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, MARCH 1, 2020 Asia-Pacific (+) CHINA - COVID-19 epidemic caused by new coronavirus PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. (To March 14) Europe PRAGUE (Czech Republic) - Protesters rally against populist government of billionaire PM Andrej Babis (1500 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Pro-Israel lobby AIPAC holds annual conference PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 3) WASHINGTON (United States) - Israeli PM Netanyahu, opposition leader Gantz address AIPAC lobby PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. NEW YORK (United States) - Ban on plastic bags starts being implemented VIDEO. (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - World Bank chief economist resigns Middle East and North Africa SYRIA - Violence in northwest Syria GRAPHIC. VIDEO. (To April 30, 2020) RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - Riyadh International Humanitarian Forum (To 2) Sub-Saharan Africa NIAMEY (Niger) - Organisation of Islamic Cooperation foreign ministers meet (date to be confirmed) LIBREVILLE (Gabon) - African Group of Climate Change Negotiators meet ahead of Bonn summit (To 3) Latin America MONTEVIDEO (Uruguay) - Luis Lacalle Pou sworn in as new president VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - President Fernandez opens regular sessions of Congress (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sports LONDON (United Kingdom) - Football: Aston Villa v Manchester City in League Cup Final (1630 GMT) PICTURE. MADRID (Spain) - Football: Real Madrid v Barcelona in La Liga (2000 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. SYDNEY (Australia) - Cricket: Women's T20 World Cup PICTURE. (To March 8) MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2020 Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU, UK hold first round of post-Brexit trade talks PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 5) TAJIKISTAN - Results of parliamentary polls announced PICTURE. VIDEO. MOSCOW (Russia) - New deadline to submit amendments to constitutional reforms proposed by Putin TIRANA (Albania) - President calls for protest against Albanian PM VIDEO. VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Vatican opens Holocaust-era Pope Pius XII archives LONDON (United Kingdom) - Government holds crisis meeting on coronavirus outbreak (+) ROME (Italy) - Civil Protection Agency holds daily pressers on coronavirus in Italy (0000 GMT) VIDEO. GRAPHIC. LIVE VIDEO. MAINZ (Germany) - Catholic Church Episcopal Conference starts, with compensation for sexual abuse victims on the agenda (0900 GMT) VIDEO. (To 5) BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel holds press conference after summit on integration (0930 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. KIEV (Ukraine) - Swedish FM to hold talks with Ukrainian counterpart (1000 GMT) (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - European Central Bank vice president Luis de Guindos gives speech (1230 GMT) (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - ECB's chief supervisor Andrea Enria gives speech (1900 GMT) North America LOS ANGELES (United States) - Bernie Sanders holds rally with guests including hip hop legends Public Enemy (0100 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. WASHINGTON (United States) - Bloomberg, Pompeo address annual meeting of pro-Israel lobby AIPAC (1200 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. NEW YORK (United States) - Wine distributors, producers and retailers gather for Vinexpo trade show (1400 GMT) CHARLOTTE (United States) - Trump holds rally on eve of 'Super Tuesday' Democratic primaries (2300 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa ISRAEL - General election (0500 GMT) GRAPHIC. PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BAGHDAD (Iraq) - Deadline for Iraq's PM-designate to form a cabinet (1200 GMT) CAIRO (Egypt) - Verdict in new trial of jihadist Hisham Ashmawy trial AMMAN (Jordan) - King and queen of Norway visit (0800 GMT) (To 4) Sub-Saharan Africa HARARE (Zimbabwe) - 50th anniversary of colonial Rhodesia declaring itself a republic YAOUNDÉ (Cameroon) - Trial of seven soldiers for murders of two women and their children which were filmed, posted online VIDEO. Latin America GUYANA - General election VIDEO. LA ESPERANZA (Honduras) - Fourth anniversary of murder of high-profile environmental activist Berta Caceres VIDEO. Sports KUALA LUMPUR (Malaysia) - Asian Football Confederation holds emergency meeting with East Zone representatives on coronavirus (+) MOSCOW (Russia) - Russia's sport ministry decides whether to reinstate the athletics federation's accreditation AMSTERDAM (Netherlands) - UEFA Congress 2020 PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 3) MONTERREY (Mexico) - Belgian tennis great Kim Clijsters launches new come-back at age 36 PICTURE. (To 8) TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2020 Asia-Pacific NEW DELHI (India) - Scheduled hanging of four men convicted of 2012 Delhi gang rape and murder (0030 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. Europe LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - Ex-European Commission chief Juncker called to testify over wiretap scandal (0800 GMT) (To 13) LJUBLJANA (Slovenia) - Parliament expected to confirm anti-migrant party leader Janez Jansa as premier CASTRES (France) - Trial opens for three charged in French diamond heist WARSAW (Poland) - Iceland's President Gudni Thorlacius Johannesson visits (To 5) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Sadiq Khan, Labour's Mayor of London, launches re-election campaign (0830 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. VERSAILLES (France) - Trial of Argentine man accused of murdering his girlfriend (0830 GMT) (To 6) MOSCOW (Russia) - Prosecutors request jail terms for group accused of plotting to overthrow the government (1100 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. HELSINKI (Finland) - FM Pekka Haavisto hosts talks with Russian counterpart Lavrov (1200 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. IRELAND - Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit (1500 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 5) MUNICH (Germany) - Command Control European cybersecurity summit (1700 GMT) (To 4) North America UNITED STATES - California, Texas among states holding 'Super Tuesday' presidential primaries PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. LIVE VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testifies on budget proposal (1400 GMT) Middle East and North Africa TEHRAN (Iran) - Trial of French academics on charges including conspiring against national security begins DOHA (Qatar) - 14th Doha Conference for Interfaith Dialogue ALGIERS (Algeria) - Verdict due in appeal of jailed head of Algerian Human Rights League Sub-Saharan Africa LAGOS (Nigeria) - New hearing in trial of 47 men accused of homosexuality (0900 GMT) Sports AMSTERDAM (Netherlands) - UEFA Nations League draw PICTURE. VIDEO. LAUSANNE (Switzerland) - IOC Executive Board meeting (0830 GMT) PICTURE. (To 4) WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2020 Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - Prime Minister's Questions (1200 GMT) PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. HANAU (Germany) - Merkel attends memorial service for victims of Hanau far-right shootings (1700 GMT) PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. PRAGUE (Czech Republic) - Czech, Hungarian, Polish and Slovak PMs focus on novel coronavirus BRUSSELS (Belgium) - European Commission presents draft European Climate Law LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. ZAGREB (Croatia) - EU defence ministers meet PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (To 5) DUBLIN (Ireland) - Alleged IS member Lisa Smith appears in court PICTURE. ERFURT (Germany) - Election of new state premier in Thuringia (1300 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Appeals court issues verdict on Spain's extradition requests for ex-ETA leader Josu Ternera (1300 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Supreme Court considers abortion restrictions in Louisiana (1500 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. ESSEX JUNCTION (United States) - Bernie Sanders holds night-time rally in home state on 'Super Tuesday' (0030 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. WASHINGTON (United States) - US religious freedom commission hearing on impact of citizenship laws (1930 GMT) Middle East and North Africa (+) ALGIERS (Algeria) - Trial of Karim Tabbou, a key figure in the "Hirak" protest movement (0800 GMT) CONSTANTINE (Algeria) - Verdict due in case of two journalists linked to the protest movement (1300 GMT) THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2020 Europe THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - International Criminal Court rules on fresh bid by prosecutor to open probe into war crimes in Afghanistan (0900 GMT) VIDEO. MOSCOW (Russia) - 'World of Tanks' online game co-creator launches political party MOSCOW (Russia) - Putin meets State Duma party leaders to discuss constitutional reforms MOSCOW (Russia) - Russian premiere of Sergei Loznitsa's film 'State Funeral', on anniversary of Stalin's 1953 death (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU chief negotiator with the UK, Michel Barnier, reports on the first round of EU-Britain negotiations PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. ROME (Italy) - Raphael blockbuster exhibition opens VIDEO. PICTURE. ZAGREB (Croatia) - EU foreign ministers meet PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (To 6) VIENNA (Austria) - OPEC and non-OPEC ministers hold extraordinary meeting to discuss limits on oil output PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 6) LONDON (United Kingdom) - European red-carpet launch event for DISNEY+ PICTURE. DELPHI (Greece) - Delphi Economic Forum (1000 