Contact us on contact-agenda@afp.com MONDAY, APRIL 6, 2020 Asia-Pacific VIETNAM - Government enforces strict 'isolation' measures to halt coronavirus spread VIDEO. (To 15) Europe ITALY - Lockdown in virus fight VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (To April 13) FRANCE - Lockdown in virus fight VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (To April 15) VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Vatican holds Easter celebrations without congregation VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 12) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU justice ministers hold videoconference PORTUGAL - Lockdown in coronavirus fight PICTURE. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. VIDEO. (To April 16) SPAIN - Lockdown and state of emergency in coronavirus fight VIDEO. (To April 11) MADRID (Spain) - Health ministry gives daily briefing on coronavirus VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To April 12) BISHKEK (Kyrgyzstan) - Supreme Court reviews case of jailed ethnic minority rights defender Azimjon Askarov ROME (Italy) - 500th anniversary of painter Raphael's death WIESBADEN (Germany) - German industrial orders data for February (0600 GMT) North America UNITED STATES - Census conducted online and by phone (To August 14) NEW YORK (United States) - New Yorkers advised to stay at home in virus fight VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (To April 15) UNITED STATES - All federal inmates confined to cells, wards in virus fight (To 16) MIAMI (United States) - Stay at home order in Florida to combat coronavirus PICTURE. GRAPHIC. VIDEO. (To May 3) Middle East and North Africa TUNIS (Tunisia) - Lockdown in virus fight VIDEO. (To April 20) TUNISIA - 20th anniversary of death of Tunisia's first president, Habib Bourguiba ALGIERS (Algeria) - Leading activist Karim Tabbou on trial for 'damaging' army morale ALGIERS (Algeria) - Verdict expected in trial of Hirak protest activist Abdelouahab Fersaoui Sub-Saharan Africa LAGOS, ABUJA (Nigeria) - Lockdown in virus fight VIDEO. (To April 14) ERITREA - Lockdown to fight virus (To 21) YAOUNDE (Cameroon) - Trial of seven soldiers for murders of two women and their children which were filmed, posted online VIDEO. Latin America COLOMBIA - Ceasefire announced by ELN guerrilla over coronavirus (To 30) ARGENTINA - Lockdown to stop virus spread VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. (To April 13) LA PAZ (Bolivia) - Borders close, strict lockdown in virus fight (To April 15) Misc. EUROPEAN UNION - EU external borders closed PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. (To April 17) TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2020 Asia-Pacific WUHAN (China) - Wuhan lifts lockdown in place since January 23 over virus pandemic (1600 GMT) BRISBANE (Australia) - High Court to rule on Cardinal Pell's appeal against child sex abuse convictions Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Eurozone finance ministers discuss coronavirus response VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. KYRGYZSTAN - 10th anniversary of April Revolution MOSCOW (Russia) - 90th anniversary of creation of gulag forced labour camps ANKARA (Turkey) - Parliament debates release of thousands of prisoners over virus threat VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. FRANCE - Launch of Europe of Disney+ France streaming service WIESBADEN (Germany) - German industrial production data for February (0600 GMT) North America MADISON (United States) - Democrats hold presidential primary in Wisconsin Sub-Saharan Africa RWANDA - Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Rwanda Genocide WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2020 Europe VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope Francis livestreams general audience on Vatican website (0830 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Tesco 2019 earnings (0900 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ISRAEL - Passover (To 16) THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2020 Europe BAIKONUR (Kazakhstan) - Soyuz spacecraft takes off, with two cosmonauts and an astronaut on board PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. SAINT PETERSBURG (Russia) - Trial of historian accused of murdering, dismembering partner begins WIESBADEN (Germany) - German trade data for February (0600 GMT) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - ECB publishes minutes of March monetary policy meeting (1130 GMT) VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope livestreams Mass of Lord's Supper from St Peter's Basilica (1600 GMT) FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2020 Asia-Pacific PYONGYANG (North Korea) - Supreme People's Assembly meets Europe SMOLENSK (Russia) - Polish delegation visits to mark 10th anniversary of air disaster that killed president LONDON (United Kingdom) - 50th anniversary of breakup of The Beatles SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 2020 Europe BUCHENWALD CONCENTRATION CAMP (Germany) - 75th anniversary of liberation of Buchenwald Nazi concentration