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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. FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2020 Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - Downing Street daily coronavirus briefing (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. (+) VIENNA (Austria) - Some cinemas to reopen with maximum of 100 customers (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. North America (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Trump press conference on China amid Hong Kong, virus tensions LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (+) UNITED NATIONS (United States) - UN Security Council discusses Hong Kong VIDEO. (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Trump joins roundtable on economic reopening with industry leaders (2000 GMT) PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. SATURDAY, MAY 30, 2020 Worldwide WORLD - World Multiple Sclerosis Day Asia-Pacific (*) AUSTRALIA - Anti-lockdown protests planned in several cities (0200 GMT) VIDEO. Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - Downing Street daily coronavirus briefing (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. KIEV (Ukraine) - Partial reopening of shopping malls and hotels VIDEO. DATTELN (Germany) - Controversial coal power station Datteln IV put in service WARSAW (Poland) - Face masks no longer mandatory in public (+) PARIS (France) - Parks, gardens reopen VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. PISA (Italy) - Leaning Tower reopens to visitors VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Extinction Rebellion to hold socially distanced protests calling for Citizens Assembly on virus recovery (1100 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. (*) VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope gives televised Pentecost vigil prayers in Vatican garden (1530 GMT) PICTURE. North America KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (United States) - NASA, SpaceX expected to make second attempt to launch astronauts to ISS from US (1922 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. GRAPHIC. LIVE VIDEO. (+) NEW YORK (United States) - French DJ David Guetta hosts 'United at Home' fundraising dance party (2300 GMT) Middle East and North Africa TEHRAN (Iran) - Health ministry spokesman holds press conference on COVID-19 epidemic (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. ALGIERS (Algeria) - FLN congress to choose new leader (1600 GMT) (To 31) Sub-Saharan Africa MIDRAND (South Africa) - Convention of main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (To 31) Latin America (+) GUADALAJARA (Mexico) - Motorcade protest against president's handling of virus VIDEO. Sports BERLIN (Germany) - Third division football championship resumes LAS VEGAS (United States) - Ultimate Fighting Championship returns after virus shutdown (+) BUDAPEST (Hungary) - Spectators allowed at football matches, first in Europe since outbreak (1700 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. SUNDAY, MAY 31, 2020 Worldwide WORLD - World No Tobacco Day Asia-Pacific INDIA - Lockdown set to ease PICTURE. VIDEO. (*) DHAKA (Bangladesh) - Lockdown eases despite outbreak fears PICTURE. VIDEO. (*) HONG KONG (China) - Hong Kong airport resumes limited transit passenger service (2300 GMT) Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - Downing Street daily coronavirus briefing (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope celebrates Pentecost mass in Saint-Peter's basilica, without worshippers (0800 GMT) PICTURE. North America SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Clint Eastwood's 90th birthday PICTURE. VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa SAUDI ARABIA - Mosques reopen for prayers JERUSALEM - Al-Aqsa mosque reopens after two months (0300 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. TEHRAN (Iran) - Health ministry spokesman holds press conference on COVID-19 epidemic (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Latin America LIMA (Peru) - 50th anniversary of earthquake that killed 70,000 people Sports KIEV (Ukraine) - Football: Shakhtar Donetsk v Dynamo Kyiv (1400 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2020 Worldwide WORLD - International Children's Day Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - New vehicle sales data for May (+) KUALA LUMPUR (Malaysia) - Trial resumes of former leader Najib Razak over the 1MDB scandal (To 3) THAILAND - Third phase of reopening the economy starts PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Europe COLOGNY (Switzerland) - Virtual dialogue on oceans organised by World Economic Forum (To 5) MOSCOW (Russia) - Moscow virus lockdown eases VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. ROME (Italy) - Colosseum reopens to visitors VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (*) GERMANY - Lufthansa resumes some European services UNITED KINGDOM - Lockdown restrictions expected to be eased VIDEO. PICTURE. NORWAY - Bars to reopen LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. NETHERLANDS - Restaurants, cafes, museums reopen after virus lockdown VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Classical concerts resume at Wigmore Hall without spectators LONDON (United Kingdom) - Schools in England partially reopen VIDEO. PICTURE. (*) ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Grand Bazaar, restaurants reopen after closure due to coronavirus LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (+) MADRID (Spain) - Spanish authorities give daily briefing on coronavirus (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO briefing on coronavirus (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Downing Street daily coronavirus briefing (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. GEORGIA - Restaurants, shopping malls reopen PICTURE. (+) ROMANIA - Cafes, restaurants, beaches