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| - iew 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. MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2020 Europe THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - International Court of Justice hearings on Qatar row with Gulf states (1300 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To September 7) (*) GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO press conference on Covid-19 (1530 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. North America NEW YORK (United States) - Ex-Trump advisor Steve Bannon makes second court appearance on fraud charges (1700 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Kayleigh McEnany holds a press briefing at the White House (1700 GMT) PICTURE. (+) PITTSBURGH (United States) - Biden addresses racial justice at in-person campaign stop (1730 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2020 Asia-Pacific AUSTRALIA - Cruise ship ban ends TOKYO (Japan) - Re-entry ban lifted on foreigners TOKYO (Japan) - New car sales data SINGAPORE - Borders reopen to travellers from Brunei, New Zealand (+) BANGKOK (Thailand) - Press conference on probe into Red Bull heir hit-and-run case VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. TAIPEI (Taiwan) - Czech Senate President Milos Vystrcil speech to lawmakers (0100 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. HONG KONG (China) - Voluntary mass coronavirus tests start (0100 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) HONG KONG (China) - Dissident Agnes Chow to hold press conference outside police station (0500 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK-US trade talks resume (date to be confirmed) TURKEY - Turkey holds military exercises in eastern Mediterranean (To 2) HUNGARY - Borders closed over virus resurgence FRANCE - Schools reopen LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. VIDEO. AJACCIO (France) - Corsican schools reopen (+) Athens (Greece) - Education ministry meets on school restart UKRAINE - School year starts with masks POLAND - 81st anniversary of Germany's invasion of Poland, marking beginning of WWII PICTURE. PARIS (France) - Decision on running FIAC art fair in October VIENNA (Austria) - Joint commission on Iran nuclear deal meets VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Release of new novel by Ken Follett 'The Evening and the Morning' BELGIUM - Schools resume with masks for over-11s VIDEO. (+) ANKARA (Turkey) - Main trial resumes over 2016 coup attempt, with 475 defendants (0630 GMT) (To 16) (+) ANKARA (Turkey) - Large coup-related trial of land forces command resumes (0630 GMT) (To 30) RUSSIA - School year starts (0800 GMT) MADRID (Spain) - Tourist numbers for July (0800 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Eurozone inflation data for August (0900 GMT) BRUXELLES (Belgium) - Eurozone unemployment data for August (0900 GMT) (+) MOSCOW (Russia) - Putin joins online lesson marking 75 years since end of WW2 (0900 GMT) (+) BERLIN (Germany) - German Foreign Minister Maas and Chinese counterpart Wang Yi address a press conference (0920 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU Parliament's Budget Committee discusses EU budget and recovery plan with German European Affairs Minister Michael Roth (1145 GMT) (*) LONDON (United Kingdom) - 'Float-in cinema' allows socially-distanced screenings in boats (1600 GMT) VIDEO. KOUROU (France) - Space rocket Vega due to take off (2051 GMT) North America KENOSHA (United States) - Trump to visit, following racial unrest VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. LOS ANGELES (United States) - Documentary 'Unfit: The Psychology of Donald Trump' released VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa LEBANON - 100th anniversary of establishment of Greater Lebanon VIDEO. FILE PICTURE. PICTURE. JERUSALEM - Decision due on extraditing Orthodox teacher accused of child sex abuse in Australia TUNIS (Tunisia) - Confidence vote in new government VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. ALGIERS (Algeria) - Scheduled entry into force of EU-Algeria trade agreement Sub-Saharan Africa KHARTOUM (Sudan) - Trial of ousted president Bashir resumes (+) ACCRA (Ghana) - International flights resume NAMIBIA - International tourism resumes KHARTOUM (Sudan) - Start of renovation work on Sudan National Museum (*) BLANTYRE (Malawi) - International flights resume SENEGAL - Universities reopen (0700 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. Latin America MEXICO CITY (Mexico) - President Lopez Obrador presents second government report VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. MONTEVIDEO (Uruguay) - President Luis Lacalle Pou marks six months in power Sports MANCHESTER (United Kingdom) - Cricket: England v Pakistan 3rd T20 international PICTURE. BERN (Switzerland) - Ex-FIFA president Sepp Blatter gives evidence in corruption hearing (0930 GMT) PICTURE. