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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 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, MAY 6, 2020 Europe ROME (Italy) - Civil Protection Agency releases daily figures on coronavirus (1600 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Downing Street daily coronavirus briefing (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. (*) MADRID (Spain) - Spanish parliament to vote on extending state of emergency VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. VILNIUS (Lithuania) - Mask Fashion Week, an open-air exhibition of masks designed by artists VIDEO. (To 10) North America (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Trump signs proclamation for National Nurses Day (1600 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (+) NEW YORK (United States) - Le Bernardin, elite French restaurant reopens to feed health workers (1700 GMT) VIDEO. (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - President Trump Meets With Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds (1800 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Coronavirus task force holds briefing at the White House, with VP Pence (2000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Point presse de Kayleigh McEnany porte-parole de la Maison Blanche (2000 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. Middle East and North Africa BAGHDAD (Iraq) - Parliament votes on new government led by Mustafa Kadhimi (1800 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa BLANTYRE (Malawi) - Candidates announced for presidential election (To 7) (+) ABUJA (Nigeria) - Nigerian stranded nationals due to come back from abroad (To 10) Sports NEW DELHI (India) - Chess Online Nations Cup (To 10) THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2020 Asia-Pacific THAILAND - Vesak Buddhist festival BEIJING (China) - China releases April trade data (0300 GMT) BEIJING (China) - EU ambassador to China press conference on EU-China relations (0300 GMT) TOKYO (Japan) - Nintendo 2019 results (0600 GMT) Europe WARSAW (Poland) - Parliament decides on postal votes for May 10 presidential election VIDEO. COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - WHO Europe holds weekly online media briefing on COVID-19 (0900 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. MADRID (Spain) - Spanish authorities give daily briefing on coronavirus VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. DUBLIN (Ireland) - Three-way government formation talks to begin LONDON (United Kingdom) - Government updates virus restriction rules LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. PICTURE. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Downing Street daily coronavirus briefing (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. (+) PARIS (France) - 60 organisations launch call for green economic recovery PARIS (France) - Third anniversary of Macron's election as president VIDEO. (+) SANDVIKA (Norway) - Trial of far-right extremist who opened fire in a mosque (+) BERLIN (Germany) - Berlin museums reopen after virus lockdown LIVE VIDEO. (To 11) PARIS (France) - Air France-KLM 2019 annual results (0515 GMT) MUNICH (Germany) - Munich Re Q1 results (0530 GMT) WIESBADEN (Germany) - Germany releases industrial production figures for March (0600 GMT) PARIS (France) - France salary, work hours data released for Q1 (0645 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - Robert Koch Institute virus briefing (0800 GMT) PICTURE. (+) BERLIN (Germany) - Anti-nuclear activists protest planned F-18 fighter jet purchase (0900 GMT) PICTURE. MOSCOW (Russia) - Hearing to extend house arrest of foreign businessmen Delpal and Calvey (0930 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Barclays annual general assembly (1000 GMT) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - European Central Bank 2019 report published (1000 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Bank of England publishes monetary policy report (1100 GMT) (+) OSLO (Norway) - Announcement on next stage of easing virus restrictions (1400 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - InterContinental Hotels Group Q1 results (1500 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Bank of England interim report on resilience and stability of financial system (1600 GMT) North America MONTREAL (Canada) - Bombardier Q1 results (1000 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1230 GMT) (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF online press conference (1300 GMT) SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Uber Q1 results (2030 GMT) Middle East and North Africa UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Start of evacuation of Indian nationals from UAE and Qatar Sub-Saharan Africa MALI - 30th anniversary of Tuareg rebellion Sports LAUSANNE (Switzerland) - European Athletics Council videoconference (To 8) FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2020 Worldwide WORLD - 75th anniversary of Nazi surrender, end of WWII in Europe VIDEO. Asia-Pacific (+) CHINA - China's new spacecraft, launched this week, returns to Earth HONG KONG (China) - Major