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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. WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2020 Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - Fifth full-scale round of Brexit negotiations GRAPHIC. (To 24) (*) MARSEILLE (France) - Marseille International Film Festival (To 26) North America (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Trump participates in ceremonial swearing-in of director of Office of Management and Budget (1630 GMT) (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Trump delivers remarks on Operation Legend, combatting violent crime in American cities (1915 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. NEW YORK (United States) - Tesla Q2 results (2000 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa (+) ZIMBABWE - Night-time curfew, strict measures to fight virus come into force Latin America VALPARAISO (Chile) - Senate votes on constitutional reform to allow emergency withdrawals from private pensions VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sports LAUSANNE (Switzerland) - IOC executive board meets online MANCHESTER (United Kingdom) - Football: Premier League - day 37: Manchester United v West Ham (1700 GMT) VIDEO. LIVERPOOL (United Kingdom) - Football: Premier League - day 37: Liverpool v Chelsea (1915 GMT) VIDEO. MILAN (Italy) - Football: Serie A - day 35: Inter Milan v Fiorentina (1945 GMT) THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2020 Asia-Pacific (+) TOKYO (Japan) - Residents urged to stay home for long public holiday weekend (To 26) Europe (+) GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO press conference on COVID-19 VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) GENEVA (Switzerland) - Outgoing WTO director-general Roberto Azevedo gives press conference after two-day general council to decide on interim chief (1100 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - European Parliament studies virus recovery plan agreed at EU summit (0730 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (*) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Belgian government National Security Committee updates on virus restrictions LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. ZAGREB (Croatia) - Parliament votes in new government PICTURE. HAMBURG (Germany) - Verdict in trial of SS guard at Nazi Stutthof camp (0700 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. MOSCOW (Russia) - Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meets UN General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir SPAIN - Strike at Airbus over job cuts PICTURE. VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Deadline for Venezuela's central bank to submit appeal against UK ruling that recognised Juan Guaido as president STUTTGART (Germany) - Daimler Q2 results (0530 GMT) ANKARA (Turkey) - Central bank to decide interest rate (1100 GMT) (+) STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Health officials presser on coronavirus (1200 GMT) VIDEO. North America SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Twitter Q2 results (1200 GMT) (+) NEW YORK (United States) - American Airlines Q2 results (1230 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1230 GMT) SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Microsoft showcases games for new Xbox Series X (1600 GMT) YORBA LINDA (United States) - Secretary of State Pompeo delivers speech on "Communist China and the future of the free world" (2040 GMT) VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa SHARM EL SHEIKH (Egypt) - 15th anniversary of Al-Qaeda attacks on Sharm al-Sheikh ALGIERS (Algeria) - Trial of journalist, blogger Fodil Boumala TEHRAN (Iran) - Health ministry spokeswoman holds press conference on COVID-19 epidemic (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) - WHO Africa holds online press briefing on COVID-19 and health worker infections in Africa (1100 GMT) BAMAKO (Mali) - Presidents of Niger, Ivory Coast, Senegal and Ghana mediate talks over Mali crisis LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. PRETORIA (South Africa) - South Africa Reserve Bank presents monetary policy statement (1200 GMT) Latin America SANTIAGO (Chile) - Extradition of Chilean suspect in death of Japanese student in France (0400 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. Sports (+) TOKYO (Japan) - A year to go to the Summer Olympics LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA (Spain) - Andalucia MotoGP PICTURE. (To 26) LOS ANGELES (United States) - MLB baseball season resumes (date subject to change) VIDEO. UDINE (Italy) - Football: Serie A - day 35: Udinese v Juventus (1730 GMT) VIDEO. ROME (Italy) - Football: Serie A - day 35: Lazio v Cagliari (1945 GMT) FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2020 Europe (*) ISTANBUL (Turkey) - First Muslim prayers to be held in Hagia Sophia (1000 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. (+) AUSTRIA - Masks become mandatory in supermarkets, post offices and banks UNITED KINGDOM - Masks become obligatory in shops VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. MOSCOW (Russia) - Expected end of checks on infrastructure built on permafrost following