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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 Asia-Pacific FUKUSHIMA (Japan) - 9th anniversary of massive earthquake, tsunami that hit Japan's northeast GRAPHIC. VIDEO. HONG KONG (China) - Cathay Pacific 2019 annual results (0800 GMT) CANBERRA (Australia) - Final appeal hearing at High Court for Cardinal George Pell's child sex abuse conviction (To 12) Europe (*) BADHOEVEDORP (Netherlands) - Trial of four men charged over MH17 downing PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 13) PARIS (France) - Ceremony to honour victims of terrorism, with President Macron attending (1515 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Britain's first post-Brexit budget announced VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (+) SPAIN - Spain to shut schools nationwide over coronavirus fears VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. HERZOGENAURACH (Germany) - Adidas 2019 results (0600 GMT) (+) BUDAPEST (Hungary) - Trial opens for cruise ship captain over collision with a sightseeing boat that killed 27 people, mostly South Koreans (0700 GMT) VIDEO. MOSCOW (Russia) - US ex-marine goes on trial charged with attacking police in Moscow (0800 GMT) VIDEO. (+) EDINBURGH (United Kingdom) - Court decision on posthumous appeal of Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi (1400 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (*) ROME (Italy) - Civil Protection Agency holds daily pressers on coronavirus in Italy VIDEO. GRAPHIC. LIVE VIDEO. (To 13) ANKARA (Turkey) - Ex-economy minister Ali Babacan launches new party PICTURE. VIDEO. (+) MOSCOW (Russia) - Final Duma debate on reforms that could extent Putin's rule (+) MOSCOW (Russia) - Lawmakers to green light Putin's constitutional amendments VILNIUS (Lithuania) - 30th anniversary of Lithuania's independence from USSR VIDEO. RIGA (Latvia) - Montenegro's President Milo Djukanovic visits PARIS (France) - French court rules on extradition of Iranian engineer to US North America NEW YORK (United States) - Sentencing of Harvey Weinstein after conviction for sex assault, rape (1330 GMT) GRAPHIC. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. MIAMI (United States) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro visits VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. (To 11) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Trial of former police chief Abdelghani Hamel on corruption charges (0800 GMT) 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) OLYMPIA (Greece) - Rehearsal for Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch-lighting ceremony (0730 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. 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 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 to be held ahead of the anniversary of the Christchurch mosque shootings (2300 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. Europe FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - ECB press conference on eurozone monetary policy (1330 GMT) VIDEOGRAPHICS. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. 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 ANKARA (Turkey) - Trial of students, academic for taking part in Pride event (0600 GMT) (+) BUCHAREST (Romania) - Designated premier Florin Citu faces confidence vote in parliament (1400 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Irish PM Varadkar meets Trump on annual St Patrick's Day visit PICTURE. VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa (+) ALGIERS (Algeria) - French Foreign Minister Le Drian visits (+) CAIRO (Egypt) - WHO press conference on coronavirus COVID-19 epidemic (0900 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa (+) BLANTYRE (Malawi) - Malawi's largest opposition party to stage countrywide anti-government protests 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) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU interior, justice ministers meet LIVE VIDEO. MUNICH (Germany) - Fridays for Future day of climate justice actions ahead of municipal elections VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. GRENOBLE (France) - Greta Thunberg attends climate protest PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. LISBON (Portugal) - Youth protest for climate (1400 GMT) PICTURE. WIESBADEN (Germany) - German inflation data for February (confirmation) (0700 GMT) ATHENS (Greece) - President Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou takes oath of office (0900 GMT) VIDEO. (*) PRAGUE (Czech Republic) - Foreign ministers of Visegrad countries, Germany meet (1035 GMT) VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Anti-regime 'hirak' movement protests, for 56th consecutive week PICTURE. VIDEO. Sports ASUNCION (Paraguay) - FIFA board meets SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2020 Europe PARIS (France) - Climate march, with Greta Thunberg attending (1300 GMT) 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, day 5: 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. Sub-Saharan Africa GUINEA - Parliamentary election and constitutional referendum (date to be confirmed) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. 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 for former priest Bernard Preynat who went on trial for sex abuse last January 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 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 THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - UN war crimes judges to hear Mladic appeal on genocide conviction (0800 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. (To 18) (+) ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Erdogan due to host Merkel, Macron for migrant summit (to be confirmed) LIVE VIDEO. 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) - Budget 2020: Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) auditioned by the UK Treasury Committee (0830 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK March employment statistics (ONS) (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 JERUSALEM - Trial of Israeli PM Netanyahu on corruption charges begins (+) ISRAEL - Deadline for President Reuven Rivlin to nominate a candidate to form Israel's next government 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 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 LONDON (United Kingdom) - Second round of post-Brexit UK-EU trade talks (To 20) MUNICH (Germany) - BMW posts 2019 results and holds annual press conference (0630 GMT) PICTURE. ARTEIXO (Spain) - Zara owner Inditex annual results (0700 GMT) PICTURE. 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 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) North America FRANKFORT (United States) - Democrats hold presidential primaries in Kentucky and Oregon states afp
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