virus restrictions to lift (+) ISLAMABAD (Pakistan) - Friday prayers as mosques stay open for Ramadan despite COVID-19 VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) MALE (Maldives) - Indian naval ship to evacuate 700 nationals PICTURE. VIDEO. Europe BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel lays wreath at Nazi victims memorial (0900 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Queen's address to mark 75 years since defeat of Nazi Germany (2000 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Eurozone finance ministers videoconference VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. FRANCE - France marks anniversary of Nazi Germany surrender without commemorations due to virus LIVE VIDEO. GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO briefing on coronavirus (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. GENEVA (Switzerland) - 40th anniversary of eradication of smallpox MADRID (Spain) - Spanish authorities give daily briefing on coronavirus VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Downing Street daily coronavirus briefing (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. SERBIA - Shopping centres reopen VIDEO. MUNICH (Germany) - Siemens Q2 results (0530 GMT) WIESBADEN (Germany) - Germany releases external trade figures for March (0600 GMT) North America (*) LOS ANGELES (United States) - California eases coronavirus restrictions VIDEO. PICTURE. WASHINGTON (United States) - US employment data for April (1230 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. (*) OTTAWA (Canada) - Unemployment data released (1230 GMT) NEW YORK (United States) - Mayor Bill De Blasio holds daily briefing on COVID-19 epidemic (1330 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. Sports (+) SOUTH KOREA - Football league resumes after virus delay PICTURE. SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2020 Europe MOSCOW (Russia) - 75th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany LIVE VIDEO. (*) MINSK (Belarus) - Military parade for 75th anniversary of Nazi defeat despite virus VIDEO. GREECE - Labour Day demonstrations, postponed by virus LONDON (United Kingdom) - Downing Street daily coronavirus briefing (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. PARIS (France) - 70th anniversary of Schuman Declaration, first step towards EU PRAGUE (Czech Republic) - Drive-in rock concert (1800 GMT) VIDEO. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - 60th anniversary of FDA approval of contraceptive pill (*) NEW YORK (United States) - Mayor Bill De Blasio holds daily coronavirus briefing (1330 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. Sports TORSHAVN (Denmark) - Faroe Islands football Premier League due to restart SUNDAY, MAY 10, 2020 Asia-Pacific (*) HONG KONG (China) - Potential 'Mother's Day' protests calling for Hong Kong leader to step down (0600 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. Europe TURKEY - Phased easing of virus restrictions LIVE VIDEO. (To 15) WARSAW (Poland) - Presidential election VIDEO. (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - PM Johnson announces lockdown exit strategy LONDON (United Kingdom) - Downing Street daily coronavirus briefing (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. NETHERLANDS - 80th anniversary of Nazi invasion of Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France (*) LONDON (United Kingdom) - 80th anniversary of Churchill becoming prime minister BERLIN (Germany) - First mass at Berlin Cathedral since virus outbreak (0800 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. North America (*) NEW YORK (United States) - Mayor Bill De Blasio holds daily coronavirus briefing (1330 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. MONDAY, MAY 11, 2020 Worldwide WORLD - Two months since COVID-19 pandemic declared Asia-Pacific (+) SHANGHAI (China) - Disneyland partially reopens after three-month virus shutdown VIDEO. PICTURE. BANGKOK (Thailand) - King attends royal ploughing ceremony VIDEO. TOKYO (Japan) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries annual results (0430 GMT) TOKYO (Japan) - Bridgestone Q1 results (0600 GMT) Europe FRANCE - Limited shopping and travel resumes as virus restrictions ease LIVE VIDEO. DENMARK - Expected reopening of schools, restaurants and bars (*) SPAIN - Phase One of easing lockdown due to begin PICTURE. VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - UK-EU videoconference on post-Brexit ties PICTURE. VIDEO. GREECE - Most shops reopen, final year students go back to school (*) KIEV (Ukraine) - Ukraine to ease lockdown restrictions NETHERLANDS - Primary schools, nurseries reopen as virus restrictions eased PICTURE. (+) BELGIUM - Shops reopen under social distancing CZECH REPUBLIC - Virus restrictions eased for castles, museums, cinemas, theatres (*) MOSCOW (Russia) - Last day of self-isolation period ordered by Moscow city hall VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. SERBIA - Nursery schools reopen MILAN (Italy) - Industrial figures for March (0800 GMT) (+) PARIS (France) - Top French literature prize, the Goncourt, announced (1100 GMT) North America NEW YORK (United States) - Spike Lee, Mariah