View events updated in real time on AFP Agenda For a selection of upcoming events and a preview of our top stories, sign up to our newsletter, AFP Agenda Highlights MONDAY, MARCH 1, 2021 Asia-Pacific NEW DELHI (India) - Vaccination begins for over-60s PICTURE. VIDEO. BAMIYAN (Afghanistan) - 20th anniversary of the destruction by the Taliban of the Bamiyan Buddha statues FUKUSHIMA (Japan) - District Court rules on case involving children's exposure to radioactivity (0430 GMT) Europe GENEVA (Switzerland) - UN, Switzerland and Sweden host Yemen pledging conference PARIS (France) - Verdict in corruption trial for former president Nicolas Sarkozy VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Paris Fashion Week Womenswear (To 9) NICE (France) - Weekend lockdown in Alpes-Maritime region in virus fight VIDEO. (To March 7) GENEVA (Switzerland) - 46th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council (To March 23) ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Court delivers verdict in case of two actors accused of insulting Erdogan BELGIUM - Beauty salons, wellness centres reopen BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU tourism ministers hold virtual meeting VIENNA (Austria) - Government decision on possible easing of Covid restrictions GERMANY - Hair salons reopen, free antigen tests begin VIDEO. GENEVA (Switzerland) - WTO General Council meets (To 2) BERLIN (Germany) - Berlinale film festival and European film market EFM held online (To 5) PARIS (France) - IEA oil market report 2021 (0900 GMT) VIENNA (Austria) - IAEA holds virtual quarterly meeting of board of governors (0930 GMT) (To 5) VIENNA (Austria) - IAEA Director General Grossi holds press conference (1130 GMT) GENEVA (Switzerland) - European 'Car of the Year' contest winner announced (1700 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. North America VANCOUVER (Canada) - Hearing in extradition trial of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou (1800 GMT) (To 5) Middle East and North Africa RABAT (Morocco) - 60th anniversary of death of King Mohammed V, succeeded by son Hassan II (To March 2) Latin America URUGUAY - Covid-19 vaccine rollout begins BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - President Alberto Fernandez gives annual speech to Congress (1500 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sports ROTTERDAM (Netherlands) - ATP tournament in Rotterdam DOHA (Qatar) - Tennis: WTA tour 2021 - Qatar Total Open (To 6) BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - Tennis: ATP tour 2021 - Argentina Open (To 7) TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 2021 Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - Court hearing for teen activist Liu Tsz-man after attempt to flee to Taiwan (0630 GMT) HONG KONG (China) - Plea hearing for man arrested for chanting slogans banned by new security law (0630 GMT) Europe MOSCOW (Russia) - Ex-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's 90th birthday PARIS (France) - Court examines ownership dispute over Pissarro work stolen by Nazis BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU trade ministers hold virtual meeting COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - Hearing on extending custody for seven suspects in foiled terror plot SPAIN - Virus ban on travel from the UK lifted ROME (Italy) - Sanremo music festival (To 6) PARIS (France) - 1st FIAC Online Viewing Rooms, the virtual version of the International Contemporary Art Fair (To 7) ANKARA (Turkey) - Erdogan unveils Turkish human rights 'action plan' (0900 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. PLOCK (Poland) - Verdict in trial of activists over image of Virgin Mary with gay flag (0900 GMT) VIDEO. LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - First eurozone inflation estimate for February (1000 GMT) North America OTTAWA (Canada) - GDP Q4 and full year 2020 (1330 GMT) Middle East and North Africa MOROCCO - Possible lifting of night-time virus curfew Sub-Saharan Africa LUANDA (Angola) - Great Lakes regional summit on Central African Republic crisis Latin America MONTEVIDEO (Uruguay) - Parliamentary hearing with President Lacalle Pou to evaluate first year in office (1300 GMT) Sports BRACKLEY (United Kingdom) - World champions Mercedes present 2021 Formula 1 car and drivers (1600 GMT) WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2021 Worldwide WORLD - World Wildlife Day Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - Court sentences youngest protester, aged 14 at time of arrest, on riot charge (0500 GMT) Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - Boris Johnson