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The coronavirus emergency is leading to the rescheduling or cancellation of events around the world. To view events updated in real time, go to AFP Agenda Contact us on contact-agenda@afp.com MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2020 Europe GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO briefing on coronavirus (1400 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Macron gives televised address to present new decisions on virus fight, prolong confinement (1800 GMT) VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. PICTURE. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Downing Street daily coronavirus briefing (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. MADRID (Spain) - Health ministry gives daily briefing on coronavirus VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. MOSCOW (Russia) - Trial of US ex-marine Paul Whelan on espionage spying set to resume Middle East and North Africa YEMEN - Ceasefire in Yemen announced by Riyadh-led coalition set to come into force PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 23) ISRAEL - Passover VIDEO. (To 16) LEBANON - Lebanon marks 45 years since start of civil war Sports LOS ANGELES (United States) - Decision expected on whether to postpone golf US Open over coronavirus Misc. EUROPEAN UNION - EU external borders closed PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. (To April 17) TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2020 Europe AUSTRIA - Austria may begin lifting coronavirus restrictions VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. STEPANAKERT (Azerbaijan) - Second round of presidential election in separatist region of Nagorny Karabakh BERLIN (Germany) - Cabinet meeting on coronavirus BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU education ministers hold videoconference on impact of COVID-19 (1200 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF releases latest World Economic Outlook (1230 GMT) GRAPHIC. VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath holds virtual press conference due to coronavirus (1230 GMT) GRAPHIC. VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Appeal trial of leading opposition activist Fodil Boumala Sub-Saharan Africa MASERU (Lesotho) - First lady due in court over murder of PM's estranged wife VIDEO. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2020 Asia-Pacific PYONGYANG (North Korea) - North Korea marks 108th anniversary of the birth of founder Kim Il Sung SOUTH KOREA - Parliamentary election VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Europe PARIS (France) - First anniversary of Notre-Dame Cathedral blaze GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO briefing on coronavirus (1400 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. DENMARK - Denmark set to start easing coronavirus restrictions VIDEO. PARIS (France) - 40th anniversary of Jean-Paul Sartre's death BERGEN-BELSEN CONCENTRATION CAMP (Germany) - 75th anniversary of liberation of Bergen-Belsen Nazi concentration camp BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU health ministers hold videoconference BRUSSELS (Belgium) - NATO defence ministers hold videoconference (1300 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel set to hold videoconference with state leaders on coronavirus fight (1400 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - G20 press briefing (1315 GMT) NEW YORK (United States) - 30th anniversary of Greta Garbo's death WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva holds press conference to open virtual IMF, World Bank Spring meetings (1400 GMT) VIDEO. Sports NEW DELHI (India) - Indian Premier League starts PICTURE. VIDEO. BELGIUM - Belgian Football League holds general assembly on championship suspension THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2020 Europe AMSTERDAM (Netherlands) - World Press Photo 2020 winners announced BERLIN (Germany) - Cabinet meeting on coronavirus PARIS (France) - LVMH Q1 results BRUSSELS (Belgium) - European Parliament holds plenary by videoconference VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 17) TORSHAVN (Denmark) - Tourist sites closed as volunteers carry out clean-up operation to protect environment (To 17) WIESBADEN (Germany) - Final German inflation data for March (0600 GMT) AMSTERDAM (Netherlands) - Airbus annual general meeting, with shareholders urged not to attend and to vote by proxy (1130 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU trade ministers hold videoconference (1600 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF press conference at conclusion of virtual Spring meeting (1400 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Trial of anti-government 'Hirak' movement activist Khireddine Medjani begins FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2020 Asia-Pacific BEIJING (China) - China releases 2020 Q1 GDP growth data (0200 GMT) Europe GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO briefing on coronavirus (1400 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PARIS (France) - European carmakers' association publishes data on new car registrations in the EU in March (0600 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - World Bank Spring meeting, held online to contain virus spread (To 19) Sub-Saharan Africa KIGALI (Rwanda) - 20th anniversary of