Contact us on contact-agenda@afp.com MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2020 Asia-Pacific KABUL (Afghanistan) - Ashraf Ghani set to be sworn in as president NEW DELHI (India) - Holi, India's "festival of colours" VIDEO. (To 10) Europe THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Trial of four men charged over MH17 downing PICTURE. VIDEO. LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - Ex-European Commission chief Juncker called to testify over wiretap scandal (To 13) GENEVA (Switzerland) - Human Rights Council 43rd session (To March 20) PARIS (France) - Monica Bellucci plays Maria Callas in Paris theatre show (To March 28) DUBLIN (Ireland) - Alleged IS member Lisa Smith appears in court (To 17) ITALY - Schools closed over coronavirus epidemic VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 15) LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - European Court of Justice rules on Commission's request to suspend Polish Supreme Court's disciplinary chamber BERLIN (Germany) - German-Greek Economic Forum, with speeches by Merkel and Greek PM Mitsotakis VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. EDINBURGH (United Kingdom) - Former SNP leader and Scottish first minister Alex Salmond on trial for sex offences PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Queen Elizabeth II and other royals celebrate Commonwealth Day PICTURE. VIDEO. WIESBADEN (Germany) - German industrial production, trade data for January (0700 GMT) VIENNA (Austria) - IAEA quarterly board of governors meeting (0900 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. (To 13) North America NEW YORK (United States) - 64th session of UN Commission on Status of Women MIAMI (United States) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro visits VIDEO. (To 11) Latin America MEXICO CITY (Mexico) - Protest against wave of femicides VIDEO. PICTURE. BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - Feminists strike and protest in front of Congress to demand end to abortion ban (2100 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. Sports FRANCE - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Paris - Nice 2020 VIDEO. (To 15) TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2020 Asia-Pacific JAKARTA (Indonesia) - Dutch royals visit PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 13) CANBERRA (Australia) - Final appeal hearing at High Court for Cardinal George Pell's child sex abuse conviction (2300 GMT) (To 12) Europe MOSCOW (Russia) - Second reading in parliament expected of Putin's constitutional reforms VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. VILNIUS (Lithuania) - Foreign ministers from nine eastern NATO members hold talks on security (To 11) ROME (Italy) - Senate committee decides whether Salvini goes to trial in Open Arms migrant rescue ship case ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Hearing for US consulate employee on spy charges (0700 GMT) North America NEW YORK (United States) - Sentencing of ex-FIFA vice president Jeffrey Webb in corruption scandal (1400 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. DETROIT (United States) - Michigan, Washington among six states holding presidential primaries PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. Sub-Saharan Africa ADDIS ABABA (Ethiopia) - First anniversary of Ethiopian Airlines plane crash that left 157 dead VIDEO. LUANDA (Angola) - Ex-president Dos Santos's son on trial for corruption (0700 GMT) Latin America CARACAS (Venezuela) - Protest called by opposition leader Guaido (1400 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sports LEIPZIG (Germany) - Football: UEFA Champions League - Last 16 Second Leg: RB Leipzig (GER) v Tottenham (ENG) (2000 GMT) PICTURE. VALENCIA (Spain) - Football: UEFA Champions League - Last 16 Second Leg: Valencia (ESP) v Atalanta (ITA) (2000 GMT) WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2020 Asia-Pacific FUKUSHIMA (Japan) - Ninth anniversary of massive earthquake, tsunami that hit Japan's northeast GRAPHIC. VIDEO. HONG KONG (China) - Cathay Pacific 2019 Annual Results (0800 GMT) Europe VILNIUS (Lithuania) - 30th anniversary of Lithuania's independence from USSR PARIS (France) - French court rules on extradition of Iranian engineer to US LONDON (United Kingdom) - Britain's first post-Brexit budget announced VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. HERZOGENAURACH (Germany) - Adidas 2019 results (0600 GMT) MOSCOW (Russia) - US ex-marine goes on trial charged with attacking police in Moscow (0800 GMT) VIDEO. North America NEW YORK (United States) - Sentencing of Harvey Weinstein after conviction for sex assault, rape (1330 GMT) GRAPHIC. PICTURE. Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Trial of former police chief Abdelghani Hamel on corruption charges (0800 GMT) Latin America SANTIAGO (Chile) - Protest planned on second anniversary of Pinera as president (2130 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. Sports INDIAN WELLS (United States) - Tennis: ATP tour 2020 - Indian Wells Masters (To 22) INDIAN WELLS (United States) - Tennis: WTA tour 2020 - Indian Wells Open (To 22) LIVERPOOL (United Kingdom) - Football: UEFA Champions League - Last 16 Second Leg: Liverpool (ENG) v Atletico Madrid (ESP) (2000 GMT) GRAPHIC. PICTURE. PARIS (France) - Football: UEFA Champions League - Last 16 Second Leg: Paris SG (FRA) v Borussia Dortmund (GER) (2000 GMT) PICTURE. GRAPHIC. THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2020 Asia-Pacific AHMEDABAD (India) - 90th anniversary of Gandhi's Salt March to protest British rule in India MANDALAY (Myanmar) - Suspected remains of missing WWII soldiers repatriated to US (0230 GMT) VIDEO. Europe BERGEN (Germany) - 75th anniversary of Anne Frank's death at Bergen-Belsen Nazi concentration camp MOSCOW (Russia) - Government media watchdog brings legal complaint against BBC BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU trade ministers hold talks on US-China tensions ANKARA (Turkey) - Trial of students, academic for taking part in Pride event (0600 GMT) MOSCOW (Russia) - Heads of ESA and Roscosmos meet to discuss ExoMars mission (1100 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. LIVE VIDEO. FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - ECB press conference on eurozone monetary policy (1330 GMT) VIDEOGRAPHICS. PICTURE. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Irish PM Varadkar meets Trump on annual St Patrick's Day visit PICTURE. VIDEO. Sports MEXICO - Auto, WRC: Rally Mexico PICTURE. (To 15) OLYMPIA (Greece) - Flame lighting ceremony for the Tokyo Olympics (1000 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. LIVE VIDEO. FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2020 Europe HELSINKI (Finland) - 80th anniversary of end of Winter War, in which Soviet troops invaded Finland (0800 GMT) MUNICH (Germany) - Fridays for Future day of climate justice actions ahead of municipal elections VIDEO. GRENOBLE (France) - Greta Thunberg attends climate protest PICTURE. VIDEO. PARIS (France) - World tattoo convention VIDEOGRAPHICS. (To 15) ATHENS (Greece) - President Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou takes oath of office (0900 GMT) VIDEO. Sports ASUNCION (Paraguay) - FIFA board meets Misc. WORLD - Youth for Climate strike SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2020 Europe PARIS (France) - Climate march, with Greta Thunberg attending (1300 GMT) Sports CARDIFF (United Kingdom) - Rugby: 2020 Six Nations Championship, day 5: Wales v Scotland (1415 GMT) GRAPHIC. PICTURE. SAINT-DENIS (France) - Rugby: 2020 Six Nations Championship, day 5: France v Ireland (2000 GMT) PICTURE. GRAPHIC. SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 2020 Asia-Pacific CHRISTCHURCH (New Zealand) - Remembrance service to mark anniversary of Christchurch mosque massacre Europe FRANCE - First round of municipal elections PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. MOSCOW (Russia) - 30th anniversary of Gorbachev's election to USSR presidency MUNICH (Germany) - Municipal elections in Bavaria VIDEO. Sports MELBOURNE (Australia) - Auto: Formula One - Australian Grand Prix, Grand Prix (0510 GMT) GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2020 Asia-Pacific YOKOHAMA (Japan) - Court rules on case of knife attacker who killed 19 disabled people PICTURE. Europe LYON (France) - Verdict expected for former priest Bernard Preynat who went on trial for sex abuse last January North America PHOENIX (United States) - Democratic presidential hopefuls hold TV debate, two days before Arizona primary (0000 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - Saudi Aramco FY 2019 results (1200 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa OUAGADOUGOU (Burkina Faso) - Civil servants set to go on strike (To 20) Sports MONTREAL (Canada) - World figure skating championship (To 22) TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2020 Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - Press preview for Hong Kong gallery to be opened by son of former French PM Dominique de Villepin (0200 GMT) Europe THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - UN war crimes judges to hear Mladic appeal of genocide conviction (0800 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. (To 18) SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina) - Prince Charles set to visit Srebrenica massacre memorial centre VIDEO. (To 18) WOLFSBURG (Germany) - Volkswagen 2019 annual results (0630 GMT) PICTURE. North America PHOENIX (United States) - Democrats hold presidential primaries in Florida, Arizona, Ohio and Illinois PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve holds policy meeting PICTURE. GRAPHIC. (To 18) Middle East and North Africa JERUSALEM - Trial of Israeli PM Netanyahu on corruption charges begins Sub-Saharan Africa KAMPALA (Uganda) - 20th anniversary of mass suicide orchestrated by Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments cult MASERU (Lesotho) - First lady in court over murder of PM's estranged wife VIDEO. Sports MANCHESTER (United Kingdom) - Football: UEFA Champions League - Last 16 Second Leg: Manchester City (ENG) v Real Madrid (ESP) (2000 GMT) GRAPHIC. PICTURE. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2020 Asia-Pacific PHNOM PENH (Cambodia) - 50th anniversary of coup by general Lon Nol that ousted king Norodom Sihanouk VANUATU - General election HONG KONG (China) - Tencent announces 2019 and Q4 results (1200 GMT) Europe CYPRUS - Britain's Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall visit (To 21) BRATISLAVA (Slovakia) - Hearing in murder trial of journalist Jan Kuciak LONDON (United Kingdom) - Second round of post-Brexit UK-EU trade talks (To 20) MUNICH (Germany) - BMW posts 2019 results and holds annual press conference (0630 GMT) PICTURE. ARTEIXO (Spain) - Zara owner Inditex annual results (0700 GMT) PICTURE. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell holds press conference (1830 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. Middle East and North Africa TUNIS (Tunisia) - Fifth anniversary of Bardo museum attack that claimed 22 lives Sports CORTINA D'AMPEZZO (Italy) - Alpine Ski: 2019/2020 Men's Alpine Ski World Cup - Cortina d'Ampezzo (0000 GMT) (To 22) CORTINA D'AMPEZZO (Italy) - Alpine Ski: 2019/2020 Women's Alpine Ski World Cup - Cortina d'Ampezzo (0000 GMT) (To 22) BARCELONA (Spain) - Football: UEFA Champions League - Last 16 Second Leg: Barcelona (ESP) v Napoli (ITA) (2000 GMT) GRAPHIC. MUNICH (Germany) - Football: UEFA Champions League - Last 16 Second Leg: Bayern Munich (GER) v Chelsea (ENG) (2000 GMT) GRAPHIC. THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2020 Europe GIBRALTAR (United Kingdom) - Referendum on anti-abortion laws FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Lufthansa posts 2019 results and holds annual press conference (0600 GMT) STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Ex-Swedish ambassador goes on trial accused of overstepping duties trying to negotiate release of Chinese-Swedish dissident Gui Minhai (0800 GMT) North America FRANKFORT (United States) - Democrats hold presidential primaries in Kentucky and Oregon FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2020 Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - 25th anniversary of sarin gas metro attack NEW DELHI (India) - Scheduled hanging of four men convicted of 2012 Delhi gang rape and murder (0000 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. Europe MOSCOW (Russia) - Russia publishes Arctic strategy FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Deutsche Bank publishes 2019 annual report MOSCOW (Russia) - Central bank holds monetary policy meeting (1030 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Organization of American States secretary general elected Middle East and North Africa TUNIS (Tunisia) - Mawjoudin Queer Film Festival (To 23) Sports ITALY - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Milan - Sanremo 2020 (2300 GMT) SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2020 Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - Japanese emperor set to pay state visit to Britain in spring 2020 (date to be announced) PICTURE. Sub-Saharan Africa WINDHOEK (Namibia) - 30th anniversary of Namibia's independence from South Africa SHARPEVILLE (South Africa) - 60th anniversary of Sharpeville massacre Misc. WORLD - World Down Syndrome Day SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 2020 Europe SUKHUMI (Georgia) - Elections in Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia North America WASHINGTON (United States) - 10th anniversary of Affordable Care Act Misc. WORLD - World Water Day GRAPHIC. MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2020 Europe ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Trial resumes over New Year's Eve 2016 nightclub attack LONDON (United Kingdom) - Libel lawsuit by Johnny Depp against The Sun tabloid begins PICTURE. TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 2020 Europe DIGNE-LES-BAINS (France) - Fifth anniversary of Germanwings crash that claimed 150 lives KARLSRUHE (Germany) - German constitutional court ruling on ECB asset purchase programme (0900 GMT) North America ATLANTA (United States) - Democrats hold presidential primary in southern state of Georgia Latin America SAN SALVADOR (El Salvador) - 40th anniversary of murder of Archbishop Oscar Romero VIDEO. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2020 Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - Bank of England conference on the impact of machine learning and AI on the UK economy (To 26) MUNICH (Germany) - Ifo business confidence survey for March (0900 GMT) THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2020 Europe MOSCOW (Russia) - 20th anniversary of Putin's election to the presidency NUREMBERG (Germany) - GfK consumer confidence survey for April (0700 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - New artwork commission unveiled on Trafalgar Square's Fourth Plinth (0900 GMT) PICTURE. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - European Council meeting (0900 GMT) (To 27) LAUSANNE (Switzerland) - Montreux Jazz Festival programme published (1000 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - Deutsche Bahn annual results for 2019 (1100 GMT) Middle East and North Africa YEMEN - Fifth anniversary of the Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen Sports GOLD COAST (Australia) - Surf: Men's and Women championship tour 1st stage (To April 5) FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2020 Asia-Pacific SHANGHAI (China) - Air China expected to announce 2019 FY earnings SHANGHAI (China) - China oil giant PetroChina expected to announce 2019 earnings Sports LAUSANNE (Switzerland) - Court of Arbitration for Sport hears Liberia football chief Bility's appeal against 10-year corruption ban SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 2020 Asia-Pacific SHANGHAI (China) - China Eastern Airlines expected to announce 2019 FY earnings SHANGHAI (China) - ICBC and other top Chinese banks expected to announce 2019 FY results SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2020 Asia-Pacific SHENZHEN (China) - Huawei 2019 results Europe MOSCOW (Russia) - 10th anniversary of Moscow metro bombings that killed 40 people Sub-Saharan Africa BAMAKO (Mali) - First round of long-delayed parliamentary elections GRAPHIC. MONDAY, MARCH 30, 2020 Asia-Pacific SHANGHAI (China) - China oil giant Sinopec expected to announce 2019 FY earnings Europe PARIS (France) - Charity lottery draw for Picasso painting worth 1 million euros (1600 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Marine Environment Protection Committee meeting (0830 GMT) (To April 3) WIESBADEN (Germany) - Preliminary German inflation data for March (1200 GMT) TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2020 Asia-Pacific SHANGHAI (China) - China Southern Airlines expected to announce 2019 FY earnings Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - Harry, Meghan formally step down as senior royals STEPANAKERT (Azerbaijan) - Breakaway Nagorny Karabakh holds presidential and primary elections BERLIN (Germany) - Bertelsmann annual results for 2019 North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Attorney General Bill Barr testifies in Congress PICTURE. Sports NUREMBERG (Germany) - Germany-Italy football friendly (1830 GMT) PICTURE. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2020 North America UNITED STATES - Census, conducted every 10 years Middle East and North Africa CAIRO (Egypt) - Top appeals court sentences monks over killing monastery abbot (1000 GMT) THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2020 Europe BONN (Germany) - Verdict expected for two British ex-bankers in mass tax fraud case LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - European Court of Justice rules on legality of Poland, Hungary and Czech Republic's rejection of migrants (0830 GMT) North America NEW YORK (United States) - Pre-trial hearing of Mexico's ex-public security secretary Genaro Garcia Luna, indicted for receiving bribes from the Sinaloa Cartel (1430 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - First anniversary of ex-president Bouteflika's resignation PICTURE. VIDEO. Misc. WORLD - World Autism Awareness Day FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2020 Asia-Pacific MANILA (Philippines) - Verdict due in libel trial that Philippine journalist Maria Ressa asserts is government retribution for her work PICTURE. VIDEO. Europe ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Hearing in trial of Amnesty Turkey director (0700 GMT) Sports AUSTIN (United States) - Austin MotoGP (To 5) SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 2020 Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - China oil giant CNOOC to announce earnings Europe TBILISI (Georgia) - Opposition protest (1200 GMT) North America BATON ROUGE (United States) - Louisiana among four states holding presidential primary contests PICTURE. Sub-Saharan Africa SENEGAL - 60th anniversary of independence from France GRAPHIC. SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 2020 Europe YEREVAN (Armenia) - Constitutional referendum SPAIN - Holy Week Easter celebrations PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 12) Sports PARIS (France) - Paris Marathon GRAPHIC. Misc. WORLD - World Health Day MONDAY, APRIL 6, 2020 Europe BISHKEK (Kyrgyzstan) - Supreme Court reviews case of jailed ethnic minority rights defender Azimjon Askarov ROME (Italy) - 500th anniversary of painter Raphael's death BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Third round of post-Brexit UK-EU trade talks PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 8) WIESBADEN (Germany) - German industrial orders data for February (0600 GMT) North America TORONTO (Canada) - Trial begins of Alek Minassian who faces 10 murder counts over 2018 van attack (To May 8) Middle East and North Africa MONASTIR (Tunisia) - 20th anniversary of death of Tunisia's first president, Habib Bourguiba Sub-Saharan Africa YAOUNDE (Cameroon) - Trial of seven soldiers for murders of two women and their children which were filmed, posted online VIDEO. Sports Football: UEFA Champions League - Quarter final First Leg (2200 GMT) TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2020 Europe BISHKEK (Kyrgyzstan) - 10th anniversary of Kyrgyzstan's "April Revolution" MOSCOW (Russia) - 90th anniversary of creation of gulag forced labour camps WIESBADEN (Germany) - German industrial production data for February (0600 GMT) North America NEW YORK (United States) - Release of Woody Allen's autobiography "Apropos of Nothing" WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2020 Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - Tesco 2019 earnings (0900 GMT) afp