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 MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2020 Asia-Pacific PHILIPPINES - Schools reopen HONG KONG (China) - Sotheby's auctions flawless 100+ carat diamond (0900 GMT) VIDEO. Europe GENEVA (Switzerland) - UNHCR's annual executive committee meeting (To 9) STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Nobel Medicine Prize announced (0930 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - European Parliament session (To 8) GENEVA (Switzerland) - WTO holds second phase of consultations to pick new director-general (To October 6) PARIS (France) - Paris Fashion Week - Womenswear Spring Summer 2021 (To October 6) PARIS (France) - Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel fashion exhibition (To March 14, 2021) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Conservative Party holds annual conference online VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To November 6) NANCY (France) - Nancy Jazz Pulsations festival (To 17) BELGRADE (Serbia) - 20th anniversary of Serbian president Slobodan Milosevic's ouster BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Eurogroup finance ministers hold videoconference OSLO (Norway) - World chess champion Magnus Carlsen floats company Play Magnus BERLIN (Germany) - EU energy ministers hold talks PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. (To 6) GENEVA (Switzerland) - WTO talks on fishing subsidies (To 9) MADRID (Spain) - Ex-PM Jose Maria Aznar holds online press conference (0700 GMT) PARIS (France) - Ex-Buzzfeed director defamation trial over 2016 Lycamobile article (0700 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel attends National Integration Prize ceremony (1300 GMT) PICTURE. GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO virtual press briefing on Covid-19 (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. MADRID (Spain) - Spanish authorities give briefing on coronavirus (1630 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. GENEVA (Switzerland) - UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award (1630 GMT) North America NEW YORK (United States) - Third anniversary of NYT story detailing sexual abuse allegations against film mogul Harvey Weinstein UNITED NATIONS (United States) - Ministerial meeting on Libya, organised by Germany (1230 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa LILONGWE (Malawi) - Ex-president Mutharika in court over 2019 sacking of army chief (0700 GMT) VIDEO. JUBA (South Sudan) - Schools reopen after virus closure VIDEO. NAIROBI (Kenya) - Verdict in Westgate Mall attack trial expected VIDEO. FREETOWN (Sierra Leone) - Ex-president Ernest Bai Koroma appears before anti-corruption commission Latin America PERU - International flights resume PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. LIVE REPORT. Sports ORLANDO (United States) - NBA Finals (To October 13) MILAN (Italy) - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Tour d'Italie 2020 PICTURE. (To 25) ITALY - End of Italian football transfer window VIDEO. BERLIN (Germany) - End of German football transfer window PARIS (France) - Football: Europa League (To May 26, 2021) PARIS (France) - Tennis: Grand Slam Tournaments - French Open GRAPHIC. (To October 11) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2020 Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - US Secretary of State Pompeo meets counterparts from Australia, India, Japan BANGKOK (Thailand) - Anniversary of 1976 Thammasat University massacre VIDEO. PICTURE. CANBERRA (Australia) - Government releases pandemic-delayed budget (0830 GMT) Europe STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Nobel Physics Prize announced (0945 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU-Ukraine summit BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU finance ministers hold videoconference LONDON (United Kingdom) - PM Johnson addresses Conservative party conference LIVE VIDEO. WIESBADEN (Germany) - Industrial orders data for August (0600 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF chief Georgieva speaks ahead of IMF-World Bank autumn meetings UNITED STATES - Instagram's 10th birthday VIDEO. PICTURE. NEW YORK (United States) - T-Rex skeleton auction, expected to be record VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases trade deficit data (1230 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve Chair Powell addresses economics conference (1430 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa KHARTOUM (Sudan) - Trial of ousted president Bashir resumes VIDEO. PICTURE. TOUBA (Senegal) - Grand Magal of Touba pilgrimage VIDEO. Sports LAUSANNE (Switzerland) - IOC executive board meets (To 8) WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2020 Asia-Pacific LHASA (China) - 70th anniversary of Chinese invasion of Tibet ULAANBAATAR (Mongolia) - US Secretary of State Pompeo visits SEOUL (South Korea) - US Secretary of State Pompeo visits (To 8) ISLAMABAD (Pakistan) - Supreme Court hearing in appeal over acquittal of four men over killing of US journalist Daniel Pearl (0600 GMT) Europe STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Nobel Chemistry Prize announced (0945 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development annual meeting (To 8) ATHENS (Greece) - Verdict in neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn murder trial PICTURE. VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Boris Johnson answers Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) (1100 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - 20th anniversary of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg's accession to the throne LONDON (United Kingdom) - Supreme Court rules on third runway project at Heathrow (To 8) LONDON (United Kingdom) - London Film Festival (To 18) WIESBADEN (Germany) - Industrial production data for August (0600 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Tesco Q2 earnings (0600 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - Trial opens of Russian agent accused of shooting dead Georgian citizen in 2019 (0800 GMT) VIDEO. North America NEW YORK (United States) - Trump's son Eric ordered to testify in fraud probe WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF publishes climate change section of global economic outlook (1500 GMT) Middle East and North Africa RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - G20 tourism ministers videoconference ALGIERS (Algeria) - Campaigning starts for Nov 1 referendum on constitutional reforms ALGIERS (Algeria) - Trial of 'Madame Maya' who claimed to be secret daughter of Bouteflika Sub-Saharan Africa JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) - Greta Thunberg addresses Desmond Tutu International Peace Lecture Sports LISBON (Portugal) - Portugal v Spain football friendly (1845 GMT) PICTURE. COLOGNE (Germany) - Germany v Turkey football friendly (1800 GMT) PICTURE. SAINT-DENIS (France) - France v Ukraine football friendly (1910 GMT) PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2020 Asia-Pacific KUALA LUMPUR (Malaysia) - Court rules on N. Korean's appeal against US extradition bid (0200 GMT) Europe STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Nobel Literature Prize announced (1100 GMT) EDINBURGH (United Kingdom) - Catalan independence activist Clara Ponsatí's extradition hearing WIESBADEN (Germany) - Trade data for August (0600 GMT) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - ECB statement on monetary policy meeting (1130 GMT) MADRID (Spain) - Spanish authorities give briefing on coronavirus (1630 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. BARCELONA (Spain) - Auction of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda's archive (1700 GMT) North America SALT LAKE CITY (United States) - Mike Pence, Kamala Harris hold vice presidential debate (0100 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1230 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF report on lockdown effects, part of global economic outlook (1400 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Trial of anti-government activist Fodil Boumala ALGIERS (Algeria) - Verdict due in 2nd trial of journalist Abdelkrim Zeghileche Sports ALGHERO (Italy) - Auto, WRC: Rally Italy PICTURE. (To 11) LONDON (United Kingdom) - England v Wales football friendly NORTH BERWICK (United Kingdom) - Golf - European Tour, Scottish Open (To 11) MOSCOW (Russia) - Russia v Sweden football friendly (1730 GMT) FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2020 Europe OSLO (Norway) - Nobel Peace Prize announced (0900 GMT) YEREVAN (Armenia) - Eurasian Economic Union's Intergovernmental Council holds meeting CANNES (France) - 3rd Cannes International Series Festival, focused on TV (To 14) LONDON (United Kingdom) - GDP monthly estimate for August (0500 GMT) HALLE (Germany) - Commemoration of first anniversary of Halle synagogue shooting (1330 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO virtual briefing on Covid-19 (1600 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. North America OTTAWA (Canada) - Unemployment figures released (1230 GMT) Sports XIAMEN (China) - Climbing: IFSC World cup event in Xiamen (To 11) LE MANS (France) - French MotoGP PICTURE. (To 11) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2020 Asia-Pacific PYONGYANG (North Korea) - 75th anniversary of foundation of ruling Workers' Party of Korea TAIPEI (Taiwan) - Taiwan holds 'Double Tenth' National Day celebration (0100 GMT) VIDEO. BEIJING (China) - 23rd Beijing Music Festival (To 20) Europe ANKARA (Turkey) - Fifth anniversary of terror attack against pro-Kurdish peace rally LYON (France) - Lumiere Festival of classic cinema (To 18) FRANCE - Extinction Rebellion week of action (0900 GMT) (To 19) North America MIAMI (United States) - Anti-communist, pro-Trump rally by Latin American groups (1330 GMT) Middle East and North Africa MOROCCO - Virus state of emergency set to end ALGIERS (Algeria) - Rally against constitutional reforms organised by democratic movement PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 11) Sports WEVELGEM (Belgium) - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Gand - Wevelgem 2020 (2200 