reopen MOSCOW (Russia) - Economic recovery plan to be presented to Putin VIDEO. ATHENS (Greece) - Outdoor cinemas open PICTURE. VIDEO. GREECE - Primary schools reopen PICTURE. VIDEO. HELSINKI (Finland) - Restaurants, bars, libraries and other public institutions reopen LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (*) UKRAINE - Trains resume along with Kiev nurseries, gyms, beaches as lockdown eases VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. ALBANIA - Borders, hotels reopen THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Heineken gets new CEO, Dolf van den Brink (+) TIRANA (Albania) - Nurseries and kindergartens to reopen (+) SPAIN - Pools, restaurants, malls reopen in much of the country SWEDEN - Scandinavian airline SAS resumes flights after virus shutdown OSLO (Norway) - Bars reopen VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Extradition hearing for Julian Assange by videoconference PORTUGAL - Theatres, cinemas reopen (+) VILNIUS (Lithuania) - Nationwide outdoor concerts to hail success in containing coronavirus (1400 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. (+) WARSAW (Poland) - Senate debates controversial changes to presidential election rules (1500 GMT) (To 3) North America NEW YORK (United States) - Flight test for return of Boeing 737 MAX (date subject to change) ATLANTA (United States) - 40th anniversary of CNN (+) MIAMI BEACH (United States) - Miami beaches reopen LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - Oil output to be cut by further 1m barrels per day RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - Kuwait, Saudi halt production at neutral zone BAGHDAD (Iraq) - US, Iraq hold dialogue on future of American military presence in Iraq (To 30) ALGIERS (Algeria) - Leading activist Karim Tabbou on trial for 'damaging' army morale DUBAI (United Arab Emirates) - Tim Clark steps down as Emirates president TEHRAN (Iran) - Health ministry spokesman holds press conference on COVID-19 epidemic (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. ALGIERS (Algeria) - First Algiers-Marseille ferry since outbreak (1200 GMT) PICTURE. Sub-Saharan Africa TANZANIA - Universities reopen, sports competitions restart SOUTH AFRICA - Alcohol restrictions partially lifted as lockdown eases VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Latin America MEXICO CITY (Mexico) - Parks reopen to a third of capacity to allow outdoor activity VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sports NEWCASTLE (United Kingdom) - English horse racing resumes TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2020 Asia-Pacific SINGAPORE (Singapore) - Workplaces, schools partially reopen as lockdown eases VIDEO. (*) HONG KONG (China) - Protester shot by police last year to be charged in court (0600 GMT) Europe (*) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Fourth round of UK-EU talks on post-Brexit ties PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 5) (*) FRANCE - Bars, restaurants, museums, parks reopen, and travel restriction lifted as lockdown eases LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. ROME (Italy) - Raphael exhibition reopens (0800 GMT) PICTURE. PARIS (France) - Trial resumes over scandal involving weight-loss and diabetes drug Mediator (0800 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To July 6) (+) MADRID (Spain) - Spanish authorities give daily briefing on coronavirus (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Downing Street daily coronavirus briefing (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. ITALY - Alitalia flights to New York and Spain resume FRANCE - Launch of contact-tracing app StopCovid GRAPHIC. BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel's coalition holds talks on restarting economy VIDEO. (*) ROME (Italy) - Republic Day, with military jets flying over Rome releasing colours of national flag VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. MOSCOW (Russia) - Russian firm sues Le Pen's National Rally party for unpaid debt (0720 GMT) LISBON (Portugal) - Unemployment figures for April (1000 GMT) ROME (Italy) - Far-right League head Matteo Salvini holds rally (1100 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. PARIS (France) - Appeal hearings by Swiss banking giant UBS over 3.7bn euro money laundering fine (1130 GMT) (To 29) North America TRENTON (United States) - Democrats hold final five presidential primaries PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. Middle East and North Africa RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - Saudi hosts Yemen donor conference ALGIERS (Algeria) - New corruption trial of Abdelghani Hamel, ex-security chief TEHRAN (Iran) - Health ministry spokesman holds press conference on COVID-19 epidemic (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa SENEGAL - Schools partially reopen after virus lockdown VIDEO. Latin America ARGENTINA - Deadline for debt talks with international creditors VIDEO. GRAPHIC. Sports AUSTRIA - Football championship resumes WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2020 Worldwide WORLD - World Bicycle Day Europe ITALY - Airports, borders reopen for tourists, residents free to travel across the country VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) MADRID (Spain) - Spanish authorities give daily briefing on coronavirus (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO briefing on coronavirus (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Downing Street daily coronavirus briefing (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. (+) ALBANIA - Football league matches resume BERN (Switzerland) - GDP quarterly data (0545 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - European Commission discusses minimum wage (0700 GMT) MILAN (Italy) - Unemployment figures for April (0800 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - National Security Council meets on easing virus lockdown (0800 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. FLORENCE (Italy) - Uffizi Galleries reopen to the public (0800 GMT) PICTURE. BERLIN (Germany) - Cabinet due to decide on reopening borders with European countries (0800 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Eurozone unemployment figures for April (0900 GMT) (+) GENEVA (Switzerland) - Special announcement by World Economic Forum (1230 GMT) (+) PARIS (France) - Cannes Film Festival reveals official selection 2020 (1600 GMT) North America VANCOUVER (Canada) - Extradition hearing for Huawei boss Meng Wanzhou (1400 GMT) NEW YORK (United States) - Thomson Reuters holds virtual annual meeting (1600 GMT) Middle East and North Africa TEHRAN (Iran) - Health ministry spokesman holds press conference on COVID-19 epidemic (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sports (*) PORTUGAL - First Division football championship resumes (1800 GMT) THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2020 Asia-Pacific BEIJING (China) - Anniversary of crackdown on Tiananmen protests HONG KONG (China) - Hong Kong protesters to mark Tiananmen anniversary LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. BANGKOK (Thailand) - Grand Palace reopens to visitors PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Europe FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - ECB press conference on eurozone monetary policy (1230 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (+) MADRID (Spain) - Spanish authorities give daily briefing on coronavirus (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Downing Street daily coronavirus briefing (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. PARIS (France) - 'United We Stream' online solidarity concert (+) BUDAPEST (Hungary) - 100 years since Treaty of Trianon, reducing size of country by two-thirds PICTURE. VIDEO. DUNKIRK (France) - 80th anniversary of end of Dunkirk evacuation BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU justice ministers hold virtual meeting BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU transport ministers hold virtual meeting LONDON (United Kingdom) - GAVI global vaccine summit PICTURE. VIDEO. ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Turkish Airlines resumes domestic flights (date subject to change) PICTURE. VIDEO. (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Office of National Statistics report on virus impact (0800 GMT) (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - New car registrations in May (1300 GMT) North America LAS VEGAS (United States) - Las Vegas casinos reopen PICTURE. VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - Productivity and labour cost data released (1230 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - US trade deficit for April released (1230 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - Weekly jobless claims data released (1230 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - Foreign ministers meet virtually on fight against Islamic State (1500 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Appeals hearing for journalist Sofiane Merakshi, imprisoned for covering anti-government protests PICTURE. VIDEO. TUNIS (Tunisia) - Last phase of easing lockdown TUNIS (Tunisia) - Final year students taking exams return to school TUNIS (Tunisia) - Reopening of mosques, cafes after virus lockdown TEHRAN (Iran) - Health ministry spokesman holds press conference on COVID-19 epidemic (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa BURUNDI - Presidential election results formally announced Sports PARIS (France) - Lyon, Amiens, Toulouse challenge ending of Ligue 1 football season at top court FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2020 Worldwide WORLD - World Environment Day VIDEO. Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - Toshiba annual results (0600 GMT) Europe (+) MADRID (Spain) - Spanish authorities give daily briefing on coronavirus (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO briefing on coronavirus (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Downing Street daily coronavirus briefing (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU interior ministers hold virtual meeting STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - FitchRatings updates country rating SLOVENIA - Football league to restart WIESBADEN (Germany) - Industrial orders data for April released (0600 GMT) STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Ex-Swedish ambassador to China goes on trial for overstepping duties seeking release of publisher (0700 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU negotiator Michel Barnier press conference on latest Brexit talks (1200 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US employment data for May (1230 GMT) OTTAWA (Canada) - Unemployment figures released (1230 GMT) Middle East and North Africa DOHA (Qatar) - Third anniversary of regional embargo on Qatar PICTURE. VIDEO. TEHRAN (Iran) - Health ministry spokesman holds press conference on COVID-19 epidemic (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sports BULGARIA - Football championship resumes SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 2020 Asia-Pacific SEOUL (South Korea) - Memorial Day VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BEIJING (China) - Universities reopen Europe SWITZERLAND - Events up to 300 people allowed as most lockdown measures ended WARSAW (Poland) - Cinemas, theatres, concert and sports halls, swimming pools reopen (+) MADRID (Spain) - Prado and other Madrid museums reopen after virus shutdown SPAIN - State of emergency set to be lifted PICTURE. VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa TEHRAN (Iran) - Health ministry spokesman holds press conference on COVID-19 epidemic (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sports GREECE - Greek football league resumes afp
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