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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. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2020 Asia-Pacific (*) CHINA - Coronavirus 2019-nCoV epidemic PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. (To March 30) (*) WUHAN (China) - US evacuates government personnel from coronavirus epicentre GRAPHIC. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. SEOUL (South Korea) - Samsung Electronics Q4 and FY 2019 results (2330 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - European Parliament votes to ratify new Brexit deal (1700 GMT) GRAPHIC. PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Dutch court throws out case over Israeli Gaza strike VIDEO. FRANCE - Unions call for protests, strike over pensions reform VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. GRAPHIC. LONDON (United Kingdom) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits on eve of Brexit PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 30) LILLE (France) - International Cybersecurity Forum PICTURE. (To 30) (+) MOSCOW (Russia) - Russia blocks Swiss-based ProtonMail over wave of bomb threats BERLIN (Germany) - Cabinet discusses draft law on phasing out coal BRUSSELS (Belgium) - European Commission press conference on 5G GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. SOFIA (Bulgaria) - Government faces no-confidence vote over water crisis North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Trump impeachment trial in the Senate PICTURE. GRAPHIC. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 31) WASHINGTON (United States) - Trump signs USMCA free trade agreement (1500 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. OTTAWA (Canada) - Canada starts ratification of USMCA trade deal WASHINGTON (United States) - Egyptian, Ethiopian, Sudanese delegations meet to resolve Nile dam dispute VIDEO. GRAPHIC. (To 29) NEW YORK (United States) - Boeing quarterly results WASHINGTON (United States) - 2020 Commercial Space Transportation Conference (To 30) (*) LOS ANGELES (United States) - Pop-up museum dedicated to pop star Britney Spears opens VIDEO. PICTURE. WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve announces interest rate decision (1900 GMT) PICTURE. GRAPHIC. VIDEO. SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Facebook Q4 results (2200 GMT) SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Microsoft Q4 results (2230 GMT) Middle East and North Africa TEL AVIV (Israel) - Cybertech Global conference (To 30) Sub-Saharan Africa GABORONE (Botswana) - Appeals court hears opposition bid to nullify results of October's election Sports MELBOURNE (Australia) - Tennis: Grand Slam Tournaments - Australian Open PICTURE. GRAPHIC. (To February 2) HARARE (Zimbabwe) - Cricket: Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka 2nd Test PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 31) THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2020 Asia-Pacific HANGZHOU (China) - Alibaba quarterly results Europe (*) KIEV (Ukraine) - Pompeo visits PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 31) (*) MOSCOW (Russia) - Israeli PM Netanyahu visits to present Trump's Mideast peace plan to Putin (0900 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. GRAPHIC. FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Deutsche Bank posts full-year results for 2019 (0600 GMT) PICTURE. (*) STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Volvo Group Q4 and 2019 results (0620 GMT) (*) STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - H&M annual results 2019 (0700 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Royal Dutch Shell annual results (0800 GMT) SEVILLE (Spain) - International Flamenco Fashion Show (1000 GMT) PICTURE. (To February 2) LONDON (United Kingdom) - BT Q3 2019/20 results (1100 GMT) WIESBADEN (Germany) - Statistics authority Destatis releases preliminary January inflation reading (1300 GMT) CHAMROUSSE (France) - Skiers make new record bid for biggest torchlight descent (1730 GMT) North America DES MOINES (United States) - Trump rally in Iowa, four days before state kicks off primary season PICTURE. VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - US GDP 4th quarter (1st estimate) and full-year (1330 GMT) (*) LOS ANGELES (United States) - Rapper '50 Cent' receives Walk of Fame star (2000 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva discusses global economic outlook (2100 GMT) SEATTLE (United States) - Amazon Q4 results (2230 GMT) Middle East and North Africa TUNISIA - Emergency law in place since 2015 due to expire TUNIS (Tunisia) - NGOs, UN and Tunisian officials discuss draft code on individual freedoms (0800 GMT) VIDEO. (To 31) Sub-Saharan Africa (+) BAMAKO (Mali) - Senior UN official briefs on one week of meetings in war-torn Mali (1000 GMT) Latin America NICARAGUA - Trial begins of Belgian-born student leader Amaya Coppens and 15 other opponents of Ortega