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Go to to consult AFP Agenda Contact us on contact-agenda@afp.com 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. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2020 Asia-Pacific (+) BANGKOK (Thailand) - Thai soldier kills 'many' in mass shooting: police CANBERRA (Australia) - Indonesia's President Joko Widodo makes state visit (To 10) Europe AZERBAIJAN - Parliamentary elections (0400 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - World's largest collection of whisky to go on sale (To 17) VENICE (Italy) - Venice Carnival PICTURE. (To 25) SWITZERLAND - Referendum on ban on discrimination based on sexual orientation NEELTJE JANS (Netherlands) - Dutch cyclists brave storm winds for annual cycle race (1000 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Protest against Trump's Mideast peace plan called by Islamist party (1100 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. JELGEVA (Latvia) - International Ice Sculpture festival PICTURE. North America WHEELING (United States) - 70 years since senator Joseph McCarthy launched communist witch hunt Middle East and North Africa BLIDA (Algeria) - Appeal of Bouteflika's brother, other top ex-officials accused of plotting against military ALGIERS (Algeria) - Trial of opposition journalist arrested during protests RABAT (Morocco) - Protest against Trump's Mideast plan (0800 GMT) VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa NAIROBI (Kenya) - Kenya's former president Daniel arap Moi lies in state VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 10) ADDIS ABABA (Ethiopia) - African Union summit (0700 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 10) ADDIS ABABA (Ethiopia) - EU Council President Charles Michel meets Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed (1800 GMT) CAMEROON - General and municipal elections VIDEO. PICTURE. Sports (+) POTCHEFSTROOM (South Africa) - Cricket: Under-19 World Cup Final (0700 GMT) PICTURE. (+) JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) - Cricket: South Africa v England, third ODI match SAINT-DENIS (France) - Rugby: France v Italy in Six Nations Championship (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. MUNICH (Germany) - Football: Bayern Munich v RB Leipzig in Bundesliga (1700 GMT) VIDEO. MILAN (Italy) - Football: Inter Milan v AC Milan in Serie A (1945 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. RAWALPINDI (Pakistan) - Cricket: Pakistan v Bangladesh 1st Test PICTURE. (To 11) WILLINGEN (Germany) - Ski Jumping World Cup PICTURE. PARIS (France) - Judo: Paris Grand Slam PICTURE. GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN (Germany) - Alpine Ski: 2019/2020 Women's Alpine Ski World Cup - Garmisch-Partenkirchen PICTURE. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2020 Europe PENZA (Russia) - Verdict expected in trial of seven young activists close to 'anti-fascist' groups BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon visits EU commission STRASBOURG (France) - European Parliament plenary session VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 13) DUBLIN (Ireland) - Hearing in extradition case of British suspect in murder of Frenchwoman Sophie Toscan du Plantier VIDEO. MOSCOW (Russia) - Appeal on detention of investment firm Baring Vostok founder Michael Calvey and French banker Philippe Delpal (0730 GMT) VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Vinexpo Paris, a major trade event for the wine and spirits industries to showcase, plan orders and network (0900 GMT) VIDEO. (To 12) BAKU (Azerbaijan) - OSCE, CoE monitors' presser (1100 GMT) PARIS (France) - Appeals hearing for Equatorial Guinea VP Teodorin Obiang against suspended jail term for using public money to fund jet-set lifestyle in Paris (1230 GMT) VIDEO. LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - EU negotiator Barnier holds press conference on post-Brexit ties with UK (1300 GMT) LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - ECJ hearing in case against Hungary over migrant rights (1400 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel, Hungary's PM Viktor Orban gives press conference, hold talks (1500 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. North America HOLLYWOOD (United States) - Oscars night, the biggest event in the movie industry's calendar (0100 GMT) PICTURE. GRAPHIC. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. CAPE CANAVERAL (United States) - Launch of Solar Orbiter, a joint NASA/ESA mission (0403 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. GRAPHIC. LIVE VIDEO. (To 10) MANCHESTER (United States) - Trump holds rally on eve of New Hampshire presidential primary (2300 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF, World Bank chiefs discuss debt situation in low-income countries (1800 GMT) Middle East and North Africa RAMAT GAN (Israel) - International Diamond Week trade fair (1000 GMT) (To 12) Sports TAURANGA (New Zealand) - Cricket: New Zealand v India 3rd ODI PICTURE. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2020 Asia-Pacific SINGAPORE (Singapore) - Singapore Airshow, one of Asia's biggest aviation events (0000 GMT) VIDEO. (To 16) HONG KONG (China) - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam holds weekly press conference (0200 GMT) Europe GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO holds international conference on coronavirus vaccine research VIDEO. (To 12) KIEV (Ukraine) - EU Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi visits (To 12) BELFAST (United Kingdom) - First same-sex marriage since Northern Ireland lifted ban VIDEO. STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Winners of 2020 Polar Music Prize are announced (0730 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Press preview of exhibition dedicated to Oscar-winning British director Steve McQueen (1000 GMT) STUTTGART (Germany) - Daimler releases 2019 financial results at annual press conference (1030 GMT) PICTURE. STRASBOURG (France) - ECB chief Lagarde presents bank's annual report 2018 to European Parliament (1400 GMT) PICTURE. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Mark Carney, Bank of England's governor, in front of the Lords' Economic Affairs Committee (1500 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK GDP monthly estimate: December 2019 (1500 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - ECB chief economist Philip Lane gives speech at financial markets seminar (1700 GMT) North America MANCHESTER (United States) - New Hampshire stages first primary of US presidential campaign VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. UNITED NATIONS (United States) - Palestinian president Abbas addresses Security Council on US Mideast plan (1400 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - Fed chief Powell testifies to House committee on monetary policy (1500 GMT) SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Samsung Electronics unveils new products at 'Unpacked' event (1900 GMT) VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa TEHRAN (Iran) - 41st anniversary of the Shah's fall in the Iranian revolution BEIRUT (Lebanon) - Parliament holds government confidence vote (0700 GMT) VIDEO. (To 12) Sub-Saharan Africa NAIROBI (Kenya) - State funeral for former president Daniel arap Moi CAPE TOWN (South Africa) - 30 years since Nelson Mandela was freed from jail LIVE VIDEO. DAKAR (Senegal) - Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits (2300 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 13) Sports TUNJA (Colombia) - Cycling: Tour Colombia 2020 (2000 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 16) WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2020 Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - Prime Minister's Questions (1200 GMT) PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. MINSK (Belarus) - Fifth anniversary of Minsk 2 accords between pro-Moscow rebels and Kiev PARIS (France) - Euronext annual results PARIS (France) - OPEC monthly report GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO meets to decide whether Ebola in DR Congo still constitutes health emergency of international concern VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - NATO defence ministers meet GRAPHIC. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 13) LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - EU court hears Google appeal against European Commission fine (To 14) BERLIN (Germany) - Public conference on future of Berlin's Tegel airport after long-delayed BER airport opens (0900 GMT) ROME (Italy) - Senate decides whether Matteo Salvini should face trial for allegedly illegally detaining migrants at sea (1400 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Fed chief Jerome Powell testifies to Senate on monetary policy (1500 GMT) Middle East and North Africa TEHRAN (Iran) - List of parliamentary election candidates expected to be published PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. Latin America SANTIAGO (Chile) - Hearing on French extradition request for Chilean suspected of murdering ex-girlfriend in France VIDEO. BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - IMF delegation visits (1300 GMT) (To 14) BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - Protest against IMF as delegation visits VIDEO. (+) QUITO (Ecuador) - President of Ecuador meets with his partner Donald Trump in the United States. Sports ANTHOLZ (Italy) - Biathlon: IBU world championships PICTURE. (To 23) THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2020 Asia-Pacific YOKOHAMA (Japan) - Nissan Q3 results (0600 GMT) GRAPHIC. Europe DRESDEN (Germany) - 75th anniversary of British-American bombing over Dresden during WWII VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 15) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Commerzbank 2019 annual results BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Malaysian commodities minister Teresa Kok visits European Commission amid threat to take EU to WTO court PARIS (France) - Airbus 2019 annual results (0600 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VEVEY (Switzerland) - Nestle 2019 annual results (0615 GMT) WIESBADEN (Germany) - German inflation data for January (0700 GMT) OSLO (Norway) - Norwegian Air Shuttle Q4 and annual 2019 results (0700 GMT) PARIS (France) - IEA monthly oil market report (0900 GMT) DUBLIN (Ireland) - ECB chief economist Philip Lane gives speech (1200 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - German Chancellor Merkel and Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan give statements prior talks (1400 GMT) PICTURE. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Barclays 2019 results (1600 GMT) North America MONTREAL (Canada) - Canadian plane and train maker Bombardier announces results (1100 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - Senate Banking Committee hearing on nominees to Fed board, Judy Shelton and Christopher Waller (1500 GMT) Middle East and North Africa TEHRAN (Iran) - Parliamentary election campaign begins PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. REGGANE (Algeria) - 60th anniversary of France's first nuclear test in Sahara desert Sub-Saharan Africa CAPE TOWN (South Africa) - President Ramaphosa delivers State of the Nation address in parliament VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sports SWEDEN - Auto, WRC: Rally Sweden PICTURE. (To 16) FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2020 Europe MUNICH (Germany) - Munich Security Conference PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 16) MOSCOW (Russia) - Deadline to introduce amendments in parliament to Putin's constitutional reform draft bill PICTURE. VIDEO. COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - Five years since gun attacks on synagogue and Jewish cultural centre that left two people dead VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Women's fashion week fall winter 2020 PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 18) WIESBADEN (Germany) - German Q4 GDP first estimate (0700 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - RBS 2019 earnings (1000 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel, Sudan's PM Hamdok give press statement ahead of talks (1430 GMT) PICTURE. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2020 Europe MENTON (France) - Menton Lemon Festival (1300 GMT) (To March 3) Sub-Saharan Africa SENEGAL - US Secretary of State Pompeo goes on Africa, Gulf tour (To 21) Latin America VENEZUELA - Military exercises in Venezuela's main cities called by President Maduro LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 16) SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2020 Asia-Pacific KYOTO (Japan) - 15 years since Kyoto Protocol on global warming entered into force PYONGYANG (North Korea) - North Korea marks anniversary of the birth of Kim Jong Il, father of current leader Kim Jong Un PICTURE. VIDEO. Europe MUNICH (Germany) - International summit on Libya conflict (date to be confirmed) VIDEO. GRAPHIC. PICTURE. BUDAPEST (Hungary) - Nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban holds annual state of nation address VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa DOHA (Qatar) - Rights commission conference on social media freedom VIDEO. (To 17) Sports BERLIN (Germany) - Laureus World Sports Awards PICTURE. (To 17) MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2020 Europe KATOWICE (Poland) - Coal miners stage warning strike amid wage dispute BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU European Affairs ministers (GAC) prepare special summit on the first multiannual EU budget after Brexit LONDON (United Kingdom) - Trial of teen accused of throwing French boy from Tate Modern art gallery due to begin Sub-Saharan Africa YAOUNDÉ (Cameroon) - Trial of seven soldiers for murders of two women and their children which were filmed, posted online VIDEO. afp
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