accident DUISBURG (Germany) - 10th anniversary of Love Parade tragedy, in which 21 people were killed LONDON (United Kingdom) - Office for National Statistics publishes UK retail sales data for June (0600 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US government releases new home sales data (1400 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell discusses the economy (1530 GMT) Middle East and North Africa TEHRAN (Iran) - Health ministry spokeswoman holds press conference on COVID-19 epidemic (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa KINSHASA (DR Congo) - Appeal hearing for top presidential aide convicted of corruption Latin America CUSCO (Peru) - Machu Picchu reopens Sports MEXICO CITY (Mexico) - Mexican football championship opens with new tournament SAINT-DENIS (France) - French cup final: Paris SG - Saint-Etienne (1900 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. MANCHESTER (United Kingdom) - West Indies face England in 3rd Test match PICTURE. (To 28) SATURDAY, JULY 25, 2020 Asia-Pacific (+) KUALA LUMPUR (Malaysia) - APEC trade ministers hold virtual press conference (0530 GMT) Europe BERLIN (Germany) - Annual pride event marking Christopher Street Day, held online VERONA (Italy) - Arena di Verona hosts first concert since lockdown VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Gyms, indoor swimming pools and leisure centres allowed to reopen in England PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE REPORT. MADRID (Spain) - Anti-monarchy protest (1800 GMT) PICTURE. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - 10th anniversary of WikiLeaks publication of over 70,000 Afghan war documents Middle East and North Africa TUNIS (Tunisia) - Deadline for appointing new prime minister (2230 GMT) (To 26) TEHRAN (Iran) - Health ministry spokeswoman holds press conference on COVID-19 epidemic (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa ABIDJAN (Ivory Coast) - Opposition PDCI meets to select presidential candidate ahead of October election (0000 GMT) (To 26) Sports (*) BEIJING (China) - Chinese football Super League championship resumes VIDEO. PICTURE. RABAT (Morocco) - Botola Pro football championship resumes GENOA (Italy) - Football: Serie A - day 36: Genoa v Inter Milan (1730 GMT) SUNDAY, JULY 26, 2020 Europe SAINT PETERSBURG (Russia) - Navy Day parade showcasing dozens of warships VIDEO. VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's Angelus prayer (1000 GMT) PICTURE. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - 100 days until the US presidential election VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - Deadline for business sector comments on taxation of EU products (1100 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Ex-police chief Abdelghani Hamel on trial for fraud TEHRAN (Iran) - Health ministry spokeswoman holds press conference on COVID-19 epidemic (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sports LEICESTER (United Kingdom) - Football: Premier League - day 38: Leicester v Manchester United (1500 GMT) VIDEO. MANCHESTER (United Kingdom) - Football: Premier League - day 38: Manchester City v Norwich (1500 GMT) NEWCASTLE (United Kingdom) - Football: Premier League - day 38: Newcastle v Liverpool (1500 GMT) VERONA (Italy) - Football: Serie A - day 36: Hellas Verona v Lazio (1730 GMT) TURIN (Italy) - Football: Serie A - day 36: Juventus v Sampdoria (1945 GMT) VIDEO. MONDAY, JULY 27, 2020 Asia-Pacific PANMUNJOM (South Korea) - S. Korean and US forces mark 67th anniversary of the armistice that ended fighting in the 1950-53 Korean War PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Europe (*) GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO presser on COVID-19 VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. MUNICH (Germany) - Ifo publishes July business confidence index (0800 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Brexit negotiations led by Barnier and Frost (0800 GMT) GRAPHIC. (To 31) (+) PARIS (France) - Quarterly unemployment data (1000 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Ryanair Q2 results (1000 GMT) North America UNITED STATES - Moderna starts final stage of human trials of COVID-19 vaccine NEW YORK (United States) - Sentencing for lawyer Michael Avenatti, found guilty of extortion (1330 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google chief executives to testify, perhaps virtually, before US House antitrust committee (1600 GMT) CAPE CANAVERAL (United States) - Mars 2020 mission engineering/science briefing (2000 GMT) VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa CAIRO (Egypt) - 40th anniversary of shah of Iran's death TEHRAN (Iran) - Health ministry spokeswoman holds press conference on COVID-19 epidemic (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa (*) NAIROBI (Kenya) - President Kenyatta holds crisis meeting with governors over rise in virus infections (0800 GMT) (+) DAR ES SALAAM (Tanzania) - Opposition heavyweight Tundu Lissu returns from exile ahead of polls (1100 GMT) TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2020 Asia-Pacific BANGKOK (Thailand) - Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn's birthday KUALA LUMPUR (Malaysia) - Court to deliver verdict in 1MDB trial of