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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, MARCH 11, 2020 Europe (*) ROME (Italy) - Civil Protection Agency holds daily presser on coronavirus in Italy VIDEO. GRAPHIC. LIVE VIDEO. (To 13) VILNIUS (Lithuania) - 30th anniversary of Lithuania's independence from USSR VIDEO. North America MIAMI (United States) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro visits VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. (To 11) Latin America SANTIAGO (Chile) - Anti-government protest expected on second anniversary of Pinera as president (2130 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. PICTURE. Sports FRANCE - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Paris - Nice 2020 VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 15) LIVERPOOL (United Kingdom) - Football: UEFA Champions League - Last 16 Second Leg: Liverpool (ENG) v Atletico Madrid (ESP) (2000 GMT) GRAPHIC. PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Football: UEFA Champions League - Last 16 Second Leg: Paris SG (FRA) v Borussia Dortmund (GER) (2000 GMT) PICTURE. GRAPHIC. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2020 Asia-Pacific CANBERRA (Australia) - Final appeal hearing at High Court for Cardinal George Pell's child sex abuse conviction AHMEDABAD (India) - 90th anniversary of Gandhi's Salt March to protest British rule in India (*) MANDALAY (Myanmar) - Suspected remains of missing WWII soldiers repatriated to US (0600 GMT) VIDEO. (*) CHRISTCHURCH (New Zealand) - Joint prayers ahead of anniversary of Christchurch mosque shootings (2300 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. Europe (+) PARIS (France) - President Macron gives televised address on coronavirus (1900 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - ECB press conference on eurozone monetary policy (1330 GMT) VIDEOGRAPHICS. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (+) MOSCOW (Russia) - Energy minister Novak meets Russian oil industry leaders MOSCOW (Russia) - Government media watchdog brings legal complaint against BBC ATHENS (Greece) - EU Commission President Von der Leyen visits for mission on unaccompanied minor asylum seekers LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. ANKARA (Turkey) - Trial of students, academic for taking part in Pride event (0600 GMT) (+) BUCHAREST (Romania) - Prime minister designate Florin Citu faces confidence vote in parliament (1400 GMT) MILAN (Italy) - Rock singer Nannini livestreams concert to break through virus 'loneliness' (1500 GMT) North America (+) DELAWARE (United States) - Joe Biden delivers remarks on COVID-19 (1700 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - Irish PM Varadkar meets Trump on annual St Patrick's Day visit PICTURE. VIDEO. (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF spokesman Gerry Rice gives press conference (1330 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - French Foreign Minister Le Drian visits (+) CASABLANCA (Morocco) - Verdict expected at trial of journalist Radi over tweet critical of justice system VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa (+) BLANTYRE (Malawi) - Malawi's largest opposition party to stage countrywide anti-government protests (+) MONROVIA (Liberia) - The Liberian press union protests recent police abuse against journalists (0600 GMT) Sports MEXICO - Auto, WRC: Rally Mexico PICTURE. (To 15) (*) OLYMPIA (Greece) - Olympic Flame lighting ceremony for the Tokyo Olympics (1000 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. LIVE VIDEO. FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2020 Worldwide WORLD - Youth for Climate strike Europe HELSINKI (Finland) - 80th anniversary of end of Winter War, in which Soviet troops invaded Finland (0800 GMT) VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU interior, justice ministers meet LIVE VIDEO. (*) MUNICH (Germany) - Fridays for Future day of climate action ahead of municipal elections VIDEO. WIESBADEN (Germany) - German inflation data for February (confirmation) (0700 GMT) ATHENS (Greece) - President Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou takes oath of office (0900 GMT) VIDEO. (+) PARIS (France) - Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian holds talks with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (0915 GMT) (*) PRAGUE (Czech Republic) - Foreign ministers of Visegrad countries, Germany meet (1035 GMT) VIDEO. LISBON (Portugal) - Youth protest for climate (1400 GMT) PICTURE. (*) MOSCOW (Russia) - Protest against constitutional reforms, resetting Putin's term limits (1400 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Anti-regime 'hirak' movement protests, for 56th consecutive week PICTURE. VIDEO. Latin America (+) SANTIAGO (Chile) - Protest against government in Plaza Italia (2130 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sports ASUNCION (Paraguay) - FIFA board meets SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2020 Europe (*) PARIS (France) - Climate march (1300 GMT) (+) MOSCOW (Russia) - Russian opposition protests against 'repressions' (1100 GMT) VIDEO. North America SANDUSKY (United States) - Preview of NASA's Orion spacecraft before it is prepared for departure (1430 GMT) PICTURE. Sports CARDIFF (United Kingdom) - Rugby: 2020 Six Nations Championship: Wales v Scotland (1515 GMT) GRAPHIC. PICTURE. SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 2020 Asia-Pacific CHRISTCHURCH (New Zealand) - Remembrance service to mark anniversary of