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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. MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2020 CHARLOTTE (United States) - Trump holds rally on eve of 'Super Tuesday' Democratic primaries (2300 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) DALLAS (United States) - Klobuchar expected to endorse Biden at Texas rally on eve of 'Super Tuesday' (0100 GMT Tuesday) (+) SAINT PAUL (United States) - Bernie Sanders holds rally ahead of 'Super Tuesday' primaries (0000 GMT Tuesday) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2020 Europe (+) ORESTIADA (Greece) - Top three EU chiefs visit Greece's border with Turkey over migration questions (1200 GMT) PICTURE. GRAPHIC. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - Ex-European Commission chief Juncker called to testify over wiretap scandal (0800 GMT) (To 13) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU, UK hold first round of post-Brexit trade talks PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 5) 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) (+) ANKARA (Turkey) - Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab visits (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Government publishes action plan for coronavirus epidemic LIVE VIDEO. (+) ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Turkish NGOs hold press conference on situation of migrants at Greek border (0800 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. 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 anti-government plot (1100 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. HELSINKI (Finland) - FM Pekka Haavisto hosts talks with Russian counterpart Lavrov (1200 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (+) GENEVA (Switzerland) - UN press conference on humanitarian situation in Democratic Republic of Congo (1215 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. IRELAND - Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit (1500 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 5) (+) BERLIN (Germany) - New host city of Germany's IAA auto show to be named (1630 GMT) 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. VIDEOGRAPHICS. (+) LOS ANGELES (United States) - Biden holds election night party after 'Super Tuesday' primaries PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. LIVE VIDEO. VIDEOGRAPHICS. (*) ESSEX JUNCTION (United States) - Sanders holds night-time rally in home state on 'Super Tuesday' (0030 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. (+) PALM BEACH (United States) - Bloomberg holds election night party after 'Super Tuesday' primaries PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. LIVE VIDEO. VIDEOGRAPHICS. (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Trump visits National Institute of Health after US coronavirus deaths PICTURE. VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testifies on budget proposal (1400 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - Final day of pro-Israel lobby AIPAC's annual conference PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa TEHRAN (Iran) - Trial of French academics on charges including conspiring against national security begins ALGIERS (Algeria) - Verdict due in appeal of jailed head of Algerian Human Rights League Sub-Saharan Africa (+) ABIDJAN (Ivory Coast) - Authorities burn three tonnes of pangolin scales (0900 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. LAGOS (Nigeria) - New hearing in trial of 47 men accused of homosexuality (0900 GMT) VIDEO. Sports AMSTERDAM (Netherlands) - UEFA Nations League draw PICTURE. VIDEO. AMSTERDAM (Netherlands) - Final day of UEFA Congress 2020 PICTURE. VIDEO LAUSANNE (Switzerland) - IOC Executive Board meeting (0830 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 4) SYDNEY (Australia) - Cricket: Women's T20 World Cup PICTURE. (To March 8) WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2020 Asia-Pacific (+) WUHAN (China) - Chinese medical experts brief reporters via video link from Wuhan on experience in COVID-19 treatment (0800 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. 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. (+) KIEV (Ukraine) - Canada's FM Francois-Philippe Champagne visits (To 6) 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. (*) PRAGUE (Czech Republic) - Czech, Hungarian, Polish and Slovak PMs meet to discuss coronavirus response, migration (0700 GMT) VIDEO. 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) (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU finance ministers hold teleconference on coronavirus epidemic response (1300 GMT) (+) KIEV (Ukraine) - Special parliamentary meeting on possible government reshuffle (1400 GMT) PICTURE. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Supreme Court considers abortion restrictions in Louisiana (1500 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - US religious freedom commission hearing on impact of citizenship laws (1930 GMT) Middle East and North Africa (+) RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab visits (*) ALGIERS (Algeria) - Trial of Karim Tabbou, a key figure in Algeria's anti-government 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 new bid by prosecutor to open Afghanistan war crimes probe (0900 GMT) VIDEO. (+) MOSCOW (Russia) - Turkish President Erdogan visits for talks on Syria with Putin PICTURE. 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 oil output limits PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 6) LONDON (United Kingdom) - European red-carpet launch event for DISNEY+ PICTURE. (+) ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Conference on conflict in Idlib (0630 GMT) 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 (+) SCRANTON (United States) - Trump takes part in town hall event hosted by Fox News (2330 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. 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) Sub-Saharan Africa (+) CONAKRY (Guinea) - Opposition march to demand Alpha Conde's resignation (1000 GMT) VIDEO. 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. PICTURE. SILVERSTONE (United Kingdom) - Prince Harry and Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton open new motor racing museum WARSAW (Poland) - Polish, Canadian foreign ministers meet (+) ZAGREB (Croatia) - EU foreign ministers hold extraordinary meeting on Syria conflict (0700 GMT) WIESBADEN (Germany) - German data on January industrial orders (0700 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU health ministers meet over coronavirus outbreak (0800 GMT) PICTURE. (*) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - European Council President Charles Michel hosts talks with EU negotiator Michel Barnier on post-Brexit negotiations (1000 GMT) PICTURE. 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. 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) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Rugby: England v Wales in Six Nations Championship (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: Scotland v France in Six Nations Championship (1500 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) MANCHESTER (United Kingdom) - Football: Manchester United v Manchester City in English Premier League (1630 GMT) PICTURE. 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 PICTURE. 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. (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - The Queen and other royals celebrate Commonwealth Day 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 (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. TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2020 Asia-Pacific JAKARTA (Indonesia) - Dutch royals visit PICTURE. (To 13) Europe MOSCOW (Russia) - Second reading in parliament expected of Putin's constitutional reforms 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. Sub-Saharan Africa (+) LUANDA (Angola) - Ex-president Dos Santos' son on trial for corruption (0700 GMT) Latin America CARACAS (Venezuela) - Protest called by opposition leader Guaido (1400 GMT) 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) afp
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