GMT) Misc. WORLD - World Mental Health Day SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2020 Europe TAJIKISTAN - Presidential election VIDEO. NICOSIA (Cyprus) - Presidential election in breakaway northern Cyprus VIDEO. LITHUANIA - Parliamentary elections, first round VIENNA (Austria) - Municipal election VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope Francis hosts world leaders at 'Reinventing the Global Educational Alliance' congress (To 18) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Appeal trial of former Bouteflika ally and tycoon, Ali Haddad ADEN (Yemen) - 20th anniversary of bombing of USS Cole (2001 GMT) Sports NÜRBURG (Germany) - Auto: Formula One - Eifel Grand 2020, Grand Prix (1210 GMT) WELLINGTON (New Zealand) - Rugby: Test match, Friendlies: New Zealand v Australia (0300 GMT) MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2020 Europe BREMERHAVEN (Germany) - Return of largest Arctic science expedition 'Polarstern' PICTURE. STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Nobel Economics Prize announced (0945 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Italian recovery plan presented to European Commission (date subject to change) DUBLIN (Ireland) - Decision in extradition case of Ian Bailey, wanted in France for the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier PICTURE. BELARUS - Military exercises between ex-Soviet allies (To 16) WARSAW (Poland) - Online retailer Allegro plans Poland's biggest ever public offering CANNES (France) - MIPCOM Online+, the world's biggest television and streaming market held virtually (To 16) LILLE (France) - 5th annual Refugee Food Festival (To 17) LISBON (Portugal) - Government presents 2021 budget DÜSSELDORF (Germany) - Trial of 14 members of the Calabrian Mafia 'Ndrangheta (0700 GMT) PICTURE. PARIS (France) - Ex-CEO of air company One-Two-Go in new trial over 2007 Phuket crash (1130 GMT) North America UNITED STATES - Columbus Day, or Day of the Race Middle East and North Africa DUBAI (United Arab Emirates) - 71st International Astronautical Congress (0501 GMT) (To 16) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2020 Asia-Pacific BEIJING (China) - National People's Congress Standing Committee meets (To 17) Europe PARIS (France) - Auction of allosaurus skeleton VIENNA (Austria) - OPEC monthly report LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK labour market October data (0500 GMT) WIESBADEN (Germany) - Inflation data for September (0600 GMT) ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Istanbul municipal theatre to produce play in Kurdish for first time (1730 GMT) North America CHICAGO (United States) - Singer R. Kelly's federal sex abuse trial in Chicago begins VIDEO. MONTREAL (Canada) - Rape trial of comedy producer Gilbert Rozon (To 16) SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Hearing in case against Uber and Lyft over drivers' status WASHINGTON (United States) - US consumer price index (1230 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Appeal trial of leading opposition activist Fodil Boumala ORAN (Algeria) - Trial of journalist, rights activist Said Boudour Sub-Saharan Africa JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) - EFF leader Julius Malema in court over alleged 2018 assault of a policeman (0700 GMT) Latin America COPIAPÓ (Chile) - 10th anniversary of rescue of 33 miners trapped for 69 days underground in gold and copper mine VIDEO. GRAPHIC. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2020 Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - Leader Carrie Lam policy address to Legislative Council (0300 GMT) Europe FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Frankfurt Book Fair PICTURE. (To 18) BAIKONUR (Kazakhstan) - Cosmonauts blast off for International Space Station (0530 GMT) North America NEW YORK (United States) - 30th anniversary of the death of American composer Leonard Bernstein Middle East and North Africa RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - G20 finance ministers, central bank governors meet online THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2020 Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - Leader Carrie Lam Q&A on policy address (0300 GMT) Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU summit (To 16) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Deadline for EU states to submit virus recovery plans to Commission PARIS (France) - 17th International Forum on weather and climate (To 18) PARIS (France) - Inflation data (0645 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1230 GMT) Middle East and North Africa CAIRO (Egypt) - 50th anniversary of Anwar Sadat's presidential inauguration FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2020 Asia-Pacific PHUKET (Thailand) - Phuket vegetarian festival (To 25) Europe PARIS (France) - EU new vehicle registrations data for September (0600 GMT) North America MIAMI (United States) - Trump and Biden in second presidential debate (0100 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF and World Bank annual meetings VIDEO. (To 17) Sports UNITED STATES - NBA Draft ALCAÑIZ (Spain) - Aragon MotoGP PICTURE. (To 18) Misc. WORLD - World Food Day GRAPHIC. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2020 Asia-Pacific NEW ZEALAND - National election VIDEO. PICTURE. Europe BERLIN (Germany) - Debate between 3 contenders to replace Merkel Middle East and North Africa RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - Virtual Misk Global Forum (2001 GMT) (To 20) Sports MARSEILLE (France) - Rugby: European champions cup, Final: TBC v TBC (1545 GMT) SYDNEY (Australia) - Racing - The Everest, the world's richest turf race SOELDEN (Austria) - Alpine skiing - World Cup Soelden (To 18) OUDENAARDE (Belgium) - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Tour des Flandres 2020 (2200 GMT) Misc. WORLD - International Day for Eradication of Poverty SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2020 North America UNITED NATIONS (United States) - UN arms embargo on Iran expiration date Sub-Saharan Africa GUINEA - Presidential election PICTURE. Latin America BOLIVIA - General election VIDEO. PICTURE. MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2020 Asia-Pacific SEREMBAN (Malaysia) - Inquest into the death of Franco-Irish teen Nora Quoirin VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 23) Europe TALLINN (Estonia) - Three Seas Virtual Summit and Business Forum (To 20) PARIS (France) - Twitter hearing over inaction against online hate (0730 GMT) PARIS (France) - Russian in court over huge online extortion racket (0900 GMT) (To 22) PARIS (France) - Trial of Josu Ternera, ex-head of Basque separatist group ETA (1130 GMT) (To 20) North America DES MOINES (United States) - Primary school funded by Jeff Bezos opens VIDEO. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2020 Europe STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Volvo Group quarterly results ZURICH (Switzerland) - UBS quarterly results (0445 GMT) PARIS (France) - Danone quarterly results (0530 GMT) Middle East and North Africa BEIRUT (Lebanon) - Parliament meets to discuss general amnesty law Sports SPAIN - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Vuelta Tour d'Espagne (To November 8) Misc. IN SPACE - US probe to touch down on asteroid Bennu WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2020 Asia-Pacific BUSAN (South Korea) - Busan International Film Festival (To 30) Europe FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - ECB president Lagarde, chief economist Lane strategy speech PARIS (France) - Paris Chocolate Fair VIDEO. (To 25) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Banksy's 'Show me the Monet' auctioned FILE PICTURE. STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Ericsson quarterly results (0500 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Inflation data for September (0500 GMT) VEVEY (Switzerland) - Nestle Q3 results (0515 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Public sector finances data for September (0900 GMT) North America UNITED STATES - US border with Canada due to reopen to non-essential travel THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2020 Europe WARSAW (Poland) - Constitutional Court considers motion to ban abortion of damaged foetuses PARIS (France) - Sale of 41 monumental sculptures by Miro, Calder and Rodin by Christie's in Paris THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Unilever Q3 results (0600 GMT) ANKARA (Turkey) - Central bank to decide interest rate (1100 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1230 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Trial of members of youth campaign group Rassemblement Action Jeunesse (RAJ) Sub-Saharan Africa SEYCHELLES - Presidential, parliamentary elections (To 24) DAKAR (Senegal) - Africa digital communications (ADICOM) days (To 23) FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2020 Europe REYKJAVIK (Iceland) - FitchRatings updates country rating (date subject to change) THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - FitchRatings updates country rating (date subject to change) PARIS (France) - Renault quarterly results GREECE - S&P Global Ratings updates country rating (date subject to change) AVIGNON (France) - Avignon Festival organises 'arts week' (To 31) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Barclays Q3 earnings (0500 GMT) STUTTGART (Germany) - Daimler Q3 results (0530 GMT) STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Electrolux quarterly results (0600 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - InterContinental Hotels Q3 earnings (0600 GMT) ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Trial resumes of Bloomberg reporters over article on currency crisis (0600 GMT) North America NASHVILLE (United States) - Trump and Biden in third presidential debate (0100 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. NEW YORK (United States) - Bruce Springsteen releases new album 'Letter to You' Sports ALCAÑIZ (Spain) - Teruel MotoGP PICTURE. (To 25) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2020 Asia-Pacific TAIPEI (Taiwan) - First annual Asia Rainbow Ride, celebrating LGBT+ diversity (To 