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. THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2020 Asia-Pacific VANUATU - General election Europe VIENNA (Austria) - Austrian Airlines suspends all flights over coronavirus PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. (To 28) PARIS (France) - Parliament resumes with limited number of MPs for urgent matters linked to coronavirus PICTURE. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Government presents to parliament draft laws to introduce sweeping emergency powers to respond to coronavirus emergency LONDON (United Kingdom) - Tate Modern closed over coronavirus pandemic PICTURE. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. VIDEO. (To May 31) BELGIUM - General coronavirus lockdown PICTURE. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (To April 5) (+) RICHMOND, YORKSHIRE (United Kingdom) - Pub offers free accommodation to emergency services personnel with vulnerable family members at home PICTURE. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. VIDEO. STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Ex-Swedish ambassador on trial for overstepping duties in release of Chinese-Swedish dissident Gui Minhai (0800 GMT) (*) MUNICH (Germany) - Ifo business confidence survey for March (0900 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - NATO chief Stoltenberg set to present annual report at press conference (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BERLIN (Germany) - Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer holds press conference on how army is helping with coronavirus (1200 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) YEKATERINBURG (Russia) - International Chess Federation (FIDE) 2020 Candidates Tournament (To April 4) (*) SEVASTOPOL - Putin visits Crimea on sixth anniversary of annexation VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) GENEVA (Switzerland) - International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations hosts virtual press conference on COVID-19 North America (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Trump holds press conference on news from Food and Drug Administration related to the new coronavirus (1500 GMT) (*) MIAMI (United States) - Bars and restaurants shutter due to COVID-19 VIDEO. (To April 18) Middle East and North Africa (*) EGYPT - Airports closed over coronavirus pandemic (To 31) Sub-Saharan Africa N'DJAMENA (Chad) - Chad to close airports over coronavirus fears PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. (To April 2) (*) LILONGWE (Malawi) - Leaders of opposition parties to sign a coalition deal ahead of next presidential election (+) BAMAKO (Mali) - Government holds presser on prevention measures against coronavirus (1000 GMT) VIDEO. 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. VIDEO. Europe (+) GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO press conference on coronavirus (1500 GMT) (+) UNITED KINGDOM - UK schools to close over coronavirus (1600 GMT) MOSCOW (Russia) - Russia publishes Arctic policy document FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Deutsche Bank publishes 2019 annual report BRATISLAVA (Slovakia) - Parliament opens new session following February election (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU finance ministers hold videoconference on coronavirus emergency impact (0800 GMT) MOSCOW (Russia) - Central bank holds monetary policy meeting, CB governor to speak to reporters (1030 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Organization of American States secretary general elected Middle East and North Africa IRAN - Nowruz Persian new year, with no known public celebrations planned amid coronavirus pandemic SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2020 Worldwide WORLD - World Down Syndrome Day WORLD - International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination WORLD - International Day of Forests Europe BRATISLAVA (Slovakia) - Slovak President Zuzana Caputova nominates new government Sub-Saharan Africa WINDHOEK (Namibia) - 30th anniversary of Namibia's independence from South Africa SHARPEVILLE (South Africa) - 60th anniversary of Sharpeville massacre SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 2020 Worldwide WORLD - World Water Day GRAPHIC. Europe SUKHUMI (Georgia) - Elections in Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia MOSCOW (Russia) - Opposition seeks to hold anti-Putin protest (0800 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - 10th anniversary of Affordable Care Act Middle East and North Africa NEAR BAGHOUZ (Syria) - One year since the fall of the IS territorial caliphate (2200 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa CAMEROON - Residents of Anglophone regions cast ballots in national parliamentary election VIDEO. PICTURE. GUINEA - Parliamentary election and constitutional referendum VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2020 Asia-Pacific ISLAMABAD (Pakistan) - Pakistan marks national day Europe (+) MOSCOW (Russia) - Schools close over coronavirus pandemic VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. 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 FRANCE - Launch in parts of Europe of Disney+ streaming service (+) DUBLIN (Ireland) - Suspension of most Ryanair flights begins Latin America SAN SALVADOR (El Salvador) - 40th anniversary of murder of Archbishop Oscar Romero VIDEO. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2020 Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK March consumer price index data (0830 GMT) (*) VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope Francis livestreams general audience on Vatican website (0830 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Verdict in appeal of former Bouteflika-era leaders charged with graft PICTURE. Sub-Saharan Africa LILONGWE (Malawi) - Protests to demand that President Mutharika enact a law key to holding election re-run LUANDA (Angola) - Final arguments, verdict in the corruption trial of ex-president Dos Santos's son (To 27) THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2020 Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU summit via videoconference (0900 GMT) (To 27) 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. 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 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 afp