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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. THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2020 Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - Judge rules on bail for first person charged with national security crimes (0000 GMT) COLOMBO (Sri Lanka) - President opens new parliament (0930 GMT) PICTURE. SHANGHAI (China) - Alibaba June quarter 2020 results (1130 GMT) (*) HANOI (Vietnam) - Foreign ministry press briefing VIDEO. Europe BORMES-LES-MIMOSAS (France) - Macron, Merkel press conference after talks at Fort de Brégançon (1630 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (*) BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel meets Greta Thunberg and other Fridays for Future activists (0800 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - Greta Thunberg holds press conference following talks with Merkel (1130 GMT) PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (+) COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - WHO holds virtual press conference on COVID-19 in Europe (0900 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. ANKARA (Turkey) - Central bank decides interest rate (1100 GMT) (+) OSLO (Norway) - Government holds press conference, with possible announcement of new travel restrictions (1200 GMT) SAARLOUIS (Germany) - Defence Minister Kramp-Karrenbauer meets French, UK counterparts (1300 GMT) VIDEO. MADRID (Spain) - Spanish authorities give briefing on coronavirus (1530 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Seventh round of Brexit negotiations (+) PRAGUE (Czech Republic) - German Justice Minister Lambrecht visits (+) MINSK (Belarus) - 12th day of protests over disputed elections VIDEO. PICTURE. GRAPHIC. LIVE VIDEO. BORDEAUX (France) - Bordeaux, Champagne wine sales begin VIDEO. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Trump hosts new Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1230 GMT) (+) OLD FORGE (United States) - Trump visits building products company on trip to swing state (1900 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa (+) NIAMEY (Niger) - West African leaders hold online talks on Mali crisis VIDEO. (+) JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) - Civil rights group Afriforum press conference on Bridget Motsepe, murder of Rwandan spy chief and Grace Mugabe's extradition (0900 GMT) Latin America (*) MEXICO CITY (Mexico) - 80th anniversary of Trotsky's murder VIDEO. PICTURE. (+) ASUNCION (Paraguay) - Protest against corruption. (To 20) Sports TROON (United Kingdom) - Golf: Women's British Open (To 23) FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2020 Europe (*) GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO press conference on COVID-19 (1500 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. (+) VILNIUS (Lithuania) - Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya holds press conference PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. (+) GREECE - Mask wearing becomes mandatory on Mykonos and in Halkidiki (+) MINSK (Belarus) - 13th day of protests over disputed elections VIDEO. PICTURE. GRAPHIC. LIVE VIDEO. (+) TOULOUSE (France) - Mask wearing becomes mandatory (+) OSLO (Norway) - Parliament debates appointment of new sovereign wealth fund chief BRISTOL (United Kingdom) - Auction of Gandhi's glasses VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Brexit negotiators working breakfast (or plenary) after seventh round of talks (0600 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Public sector finance report for July (0600 GMT) (*) LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK Markit Flash Composite PMI index (0830 GMT) (+) MOSCOW (Russia) - Russia's Kalashnikov plant unveils new products (1400 GMT) VIDEO. North America (*) WILMINGTON (United States) - Joe Biden addresses Democratic National Convention, accepts nomination (0200 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. SACRAMENTO (United States) - Sentencing of serial rapist and murderer Joseph DeAngelo, known as the Golden State Killer (1600 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (+) SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Possible suspension of Uber, Lyft services in California (+) THE VILLAGES (United States) - Senior citizens expected to join in a golf cart caravan to celebrate Joe Biden's official Presidential candidate nomination (1300 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. BOSTON (United States) - Sentencing for actress Lori Loughlin, who pleaded guilty in college admissions bribery scandal (1330 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - Postal Service head Louis DeJoy questioned by Congress (1400 GMT) VIDEO. (+) NEW YORK (United States) - 'March for the Dead' to commemorate COVID-19 victims (2200 GMT) PICTURE. Middle East and North Africa LEBANON - Lebanon reimposes