government VIDEO. Sports WELLINGTON (New Zealand) - Cricket: New Zealand v India 4th T20 PICTURE. FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 2020 Asia-Pacific (*) WUHAN (China) - Repatriation of French citizens expected amid coronavirus outbreak (date to be confirmed) GRAPHIC. HONG KONG (China) - Proposed rally to support Hong Kong medical staff battling virus outbreak (1200 GMT) Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK leaves the EU (2300 GMT) VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. (To February 1) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU chiefs Ursula von der Leyen, Charles Michel, David Sassoli give speeches on Brexit (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. GRAPHIC. PARIS (France) - Macron hosts talks with EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier (1600 GMT) (*) VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Argentine President Fernandez goes on European tour, meets Pope Francis, Macron, Merkel and Spain's Sanchez VIDEO. (To February 6) (+) BERLIN (Germany) - German and French foreign ministers speak about efforts to halt trafficking of light weapons in Balkans (0900 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - President Frank-Walter Steinmeier awards former ECB chief Mario Draghi Germany's Federal Order of Merit (1100 GMT) PICTURE. DEBLIN (Poland) - Poland signs agreement to buy 32 American F-35 stealth combat aircraft for $4.5 billion (1400 GMT) North America (+) NEW YORK (United States) - US oil giant Exxon Mobil announces latest quarterly results (1430 GMT) SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2020 Asia-Pacific (*) NEW DELHI (India) - Scheduled hanging of four men convicted of 2012 Delhi gang rape and murder (0030 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. YANGON (Myanmar) - Aung San Suu Kyi opens 'Ethnic Festival' as military remains locked in conflict with many minority groups (0100 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. HONG KONG (China) - Newly formed medical staff union holds general assembly ahead of industrial action threat (0400 GMT) Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - First day of transition period as the UK leaves the EU VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. PARIS (France) - 40th anniversary of Medecins du Monde NGO Middle East and North Africa (*) CAIRO (Egypt) - Arab foreign ministers meet over Trump Mideast plan Sports Europe - Rugby: 2020 Six Nations Championship GRAPHIC. (To March 14) MELBOURNE (Australia) - Tennis: Grand Slam Tournaments - Australian Open: Day 13 VIDEO. GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN (Germany) - Alpine Skiing: 2019/2020 Men's Alpine Ski World Cup - Garmisch-Partenkirchen (1030 GMT) PICTURE. (To 2) GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN (Germany) - Alpine Skiing: 2019/2020 Men's Alpine Ski World Cup - Garmisch-Partenkirchen: Downhill (men) (1030 GMT) PICTURE. TAURANGA (New Zealand) - Cricket: New Zealand v India 5th T20 PICTURE. CARDIFF (United Kingdom) - Rugby: 2020 Six Nations Championship, day 1: Wales v Italy (1415 GMT) (*) MADRID (Spain) - Football: Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid in La Liga (1500 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. DUBLIN (Ireland) - Rugby: 2020 Six Nations Championship, day 1: Ireland v Scotland (1645 GMT) SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2020 Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - BAFTA awards ceremony VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) OXFORD (United Kingdom) - Indigenous leaders gather to discuss politics and future of the Amazon VIDEO. North America MIAMI GARDENS (United States) - Kansas City Chiefs v San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl Final PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. LIVE VIDEO. MIAMI GARDENS (United States) - Jennifer Lopez and Shakira headline Super Bowl half-time show PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. LIVE VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa AMMAN (Jordan) - State security court to hear witnesses on Jerash tourists stabbings case (0800 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. Sports MELBOURNE (Australia) - Tennis: Grand Slam Tournaments - Australian Open: Day 14 VIDEO. GRAPHIC. SAINT-DENIS (France) - Rugby: 2020 Six Nations Championship, day 1: France v England (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Football: Premier League - day 25: Tottenham v Manchester City (1630 GMT) VIDEO. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2020 Asia-Pacific (*) WUHAN (China) - Field hospital to treat coronavirus patients expected to become operational PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. Europe KIEV (Ukraine) - Turkish President Erdogan visits PICTURE. VIDEO. WARSAW (Poland) - French President Emmanuel Macron visits LIVE VIDEO. (*) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - European centre-right EPP bloc set to decide on status of Hungary's Fidesz party (To 4) DUBLIN (Ireland) - Ryanair Q3 earnings (0700 GMT) (+) BERLIN (Germany) - German Chancellor Merkel and Austrian counterpart Kurz give a press conference following talks (1230 GMT) PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. (*) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Belgium court rules on new European arrest warrant for Puigdemont and other Catalan pro-independence politicians (1300 GMT) VIDEO. North America DES MOINES (United States) - Presidential primary season begins with voting in the Iowa Caucuses PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. NEW YORK (United States) - NYFW men's fashion week fall-winter 2020 PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 5) SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Google owner Alphabet Q4 results (2200 GMT) GRAPHIC. Sub-Saharan Africa LILONGWE (Malawi) - Constitutional Court rules on opposition's election challenge VIDEO. Latin America LIMA (Peru) - Visiting UN expert Michel Forst gives press conference on situation of human rights activists in Peru (1900 GMT) VIDEO. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2020 Worldwide WORLD - World Cancer Day GRAPHIC. Asia-Pacific COLOMBO (Sri Lanka) - Sri Lanka marks 72nd anniversary of independence from Britain PICTURE. Europe YALTA - 75th anniversary of Yalta Conference, with Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin at end of WWII (To 11) KIEV (Ukraine) - OSCE representative on media freedom Harlem Desir visits (To 7) ROME (Italy) - European far-right leaders Salvini, Orban, Marion Marechal meet VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. MILAN (Italy) - Ferrari 2019 annual results KRAKÓW (Poland) - French President Emmanuel Macron visits LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - BP posts Q4 and 2019 earnings, as Bernard Looney officially starts as CEO (1700 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Trump delivers annual State of the Union address PICTURE. VIDEO. (*) NEW YORK (United States) - UN chief Antonio Guterres briefs reporters on 2020 priorities LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. PICTURE. (*) WASHINGTON (United States) - World Bank chief David Malpass debates former Fed chair Janet Yellen (1430 GMT) SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Disney Q1 results (2130 GMT) Sports CAPE TOWN (South Africa) - Cricket: South Africa v England 1st ODI (0800 GMT) PICTURE. JAKARTA (Indonesia) - MotoGP's Repsol Honda Team makes an official presentation for 2020 season HAMILTON (New Zealand) - Cricket: New Zealand v India 1st ODI PICTURE. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2020 Asia-Pacific WUHAN (China) - Second field hospital to treat coronavirus patients expected to become operational PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. MIRPUR (Pakistan) - Pakistan PM Imran Khan address on Kashmir Solidarity Day KUALA LUMPUR (Malaysia) - Procedural hearing of 1MDB bond cases against Goldman Sachs (0100 GMT) Europe MUNICH (Germany) - Siemens General Assembly and first quarter results (0900 GMT) AIX-EN-PROVENCE (France) - Court hearing on Tunisia extradition request for Belhassen Trabelsi, brother-in-law of ex-dictator Ben Ali (1300 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Vodafone Q4 results (1500 GMT) North America NEW YORK (United States) - Spotify Q4 results (1100 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - US publishes monthly trade balance data (1330 GMT) THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2020 Europe THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - ICC hearing on Ivory Coast's ex-president Gbagbo's request for unconditional release GRAPHIC. PARIS (France) - Government to announce strategy for battling discrimination PARIS (France) - L'Oreal annual results 2019 BARCELONA (Spain) - Meeting between Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez and Catalan separatist president Quim Torra PARIS (France) - Total annual results 2019 LONDON (United Kingdom) - Climate Corporate Governance conference at European Bank of Reconstruction and Development WIESBADEN (Germany) - Statistics authority Destatis publishes December industrial orders data (0700 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Catering giant Compass general assembly and trading update (0900 GMT) KAZAKHSTAN - Italian and US astronauts, Russian cosmonaut return to Earth from ISS (0914 GMT) PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Easyjet annual general meeting (1000 GMT) North America NEW YORK (United States) - NYFW women's fall-winter 2020 (To 13) NEW YORK (United States) - First day of New York Fashion Week PICTURE. WASHINGTON (United States) - Sentencing of Trump confidant Roger Stone for lying, witness tampering SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Twitter Q4 results (1300 GMT) afp
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