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 27, 2020 Asia-Pacific PANMUNJOM (South Korea) - South Korea marks two-year anniversary of first Kim-Moon summit VIDEO. PICTURE. BEIJING (China) - China legislature meeting, with possible announcement of date of annual session, postponed by virus (To 29) NEW ZEALAND - New Zealand eases virus lockdown Europe BRUXELLES (Belgium) - EU tourism ministers hold videoconference SWITZERLAND - Government starts to ease virus lockdown BERLIN (Germany) - Masks become obligatory on public transport LIVE VIDEO. NORWAY - Norway primary schools reopen as virus restrictions eased GERMANY - 75th anniversary of liberation of Nazi camps Buchenwald, Bergen-Belsen, Ravensbrueck and Dachau (To 29) SEVILLE (Spain) - Seville residents mark traditional April Fair from balconies due to virus lockdown PICTURE. (To May 2) LEVERKUSEN (Germany) - Bayer Q1 results BERLIN (Germany) - Petersberg Climate Dialogue held online VIDEO. (To 28) North America ATLANTA (United States) - Restaurants and theaters reopen as state of Georgia eases lockdown VIDEO. PICTURE. VANCOUVER (Canada) - Hearing in extradition trial of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou (1630 GMT) (To 30) 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 BURKINA FASO - Masks become obligatory in coronavirus fight TOGO - 60th anniversary of independence from France Sports MADRID (Spain) - Tennis stars compete from home for Mutua Madrid Open Virtual Pro (To 30) BELGIUM - Belgian Football League to decide on ending season GENEVA (Switzerland) - Trial into alleged vote-buying for Germany's 2006 World Cup bid resumes Misc. WORLD - Ramadan VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE (To May 23) TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2020 Asia-Pacific SYDNEY (Australia) - Bondi Beach to reopen for surfing as Australia virus cases slow SEOUL (South Korea) - Samsung Electronics Q1 results (2330 GMT) PICTURE. Europe PARIS (France) - National Assembly debates contact-tracing apps to fight virus (1300 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - HSBC Q1 results (0400 GMT) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - ECB releases quarterly data on eurozone bank lending (0800 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - BP Q1 earnings (1500 GMT) RUSSIA - Online protest against government virus measures (1500 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve holds policy meeting PICTURE. GRAPHIC. (To 29) SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Google's parent company Alphabet quarterly results (2030 GMT) Middle East and North Africa CAIRO (Egypt) - WHO regional office online press conference (0900 GMT) WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2020 Asia-Pacific WELLINGTON (New Zealand) - Report released into 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings 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) PICTURE. LONDON (United Kingdom) - RBS annual meeting (1400 GMT) 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. SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Facebook reports quarterly results (2100 GMT) SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Microsoft Q3 results (2130 GMT) Middle East and North Africa TUNISIA - Five-year state of emergency expires THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2020 Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - Japan Airlines annual results (0600 GMT) BEIJING (China) - Defence ministry holds monthly press conference (0700 GMT) Europe FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - ECB press conference on eurozone monetary policy (1230 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. 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 PARIS (France) - Costa Cruises due to resume services suspended over virus PICTURE. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. GENEVA (Switzerland) - UN treaty on actors' rights comes into force BRATISLAVA (Slovakia) - Final hearing in trial for the murder of journalist Jan Kuciak FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Lufthansa Q1 results (0500 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Lloyds Banking Group Q1 interim management statement (1500 GMT) North America NEW YORK (United States) - McDonald's Q1 results (1200 GMT) NEW YORK (United States) - Twitter reports quarterly results (1200 GMT) SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Apple Q2 results (2100 GMT) SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Amazon reports quarterly results (2130 GMT) FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2020 Europe DUBLIN (Ireland) - Dublin court hears extradition case over Essex lorry deaths LONDON (United Kingdom) - RBS Q1 earnings (0900 GMT) North America NEW YORK (United States) - ExxonMobil Q1 results (1100 GMT) NEW YORK (United States) - Chevron Q1 results (1200 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) PICTURE. 