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 Asia-Pacific AUSTRALIA - GDP Q2, expected to show first recession in 29 years TOKYO (Japan) - 75th anniversary of Japan's surrender in WWII HANOI (Vietnam) - 75th anniversary of Ho Chi Min's declaration of Vietnam's independence (1000 GMT) Europe VENICE (Italy) - 77th Venice International Film Festival VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 12) PARIS (France) - Trial begins for 14 accused in January 2015 jihadist attacks in Paris VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To November 10) (+) MOSCOW (Russia) - Foreign ministers of Russia, Belarus meet SOFIA (Bulgaria) - Parliament discusses changing constitution amid protests (*) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU disease control head Andrea Ammon address EU parliament committee BRUSSELS (Belgium) - European Commission resumes after summer break NUUK (Denmark) - Final ruling on keeping colonial statue CÉBAZAT (France) - Michelin presents hydrogen-powered concept car PICTURE. LONDON (United Kingdom) - High Court rules on recapitalisation of Virgin Atlantic PARIS (France) - Rwanda genocide suspect appeals extradition (0700 GMT) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Annual banking congress organised by Handelsblatt (0700 GMT) (To 3) VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope resumes limited public audiences (0730 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Femen activists appeal convictions for appearing nude at Arc de Triomphe (1130 GMT) DUBLIN (Ireland) - Michel Barnier gives keynote on Brexit negotiations in 'webinar' at IIEA think tank (1200 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz addresses European Parliament economic affairs committee (1215 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey quizzed by parliament commission (1330 GMT) PICTURE. HAMBURG (Germany) - Speech by German federal bank chair Jens Weidmann (1700 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - White House hosts new Kosovo, Serbia talks PICTURE. VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa (+) CAIRO (Egypt) - WHO Middle East press conference on Covid-19 (1100 GMT) (+) BAGHDAD (Iraq) - French president Macron visits and holds top-level talks Sub-Saharan Africa (*) HARARE (Zimbabwe) - Corruption trial of Mugabe's VP Mphoko VIDEO. (To 4) BAMAKO (Mali) - Anti-corruption activist on trial for 'inciting violence' HARARE (Zimbabwe) - Bail ruling for opposition figure Jacob Ngarivhume and journalist Hopewell Chin'ono BUKAVU (DR Congo) - Verdict due in rape trial of 21 soldiers, police Sports LAUSANNE (Switzerland) - Diamond League athletics meeting as exhibition street event PICTURE. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - Court rules on Jimmy Lai's criminal intimidation case Europe (+) GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO press conference on Covid-19 (1300 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. DUSHANBE (Tajikistan) - Ruling party nominates presidential vote candidate PEZINOK (Slovakia) - Sentencing hearing for 2018 murder of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak PICTURE. VIDEO. LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - ECJ rules on Mediaset-Vivendi stakeholder battle LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - EU's European Court of Justice rules on currency in compensation for flight delays LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - EU's European Court of Justice ruling on the abolition of roaming surcharges in 2017 LYON (France) - SIDO AI and robotics trade show (To 4) BERLIN (Germany) - IFA electronics show 2020 (To 5) UNITED KINGDOM - Most English state schools reopen PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. LIVE REPORT. PARIS (France) - Capgemini: 1st half 2020 results (0500 GMT) (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier addresses European Parliament trade committee (0700 GMT) OSLO (Norway) - PM gives press conference for children on virus (0700 GMT) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Allianz study on virus impact in Germany, France, Italy (0800 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - German Chancellor Merkel, Swedish PM Lofven hold joint press conference (1130 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. GENEVA (Switzerland) - Pharma firms give briefing on Covid-19 therapeutics, trials and access (1300 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (+) MADRID (Spain) - Spanish authorities give briefing on Covid-19 (1430 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. North America LOS ANGELES (United States) - Ridley Scott's sci-fi show 'Raised by Wolves' premieres on HBO Max Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Trial of members of youth campaign group Rassemblement action jeunesse (RAJ) Sub-Saharan Africa DAKAR (Senegal) - Emirates expected to resume flights to Senegal and Guinea (0000 GMT) Latin America BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - Spanish ex-minister Rodolfo Martín Villa gives evidence on Vitoria massacre in 1976 (1500 GMT) Sports VANCOUVER (Canada) - LPGA CP Women's Open (To 6) FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2020 Asia-Pacific (+) BEIJING (China) - Pianist Lang Lang press conference on new album (0300 GMT) Europe MILAN (Italy) - La Scala reopens for concerts LISBON (Portugal) - Trial begins of hacker Rui Pinto over 'Football Leaks' and 'Luanda Leaks' PARIS (France) - 150th anniversary of re-establishment of French Republic (1000 GMT) MOSCOW (Russia) - BRICS foreign ministers meeting (date subject to change) COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - FitchRatings updates country rating (date subject to change) LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - FitchRatings updates country rating (date subject to change) CAMORINO (Switzerland) - Inauguration of the Ceneri Base