camp Sub-Saharan Africa KHARTOUM (Sudan) - First anniversary of Omar al-Bashir's ouster SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 2020 Europe VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope livestreams Easter Sunday Mass at St Peter's basilica, with 'Urbi et Orbi' prayer (0900 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope Francis livestreams Angelus prayer on Vatican website (1100 GMT) Middle East and North Africa JERUSALEM - Deadline for Israel's ex-military chief Benny Gantz to form a government, unless he is granted a two-week extension by the president Sub-Saharan Africa DR CONGO - Expected end of Ebola epidemic in DR Congo if no more cases diagnosed PICTURE. VIDEO. Misc. WORLD - Easter Sunday MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2020 Asia-Pacific KUALA LUMPUR (Malaysia) - Ex-Goldman Sachs banker Ng Chong Hwa to stand trial over 1MDB scandal PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 15) Europe MOSCOW (Russia) - Trial of US ex-marine Paul Whelan on espionage spying resumes North America NEW YORK (United States) - Trial of Sayfullo Saipov over 2017 minivan attack that killed eight people in Lower Manhattan (1400 GMT) Middle East and North Africa LEBANON - Lebanon marks 45 years since start of civil war Sports LOS ANGELES (United States) - Decision expected on whether golf US Open will be maintained amid virus pandemic TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2020 Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Appeal trial of leading opposition activist Fodil Boumala Sub-Saharan Africa MASERU (Lesotho) - First lady 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 Europe 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 PARIS (France) - First anniversary of Notre-Dame Cathedral blaze North America NEW YORK (United States) - 30th anniversary of Greta Garbo's death Sports NEW DELHI (India) - Indian Premier League starts PICTURE. VIDEO. THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2020 Europe AMSTERDAM (Netherlands) - World Press Photo 2020 winners announced PARIS (France) - LVMH Q1 results 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) North America NEW YORK (United States) - Court delivers sentence in Nxium sect leader sex slave case (1400 GMT) FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2020 Asia-Pacific BEIJING (China) - China releases 2020 Q1 GDP growth data (0200 GMT) Europe PARIS (France) - European carmakers' association publishes data on new car registrations in the EU in March (0600 GMT) ROME (Italy) - New hearing in the trial of two US students over the fatal stabbing of an Italian policeman (0800 GMT) VIDEO. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF and World Bank Spring meetings, held online to contain virus spread (To 18) Middle East and North Africa BAGHDAD (Iraq) - Deadline for newly named PM Adnan Zurfi to form cabinet 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) North America OKLAHOMA CITY (United States) - 25th anniversary of Oklahoma City truck bomb attack Sub-Saharan Africa BAMAKO (Mali) - Second round of long-delayed parliamentary elections (0700 GMT) VIDEO. Misc. WORLD - Easter Sunday in the Orthodox Christian calendar MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2020 Europe MOSCOW (Russia) - Four men 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. North America NEW YORK (United States) - Trial begins of Cuba Gooding Jr on charges he groped three women (1300 GMT) 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 in Germany over state-sponsored torture in Syria, in the first such legal proceeding in the world 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 North America NEW YORK (United States) - Sentencing of Seagram heiress Clare Bronfman in sex-slave cult case (1400 GMT) Misc. WORLD - Ramadan (date 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 North America CHICAGO (United States) - Singer R. Kelly's federal sex abuse trial begins NEW YORK (United States) - Sentencing of Akayed Ullah over 2017 Times Square bombing (1430 GMT) VIDEO. 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 Sub-Saharan Africa TOGO - 60th anniversary of independence from France Latin America BRASILIA (Brazil) - Indigenous communities hold annual rights protest (1200 GMT) PICTURE. (To 30) 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 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 performance gala Sub-Saharan Africa BAMAKO (Mali) - Parliament's mandate expires SUNDAY, MAY 3, 2020 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 govt 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) North America NEW YORK (United States) - Sentencing hearing for Brazilian businessman Fabio Tordin over role in FIFA corruption scandal (1400 GMT) VIDEO. TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2020 Europe KARLSRUHE (Germany) - Germany's top court hears Volkswagen 'dieselgate' compensation case PICTURE. ZAGREB (Croatia) - EU-Western Balkans summit (To 7) Sports NEW YORK (United States) - Sentencing of ex-Chile soccer chief Sergio Jadue over FIFA corruption scandal (1400 GMT) afp