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 BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU hosts vaccine donors conference REYKJAVIK (Iceland) - Iceland begins easing COVID-19 restrictions BERN (Switzerland) - Parliament holds emergency session on coronavirus pandemic (To 8) LJUBLJANA (Slovenia) - 40th anniversary of Tito's death (0700 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. HAMBURG (Germany) - Widow of German jihadist rapper goes on trial for crimes against humanity (0700 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US Supreme Court to hear Trump taxes case NEW YORK (United States) - Sentencing hearing for Brazilian businessman Fabio Tordin over role in FIFA corruption scandal (1400 GMT) VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa TUNISIA - Tunisia starts easing virus lockdown TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2020 Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - Media tycoon Jimmy Lai and rights activists face trial over protests (0300 GMT) Europe KARLSRUHE (Germany) - Germany's top court hears Volkswagen 'dieselgate' compensation case PICTURE. DUBLIN (Ireland) - Extradition hearing for Briton Ian Bailey, wanted for murder in France (To 8) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Lufthansa holds annual shareholders' meeting with livestream (0800 GMT) North America BOSTON (United States) - 100th anniversary of arrest of Italian anarchists that became landmark rights case SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Disney announces Q2 results (2030 GMT) Sports NEW DELHI (India) - Chess Online Nations Cup (To 10) NEW YORK (United States) - Sentencing of ex-Chile soccer chief Sergio Jadue over FIFA corruption scandal (1400 GMT) WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2020 Asia-Pacific HUBEI (China) - High schools reopen in Hubei, the Chinese province at the epicentre of COVID-19 pandemic Europe ESSEN (Germany) - German court hears claims for higher compensation over Germanwings crash in the Alps in 2015 MUNICH (Germany) - BMW releases Q1 financial results (0530 GMT) PARIS (France) - Thales annual general meeting (0800 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Appeal trial for two 'Hirak' movement protesters who injured police officer 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 PARIS (France) - Third anniversary of President Macron's election BERLIN (Germany) - Volkswagen annual general meeting MUNICH (Germany) - Munich Re Q1 results (0530 GMT) WIESBADEN (Germany) - Germany releases industrial production figures for March (0600 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Bank of England publishes monetary policy report (1100 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - InterContinental Hotels Group Q1 results (1500 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Bank of England interim report on the resilience and stability of the financial system (1600 GMT) North America SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Uber Q1 results (2030 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa MALI - 30th anniversary of Tuareg rebellion FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2020 Europe GENEVA (Switzerland) - 40th anniversary of eradication of smallpox HERZOGENAURACH (Germany) - Adidas Q1 results (0500 GMT) WIESBADEN (Germany) - Germany releases external trade figures for March (0600 GMT) ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Trial resumes of Bloomberg reporters over article on Turkey's currency crisis (0700 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US employment data for April (1230 GMT) Misc. WORLD - 75th anniversary of Nazi surrender, end of WWII in Europe SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2020 Europe MINSK (Belarus) - Military parade to mark 75th after the victory over Nazi Germany despite coronavirus outbreak 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 POLAND - Presidential election NETHERLANDS - 80th anniversary 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 Asia-Pacific BANGKOK (Thailand) - Thai king attends the royal ploughing ceremony, blessing the upcoming growing season VIDEO. Europe DENMARK - Expected reopening of schools, restaurants and bars FRANCE - France to begin lifting coronavirus restrictions VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. KIEV (Ukraine) - Virus lockdown measures expected to ease BRUSSELS (Belgium) - UK-EU videoconference on post-Brexit ties PICTURE. VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Corruption trial of businessman and Bouteflika ally, Ali Haddad Latin America BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - 60th anniversary of Israeli spy capture of top Nazi Adolf Eichmann TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2020 Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - Honda annual results 2019-20 (0600 GMT) TOKYO (Japan) - Nikon annual results 