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 Contact us on contact-agenda@afp.com MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 2020 Asia-Pacific KANDY (Sri Lanka) - Grand finale of the annual festival of the Temple of the Tooth PICTURE. Europe GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO presser on COVID-19 VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. MINSK (Belarus) - President Alexander Lukashenko addresses lawmakers and nation VIDEO. WARSAW (Poland) - Supreme Court rules on validity of presidential election (1000 GMT) PICTURE. GENOA (Italy) - New bridge inaugurated, two years after old bridge collapse killed 43 people (1630 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. SALZBURG (Austria) - Salzburg music festival PICTURE. (To 30) THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Heineken half-year results (0600 GMT) MADRID (Spain) - Spanish authorities give briefing on coronavirus (1530 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Joe Biden expected to pick running mate in early August (To 8) Middle East and North Africa MECCA (Saudi Arabia) - Final day of Muslim Hajj pilgrimage, scaled back by virus Sub-Saharan Africa JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) - African Union expected to hold virtual meeting on Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam DR CONGO - Schools, universities reopen HARARE (Zimbabwe) - Stock trading reopens after month-long suspension NIGER - 60th anniversary of independence from France WINDHOEK (Namibia) - Court examines government decision to halt Air Namibia services (0800 GMT) Latin America BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - Corruption trial of ex-president Cristina Kirchner resumes (1230 GMT) Sports TOKYO (Japan) - Tokyo 2020 briefing on Paralympic schedule (0200 GMT) PALERMO (Italy) - Tennis: WTA tour 2020 - Palermo Open (To 9) Misc. WORLD - Muslims mark final day of Eid al-Adha, feast of the sacrifice VIDEO. PICTURE. TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2020 Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Deadline for EU antitrust decision on Google acquisition of fitness tracker company Fitbit ATHENS (Greece) - Greek civil protection briefing on coronavirus (1000 GMT) North America HOUSTON (United States) - Press conference of SpaceX Crew (2030 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. Latin America BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - Deadline for concluding debt negotiations with bondholders (2100 GMT) COPIAPO (Chile) - 10th anniversary of mining accident that trapped 33 miners underground for 69 days (2200 GMT) LIVE REPORT. GRAPHIC. PICTURE. (To 13) WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2020 Asia-Pacific SRINAGAR (India) - One year anniversary of Indian-administered Kashmir being stripped of autonomy VIDEO. FILE VIDEO. JAPAN - Foreign residents allowed to return AYODHYA (India) - Groundbreaking ceremony for new temple built on ruins of mosque destroyed in 1992 VIDEO. SRI LANKA - Parliamentary elections PICTURE. VIDEO. JAKARTA (Indonesia) - Indonesia reports Q2 GDP (0400 GMT) PICTURE. PAKISTAN - Anti-India rallies planned in major cities to mark one year since India revoked Jammu and Kashmir's special status. (0600 GMT) VIDEO. Europe PEZINOK (Slovakia) - Sentencing hearing for 2018 murder of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak PICTURE. VIDEO. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Private sector employment report by ADP (1215 GMT) SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Samsung unveils new flagship Galaxy smartphone at streamed event (1400 GMT) Middle East and North Africa AMMAN (Jordan) - Air travel from 22 countries resumes Sub-Saharan Africa CONAKRY (Guinea) - Rally of the Guinean People (RPG), the ruling party, holds congress to select presidential candidate (To 6) BURKINA FASO - 60th anniversary of independence from France PRETORIA (South Africa) - Hearing in case brought by tobacco giant BATSA challenging government ban on sales (0700 GMT) (To 6) Sports POLAND - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Tour de Pologne 2020 (To 9) BERLIN (Germany) - FIA Formula E Championship electric car race (To 6) COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - Football: Europa League - Last 16 Second Leg: FC Copenhagen (DEN) v Büyüksehir Bld. Spor (TUR) (1655 GMT) KIEV (Ukraine) - Football: Europa League - Last 16 Second Leg: Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) v VfL Wolfsburg (GER) (1655 GMT) GELSENKIRCHEN (Germany) - Football: Europa League - Last 16 Second Leg: Inter Milan (ITA) v Getafe (ESP) (1900 GMT) MANCHESTER (United Kingdom) - Football: Europa League - Last 16 Second Leg: Manchester United (ENG) v Linzer ASK (AUT) (1900 GMT) THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 2020 Asia-Pacific HIROSHIMA (Japan) - 75th anniversary of US nuclear bombing of Hiroshima, Nagasaki that killed over 210,000 people VIDEO. MUMBAI (India) - India's central bank to announce monetary policy decision amid virus downturn (0430 GMT) Europe GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO