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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. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2020 Highlights (*) UNITED KINGDOM - UK starts mass Covid vaccination programme LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Trump chairs talks with health chiefs and business leaders on Covid vaccine PICTURE. VIDEO. NEW YORK (United States) - 40th anniversary of murder of ex-Beatle John Lennon PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Worldwide WORLD - International Day of Climate Change Protests Asia-Pacific (+) HONG KONG (China) - Listing ceremony of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com medical arm (0100 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. VIDEO. WELLINGTON (New Zealand) - Royal Commission report released into Christchurch mosques shooting (0100 GMT) VIDEO. TOKYO (Japan) - GDP Q3, revised (2350 GMT Monday) SEREMBAN (Malaysia) - Hearing in inquest into death of Franco-Irish teen VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. (To 11) Europe (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Nobel Physics laureate Roger Penrose receives award from Swedish ambassador (1300 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. MUNICH (Germany) - Nobel Physics laureate Reinhard Genzel receives award from Swedish ambassador at Bavarian State Chancellery (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. GRAPHIC. PICTURE. MOSCOW (Russia) - FM Lavrov hosts parliamentary delegation of far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party VIDEO. PICTURE. GENEVA (Switzerland) - Auction of sabre-toothed cat's skeleton and other fossils FILE PICTURE. VIDEO. BERLIN (Germany) - France, Switzerland, Germany, Austria sign accord on new night rail services (1230 GMT) PARIS (France) - Court hearing in bid to seize for safekeeping a Pissarro painting stolen by the Nazis PARIS (France) - Egyptian President Sisi visits PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU European affairs ministers hold video call ahead of Brexit, budget summit LIVE VIDEO. (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU Transports ministers meet online PARIS (France) - Q1 employment data (0630 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - Finance Minister Scholz addresses parliament at budget debate (0800 GMT) PICTURE. (+) MOSCOW (Russia) - Deputy FM Sergei Ryabkov holds press conference ahead of BRICS conference (0930 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - OECD forum on global productivity (1100 GMT) (+) GENEVA (Switzerland) - International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA) holds Covid press conference (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. North America (+) WILMINGTON (United States) - Biden introduces members of health team to tackle coronavirus (1830 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. VANCOUVER (Canada) - Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou extradition trial resumes VIDEO. (To 11) NEW YORK (United States) - Sotheby's auctions a sneaker by adidas and porcelain maker Meissen (To 16) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Verdict due in corruption trial of former Algiers governor (2100 GMT) (+) AMMAN (Jordan) - Jordan opens new coronavirus field hospital amid rise in cases (1500 GMT) VIDEO. CAIRO (Egypt) - Cairo International Film Festival (To 10) DUBAI (United Arab Emirates) - GITEX Technology Week (To 9) CAIRO (Egypt) - Egypt Defence Expo (EDEX) international weapons fair PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 10) Sub-Saharan Africa KHARTOUM (Sudan) - Trial of ousted president Bashir resumes VIDEO. PICTURE. PIETERMARITZBURG (South Africa) - Pre-trial hearing in ex-president Jacob Zuma's corruption case VIDEO. MBOUR (Senegal) - Verdict in trial of father accused of causing son's death by sending him to Europe in canoe (0900 GMT) VIDEO. MONROVIA (Liberia) - Mid-term senatorial elections and referendum (0800 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. Latin America (+) QUITO (Ecuador) - Ecuador and US sign first phase trade agreement MEXICO CITY (Mexico) - Mexico's government announces Covid-19 vaccination plan (1300 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. CARACAS (Venezuela) - Popular consultation organised by opposition on legitimacy of Maduro's government (To 12) HAVANA (Cuba) - International Festival of New Latin American Cinema (To 13) Sports SYDNEY (Australia) - Cricket: Australia v India in third T20 International (0810 GMT) PICTURE. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 6: Group E Chelsea (ENG) v FK Krasnodar (RUS) (2000 GMT) PICTURE. BARCELONA (Spain) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 6: Group G Barcelona (ESP) v Juventus (ITA) (2000 GMT) PICTURE. PARIS (France) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 6: Group H Paris SG (FRA) v Büyüksehir Bld. Spor (TUR) (2000 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. GRAPHIC. LEIPZIG (Germany) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 6: Group H RB Leipzig (GER) v Manchester United (ENG) (2000 GMT) PICTURE. LAUSANNE (Switzerland) - IOC executive board meets VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 10) DENMARK - Euro-2020 women's handball (To 20) WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2020 Highlights BAKU (Azerbaijan) - Erdogan visits ally Azerbaijan after Karabakh ceasefire VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 10) STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Digital press conference with 2020 Nobel laureates (1500 GMT) GRAPHIC. LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. Asia-Pacific INDONESIA - Regional elections VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. HONG KONG (China) - US Bank of America lawyer on trial for assaulting police officer during argument (To 10) Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Michel Barnier talks at European Committee of the Regions session on the EU-UK agreement (1330 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Cabinet meets to discuss draft law against Islamist 'separatism' LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU Commission launches new anti-terror plan LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. FRANCE - National day of mourning for ex-president Giscard d'Estaing GRAPHIC. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Boris Johnson answers Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) (1200 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. WARSAW (Poland) - 30 years ago, Lech Walesa was elected president of Poland PRAGUE (Czech Republic) - Polish President Andrzej Duda visits VIDEO. (+) MUNICH (Germany) - Tightened restrictions against Covid-19 come into force in Bavaria VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Paris Blockchain Week Summit 2020 (To 10) (+) FIUMICINO (Italy) - First Alitalia Covid-19 free flight with tested passengers onboard lands from New York (0700 GMT) VIDEO. WIESBADEN (Germany) - October foreign trade data (0700 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel addresses parliament on eve of EU summit (0800 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's general audience (0830 GMT) GENEVA (Switzerland) - UN human rights chief Bachelet holds press conference (0930 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Appeals trial for US artist Jeff Koons on plagiarism charges (1200 GMT) PARIS (France) - Hearing on extradition to Algeria of blogger Amir.dz (1300 GMT) (+) LISBON (Portugal) - Meeting of the World Tourism Organization's crisis committee (1530 GMT) PARIS (France) - Defence Minister Parly hosts UK counterpart Wallace for talks (1930 GMT) North America (+) ATLANTA (United States) - Pompeo speech on China's challenge to US national security, academic freedom (1500 GMT) (+) NEW YORK (United States) - DoorDash starts trading on stock market (1600 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - Argentine Economy Minister Martin Guzman speech on state of economy (1800 GMT) Middle East and North Africa (+) DUBAI (United Arab Emirates) - World Space Forum, held online (0800 GMT) (To 10) ALGIERS (Algeria) - Appeal trial of journalist Abdelkrim Zeghileche against 2-year jail term (+) BEIRUT (Lebanon) - President Michel Aoun hosts prime minister-designate Saad Hariri for talks over forming a government Sub-Saharan Africa LUANDA (Angola) - Ex-communication minister Manuel Rabelais goes on trial for embezzlement Sports MERSIN (Turkey) - European Championships in Men's Artistic Gymnastics (To 13) WELLINGTON (New Zealand) - Cricket: New Zealand v West Indies in second Test (To 14) HERNING (Denmark) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 6: Group D Midtjylland (DEN) v Liverpool (ENG) (1755 GMT) PICTURE. MUNICH (Germany) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 6: Group A Bayern Munich (GER) v Lokomotiv Moscow (RUS) (2000 GMT) PICTURE. MADRID (Spain) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 6: Group B Real Madrid (ESP) v Borussia Moenchengladbach (GER) (2000 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2020 Highlights POLAND - Release of Cyberpunk 2077 game VIDEO. PICTURE. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU summit VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 11) OSLO (Norway) - Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony, held online (1200 GMT) GRAPHIC. