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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. THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2020 Asia-Pacific (*) CHRISTCHURCH (New Zealand) - Joint prayers ahead of anniversary of Christchurch mosque shootings (2300 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. Europe (*) PARIS (France) - President Macron gives televised address on coronavirus (1900 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. PICTURE. North America DELAWARE (United States) - Joe Biden delivers remarks on COVID-19 pandemic (1700 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. WASHINGTON (United States) - Irish PM Varadkar meets Trump on annual St Patrick's Day visit PICTURE. VIDEO. Sports FRANCE - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Paris - Nice 2020 VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 15) MEXICO - Auto, WRC: Rally Mexico PICTURE. (To 15) FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2020 Worldwide (*) WORLD - Digital climate protest called by Greta Thunberg Europe HELSINKI (Finland) - 80th anniversary of end of Winter War, in which Soviet troops invaded Finland (0800 GMT) VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU interior, justice ministers meet LIVE VIDEO. WIESBADEN (Germany) - German inflation data for February (confirmation) (0700 GMT) ATHENS (Greece) - President Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou takes oath of office (0900 GMT) VIDEO. (+) PARIS (France) - Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian holds talks with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (0915 GMT) (*) MOSCOW (Russia) - Protest against constitutional reforms, resetting Putin's term limits (1400 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Anti-regime 'hirak' movement protests, for 56th consecutive week PICTURE. VIDEO. Latin America SANTIAGO (Chile) - Anti-government protest (2130 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sports ASUNCION (Paraguay) - FIFA board meets SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2020 Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - Occupy Central leader Prof. Chan Kin-man walks free from jail (0100 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Europe (+) MOSCOW (Russia) - Upper house to validate Putin's constitutional reforms (*) MOSCOW (Russia) - Opposition protests against 'political repression' (1100 GMT) VIDEO. North America (+) UNITED STATES - Ban on travel from mainland Europe over coronavirus pandemic takes effect (0430 GMT) PICTURE. 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. Sports MELBOURNE (Australia) - Auto: Formula One - Australian Grand Prix, Grand Prix (0510 GMT) GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. VIDEO. MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2020 Asia-Pacific YOKOHAMA (Japan) - Court rules on case of knife attacker who killed 19 disabled people PICTURE. VIDEO. Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Eurozone finance ministers hold talks on coronavirus outbreak (1400 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) LYON (France) - Verdict expected in sex abuse trial for former priest Bernard Preynat (0900 GMT) VIDEO. (*) BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel and Serbian PM Vucic hold press conference after talks (1200 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. 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 (*) CAIRO (Egypt) - WHO press conference on coronavirus epidemic (0900 GMT) 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) TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2020 Europe (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU finance ministers meet VIDEO. 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. North America PHOENIX (United States) - Democrats hold presidential primaries in Florida, Arizona, Ohio and Illinois PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. LIVE VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve holds policy meeting PICTURE. GRAPHIC. (To 18) Middle East and North Africa ISRAEL - Deadline for President Reuven Rivlin to nominate a candidate to form Israel's next government JERUSALEM - Trial of Israeli PM Netanyahu on corruption charges begins 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 LONDON (United Kingdom) - Second round of post-Brexit UK-EU trade talks (To 20) 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 MUNICH (Germany) - BMW posts 2019 results and holds annual press conference (0630 GMT) PICTURE. ARTEIXO (Spain) - Zara owner Inditex annual results (0700 GMT) PICTURE. (+) OSLO (Norway) - Laureate of Abel prize for mathematics to be announced (1100 GMT) 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 Latin America (*) RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil) - March planned by unions and student associations to defend education and public services VIDEO. Sports 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) PICTURE. (*) STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Ex-Swedish ambassador on trial for overstepping duties in release of Chinese-Swedish dissident Gui Minhai (0800 GMT) (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - NATO general secretary presents annual report at press conference (1000 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa (*) LILONGWE (Malawi) - Leaders of opposition parties to sign a coalition deal ahead of next presidential election (0800 GMT) FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2020 Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - 25th anniversary of sarin gas metro attack NEW DELHI (India) - Scheduled hanging of four men convicted of 2012 Delhi gang rape and murder (0000 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. Europe (*) MOSCOW (Russia) - Russia publishes Arctic policy document FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Deutsche Bank publishes 2019 annual report MOSCOW (Russia) - Central bank holds monetary policy meeting (1030 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Organization of American States secretary general elected afp
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