presser on COVID-19 VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. WARSAW (Poland) - President Andrzej Duda sworn in for second term PICTURE. TARBES (France) - Verdict in trial of performance artist Deborah de Robertis for appearing naked at Lourdes sanctuary LONDON (United Kingdom) - Bank of England publishes monetary policy report (0500 GMT) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Lufthansa Q2 results (0500 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Bank of England publishes financial stability report (0600 GMT) WIESBADEN (Germany) - Industrial orders data for June (0600 GMT) PARIS (France) - Funeral of French feminist Gisele Halimi (0900 GMT) VIDEO. North America DETROIT (United States) - Cadillac presents its first electric car, the Lyriq (1100 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1230 GMT) SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Uber Q2 results (2030 GMT) Middle East and North Africa LEBANON - New lockdown to fight virus (To 10) Sports SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Golf: PGA Tour 20192020 - PGA Tour - PGA Championship PICTURE. (To 9) EGYPT - Egyptian football championship resumes LEVERKUSEN (Germany) - Football: Europa League - Last 16 Second Leg: Bayer Leverkusen (GER) v Glasgow Rangers (SCO) (1655 GMT) DUISBURG (Germany) - Football: Europa League - Last 16 Second Leg: Sevilla (ESP) v Roma (ITA) (1655 GMT) BASEL (Switzerland) - Football: Europa League - Last 16 Second Leg: Bâle (SUI) v Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) (1900 GMT) PICTURE. WOLVERHAMPTON (United Kingdom) - Football: Europa League - Last 16 Second Leg: Wolverhampton (ENG) v Olympiakos (GRE) (1900 GMT) FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2020 Europe THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Special tribunal investigating assassination of Lebanon's ex-PM Hariri announces verdict (0900 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. WIESBADEN (Germany) - Foreign trade data for June (0600 GMT) WIESBADEN (Germany) - Industrial production data for June (0600 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Court rules on Spain's extradition request for Catalan separatist Lluis Puig (1000 GMT) North America OTTAWA (Canada) - Canada publishes unemployment figures (1230 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - US monthly employment report (1230 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases trade deficit data (1230 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa IVORY COAST - 60th anniversary of Ivory Coast's independence from France KINSHASA (DR Congo) - Appeal hearing for top presidential aide convicted of corruption Latin America BRAZIL - International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples VIDEO. (To 9) Sports LIMA (Peru) - Peruvian football championship resumes behind closed doors TURIN (Italy) - Football: UEFA Champions League - Last 16 Second Leg: Juventus (ITA) v Lyon (FRA) (1900 GMT) VIDEO. MANCHESTER (United Kingdom) - Football: UEFA Champions League - Last 16 Second Leg: Manchester City (ENG) v Real Madrid (ESP) (1900 GMT) VIDEO. SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 2020 Asia-Pacific BEIJING (China) - China's top legislature holds session (To 11) Europe GARZWEILER (Germany) - NGO Ende Gelaende blockades coal infrastructure in Rhine region Sports MONTEVIDEO (Uruguay) - Football championship resumes BRAZIL - Brazilian football championship resumes (To 9) BARCELONA (Spain) - Football: UEFA Champions League - Last 16 Second Leg: Barcelona (ESP) v Napoli (ITA) (1900 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. MUNICH (Germany) - Football: UEFA Champions League - Last 16 Second Leg: Bayern Munich (GER) v Chelsea (ENG) (1900 GMT) VIDEO. Misc. WORLD - International Cat Day PICTURE. VIDEO. SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 2020 Europe BELARUS - Presidential election PICTURE. VIDEO. VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's Angelus prayer (1000 GMT) PICTURE. BERLIN (Germany) - Protest to demand aid for cultural industry (1500 GMT) Middle East and North Africa RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - Saudi Aramco Q2 results Sports SILVERSTONE (United Kingdom) - Auto: Formula One - GP 70th Anniversary 2020, Grand Prix (1310 GMT) PICTURE. LEXINGTON (United States) - IndyCar: Indy200 at Mid-Ohio BRNO (Czech Republic) - Czech MotoGP MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 2020 Europe MOSCOW (Russia) - Youngest Khachaturian sister on trial for murdering father IRELAND - Pubs reopen after virus lockdown PICTURE. North America PORT-AU-PRINCE (Haiti) - Schools reopen after virus lockdown Middle East and North Africa RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - Saudi Aramco holds webcast for investors after Q2 2020 results (1230 GMT) Latin America TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - General elections in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic VIDEO. Sports GERMANY - Football: Europa League - Quarter final First Leg (To 11) TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2020 