ex-leader Najib Razak (0200 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. SYDNEY (Australia) - Protest against Aboriginal deaths in custody VIDEO. (*) SEOUL (South Korea) - UN Human Rights Office reports on situation of women in detention in North Korea (0600 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. YOKOHAMA (Japan) - Nissan Q1 2020-21 results (0800 GMT) Europe PARIS (France) - PSA half-year results BELFAST (United Kingdom) - 15th anniversary of IRA's declaration of end to armed campaign MADRID (Spain) - Q2 unemployment data (0700 GMT) KARLSRUHE (Germany) - "Dieselgate" hearing at Federal Court of Justice over car bought after scandal broke (0800 GMT) (+) KOUROU (France) - Space rocket Ariane 5 due to take off (date subject to change) (1735 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Rare Rembrandt self-portrait to go on sale (1800 GMT) PICTURE. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve holds policy meeting PICTURE. GRAPHIC. (To 29) (*) NEW YORK (United States) - McDonald's Q2 results (1230 GMT) CAPE CANAVERAL (United States) - Mars 2020 - briefing on mission to collect samples from the Red Planet (1900 GMT) VIDEO. CAPE CANAVERAL (United States) - Mars 2020 Mission Tech and Humans to Mars Briefing (2100 GMT) VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa TEHRAN (Iran) - Health ministry spokeswoman holds press conference on COVID-19 epidemic (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sports LOS ANGELES (United States) - NFL training camps open (To 31) MILAN (Italy) - Football: Serie A - day 37: Inter Milan v Napoli (1945 GMT) WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2020 Europe AUVERS-SUR-OISE (France) - 130th anniversary of death of Van Gogh BERLIN (Germany) - Finance and economy ministers face grilling by parliamentary committee over Wirecard collapse VIDEO. (*) MADRID (Spain) - Banco Santander Q2 results (0500 GMT) (*) LUDWIGSHAFEN (Germany) - BASF Q2 results (0500 GMT) (*) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Deutsche Bank Q2 results (0500 GMT) ANKARA (Turkey) - Central bank governor delivers quarterly inflation report (0700 GMT) North America NEW YORK (United States) - Spotify Q2 results NEW YORK (United States) - Boeing Q2 results (1130 GMT) NEW YORK (United States) - General Motors Q2 results (1200 GMT) KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (United States) - NASA administrator briefing (1700 GMT) VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve announces interest rate decision (1800 GMT) PICTURE. GRAPHIC. VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds press conference (1830 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Facebook Q2 results (2100 GMT) Middle East and North Africa MECCA (Saudi Arabia) - Muslim hajj pilgrimage, scaled back by virus (To August 3) TEHRAN (Iran) - Health ministry spokeswoman holds press conference on COVID-19 epidemic (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sports QUITO (Ecuador) - Football season resumes after four months of virus shutdown ROME (Italy) - Football: Serie A - day 37: Lazio v Brescia (1730 GMT) CAGLIARI (Italy) - Football: Serie A - day 37: Cagliari v Juventus (1945 GMT) VIDEO. THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2020 Worldwide WORLD - Muslims mark Eid al-Adha, feast of the sacrifice (date to be confirmed) (To August 3) Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - Panasonic quarterly results (0600 GMT) BEIJING (China) - Defence ministry monthly press conference (0700 GMT) Europe PARIS (France) - Airbus half-year results PARIS (France) - EDF Q2 results PARIS (France) - Hermes Q2 results KASSEL (Germany) - Neo-Nazi gives testimony at trial for murder of politician Walter Luebcke PARIS (France) - Renault half-year results PARIS (France) - Total Q1 results (*) GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO presser on COVID-19 VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. ZURICH (Switzerland) - Credit Suisse Q2 results (0500 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - Deutsche Bahn quarterly results (0500 GMT) ZURICH (Switzerland) - LafargeHolcim half-year results (0500 GMT) VEVEY (Switzerland) - Nestle half-year results (0515 GMT) PARIS (France) - Danone half-year results (0530 GMT) (*) WOLFSBURG (Germany) - Volkswagen Q2 results (0530 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Royal Dutch Shell Q2 results (0600 GMT) WIESBADEN (Germany) - First estimate of GDP for second quarter (0600 GMT) (*) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Compass Q3 results (0900 GMT) WIESBADEN (Germany) - Initial inflation reading for July (1200 GMT) North America CAPE CANAVERAL (United States) - NASA launches Mars 2020 rover (1250 GMT) VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases first estimate for Q2 GDP (1230 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1230 GMT) Middle East and North Africa JERUSALEM - 40th anniversary of Israeli law adopting Jerusalem as capital TEHRAN (Iran) - Health ministry spokeswoman holds press conference on COVID-19 epidemic (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sports ORLANDO (United States) - NBA season resumes with 22 teams VIDEO. afp
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