhibition game (1800 GMT) VIDEO. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2020 Asia-Pacific BANGKOK (Thailand) - Makha Bucha day, the second most important Buddhist festival VIDEO. NEW DELHI (India) - Delhi legislative assembly elections PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. HONG KONG (China) - Anniversary of Hong Kong's 'fishball revolution' riot (0900 GMT) Europe IRELAND - General election VIDEO. GRAPHIC. LIVE VIDEO. VENICE (Italy) - Venice Carnival PICTURE. (To 25) Sports PARIS (France) - Judo: Paris Grand Slam (To 9) GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN (Germany) - Alpin Ski: 2019/2020 Women's Alpine Ski World Cup - Garmisch-Partenkirchen (1030 GMT) (To 9) (*) DUBLIN (Ireland) - Rugby: Ireland v Wales in Six Nations Championship (1415 GMT) (*) EDINBURGH (United Kingdom) - Rugby: Scotland v England in Six Nations Championship (1645 GMT) SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2020 Europe AZERBAIJAN - Parliamentary elections PICTURE. VIDEO. SWITZERLAND - Referendum on ban on discrimination based on sexual orientation North America WHEELING (United States) - 70 years since senator Joseph McCarthy launched communist witchhunt Sub-Saharan Africa YAOUNDÉ (Cameroon) - General and municipal elections ADDIS ABABA (Ethiopia) - African Union summit (0700 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 10) afp
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