Europe EDINBURGH (United Kingdom) - Scottish schools reopen, with 'blended model' of in-school and online lessons DRAWSKO POMORSKIE (Poland) - US and Polish troops participate in Defender-Europe 20 drills VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Publication of 'Finding Freedom', a book about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex LONDON (United Kingdom) - Intercontinental Hotels half year earnings update (0500 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGERIA - Lockdown expected to end CAIRO (Egypt) - Senate elections (1300 GMT) (To 12) Sub-Saharan Africa KHARTOUM (Sudan) - New hearing in trial of deposed president Bashir for 1989 coup PICTURE. VIDEO. CHAD - 60th anniversary of Chad's independence from France Sports SOUTH AFRICA - South African football championship resumes behind closed doors WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2020 Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - Chinese internet giant Tencent Q2 results (1200 GMT) Europe YEREVAN (Armenia) - Virus state of emergency due to end BARENTS SEA (Russia) - 20th anniversary of nuclear submarine Kursk disaster that killed all 118 personnel on board VIENNA (Austria) - OPEC monthly report LACOSTE (France) - Lacoste Arts Festival, with Gerard Depardieu and Andrea Bocelli (To 22) LONDON (United Kingdom) - GDP first quarterly estimate: April to June 2020 (0500 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US consumer price index data released (1230 GMT) Sports FRANCE - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Critérium du Dauphiné 2020 (To 16) BERLIN (Germany) - FIA Formula E Championship electric car race (To 13) THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2020 Europe WIESBADEN (Germany) - Inflation data for July (0600 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1230 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - 60th anniversary of independence from France Latin America ECUADOR - Last day of virus restrictions (date subject to change) Sports NEW YORK (United States) - Christie's and Stadium Goods sale of Michael Jordan's sneakers while he was with the Chicago Bulls (1300 GMT) LISBON (Portugal) - Football: UEFA Champions League - Quarter final : Leipzig v Atletico (1900 GMT) FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2020 Europe WARSAW (Poland) - Poland set to announce first recession since communism SWEDEN - S&P Global Ratings updates country rating (date subject to change) SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina) - Sarajevo Film Festival (To 21) LISBON (Portugal) - Quarterly growth figures released (0830 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US government releases retail sales data (1230 GMT) Sports MONACO (Principality of Monaco) - Diamond League athletics meeting ITALY - Cycling: World Tour 2020, 2020 (2200 GMT) SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2020 Asia-Pacific NEW DELHI (India) - Independence Day TOKYO (Japan) - 75th anniversary of Japanese emperor's announcement of surrender in WWII Europe PARIS (France) - Costa Cruises due to resume services suspended over virus North America MIAMI (United States) - Carnival Cruise Line resumes limited operations from Florida and Texas Sub-Saharan Africa DR CONGO - Borders, places of worship reopen CONGO - 60th anniversary of Congo-Brazzaville's independence from France Sports UNITED KINGDOM - Rugby: Premiership resumes QUITO (Ecuador) - Football season resumes after four months of virus shutdown SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS (Belgium) - 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps endurance race LISBON (Portugal) - Football: UEFA Champions League - Quarter final : Atalanta - Paris SG (1900 GMT) SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, 2020 Asia-Pacific JAKARTA (Indonesia) - President Joko Widodo delivers annual budget speech (0300 GMT) PICTURE. TOKYO (Japan) - Industrial production for June updated (2350 GMT) TOKYO (Japan) - Quarterly GDP data (2350 GMT) Europe CYPRUS - 60th anniversary of declaration of independence by Cyprus Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Government, business leaders, union officials hold talks on virus recovery plan (To 17) Latin America SANTO DOMINGO (Dominican Republic) - President Luis Abinader sworn in (1400 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Sports GATESHEAD (United Kingdom) - Diamond League athletics meeting BARCELONA (Spain) - Auto: Formula One - Spanish Grand Prix, Grand Prix (1310 GMT) PICTURE. GERMANY - Football: Europa League - Semi final First Leg (To 17) RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil) - Rio football stadiums return to full capacity PICTURE. MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2020 Asia-Pacific INDONESIA - 75th anniversary of independence PICTURE. VIDEO. BANGKOK (Thailand) - Thailand reports GDP for Q2 (0230 GMT) Europe KOUROU (France) - Space rocket Vega due to take off (date subject to change) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Sixth round of Brexit negotiations (0800 GMT) (To 21) North America