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. NEW YORK (United States) - Time magazine announces 'Person of the Year' for 2020 (1300 GMT) PICTURE. (*) WASHINGTON (United States) - FDA advisory committee evaluates Pfizer/BioNTech Covid vaccine (1400 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. Worldwide WORLD - World Human Rights Day Asia-Pacific SUVA (Fiji) - Pacific Island Forum nations hold virtual climate summit ahead of UN talks Europe (+) BAKU (Azerbaijan) - Military parade PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Nobel awards ceremony for literature, sciences and economy prizes, held online (1530 GMT) GRAPHIC. MADRID (Spain) - Spanish authorities give briefing on coronavirus LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. MONS (Belgium) - Final hearing in trial of police officer over fatal shooting of Kurdish girl BERLIN (Germany) - TUI 2019-2020 financial results (0600 GMT) ANKARA (Turkey) - Trial of 18 students, lecturer resumes over Pride march (0630 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - GDP estimate for October (1100 GMT) (*) GENEVA (Switzerland) - International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) updates threatened animal, plant species Red List (1300 GMT) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - ECB press conference on eurozone monetary policy (1330 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1330 GMT) GRAPHIC. (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Treasury Secretary Mnuchin grilled by lawmakers on Covid relief package (1500 GMT) (+) NEW YORK (United States) - Airbnb starts trading on the Stock Exchange (1600 GMT) Middle East and North Africa (+) NABLUS (Palestinian Territories) - Partial lockdown comes into force in Israeli-occupied West Bank MOROCCO - Virus state of emergency set to end BEIRUT (Lebanon) - Judge questions eight military officials over alleged graft (0700 GMT) Latin America BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - Chamber of Deputies lower house expected to debate abortion bill (1700 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (+) SANTIAGO (Chile) - Coronavirus lockdown comes into force on week-ends Sports HOUSTON (United States) - Golf: US Women's Open PICTURE. (To 13) DUBLIN (Ireland) - Football: Europa League - 1st round day 6: Group B Dundalk (IRL) v Arsenal (ENG) (1755 GMT) PICTURE. PRAGUE (Czech Republic) - Football: Europa League - 1st round day 6: Group H Sparta Praha (CZE) v AC Milan (ITA) (2000 GMT) FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2020 Highlights WORLD - Global day of youth climate action by Fridays For Future (+) WILMINGTON (United States) - Biden names nominee for defense secretary PICTURE. VIDEO. AMSTERDAM (Netherlands) - EU medicines agency holds online public meeting on coronavirus vaccines (1200 GMT) GRAPHIC. LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - Verdict for teen activist Tony Chung on insulting China's flag (0130 GMT) Europe UNITED KINGDOM - Ex-Beatle McCartney releases new solo album LEIDSCHENDAM (Netherlands) - Killer of Lebanon ex-PM Hariri to be sentenced in absentia by UN court (0900 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - ICJ rules in diplomatic row between Equatorial Guinea and France over president's son (1400 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Inauguration of Christmas tree and Nativity scene on St Peter's Square (1430 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. MOSCOW (Russia) - New hearing in ex-Russia football captain Roman Shirokov trial for punching referee (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Bank of England Financial Stability Report (0600 GMT) KRASNOYARSK (Russia) - Court hearing in case against mining giant Nornickel (0700 GMT) WIESBADEN (Germany) - November final inflation data (0700 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - Interior minister Seehofer press conference after talks with counterparts from Germany's 16 states (0900 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO press briefing on Covid-19 (1600 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. North America (+) ATLANTA (United States) - CDC's advisory committee on vaccines discusses priority groups TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES (United States) - Window opens for new Virgin Galactic test flight BUFFALO (United States) - Harvey Weinstein faces LA extradition hearing (1400 GMT) VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa GAZA CITY (Palestinian Territories) - Weekend lockdown comes into force ALGERIA - 60th anniversary of independence movement uprising Sub-Saharan Africa ANTANANARIVO (Madagascar) - Senate elections SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2020 Highlights PARIS (France) - Fifth anniversary of Paris Agreement on climate change GRAPHIC. LAUSANNE (Switzerland) - Olympics: IOC holds Olympic summit UNITED NATIONS (United States) - UN, Britain host global climate summit GRAPHIC. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Europe (*) CATANIA (Italy) - FM, interior minister testify at trial of far-right leader Salvini (date subject to change) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Protest against virus restrictions VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - 'March for Trump' ahead of electoral college vote (1700 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa DAKAR (Senegal) - Dakar Fashion week PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 13) Sports LONDON (United Kingdom) - Boxing: Anthony Joshua v Kubrat Pulev SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2020 Asia-Pacific LAHORE (Pakistan) - Anti-government rally held by opposition parties (0500 GMT) Europe (+) WARSAW (Poland) - Anti-government protests mark anniversary of communist-era martial law crackdown PICTURE. BONN (Germany) - Centenary of German sweet maker Haribo VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's Angelus prayer on Saint Peter's square (1000 GMT) North America (+) ATLANTA (United States) - CDC's advisory committee on vaccines meets Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - 20th anniversary of accord to end war between Ethiopia and Eritrea Sub-Saharan Africa NIGER - Regional and municipal elections Sports ABU DHABI (United Arab Emirates) - Auto: Formula One - Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Grand Prix (1310 GMT) GRAPHIC. MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2020 Highlights WASHINGTON (United States) - Electoral college meets to formalize Biden election victory PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. Europe (+) PARIS (France) - 15th session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, held online (To 19) PARIS (France) - 25th anniversary of the Dayton peace accords on Bosnia PARIS (France) - 60th anniversary of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU interior ministers hold talks via video link on reform of asylum system VIENNA (Austria) - OPEC monthly report LE HAVRE (France) - Covid-19 mass testing operation (0730 GMT) (To 19) ROUEN (France) - Trial of man accused of calling French Interior Minister Darmanin a 'dirty rapist' (1200 GMT) North America (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Deadline for state-level challenges to presidential election result Middle East and North Africa DUBAI (United Arab Emirates) - Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation media briefing on UAE's nuclear energy programme (0600 GMT) Latin America CHILE - Total solar eclipse visible from Chile to Argentina VIDEO. PICTURE. GRAPHIC. Sports PARIS (France) - 2023 Rugby World Cup draw (1100 GMT) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2020 Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - Ruling in trial of suspect accused of finding victims on Twitter HONG KONG (China) - Jimmy Lai appeals to High Court for grant of bail (0400 GMT) Europe BONN (Germany) - 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven's birth (To 16) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU commission unveils Digital Service Act proposals (1100 GMT) FRANCE - Night-time curfew replaces partial lockdown as restrictions ease CHERNOBYL (Ukraine) - 20th anniversary of Chernobyl Atomic Power Station closure LONDON (United Kingdom) - December employment data (0600 GMT) ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Trial resumes of journalists over Erdogan son-in-law alleged emails (0600 GMT) MADRID (Spain) - Zara owner Inditex Q3 results (0700 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve holds policy meeting PICTURE. GRAPHIC. (To 16) (+) MONTREAL (Canada) - Verdict expected in rape trial of former producer Gilbert Rozon (1930 GMT) (*) STANDING ROCK INDIAN RESERVATION (United States) - 130th anniversary of the killing of legendary Native American chief Sitting Bull Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Appeal trial of journalist Abdelmoundji Khelladi ALGIERS (Algeria) - Universities resume on-site classes PICTURE. (+) KUWAIT CITY (Kuwait) - First parliamentary session following elections (To 17) Sub-Saharan Africa CONAKRY (Guinea) - Conde sworn in for third term after months of political strife Sports (+) YAS MARINA (United Arab Emirates) - Formula One young driver test with Mick Schumacher and Fernando Alonso afp
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