25) Europe MONTOIRE-SUR-LE-LOIR (France) - 80th anniversary of Hitler-Petain collaboration agreement, establishing Vichy govt THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Deadline for pre-trial judge to confirm indictment against Kosovo president Hashim Thaci North America UNITED NATIONS (United States) - 75th anniversary of the United Nations Middle East and North Africa CAIRO (Egypt) - Parliamentary elections (To 25) Latin America SANTIAGO (Chile) - 50th anniversary of Salvador Allende's presidential inauguration Sports UNCASVILLE (United States) - Boxing: Gervonta Davis vs Leo Santa Cruz PARIS (France) - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Paris - Roubaix men/women (2200 GMT) SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2020 Asia-Pacific BEIJING (China) - China Fashion Week (0400 GMT) VIDEO. (To November 1) Europe BERLIN (Germany) - World Health Summit 2020 (To 27) UKRAINE - Local elections PICTURE. VIDEO. VILNIUS (Lithuania) - Parliamentary elections, second round BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Winter clock change Latin America CHILE - Referendum to change dictatorship-era constitution scheduled VIDEO. GRAPHIC. Sports PORTIMAO (Portugal) - Auto: Formula One - Portuguese Grand Prix 2020, Grand Prix (1310 GMT) BARCELONA (Spain) - Barcelona Marathon ST. PETERSBURG (United States) - IndyCar: Firestone Grand Prix of St Petersburg MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2020 Asia-Pacific BEIJING (China) - Plenum of Chinese Communist Party central committee, which should approve five-year plan (2021-25) (To 29) Europe MUNICH (Germany) - IFO business confidence data for October (0900 GMT) North America UNITED NATIONS (United States) - UN 75th anniversary conference VANCOUVER (Canada) - US extradition hearings resume for Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou (2100 GMT) (To 30) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Leading activist Karim Tabbou on trial for 'damaging' army morale PICTURE. VIDEO. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2020 Europe PARIS (France) - Prix Goncourt literary award finalists announced LONDON (United Kingdom) - HSBC Q3 results CANNES (France) - Mini-version of Cannes film festival (To 29) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Booker Prize winners announced LONDON (United Kingdom) - BP Q3 earnings (0600 GMT) MALMÖ (Sweden) - Sweden hosts conference on combating anti-Semitism and remembrance of Holocaust (0800 GMT) (To 28) KARLSRUHE (Germany) - Federal court examines Mercedes 'thermal window' case as part of 'Dieselgate' investigations (0830 GMT) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - ECB quarterly eurozone credit report (0900 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US consumer confidence index (1400 GMT) WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2020 Asia-Pacific PATNA (India) - First day of voting in Bihar state election TOKYO (Japan) - Sony Q2 results (0600 GMT) Europe LISBON (Portugal) - Parliament votes on 2021 budget LUDWIGSHAFEN (Germany) - BASF Q3 results (0500 GMT) MADRID (Spain) - Banco Santander Q3 results (0600 GMT) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Deutsche Bank Q3 results (0600 GMT) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Lufthansa Q3 results (0600 GMT) ANKARA (Turkey) - Central bank governor delivers quarterly inflation report (0700 GMT) THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Heineken Q3 results (0700 GMT) VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's general audience with a limited public (0730 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - End of campaign period for referendum on constitutional changes PICTURE. VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa TANZANIA - General election VIDEO. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2020 Asia-Pacific CHINA - 5th anniversary of end of one-child policy BEIJING (China) - Defence ministry monthly press conference (0700 GMT) Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Court rules on title for King Albert II's daughter born out of wedlock PARIS (France) - Grand Prix award for best novel by French Academy ZURICH (Switzerland) - Credit Suisse Q3 results (0500 GMT) TOULOUSE (France) - Airbus Q3 results (0530 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - WPP Q3 results (0600 GMT) WOLFSBURG (Germany) - Volkswagen Q3 results (0630 GMT) OSLO (Norway) - Norwegian Air Shuttle Q3 results (0700 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Royal Dutch Shell (0700 GMT) BORDEAUX (France) - World Impact Summit (1300 GMT) (To 31) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - ECB press conference on eurozone monetary policy (1330 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1230 GMT) FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2020 Europe FRANCE - Cultural events with over 5,000 spectators allowed to resume MILAN (Italy) - Atlantia general assembly to decide on selling Italian motorways MADRID (Spain) - Ex-interior minster Jorge Fernandez Diaz questioned in espionage trial FINLAND - FitchRatings