MILWAUKEE (United States) - Democratic national convention VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 20) NEW YORK (United States) - Film props auctioned, including iconic '2001: A Space Odyssey' spacesuit (To 18) Sub-Saharan Africa GABON - 60th anniversary of independence from France TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2020 Europe ICELAND - Gatherings of up to 1,000 people permitted BORDEAUX (France) - Release of Microsoft Flight Simulator video game SANLIURFA (Turkey) - Trial resumes into 2015 bomb attack in southeastern Turkey (0600 GMT) North America NEW YORK (United States) - Walmart Q2 results (1200 GMT) WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2020 Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK consumer price inflation for July (0500 GMT) COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - Maersk shipping firm quarterly results (0600 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Sentencing of Hashem Abedi, brother of Manchester suicide bomber Salman (0900 GMT) (To 20) THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2020 Europe ANKARA (Turkey) - Central bank to decide interest rate (1100 GMT) North America UNITED STATES - US borders with Mexico and Canada reopen to non-essential travel VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1230 GMT) Latin America MEXICO CITY (Mexico) - 80th anniversary of Trotsky's murder FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2020 Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK retail sales data for July (0500 GMT) North America BOSTON (United States) - Sentencing for actress Lori Loughlin, who pleaded guilty in college admissions bribery scandal (1330 GMT) Sports GRAND-CHAMP (France) - Cycling: National Road Championships (To 23) BILBAO (Spain) - Football: Women's Champions League, quarter final - Atletico Madrid v Barcelona FC (1600 GMT) PICTURE. SAN SEBASTIAN (Spain) - Football: Women's Champions League, quarter final - Glasgow City v Wolfsburg (1600 GMT) PICTURE. MARSEILLE (France) - Football: Ligue 1, day 1 - Marseille v Saint-Etienne (1700 GMT) SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 2020 Sports NEW YORK (United States) - Tennis: ATP tour 2020 - Cincinnati Open (To 28) BILBAO (Spain) - Football: Women's Champions League, quarter final - Lyon v Bayern (1800 GMT) PICTURE. SAN SEBASTIAN (Spain) - Football: Women's Champions League, quarter final - Arsenal v Paris SG (1800 GMT) PICTURE. SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2020 Asia-Pacific CHRISTCHURCH (New Zealand) - Sentencing hearing for New Zealand mosque shooter Brenton Tarrant PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 26) Europe MOSCOW (Russia) - International Army Games 2020 (To September 5) SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina) - Gay Pride VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Universities restart after virus shutdown Sports STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Diamond League athletics meeting LISBON (Portugal) - Football: UEFA Champions League - Final (1900 GMT) 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 MOLDOVA - Military parade to commemorate victory in WWII Latin America TAMAULIPAS (Mexico) - 10th anniversary of San Fernando massacre of 72 migrants by the Zetas drug cartel Sports PLOUAY (France) - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Bretagne Classic 2020 (2200 GMT) TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2020 Europe THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Ratko Mladic appeals Srebrenica genocide conviction (0730 GMT) VIDEO. (To 26) WEIMAR (Germany) - 120th anniversary of philosopher Nietzsche's death EDINBURGH (United Kingdom) - Sean Connery's 90th birthday WIESBADEN (Germany) - GDP for second quarter (0600 GMT) STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - SAS airline quarterly results (0600 GMT) Middle East and North Africa TUNIS (Tunisia) - Deadline to form new government (1300 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa ABIDJAN (Ivory Coast) - Election of new African Development Bank president during annual assembly (To 27) Sports SAN SEBASTIAN (Spain) - UEFA Women's Champions League semi-final (1800 GMT) PICTURE. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2020 Europe BERLIN (Germany) - EU defence ministers hold talks North America LOS ANGELES (United States) - Film props from 'Top Gun,' 'Star Wars' and 'Alien' set for auction (To 27) Sports BILBAO (Spain) - UEFA Women's Champions League semi-final (1800 GMT) PICTURE. THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2020 Asia-Pacific SHANGHAI (China) - China Construction Bank expected to announce first-half earnings BEIJING (China) - Monthly press conference of China's Ministry of National Defense (0700 GMT) Europe BERLIN (Germany) - EU foreign ministers hold talks (To 28) LONDON (United Kingdom) - WPP half year earnings (0500 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Rolls-Royce half year results (0500 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1230 GMT) Misc. WORLD - International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2020 