2019-20 (0600 GMT) Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - Vodafone annual results MUNICH (Germany) - Allianz Q1 results (0500 GMT) North America CHARLESTON (United States) - Democrats hold presidential primaries in Nebraska and West Virginia Sports DUBLIN (Ireland) - World Rugby announces new leadership WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2020 Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - Mitsubishi Motors annual results 2019-20 (0600 GMT) TOKYO (Japan) - Sony annual results 2019-20 (0600 GMT) WELLINGTON (New Zealand) - Government presents annual budget Europe SAINT PETERSBURG (Russia) - Trial of historian accused of murdering, dismembering partner begins LONDON (United Kingdom) - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development annual meeting (To 14) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Commerzbank Q1 results (0500 GMT) THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2020 Europe BERN (Switzerland) - Swiss president celebrates 60th birthday with anyone born on same day WIESBADEN (Germany) - Germany releases April inflation figures (0600 GMT) LYON (France) - Appeals court rules in case against farmer Cedric Herrou over helping migrants cross French Alps (0700 GMT) ATHENS (Greece) - Congress of ex-ruling party Syriza (1100 GMT) (To 17) Sports SEOUL (South Korea) - South Korea women's golf tournament (To 17) FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2020 Asia-Pacific BEIJING (China) - Baidu expected to announce Q1 earnings Europe VIENNA (Austria) - Restaurants reopen after two-month coronavirus lockdown WIESBADEN (Germany) - Germany releases quarterly GDP figures (0600 GMT) SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2020 Sub-Saharan Africa BENIN - Local elections (0700 GMT) MONDAY, MAY 18, 2020 Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - 15 veteran Hong Kong democracy advocates in court over protest charges (0300 GMT) TOKYO (Japan) - Panasonic annual results 2019-20 (0600 GMT) Europe STRASBOURG (France) - Icelandic judge Robert Spano becomes head of European Court of Human Rights LONDON (United Kingdom) - Hearing in Julian Assange's extradition trial VIDEO. (To June 5) WADOWICE (Poland) - Centenary of birth of Karol Wojtyla, who became pope in 1978 under the name of Jean-Paul II LONDON (United Kingdom) - Ryanair annual results (1000 GMT) TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2020 Europe PARIS (France) - European Automobile Manufacturers Association releases new EU registration figures for April (0600 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK May monthly job report (1200 GMT) North America ATLANTA (United States) - Democrats hold presidential primary in southern state of Georgia WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2020 Asia-Pacific TAIPEI (Taiwan) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen inaugurated for second term (0100 GMT) Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK April consumer price inflation (0730 GMT) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Deutsche Bank holds AGM with shareholders (0800 GMT) PICTURE. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Marks and spencers annual earnings (1600 GMT) Middle East and North Africa DAMASCUS (Syria) - Parliamentary elections GRAPHIC. PICTURE. VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa BUJUMBURA (Burundi) - Presidential election Misc. WORLD - World Bee Day THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2020 Europe MOSCOW (Russia) - Four men go on trial in case over cocaine ring at Russian embassy in Buenos Aires (0900 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Lloyds Banking Group AGM (1100 GMT) FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2020 Middle East and North Africa SANAA (Yemen) - 30th anniversary of unification of Yemen Latin America VALDIVIA (Chile) - 60th anniversary of most powerful earthquake ever recorded SATURDAY, MAY 23, 2020 Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - Britain retail sales statistics April (0730 GMT) Latin America GUADALAJARA (Mexico) - Ai Weiwei's 'Resetting Memories' art exhibition opens VIDEO. (To September 20) SUNDAY, MAY 24, 2020 Asia-Pacific TAIPEI (Taiwan) - Taiwan marks first anniversary of becoming the first in Asia to legalise same-sex marriages (0100 GMT) Middle East and North Africa JERUSALEM - Trial of Israeli PM Netanyahu on corruption charges begins BEIRUT (Lebanon) - 20th anniversary of Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon Sub-Saharan Africa DR CONGO - Expected end of Ebola epidemic in DR Congo if no more cases diagnosed PICTURE. VIDEO. Sports TOKYO (Japan) - Grand sumo tournament (To June 7) MONDAY, MAY 25, 2020 Europe GENEVA (Switzerland) - International Labour Conference (To June 5) WIESBADEN (Germany) - Germany releases Q1 GDP figures (0600 GMT) MUNICH (Germany) - Germany releases business confidence figures for May (0800 GMT) afp