answers Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) (1200 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. MOSCOW (Russia) - Forum on Arctic development projects (To 4) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Finance Minister Rishi Sunak delivers government budget PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. DIYARBAKIR (Turkey) - Trial resumes of suspects in 2015 killing of Kurdish rights lawyer (0630 GMT) VIDEO. VIENNA (Austria) - OPEC Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) meeting (1500 GMT) North America NEW YORK (United States) - Exxon Mobil presents annual plan on energy, climate change (1330 GMT) TORONTO (Canada) - Verdict in murder trial of man who drove truck into crowd, killing 10 (1430 GMT) Sports WELLINGTON (New Zealand) - Cricket: New Zealand v Australia in third T20 international (0600 GMT) PICTURE. BARCELONA (Spain) - Football: Copa del Rey - Semi final Second Leg: Barcelona v Sevilla (2000 GMT) PICTURE. THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 2021 Asia-Pacific BEIJING (China) - Start of annual session of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. Europe ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Court resumes hearing in murder case of Saudi journalist Khashoggi (0630 GMT) VIDEO. FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Lufthansa 2020 annual results (0600 GMT) PARIS (France) - Court ruling in 'Karachi' corruption trial for ex-premier Edouard Balladur (1000 GMT) PARIS (France) - Appeals court rules whether Airbus and Air France should face trial over 2009 Rio-Paris crash (1300 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting (ONOMM) (1500 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1330 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa ACCRA (Ghana) - Supreme court rules on outcome of election disputed by the opposition Sports LIVERPOOL (United Kingdom) - Liverpool face Chelsea in Premier League (2015 GMT) AHMEDABAD (India) - Cricket: India v England in fourth and final Test (To 8) ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA - Cricket: West Indies v Sri Lanka in first T20 international (0000 GMT) ABU DHABI (United Arab Emirates) - Cricket: Afghanistan v Zimbabwe in first Test (0600 GMT) (To 7) FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 2021 Asia-Pacific BEIJING (China) - Opening of annual plenary session of National People's Congress PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Europe ITALY - End of ban on recreational skiing at resorts North America LOS ANGELES (United States) - Eddie Murphy comedy sequel 'Coming 2 America' released on Amazon Prime Video WASHINGTON (United States) - Trade balance for January (1330 GMT) Middle East and North Africa IRAQ - Pope Francis visits - the first ever papal trip to Iraq PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 8) Sub-Saharan Africa EAST LONDON (South Africa) - Ruling party officials expected in court over Mandela funeral scandal Sports AUCKLAND (New Zealand) - Sailing: America's Cup final between Team New Zealand and Italy's Luna Rossa (To 15) AUCKLAND (New Zealand) - Cricket: New Zealand v Australia in fourth T20 international (0600 GMT) PICTURE. SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 2021 Asia-Pacific SYDNEY (Australia) - Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Europe STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Protest against Covid-19 restrictions (1300 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ISRAEL - Borders set to reopen Sub-Saharan Africa IVORY COAST - Parliamentary elections Sports ITALY - Cycling: World Tour 2021, Strade Bianche 2021 SUNDAY, MARCH 7, 2021 Asia-Pacific BEIJING (China) - China releases monthly trade data (0100 GMT) TOKYO (Japan) - Japan GDP for Oct-Dec 2020 (2nd estimate) (2350 GMT) Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - Queen Elizabeth II appears on TV to mark Commonwealth Day, hours before Harry's interview with Oprah Winfrey GERMANY - Partial lockdown due to end SWITZERLAND - Referendum on 'burqa ban' initiative GENEVA (Switzerland) - Belarus opposition leader Tikhanovskaya visits (To 10) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Kennedy Center arts honors Middle East and North Africa TIZI-OUZOU (Algeria) - Appeal trial of several leaders of 2019 anti-government protests Sub-Saharan Africa KADUNA (Nigeria) - Trial of Nigeria's Muslim cleric Ibrahim El Zakzaky and wife resumes (2300 GMT) (To 9) Sports FRANCE - Cycling: World Tour 2021, Paris - Nice 2021 PICTURE. (To 14) MANCHESTER (United Kingdom) - Manchester City v Manchester United in high-stakes Premier League derby (1630 GMT) BARCELONA (Spain) - Football: FC Barcelona presidential election VIDEO. PICTURE. MOUNT MAUNGANUI (New Zealand) - Cricket: New Zealand v Australia in fifth T20 international (0100 GMT) MONDAY, MARCH 8, 2021 Worldwide WORLD - International Women's Day PICTURE. Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - England schools set to reopen as virus lockdown eases THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - PM Rutte press conference on restrictive measures introduced in virus fight (1800 GMT) VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU Parliament plenary (To 11) WIESBADEN (Germany) - January industrial production data (0700 GMT) WARSAW (Poland) - Protest over near-total abortion ban (1300 GMT) North America MINNEAPOLIS (United States) - Ex-police officer Derek Chauvin goes on trial for murder of African-American George Floyd PICTURE. VIDEO. LOS ANGELES (United States) - Prince Harry and his wife Meghan's interview with Oprah Winfrey broadcast on CBS (0100 GMT) Sports ASPEN (United States) - Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships (To 16) DOHA (Qatar) - Tennis: ATP tour 2021 - Qatar ExxonMobil Open (To 13) WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 2021 Asia-Pacific BEIJING (China) - China releases monthly industrial production and consumer price data (0130 GMT) Europe HERZOGENAURACH (Germany) - Adidas 2020 annual results (0600 GMT) Middle East and North Africa CAIRO (Egypt) - Hearing in trial on terrorism charges of political activists Ramy Shaath and Ziad Eleimy (0900 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa LUSAKA (Zambia) - Court hearing for ex-minister Emerine Kabanshi, accused of graft Sports LAUSANNE (Switzerland) - IOC session, with presidential election on the agenda (To 12) ITALY - Cycling: World Tour 2021, Tirreno - Adriatico 2021 (To 16) LIVERPOOL (United Kingdom) - Football: Champions League - Last 16 Second Leg: Liverpool (ENG) v RB Leipzig (GER) (2000 GMT) PICTURE. PARIS (France) - Football: Champions League - Last 16 Second Leg: Paris SG (FRA) v Barcelona (ESP) (2000 GMT) THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 2021 Asia-Pacific FUKUSHIMA (Japan) - 10th anniversary of Fukushima earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster PICTURE. VIDEO. Europe GENEVA (Switzerland) - First anniversary of WHO's declaration of Covid-19 pandemic PICTURE. VIDEO. MOSCOW (Russia) - Aeroflot 2020 annual results (To 12) PARIS (France) - OPEC monthly report FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - ECB press conference on eurozone monetary policy (1330 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1330 GMT) Latin America HAVANA (Cuba) - International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, part 2 (To 21) FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 2021 Asia-Pacific CHRISTCHURCH (New Zealand) - Memorial service to mark two years since the Christchurch mosque mass shootings of March 15, 2019 Europe PARIS (France) - Cesar Awards ceremony, France's top film prizes LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK monthly GDP and trade statistics (0600 GMT) North America OTTAWA (Canada) - Canada publishes unemployment figures (1330 GMT) Sports SAKHIR (Bahrain) - Auto: Formula One - Pre-season test (To 14) AHMEDABAD (India) - Cricket: India v England in first T20 international (0830 GMT) RABAT (Morocco) - Confederation of African Football elects new president (0900 GMT) SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 2021 Europe MILAN (Italy) - Costa Cruises to resume DUNBLANE (United Kingdom) - 25th anniversary of the Dunblane school massacre, in which 16 children and their teacher were killed Sports ROME (Italy) - Rugby: Six Nations, day 4: Italy v Wales (1415 GMT) PICTURE. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Rugby: Six Nations, day 4: England v France (1645 GMT) PICTURE. SUNDAY, MARCH 14, 2021 Europe STUTTGART (Germany) - Regional elections in Baden-Wurtemberg (0700 GMT) PICTURE. MAINZ (Germany) - Regional elections in Rhineland-Palatinate (0700 GMT) North America LOS ANGELES (United States) - Grammy Awards gala Sub-Saharan Africa CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Second round of parliamentary elections Sports AHMEDABAD (India) - Cricket: India v England in second T20 international (0830 GMT) EDINBURGH (United Kingdom) - Rugby: Six Nations, day 4: Scotland v Ireland (1500 GMT) PICTURE. MONDAY, MARCH 15, 2021 Asia-Pacific BEIJING (China) - China releases key monthly economic data (0200 GMT) Europe THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Top UN court to hear Somalia-Kenya border dispute (0900 GMT) (To 19) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Eurozone finance ministers meet THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Night-time coronavirus curfew due to end LONDON (United Kingdom) - Preliminary hearing in appeal by Johnny Depp against the Sun newspaper (date to be confirmed) KIEV (Ukraine) - Supreme Court examines ban on three pro-Russian television channels (1600 GMT) North America VANCOUVER (Canada) - Hearing in extradition trial of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou (1700 GMT) (To 19) Middle East and North Africa SYRIA - 10th anniversary of start of revolt against Assad regime PICTURE. VIDEO. TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 2021 Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU finance ministers meet WOLFSBURG (Germany) - Volkswagen 2020 annual results (0630 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve holds two-day policy meeting PICTURE. GRAPHIC. (To 17) Sports AHMEDABAD (India) - Cricket: India v England in third T20 international (0830 GMT) MADRID (Spain) - Football: Champions League - Last 16 Second Leg: Real Madrid (ESP) v Atalanta (ITA) (2000 GMT) PICTURE. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2021 Europe PARIS (France) - Sarkozy trial starts over illegal campaign financing (To April 15) NETHERLANDS - General election PICTURE. VIDEO. OSLO (Norway) - Abel Prize for mathematics MUNICH (Germany) - BMW 2020 annual results, press conference (0630 GMT) PARIS (France) - IEA monthly oil report (0900 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Fed Chairman Jerome Powell holds press conference on interest rate decision (1800 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve Chair Powell holds press conference after two-day meeting (1830 GMT) Middle East and North Africa SFAX (Tunisia) - General strike DUBAI (United Arab Emirates) - Art Dubai returns for 14th edition (0400 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 20) Sub-Saharan Africa CONGO - Security forces start early voting for presidential election PICTURE. VIDEO. KAMPALA (Uganda) - Deadline for Supreme Court to rule on challenge to Museveni's re-election by opposition leader Bobi Wine Sports MUNICH (Germany) - Football: Champions League - Last 16 Second Leg: Bayern Munich (GER) v Lazio (ITA) (2000 GMT) PICTURE. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Football: Champions League - Last 16 Second Leg: Chelsea (ENG) v Atletico Madrid (ESP) (2000 GMT) PICTURE. THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 2021 Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - Toshiba general assembly Europe MILAN (Italy) - Enel preliminary 2020 annual results COLOGNE (Germany) - Cardinal of Cologne publishes report on sexual abuse in his diocese (0800 GMT) ANKARA (Turkey) - Central bank to decide interest rate (1100 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Bank of England decision on monetary policy (1300 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1230 GMT) Sports AHMEDABAD (India) - Cricket: India v England in fourth T20 international (0830 GMT) DUNEDIN (New Zealand) - Cricket: New Zealand v Bangladesh in first ODI FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 2021 Europe STUTTGART (Germany) - Porsche annual results (0900 GMT) Middle East and North Africa LIBYA - 10th anniversary of start of offensive by NATO-led coalition SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 2021 Europe ROME (Italy) - Preliminary hearing to determine if Matteo Salvini is to stand trial over migrant rescue ship stand-off KAZAKHSTAN - Launch of first satellite produced entirely by Tunisia (0900 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa DAKAR (Senegal) - Night-time curfew scheduled to end VIDEO. Sports ITALY - Cycling: World Tour 2021, Milan - Sanremo 2021 AHMEDABAD (India) - Cricket: India v England in fifth and final T20 international (0830 GMT) FRANCE - Rugby: Six Nations, day 5 (1415 GMT) EDINBURGH (United Kingdom) - Rugby: Six Nations, day 5: Scotland v Italy (1415 GMT) PICTURE. DUBLIN (Ireland) - Rugby: Six Nations, day 5: Ireland v England (1645 GMT) PICTURE. SAINT-DENIS (France) - Rugby: Six Nations, day 5: France v Wales (2000 GMT) SUNDAY, MARCH 21, 2021 Worldwide WORLD - International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination WORLD - International forests and trees day WORLD - World Down Syndrome Day Middle East and North Africa RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - Saudi Aramco declares FY 2020 results Sub-Saharan Africa CONGO - Presidential election Sports CHRISTCHURCH (New Zealand) - Cricket: New Zealand v Bangladesh in second ODI MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2021 Worldwide WORLD - World Water Day Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - 5th anniversary of Brussels suicide bombings, Belgium's worst peace-time atrocity MATOSINHOS (Portugal) - EU industrial affairs ministers meet (To 23) Sports STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Figure skating: World championships PICTURE. (To 28) TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 2021 Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - NATO foreign ministers hold talks (To 24) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Monthly labour data (0600 GMT) EVORA (Portugal) - EU environment ministers meet (1000 GMT) North America NEW YORK (United States) - Honduran president's brother to be sentenced for drug trafficking (1800 GMT) VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa ISRAEL - National election LIVE VIDEO. Sports PUNE (India) - Cricket: India v England in first ODI (0830 GMT) WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 2021 Worldwide WORLD - World Tuberculosis Day Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - Trial begins for reporter Bao Choy over mob vehicle searches (0130 GMT) Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - US Chamber of Commerce annual transatlantic conference (0900 GMT) (To 26) Sports WELLINGTON (New Zealand) - Cricket: New Zealand v Bangladesh in third ODI THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2021 Worldwide WORLD - International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - Activist Tony Chung to enter plea in national security case (0700 GMT) BEIJING (China) - Defence ministry monthly press conference (0700 GMT) Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU leaders' summit PICTURE. (To 26) ATHENS (Greece) - Greece celebrates 200th anniversary of 1821 revolution and war of independence PICTURE. VIDEO. MINSK (Belarus) - Tikhanovskaya calls for Freedom Day opposition protests ANKARA (Turkey) - Possible EU-Turkey summit (to be confirmed) (To 26) MADRID (Spain) - Deadline for Senate to vote on draft law on euthanasia North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Bosses of Facebook, Google and Twitter testify at Congressional hearing on misinformation plaguing online platforms WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1230 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Supreme Court hearing on case of journalist Khaled Drareni PICTURE. VIDEO. Sports FUKUSHIMA (Japan) - Olympic torch relay due to start FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2021 Asia-Pacific BANGLADESH - 50th anniversary of start of war of independence Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - February retail sales data (0600 GMT) North America MIAMI (United States) - Ultra electronic music dance festival (To 28) Sports MANAMA (Bahrain) - Auto: Formula One - Bahrain Grand Prix (To 28) PUNE (India) - Cricket: India v England in second ODI (0830 GMT) HAMILTON (New Zealand) - Cricket: New Zealand v Bangladesh in first T20 international SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 2021 Worldwide WORLD - Millions of people around the world switch off their lights for Earth Hour Sports VERBIER (Switzerland) - Xtreme Verbier Freeride World Tour final SUNDAY, MARCH 28, 2021 Asia-Pacific NEW DELHI (India) - Holi festival of colours (0530 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 29) Europe TURKMENISTAN - Elections for newly created senate Middle East and North Africa ABU DHABI (United Arab Emirates) - UAE's Etihad to launch direct flights to Tel Aviv VIDEO. PICTURE. SHARM EL SHEIKH (Egypt) - First Russian flight lands in Sinai following suspension after 2015 terror attack Sports PUNE (India) - Cricket: India v England in third and final ODI (0830 GMT) MONDAY, MARCH 29, 2021 Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU hosts virtual conference on Syria (To 30) PARIS (France) - Verdict in trial over diet drug Mediator, said to cause fatal heart problems (0800 GMT) PARIS (France) - Trial in absentia of three pilots for 2004 Bouake bombing (0700 GMT) (To April 16) North America CAPE CANAVERAL (United States) - Second uncrewed flight test to International Space Station of Boeing's Starliner capsule Sports NAPIER (New Zealand) - Cricket: New Zealand v Bangladesh in second T20 international TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 2021 North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US consumer confidence index (1400 GMT) WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2021 Sports AUCKLAND (New Zealand) - Cricket: New Zealand v Bangladesh in third T20 international afp