Paul Kagame's election to presidency SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 2020 Sub-Saharan Africa HARARE (Zimbabwe) - 40th anniversary of Zimbabwe's independence SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 2020 Europe SAN REMO (Italy) - Centenary of San Remo conference that set up British, French mandate rule in Middle East (To 26) VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope Francis livestreams Angelus prayer on Vatican website (1100 GMT) PICTURE. North America OKLAHOMA CITY (United States) - 25th anniversary of Oklahoma City truck bomb attack Sub-Saharan Africa MALI - Second round of long-delayed parliamentary elections expected VIDEO. Misc. WORLD - Easter Sunday in the Orthodox Christian calendar MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2020 Europe NORWAY - Norway set to start easing restrictions introduced in virus fight PICTURE. GRAPHIC. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. MOSCOW (Russia) - Four men set to go on trial in case over cocaine ring at Russian embassy in Buenos Aires (0900 GMT) North America NEW ORLEANS (United States) - 10th anniversary of Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion Middle East and North Africa ISRAEL - Yom HaShoah, Holocaust remembrance day (1400 GMT) (To 21) ALGIERS (Algeria) - 40th anniversary of Berber Spring TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2020 Asia-Pacific COLOMBO (Sri Lanka) - First anniversary of Easter Sunday bombings that killed 269 people VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa ABUJA (Nigeria) - West Africa court to rule on 2012 Guinea massacre (1700 GMT) WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2020 Europe ULYANOVSK (Russia) - 150th anniversary of Lenin's birth VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope Francis livestreams general audience on Vatican website (0830 GMT) PARIS (France) - Verdict in trial of six men in 'Karachi affair' case over arms sales, illegal kickbacks scandal (0830 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK consumer price inflation statistics for March (1000 GMT) Misc. WORLD - Earth Day THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2020 Europe KOBLENZ (Germany) - Trial opens over state-sponsored torture in Syria, in world's first such legal proceeding (0730 GMT) PICTURE. SAINT PETERSBURG (Russia) - Controversial terror trial of 'Network' group of young activists set to resume after delay due to virus ZURICH (Switzerland) - Nestle holds annual general assembly online Misc. WORLD - Ramadan (dates to be confirmed) (To May 23) FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2020 Asia-Pacific BEIJING (China) - 50th anniversary of lauch of China's first satellite MANILA (Philippines) - Verdict due in libel trial that journalist Maria Ressa says is government retribution for her work PICTURE. VIDEO. Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - HSBC annual general meeting (0900 GMT) MOSCOW (Russia) - Central bank holds monetary policy meeting (1030 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - 30th anniversary of space telescope Hubble's launch Middle East and North Africa AMMAN (Jordan) - 70th anniversary of birth of Hashemite kingdom Misc. WORLD - Global climate strike day called by Greta Thunberg's Fridays for Future SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2020 Asia-Pacific NEPAL - Fifth anniversary of earthquake that killed nearly 9,000 people Sub-Saharan Africa ACCRA (Ghana) - Ruling party expected to hold primary vote to choose presidential candidate Misc. WORLD - World Malaria Day SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 2020 Europe CHERNOBYL (Ukraine) - International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope Francis livestreams Angelus prayer on Vatican website (1100 GMT) Middle East and North Africa BEIRUT (Lebanon) - 15th anniversary of Syrian troop withdrawal from Lebanon BAGHDAD (Iraq) - End of US sanctions waiver to Iraq over Iran gas imports MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2020 Asia-Pacific PANMUNJOM (South Korea) - South Korea marks two-year anniversary of first Kim-Moon summit VIDEO. PICTURE. Europe LEVERKUSEN (Germany) - Bayer Q1 results Middle East and North Africa CAIRO (Egypt) - Egypt set to extend state of emergency for three months ALGIERS (Algeria) - Leading activist Karim Tabbou on trial for 'damaging' army morale Sub-Saharan Africa TOGO - 60th anniversary of independence from France TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2020 Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - BP Q1 earnings (1500 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve holds policy meeting PICTURE. GRAPHIC. (To 29) WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2020 Asia-Pacific WELLINGTON (New Zealand) - New Zealand inquiry into Christchurch mosque shootings due to report Europe DACHAU (Germany) - 75th anniversary of liberation of Dachau Nazi concentration camp PARIS (France) - Airbus Q1 results STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Spotify Q1 results FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Deutsche Bank Q1 results (0500 GMT) WOLFSBURG (Germany) - Volkswagen Q1 results (0530 GMT) VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope Francis livestreams general audience on Vatican website (0830 GMT) PARIS (France) - Appeal trial of Nathalie Haddadi, jailed for wiring