lockdown amid COVID-19 spike (+) KARBALA (Iraq) - Moharram, the Shiite month of mourning PICTURE. VIDEO. (To September 18) Sub-Saharan Africa KINSHASA (DR Congo) - Appeal hearing for top presidential aide convicted of corruption VIDEO. Latin America (+) BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - Open air shopping zones re-open to public after five months of closure VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sports SPIELBERG (Austria) - Styria MotoGP (To 23) COLOGNE (Germany) - Football: Sevilla (ESP) v Inter Milan (ITA) in Europa League Final (1900 GMT) PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. GRAND-CHAMP (France) - Cycling: National Road Championships (To 23) BILBAO (Spain) - Football: Women's Champions League - Quarter final First Leg: Atletico Madrid (ESP) v Barcelona (ESP) (1600 GMT) PICTURE. SAN SEBASTIAN (Spain) - Football: Women's Champions League - Quarter final First Leg: Glasgow City (SCO) v VfL Wolfsburg (GER) (1600 GMT) PICTURE. (+) BORDEAUX (France) - Football: Ligue 1, Day 1: Bordeaux v Nantes (1700 GMT) PICTURE. SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 2020 Asia-Pacific MUMBAI (India) - Hindu festival of Ganesh Chaturthi VIDEO. (To 31) (*) PHNOM PENH (Cambodia) - PM Hun Sen hosts talks with Japan's foreign minister VIDEO. Europe (+) LYON (France) - Mask wearing becomes mandatory in parts of city centre DENMARK - Masks become obligatory on public transport VIDEO. LEIPZIG (Germany) - 4,000 volunteers attend concert to test coronavirus spread at indoor gatherings (0600 GMT) VIDEO. SALZBURG (Austria) - German President Steinmeier visits (1200 GMT) (To 23) North America (+) LACONIA (United States) - Trump supporters set a boat parade (1400 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa (+) KINSHASA (DR Congo) - Opposition leader Martin Fayulu holds rally following return to DR Congo Sports (+) SHANGHAI (China) - Fans return to Chinese football LJUBLJANA (Slovenia) - Slovenia's football league restarts NEW YORK (United States) - Tennis: ATP tour 2020 - Cincinnati Open (To 28) SAN SEBASTIAN (Spain) - Football: Women's Champions League - Quarter final First Leg: Arsenal (ENG) v Paris SG (FRA) (1800 GMT) PICTURE. BILBAO (Spain) - Football: Women's Champions League - Quarter final First Leg: Lyon (FRA) v Bayern Munich (GER) (1800 GMT) PICTURE. SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2020 Worldwide WORLD - International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition 2020 Asia-Pacific CHRISTCHURCH (New Zealand) - Sentencing hearing for New Zealand mosque shooter Brenton Tarrant PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 26) Europe VILNIUS (Lithuania) - Lithuanian and Latvian campaigners form human chains to Belarus border (1700 GMT) VIDEO. MOSCOW (Russia) - International Army Games 2020 VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To September 5) (*) VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's Angelus prayer on Saint Peter's Square from a window of the Apostolic Palace (1000 GMT) North America OTTAWA (Canada) - Conservative opposition announces new leader (2300 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Universities restart after virus shutdown Sports (*) LISBON (Portugal) - Football: Bayern Munich v Paris Saint-Germain in UEFA Champions League Final (1900 GMT) PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Diamond League athletics meeting (*) INDIANAPOLIS (United States) - IndyCar: 104th running of the Indianapolis 500 (0400 GMT) PICTURE. MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2020 Asia-Pacific SEREMBAN (Malaysia) - Inquest into the death of Franco-Irish teen Nora Quoirin PICTURE. VIDEO. (To September 4) SINGAPORE (Singapore) - Singapore Parliament to open (0430 GMT) Europe GENEVA (Switzerland) - UN convenes third meeting of Syria Constitutional Committee (*) FINLAND - Tight border restrictions come into force (+) AUSTRIA - Quarantine or COVID-19 test introduced for travellers arriving from Balearic Isles UKRAINE - Independence Day MOLDOVA - Military parade to commemorate victory in WWII North America CHARLOTTE (United States) - Republican National Convention where Trump will be formally nominated as the party's election candidate PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 27) WASHINGTON (United States) - First joint interview with Joe Biden and running mate Kamala Harris (0000 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - Secretary of State Pompeo addresses Atlantic Council after Europe trip (1300 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - Postal Service head Louis DeJoy questioned by Congress (1400 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Protests figure Zahir Keddam appeals one-year jail term CONSTANTINE (Algeria) - Trial of radio journalist Abdelkrim Zeghileche (*) TEHRAN (Iran) - Foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh holds press conference (0530 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. Latin America TAMAULIPAS (Mexico) - 10th anniversary of San Fernando massacre of 72 migrants by the Zetas drug cartel (+) PANAMA CITY (Panama) - COVID-19 ID restrictions are eased, whilst gender limitations are kept in place VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) MEXICO CITY (Mexico) - Mexicans kids go back to school with remote learning and the help of radio and TV VIDEO. Sports ASUNCION (Paraguay) - Hearing on possible release of ex-footballer Ronaldinho PLOUAY (France) - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Bretagne Classic 2020 (2200 GMT) TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2020 Asia-Pacific (+) COX'S BAZAR (Bangladesh) - Third anniversary of Rohingya exodus PICTURE. Europe THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Ratko Mladic appeals Srebrenica genocide conviction (0720 GMT) VIDEO. (To 26) WEIMAR (Germany) - 120th anniversary of philosopher Nietzsche's death EDINBURGH (United Kingdom) - Sean Connery's 90th birthday (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Grayson Perry presents artwork to be displayed when British Museum reopens after lockdown VIDEO. WIESBADEN (Germany) - GDP for second quarter (0600 GMT) STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - SAS airline quarterly results (0600 GMT) MUNICH (Germany) - German business confidence survey (0800 GMT) Middle East and North Africa TUNIS (Tunisia) - Deadline to form new government (1300 GMT) (*) TEHRAN (Iran) - Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili holds press conference (0630 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa ABIDJAN (Ivory Coast) - Election of new African Development Bank president during annual assembly (To 27) ABUJA (Nigeria) - WHO Africa region expected to be officially certified free of wild poliovirus (1100 GMT) Latin America (+) URUGUAY - Independence Day Sports (+) KIEV (Ukraine) - Dynamo v Shakhtar in domestic SuperCup match (1800 GMT) SAN SEBASTIAN (Spain) - Football: Women's Champions League - Semi final First Leg: TBC v TBC (1800 GMT) PICTURE. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2020 Europe BERLIN (Germany) - EU defence ministers hold talks LIVE VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Education Minister Blanquer press conference on school restart (1300 GMT) PARIS (France) - 50th anniversary of first Women's Liberation protest (0800 GMT) North America TERRE HAUTE (United States) - Execution of Lezmond Mitchell despite opposition from Navajo Nation CANADA - Hollywood blockbuster 'Tenet' released, ahead of US LOS ANGELES (United States) - Film props from 'Top Gun,' 'Star Wars' and 'Alien' set for auction (To 27) Middle East and North Africa TEHRAN (Iran) - President Hassan Rouhani chairs weekly cabinet meeting (0600 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. Sports BILBAO (Spain) - Football: Women's Champions League - Semi final First Leg: TBC v TBC (1800 GMT) PICTURE. THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2020 Worldwide WORLD - International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism Asia-Pacific SHANGHAI (China) - China Construction Bank expected to announce first-half earnings BEIJING (China) - Defence ministry monthly press conference (0700 GMT) Europe BERLIN (Germany) - EU foreign ministers hold talks (To 28) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Liberal Democrats announce result of vote for new leader LONDON (United Kingdom) - WPP half year earnings (0500 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Rolls-Royce half year results (0500 GMT) (+) HANOVER (Germany) - Continental car company presents study on its historical ties with the Nazi regime (0700 GMT) (+) STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Finance minister holds press conference (1300 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Trump accepts Republican nomination with speech from the White House PICTURE. VIDEO. NEW YORK (United States) - MoMA reopens to the public WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1230 GMT) Sports (*) PARIS (France) - France football coach Didier Deschamps holds press conference (1200 GMT) FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2020 Asia-Pacific PAKISTAN - First day of annual Ashura commemorations (date subject to change) SHANGHAI (China) - Chinese oil giant PetroChina expected to announce first-half earnings Europe COLOGNE (Germany) - Gamescom video games trade fair, held online PICTURE. VIDEO. ANGOULÊME (France) - Angoulême Francophone Film Festival (To September 2) STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Q2 GDP update Sub-Saharan Africa JUBA (South Sudan) - Sudan rebels sign peace deal Sports GSPON (Switzerland) - European Mountain Village Championship (To 30) afp
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