GMT) (To 8) THESSALONIKI (Greece) - Thessaloniki Documentary Festival (1600 GMT) PICTURE. (To 15) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Harry and Meghan attend Endeavour Fund Awards ceremony for wounded veterans (1900 GMT) North America UNITED NATIONS (United States) - 50th anniversary of nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT) coming into force Middle East and North Africa CASABLANCA (Morocco) - Trial resumes of journalist over tweet critical of justice system (To 7) GAZA CITY (Palestinian Territories) - World Health Organization opens new reconstructive limbs unit (0800 GMT) Latin America SANTIAGO (Chile) - Hearing on French extradition request for Chilean suspected of murdering ex-girlfriend in France VIDEO. MEXICO CITY (Mexico) - First edition of the Spotify awards FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2020 Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Greta Thunberg joins youth climate protest VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. SILVERSTONE (United Kingdom) - Prince Harry and Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton open new motor racing museum WARSAW (Poland) - Polish, Canadian foreign ministers meet WIESBADEN (Germany) - German data on January industrial orders (0700 GMT) (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU health ministers meet over coronavirus outbreak (0800 GMT) (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - European Council President Charles Michel receives EU negotiator Michel Barnier for an update on post-Brexit negotiations (1000 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US job creation and unemployment data (1330 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - US trade balance data (1330 GMT) NEW YORK (United States) - New York Federal Reserve Bank president John Williams delivers monetary policy speech (1900 GMT) Middle East and North Africa CAIRO (Egypt) - Late music legend Om Kalthoum to 'appear ' in hologram concert (1600 GMT) PICTURE. Sports LUSAIL (Qatar) - Qatar MotoGP (To 8) SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 2020 Asia-Pacific PATTAYA (Thailand) - Miss International Queen 2020, the world's most important trans beauty pageant VIDEO. PICTURE. TAIPEI (Taiwan) - China-friendly opposition Kuomintang party holds chairman by-election after its presidential election defeat (0800 GMT) Europe REMAGEN (Germany) - 75th anniversary of capture by Allied troops of Remagen bridge from Nazi control MADRID (Spain) - Far-right Vox holds its annual meeting (To 8) Middle East and North Africa ABU DHABI (United Arab Emirates) - Women's Forum Middle East (1400 GMT) (To 8) Sports ATTERIDGEVILLE (South Africa) - Football: CAF Champion's League Quarter Final Match Mamelodi Sundown vs Al Ahli (1300 GMT) PICTURE. KUALA LUMPUR (Malaysia) - Asian Football Confederation holds emergency meeting with West Zone representatives on coronavirus (To 8) SCOTLAND (United Kingdom) - Rugby: 2020 Six Nations Championship, day 4 GRAPHIC. (To 8) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Rugby: 2020 Six Nations Championship, day 4: England v Wales (1645 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 2020 Worldwide WORLD - International Women's Day, with marches and other actions expected worldwide GRAPHIC. PICTURE. VIDEO. Latin America LUJÁN (Argentina) - Mass prayer called by Catholic Church in rejection of decriminalization of abortion (1400 GMT) VIDEO. Sports FRANCE - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Paris - Nice 2020 VIDEO. (To 15) DAKAR (Senegal) - Women's car race to mark International Women's Day (0900 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. EDINBURGH (United Kingdom) - Rugby: 2020 Six Nations Championship, day 4: Scotland v France (1500 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. MANCHESTER (United Kingdom) - Football: Premier League - day 29: Manchester United v Manchester City (1630 GMT) VIDEO. MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2020 Asia-Pacific KABUL (Afghanistan) - Ashraf Ghani set to be sworn in as president Europe THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Trial of four men charged over MH17 downing LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - European Court of Justice rules on Commission's request to suspend Polish Supreme Court's disciplinary chamber EDINBURGH (United Kingdom) - Former SNP leader and Scottish first minister Alex Salmond on trial for sex offences PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. VIENNA (Austria) - IAEA quarterly board of governors meeting (0900 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. (To 13) North America NEW YORK (United States) - 64th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (To 20) MIAMI (United States) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro visits the US (To 11) Sub-Saharan Africa ABIDJAN (Ivory Coast) - Africa CEO Forum (1100 GMT) (To 10) Latin America MEXICO CITY (Mexico) - Protest against wave of femicides VIDEO. PICTURE. afp