funds to jihadist son in Syria (1130 GMT) (To 30) North America LOS ANGELES (United States) - 40th anniversary of death of Alfred Hitchcock NEW YORK (United States) - 2020 review conference of parties to Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) (1700 GMT) (To May 10) WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds press conference (1830 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa TUNISIA - Emergency law in place since 2015 due to expire THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2020 Asia-Pacific BEIJING (China) - Defence ministry holds monthly press conference (0700 GMT) Europe MOSCOW (Russia) - Deadline set by Putin for new laws promoting investment BERLIN (Germany) - 75th anniversary of Hitler's suicide GERMANY - 75th anniversary of liberation of Ravensbruck Nazi concentration camp BRATISLAVA (Slovakia) - Final hearing in murder trial of journalist Jan Kuciak FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Lufthansa releases Q1 financial results (0500 GMT) PARIS (France) - Verdict in fraud trial of Syrian president's uncle Rifaat al-Assad (1130 GMT) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - ECB press conference on eurozone monetary policy (1230 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Lloyds Banking Group Q1 interim management statement (1500 GMT) FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2020 Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - RBS Q1 earnings (0900 GMT) Misc. WORLD - Labour Day SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2020 Europe GREECE - 10 years since austerity measures introduced in bid to slash deficit North America CLEVELAND (United States) - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts new honorees at online performance gala (1600 GMT) SUNDAY, MAY 3, 2020 Europe VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope Francis livestreams Angelus prayer on Vatican website (1100 GMT) Latin America PLAYA DEL CARMEN (Mexico) - Platino awards for Ibero-American film (To 4) Misc. WORLD - World Press Freedom Day MONDAY, MAY 4, 2020 Asia-Pacific MANILA (Philippines) - Top Philippine broadcaster's operating franchise set to expire amid shutdown threats PICTURE. VIDEO. Europe BERN (Switzerland) - Parliament holds emergency session on coronavirus pandemic (To 8) LJUBLJANA (Slovenia) - 40th anniversary of Tito's death (0700 GMT) TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2020 Europe KARLSRUHE (Germany) - Germany's top court hears Volkswagen 'dieselgate' compensation case PICTURE. FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Lufthansa holds annual shareholders' meeting Sports NEW YORK (United States) - Sentencing of ex-Chile soccer chief Sergio Jadue over FIFA corruption scandal (1400 GMT) WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2020 Europe MUNICH (Germany) - BMW releases Q1 financial results (0530 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa PIETERMARITZBURG (South Africa) - Hearing in ex-president Zuma's corruption trial THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2020 Asia-Pacific THAILAND - Vesak festival commemorating birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha TOKYO (Japan) - Nintendo 2019 results (0600 GMT) Europe PARIS (France) - Air France-KLM 2019 annual results LONDON (United Kingdom) - Bank of England's Monetary Policy decision, monetary policy report PARIS (France) - Third anniversary of President Macron's election BERLIN (Germany) - Volkswagen annual general meeting LONDON (United Kingdom) - InterContinental Hotels Group Q1 results (1500 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa MALI - 30th anniversary of Tuareg rebellion FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2020 Europe GENEVA (Switzerland) - 40th anniversary of WHO's declaration of eradication of smallpox NAZARÉ (Portugal) - First edition of the International wind festival (To 10) HERZOGENAURACH (Germany) - Adidas Q1 results (0500 GMT) ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Trial resumes of Bloomberg reporters over article on Turkey's currency crisis (0700 GMT) North America OTTAWA (Canada) - Canada publishes unemployment figures (1230 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - US employment data for April (1230 GMT) Misc. WORLD - 75th anniversary of Nazi surrender, end of WWII SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2020 Europe MOSCOW (Russia) - Russia marks 75th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany PICTURE. VIDEO. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - 60th anniversary of FDA approval of contraceptive pill Middle East and North Africa BAGHDAD (Iraq) - Iraq spy chief named new PM-designate SUNDAY, MAY 10, 2020 Europe WARSAW (Poland) - Presidential election NETHERLANDS - 80th anniversary of start of Nazi invasion of Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France LONDON (United Kingdom) - 80th anniversary of Winston Churchill's appointment to head coalition government MONDAY, MAY 11, 2020 Latin America BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - 60th anniversary of Israeli spy capture of top Nazi Adolf Eichmann TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2020 Europe MUNICH (Germany) - Alllianz Q1 results (0500 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Vodafone annual results (1400 GMT) afp
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