Carey, Robert De Niro join Rise Up New York! virus telethon (2300 GMT) (*) NEW YORK (United States) - Mayor Bill De Blasio holds daily coronavirus briefing (1330 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa LEBANON - Next stage in easing of virus lockdown ALGIERS (Algeria) - Corruption trial of businessman and Bouteflika ally, Ali Haddad Sub-Saharan Africa KINSHASA (DR Congo) - Corruption trial of president's chief of staff (+) BAMAKO (Mali) - New parliament to convene (1000 GMT) Latin America BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - 60th anniversary of capture of top Nazi Adolf Eichmann by Israel TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2020 Asia-Pacific SINGAPORE (Singapore) - Gradual easing of virus restrictions begins VIDEO. PICTURE. TOKYO (Japan) - Honda annual results 2019-20 (0600 GMT) TOKYO (Japan) - Nikon annual results 2019-20 (0600 GMT) TOKYO (Japan) - Shiseido Q1 results (0600 GMT) TOKYO (Japan) - Toyota annual results 2019-20 (0600 GMT) Europe (*) RUSSIA - End of the non-working virus quarantine period VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. DUBLIN (Ireland) - Extradition hearing for Briton Ian Bailey, wanted for murder in France MOSCOW (Russia) - Foreign ministers of CIS countries meet via videolink (+) PARIS (France) - Growth figures for second quarter released LONDON (United Kingdom) - Vodafone annual results MUNICH (Germany) - Allianz Q1 results (0500 GMT) (+) BERLIN (Germany) - Thyssenkrupp Q2 results (0500 GMT) PARIS (France) - Alstom annual results (0530 GMT) LAUSANNE (Switzerland) - Logitech annual results (0600 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - Robert Koch Institute virus briefing (0800 GMT) PICTURE. SAINT-CLOUD (France) - Dassault Aviation AGM (1300 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Supreme Court hearing on Trump tax returns (1400 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. (*) WASHINGTON (United States) - Government releases consumer price index data (1230 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - Monthly report by US agriculture ministry on global production (1700 GMT) Middle East and North Africa RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - Saudi Aramco announces Q1 2020 results Sub-Saharan Africa (+) SAINT-LOUIS DU SENEGAL (Senegal) - 90th anniversary of first nonstop commercial flight across South Atlantic Sports DUBLIN (Ireland) - World Rugby announces new leadership WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2020 Asia-Pacific NEW DELHI (India) - Cyclone Amphan in Bay of Bengal expected to make landfall in India (+) HONG KONG (China) - Cathay Pacific AGM (0200 GMT) TOKYO (Japan) - Rakuten Q1 results (0600 GMT) (*) TOKYO (Japan) - Sony annual results (0600 GMT) (*) TOKYO (Japan) - Suzuki annual results (0600 GMT) TOKYO (Japan) - Takeda Pharmaceuticals annual results (0600 GMT) WELLINGTON (New Zealand) - Government presents annual budget (*) HONG KONG (China) - Tencent Q1 results (1200 GMT) Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development annual meeting (To 14) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - European Parliament plenary session (0900 GMT) (To 16) SAINT PETERSBURG (Russia) - Trial of historian accused of murdering, dismembering partner begins PARIS (France) - Euronext stock exchange Q1 results (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - European Commission presents rescue plan for tourism sector VIENNA (Austria) - OPEC monthly report FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Commerzbank Q1 results (0500 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Compass, global food supply service, gives half-year results (0900 GMT) (*) LYON (France) - Appeals ruling for farmer who helped migrants cross Alps (1130 GMT) (To 14) THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2020 Asia-Pacific (+) HONG KONG (China) - Swire conglomerate AGM (0200 GMT) Europe (*) VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope Francis joins global day of prayer with other religions COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - WHO Europe holds weekly online media briefing on COVID-19 (0900 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. FRANCE - Results of Discovery COVID-19 vaccine trial HELSINKI (Finland) - Schools reopen (*) PARIS (France) - Atos, IT multinational, holds AGM (+) PARIS (France) - Bank of France releases company defaults data MUNICH (Germany) - Carmaker BMW holds annual general meeting BERN (Switzerland) - Swiss president celebrates 60th birthday with anyone born on same day WIESBADEN (Germany) - Germany releases April inflation figures (0600 GMT) MILAN (Italy) - Trade figures for March released (0800 GMT) ATHENS (Greece) - Congress of ex-ruling party Syriza (1100 GMT) (To 17) North America (*) WASHINGTON (United States) - Weekly jobless data released (1230 GMT) Middle East and North Africa (+) ALGIERS (Algeria) - End of virus restrictions TEHRAN (Iran) - Health ministry spokesman holds press conference on COVID-19 epidemic (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sports (*) SEOUL (South Korea) - South Korea women's golf tournament (To 17) afp
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