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. SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2020 Asia-Pacific (+) TOKYO (Japan) - PM Abe holds press conference on coronavirus pandemic (0900 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (*) HONG KONG (China) - Occupy Central leader Chan Kin-man walks free from jail (0100 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Europe (+) MADRID (Spain) - Government set to declare state of alert over rapid spread of coronavirus PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. (*) MOSCOW (Russia) - Upper house approves Putin's constitutional reforms MOSCOW (Russia) - Opposition protests against 'political repression' (1100 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. North America UNITED STATES - Ban on travel from mainland Europe over coronavirus pandemic takes effect (0430 GMT) PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. SANDUSKY (United States) - Preview of NASA's Orion spacecraft before it is prepared for departure (1430 GMT) 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 (0700 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. North America (*) WASHINGTON (United States) - Biden faces Sanders in presidential primary debate, without live audience (0000 GMT Monday) PICTURE. VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa SYRIA - Ninth anniversary of the war in Syria PICTURE. (+) TRIPOLI (Libya) - Schools closing in Libya from Sunday because of coronavirus (To 29) JERUSALEM - Israeli President Rivlin begins consultations with parliamentary parties over new government formation (0700 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa (*) PRETORIA (South Africa) - Special cabinet meeting on coronavirus pandemic MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2020 Asia-Pacific YOKOHAMA (Japan) - Court rules on case of knife attacker who killed 19 disabled people PICTURE. VIDEO. Europe (+) MOSCOW (Russia) - Russia to limit flights with Europe from Monday PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Eurozone finance ministers hold talks on coronavirus outbreak (1400 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LYON (France) - Verdict expected in sex abuse trial for former priest Bernard Preynat (0900 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. (+) PARIS (France) - All schools closed in France from Monday because of the coronavirus VIDEO. PICTURE. (To April 1) (+) BERLIN (Germany) - Closure of most schools in Germany begins PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. (To April 19) North America (+) UNITED STATES - G7 leaders host special coronavirus summit via 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) TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2020 Europe (*) NYON (Switzerland) - UEFA holds videoconference to decide whether to cancel Champions League, Euro 2020 games amid coronavirus outbreak BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU finance ministers meet VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. WOLFSBURG (Germany) - Volkswagen 2019 annual results (0630 GMT) PICTURE. North America PHOENIX (United States) - Democrats hold presidential primaries in Florida, Arizona, Ohio and Illinois PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. LIVE VIDEO. 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. 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) 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. (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU transport ministers hold videoconference on coronavirus pandemic (0900 GMT) 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) - March planned by unions and student associations to defend education and public services VIDEO. PICTURE. THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2020 Europe FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Lufthansa posts 2019 results and holds annual press conference (0600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. 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) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa LILONGWE (Malawi) - Leaders of opposition parties to sign a coalition deal ahead of next presidential election (0800 GMT) FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2020 Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - 25th anniversary of sarin gas metro attack NEW DELHI (India) - Scheduled hanging of four men convicted of 2012 Delhi gang rape and murder (0000 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. Europe MOSCOW (Russia) - Russia publishes Arctic policy document FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Deutsche Bank publishes 2019 annual report MOSCOW (Russia) - Central bank holds monetary policy meeting (1030 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Organization of American States secretary general elected SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2020 Worldwide WORLD - World Down Syndrome Day WORLD - International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination WORLD - International Day of Forests Sub-Saharan Africa WINDHOEK (Namibia) - 30th anniversary of Namibia's independence from South Africa SHARPEVILLE (South Africa) - 60th anniversary of Sharpeville massacre afp