Christchurch mosque shootings (0200 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Europe FRANCE - First round of municipal elections PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. MOSCOW (Russia) - 30th anniversary of Gorbachev's election to USSR presidency MUNICH (Germany) - Municipal elections in Bavaria VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa SYRIA - Ninth anniversary of the war in Syria PICTURE. Sports MELBOURNE (Australia) - Auto: Formula One - Australian Grand Prix, Grand Prix (0510 GMT) GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2020 Asia-Pacific YOKOHAMA (Japan) - Court rules on case of knife attacker who killed 19 disabled people PICTURE. VIDEO. Europe (*) LYON (France) - Verdict expected in sex abuse trial for former priest Bernard Preynat BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Eurozone finance ministers hold talks on coronavirus outbreak (1400 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. North America PHOENIX (United States) - Democratic presidential hopefuls hold TV debate, two days before Arizona primary (0000 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa (*) CAIRO (Egypt) - WHO press conference on coronavirus epidemic (0900 GMT) RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - Saudi Aramco FY 2019 results (1200 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa OUAGADOUGOU (Burkina Faso) - Civil servants set to go on strike (To 20) Sports MONTREAL (Canada) - World figure skating championship (To 22) TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2020 Europe (*) ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Erdogan due to host Merkel, Macron for migrant summit (to be confirmed) LIVE VIDEO. THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - UN war crimes judges to hear Mladic appeal on genocide conviction (0800 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. (To 18) SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina) - Prince Charles set to visit Srebrenica massacre memorial centre VIDEO. (To 18) WOLFSBURG (Germany) - Volkswagen 2019 annual results (0630 GMT) PICTURE. (*) LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK March employment statistics (0830 GMT) North America PHOENIX (United States) - Democrats hold presidential primaries in Florida, Arizona, Ohio and Illinois PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve holds policy meeting PICTURE. GRAPHIC. (To 18) Middle East and North Africa ISRAEL - Deadline for President Reuven Rivlin to nominate a candidate to form Israel's next government JERUSALEM - Trial of Israeli PM Netanyahu on corruption charges begins Sub-Saharan Africa KAMPALA (Uganda) - 20th anniversary of mass suicide orchestrated by Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments MASERU (Lesotho) - First lady in court over murder of PM's estranged wife VIDEO. Sports TURIN (Italy) - Football: UEFA Champions League - Last 16 Second Leg: Juventus (ITA) v Lyon (FRA) (2000 GMT) GRAPHIC. MANCHESTER (United Kingdom) - Football: UEFA Champions League - Last 16 Second Leg: Manchester City (ENG) v Real Madrid (ESP) (2000 GMT) GRAPHIC. PICTURE. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2020 Asia-Pacific PHNOM PENH (Cambodia) - 50th anniversary of coup by general Lon Nol that ousted king Norodom Sihanouk VANUATU - General election HONG KONG (China) - Tencent announces 2019 and Q4 results (1200 GMT) Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - Second round of post-Brexit UK-EU trade talks (To 20) CYPRUS - Britain's Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall visit (To 21) BRATISLAVA (Slovakia) - Hearing in murder trial of journalist Jan Kuciak MILAN (Italy) - Prada 2019 results MUNICH (Germany) - BMW posts 2019 results and holds annual press conference (0630 GMT) PICTURE. ARTEIXO (Spain) - Zara owner Inditex annual results (0700 GMT) PICTURE. (+) OSLO (Norway) - Laureate of Abel prize for mathematics to be announced (1100 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds press conference (1830 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. Middle East and North Africa TUNIS (Tunisia) - Fifth anniversary of Bardo museum attack, which left 22 dead Latin America (+) RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil) - Unions and students associations call for a march to defend education and public services VIDEO. Sports BARCELONA (Spain) - Football: UEFA Champions League - Last 16 Second Leg: Barcelona (ESP) v Napoli (ITA) (2000 GMT) GRAPHIC. PICTURE. MUNICH (Germany) - Football: UEFA Champions League - Last 16 Second Leg: Bayern Munich (GER) v Chelsea (ENG) (2000 GMT) GRAPHIC. PICTURE. THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2020 Europe GIBRALTAR (United Kingdom) - Referendum on anti-abortion laws FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Lufthansa posts 2019 results and holds annual press conference (0600 GMT) PICTURE. (*) STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Ex-Swedish ambassador on trial for overstepping duties in release of Chinese-Swedish dissident Gui Minhai (0800 GMT) (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - NATO general secretary presents annual report at press conference (1000 GMT) North America FRANKFORT (United States) - Democrats hold presidential primaries in Kentucky and Oregon states Sub-Saharan Africa (+) LILONGWE (Malawi) - Leaders of opposition parties to sign a coalition deal ahead of next presidential election (0800 GMT) afp
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