rail tunnel PICTURE. CERNOBBIO (Italy) - European House - Ambrosetti economic forum (To 6) THESSALONIKI (Greece) - German Economy Minister Altmaier visits Thessaloniki International Fair (To 6) DEAUVILLE (France) - Deauville American Film Festival PICTURE. (To 13) PARIS (France) - Villette Jazz Festival (To 13) WIESBADEN (Germany) - Industrial orders data for July (0600 GMT) (+) ANKARA (Turkey) - Trial resumes into the assassination of Russian ambassador Andrei Karlov (0630 GMT) (+) ATHENS (Greece) - Health ministry press conference on Covid-19 (1500 GMT) North America UNITED STATES - Disney releases 'Mulan' on online platform (+) NEW YORK (United States) - Belarus opposition figure Tikhanovskaya to address UN Security Council OTTAWA (Canada) - Unemployment data published (1230 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa HARARE (Zimbabwe) - Opposition figure Jacob Ngarivhume in court for administrative hearing KINSHASA (DR Congo) - Protest against Rwanda ambassador Sports TARTU (Estonia) - Auto, WRC: Rally Estonia (To 6) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Diamond League athletics meeting as exhibition event SOUTHAMPTON (United Kingdom) - Cricket: England v Australia in 1st T20 international PICTURE. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2020 Asia-Pacific (*) BANGKOK (Thailand) - Students from 30 schools hold a protest under the umbrella of The Bad Students Group VIDEO. Europe GERMANY - Fifth anniversary of decision to open border to refugees VIDEO. WARSAW (Poland) - Extinction Rebellion march BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Protest in support of bars, venues, clubs (1100 GMT) VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa CAIRO (Egypt) - Corruption trial of ex-PM Ahmed Shafik resumes Sub-Saharan Africa NIGERIA - International flights resume Sports HAMBURG (Germany) - Triathlon world series event NEW ZEALAND - Rugby: New Zealand North Island v South Island (0710 GMT) PICTURE. LOUISVILLE (United States) - Racing - The Kentucky Derby (1400 GMT) SOLNA (Sweden) - Football: UEFA Nations League - League A day 1: Group 3 Sweden v France (1845 GMT) PICTURE. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2020 Europe MOSCOW (Russia) - Bolshoi Theatre season opens VIDEO. ITALY - Costa Cruises resumes operations (date subject to change) Sub-Saharan Africa HARARE (Zimbabwe) - One year after Robert Mugabe died VIDEO. Sports MONZA (Italy) - Auto: Formula One - Italian Grand Prix, Grand Prix (1310 GMT) SOUTHAMPTON (United Kingdom) - Cricket: England v Australia in 2nd T20 international PICTURE. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2020 Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - GDP Q2 update (2350 GMT) Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - Second part of Julian Assange extradition case LONDON (United Kingdom) - 8th round of EU-UK talks on post-Brexit trade (To 11) LONDON (United Kingdom) - 80th anniversary of Nazi 'Blitz' air attacks on London WIESBADEN (Germany) - Industrial production data for July (0600 GMT) ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Trial resumes of gunman accused of 2017 Istanbul nightclub attack (0600 GMT) (+) VAZIANI (Georgia) - Georgia-NATO military drills (0700 GMT) (To 18) DRESDEN (Germany) - Trial of alleged supporters of neo-Nazi militant group (0730 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Trial of youth activist Wafi Tigrine Sub-Saharan Africa (+) NIAMEY (Niger) - 57th ECOWAS summit Sports SAN BENEDETTO DEL TRONTO (Italy) - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Tirreno - Adriatico 2020 (To 14) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 Asia-Pacific SEOUL (South Korea) - 75th anniversary of US troops' arrival in South Korea YANGON (Myanmar) - Campaign period officially starts ahead of November parliament election VIDEO. 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SINGAPORE (Singapore) - Investment fund Temasek to release annual report (0430 GMT) Europe (+) VILNIUS (Lithuania) - Belarus opposition figure Tikhanovskaya to address Council of Europe assembly via video link KUOPIO (Finland) - Trial of student charged with murder with sword GHENT (Belgium) - Appeals court rules on Spain's extradition request for rapper Valtonyc PARIS (France) - Employment figures for first quarter (0530 GMT) WIESBADEN (Germany) - External trade data for July (0600 GMT) (+) BRAUNSCHWEIG (Germany) - Volkswagen-Porsche holds transaction hearing with Deka investment fund (0800 GMT) MONTPELLIER (France) - Arabesques Festival of art from Arab world (1100 GMT) (To 20) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Round-table with City policy chief on Brexit, pandemic (1300 GMT) North America NEW YORK (United States) - Meredith Kopit Levien becomes CEO of New York Times WASHINGTON (United States) - Secretary of State Pompeo addresses Atlantic Council after Europe trip (1400 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Appeals trial for journalist Khaled Drareni for covering protests PICTURE. VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa PIETERMARITZBURG (South Africa) - Hearing in ex-President Zuma corruption trial JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) - Retail giant Shoprite releases annual financials (0730 GMT) Sports SOUTHAMPTON (United Kingdom) - Cricket: England v Australia in 3rd T20 international PICTURE. afp
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