Asia-Pacific PAKISTAN - First day of the annual Ashura commemorations, amid fears that large gatherings will cause a new spike in coronavirus cases (date subject to change) (0600 GMT) SHANGHAI (China) - Chinese oil giant PetroChina expected to announce first-half earnings Europe STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - GDP quarterly figures released North America OTTAWA (Canada) - GDP fourth quarter and full year 2019 (1230 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases personal income and spending data (1230 GMT) Sports COLOMBO (Sri Lanka) - Cricket new premier league tournament Lanka Premier League (LPL) starts SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 2020 Asia-Pacific SHANGHAI (China) - Air China expected to announce first-half earnings SHANGHAI (China) - Bank of China expected to announce first-half earnings SHANGHAI (China) - China Eastern Airlines expected to announce first-half earnings SHANGHAI (China) - China Southern Airlines expected to announce first-half earnings SHANGHAI (China) - Chinese banking giant ICBC expected to announce first-half earnings Europe VENICE (Italy) - 17th Venice Biennale of Architecture (To November 29) VENICE (Italy) - Opening of the 17th international architecture exhibition VIENNA (Austria) - Sigmund Freud Museum Vienna reopens PERPIGNAN (France) - Visa Pour l'Image International Festival of Photojournalism (To September 13) North America NEW YORK (United States) - Metropolitan Museum reopens (date subject to change) UNITED STATES - 15th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina that killed more than 1,800 people Sports FRANCE - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Tour de France 2020 VIDEO. (To September 20) SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2020 Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - Industrial production data released (2350 GMT) Europe GENEVA (Switzerland) - Head of World Trade Organisation quits one year before end of his term MONTENEGRO - Parliamentary elections PICTURE. VIDEO. Sports SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS (Belgium) - Auto: Formula One - Belgian Grand Prix, Grand Prix (1310 GMT) Madison (Illinois) (United States) - IndyCar: Bommarito Automotive Group 500 SAN SEBASTIAN (Spain) - UEFA Women's Champions League final (1800 GMT) PICTURE. Misc. WORLD - International Day of the Disappeared MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2020 Asia-Pacific SHANGHAI (China) - Agricultural Bank of China expected to announce first-half earnings SHANGHAI (China) - Chinese oil giant Sinopec expected to announce first-half earnings Europe KIEV (Ukraine) - Remaining virus restrictions to be lifted GDANSK (Poland) - 30th anniversary of Gdansk Agreement, which led to creation of Solidarity GDANSK (Poland) - 40 years since agreements paving way to anti-communist Solidarity trade union BONN (Germany) - Robbie Williams performs to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Beethoven birth LISBON (Portugal) - Quarterly GDP results updated (1000 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - 10 years since Barack Obama declared end of Iraq combat mission Sub-Saharan Africa ABIDJAN (Ivory Coast) - Deadline for presidential candidates to announce nomination Sports NEW YORK (United States) - Tennis: Grand Slam Tournaments - US Open PICTURE. VIDEO. (To September 13) BELGIUM - Cycling: World Tour 2020, BinckBank Tour 2020 (To September 6) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2020 Asia-Pacific SYDNEY (Australia) - Australia cruise ship ban to end TOKYO (Japan) - New car sales data Europe MILAN (Italy) - Men's fashion week BRUSSELS (Belgium) - European tourism summit FRANCE - Schools reopen PARIS (France) - Trade fairs restart after virus ban MOSCOW (Russia) - BRICS foreign ministers meet (To 30) GDANSK (Poland) - 81 years since Germany's attack on Poland triggered Second World War PICTURE. PARIS (France) - Release of new novel by Ken Follett 'The Evening and the Morning' Middle East and North Africa BEIRUT (Lebanon) - 100th anniversary of establishment of Greater Lebanon VIDEO. FILE PICTURE. PICTURE. JERUSALEM - Israeli court rules in extradition case of Orthodox Jewish teacher accused of sexually abusing children in Australia DOHA (Qatar) - Partial resumption of public transport Sub-Saharan Africa SENEGAL - Universities reopen (0700 GMT) Sports HONG KONG (China) - Badminton world tour starts SOUTHAMPTON (United Kingdom) - Cricket - England v Pakistan 3rd T20 international WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 Asia-Pacific 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 MADRID (Spain) - Mercedes Benz Fashion week PICTURE. (To 7) VENICE (Italy) - 77th Venice International Film Festival (To 12) PARIS (France) - Trial begins for 14 accused in January 2015 jihadist attacks in Paris (To November 10) CÉBAZAT (France) - Michelin presents hydrogen-powered concept car Sub-Saharan Africa BAMAKO (Mali) - Anti-corruption activist on trial for 'inciting violence' Sports LAUSANNE (Switzerland) - Diamond League athletics meeting afp