updates country rating (date subject to change) DENMARK - Moody's updates country rating (date subject to change) CZECH REPUBLIC - S&P Global Ratings updates country rating (date subject to change) PARIS (France) - Total Q1 results LONDON (United Kingdom) - NatWest Q3 Results (0600 GMT) PARIS (France) - Air France-KLM 2019 annual results (0615 GMT) WIESBADEN (Germany) - GDP Q3 first estimate (0700 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - IAG 3Q earnings 2020 (0700 GMT) COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - Novo Nordisk quarterly results (0700 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Eurozone October inflation, first estimate (0900 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Eurozone Q3 growth first estimate (0900 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Eurozone unemployment in September (0900 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ISRAEL - Second virus lockdown due to end Sub-Saharan Africa GHANA - Football championship resumes Sports BELLINZONA (Switzerland) - Verdict in TV rights corruption trial of FIFA ex-number 2 Jerome Valcke and beIN media chief Nasser Al-Khelaifi (1230 GMT) LANUS (Argentina) - 60th Argentinian Diego Maradona 's birthday (0900 GMT) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2020 Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - Tokyo International Film Festival 2020 (To November 9) TAIPEI (Taiwan) - LGBT Pride Europe KIEV (Ukraine) - Remaining virus restrictions lifted BERLIN (Germany) - Berlin Brandenburg Airport scheduled to open after nine years of delays TBILISI (Georgia) - Parliamentary elections DENMARK - Nightclubs partially reopen BERLIN (Germany) - 100th anniversary of birth of American photographer Helmut Newton (0900 GMT) North America KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (United States) - SpaceX launches 4 astronauts to the International Space Station aboard Dragon capsule (0640 GMT) Middle East and North Africa EGYPT - 5th anniversary of bomb attack that downed Russian charter over Sinai Sub-Saharan Africa IVORY COAST - Presidential election PICTURE. VIDEO. Sports PARIS (France) - Tennis : Paris ATP Tour Masters 1000 (To November 8) ROME (Italy) - Rugby: 2020 Six Nations Championship, day 5: Italy v England (0000 GMT) SAINT-DENIS (France) - Rugby: 2020 Six Nations Championship, day 5: France v Ireland (2000 GMT) PICTURE. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2020 Asia-Pacific BEIJING (China) - Covid-19 vaccine ready for public distribution (date subject to change) Europe MOLDOVA - Presidential elections FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Ryanair to shut Frankfurt hub after pilots refuse pay cuts North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Opening of vaccine distribution centre (date subject to change) CANADA - Borders reopen to all countries Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Referendum on constitutional reforms PICTURE. GRAPHIC. ALGIERS (Algeria) - Inauguration of the Great Mosque of Algiers, third largest in the world PICTURE. VIDEO. Sports CHINA - Table tennis world cups shifted to China in coronavirus restart (dates and locations to be confirmed) IMOLA (Italy) - Auto: Formula One - Grand Prix Emilia Romagna 2020, Grand Prix (1210 GMT) MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2020 Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - Ryanair Q2 earnings (0600 GMT) Sports LAUSANNE (Switzerland) - Court of Arbitration for Sport rules on Russia competition ban (0800 GMT) (To 5) PARIS (France) - Tennis: ATP tour 2020 - Paris Masters PICTURE. (To 8) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2020 Europe GRENOBLE (France) - 70th anniversary of Air India's 'Malabar Princess' plane crash MILAN (Italy) - Ferrari Q3 results ROME (Italy) - International contest for new Pompeii head ends PICTURE. LEVERKUSEN (Germany) - Bayer Q3 results (0500 GMT) ZURICH (Switzerland) - Adecco Q3 results (0600 GMT) ANKARA (Turkey) - Largest coup-related trial resumes (0600 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Eurogroup finance ministers meet (1400 GMT) North America UNITED STATES - Presidential election PICTURE. GRAPHIC. VIDEO. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2020 Europe ATHENS (Greece) - Council of Europe foreign ministers meet BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU finance ministers meet ROME (Italy) - 70th anniversary of European Convention on Human Rights OSLO (Norway) - Supreme Court hears NGO case against oil exploration in the Arctic HERZOGENAURACH (Germany) - Adidas Q3 results (0600 GMT) MUNICH (Germany) - BMW Q3 results (0630 GMT) COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - Danske Bank quarterly results (0700 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Marks and Spencer first half earnings (1000 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve holds policy meeting PICTURE. GRAPHIC. (To 5) WASHINGTON (United States) - Trade data for September (1330 GMT) Middle East and North Africa TEL AVIV (Israel) - 25th anniversary of assassination of prime minister Yitzhak Rabin afp