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DIARY-Political and General News Events from Dec 29

Published 29/12/2017, 11:18 pm
Updated 29/12/2017, 11:20 pm
DIARY-Political and General News Events from Dec 29

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MONDAY, JANUARY 1 MAURITANIA - The design of the new banknotes in the redenominated currency has been made public. The new notes will be issued on Jan. 1.

TALLINN - 7th anniversary of adoption of the euro by Estonia.

MALTA - Malta takes over the presidency of the EU from Luxembourg.

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 2 LONDON - Costa Book Category Awards Winners to be announced. PALM SPRINGS, Ca - 29th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (to Jan. 15).

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3 ** HAVANA - EU Head of Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini visits Cuba. ** ISLAMABAD - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono visits Pakistan (to Jan. 4). ** BUDAPEST - Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki to visit Hungary and meet Hungarian PM Viktor Orban. BEIJING - UK International Trade Secretary Liam Fox visits China. - - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, JANUARY 4 BURMA - 70th Anniversary of Burma's Independence.

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 5 COLOMBO - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono visits Sri Lanka. TEHRAN - French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian is scheduled for a visit to Iran.

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 7 BEIJING - French President Emanuel Macron will visit China (to Jan. 10). PHNOM PENH - The ruling Cambodian People's Party celebrates the 39th anniversary of the victory over the Khmer Rouge regime.

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10 ** WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg at the White House. LONDON - London Boat Show 2018 (to Jan. 14).

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 11

WASHINGTON/MOSCOW - 7th Anniversary of U.S.-Russia civilian nuclear cooperation agreement.

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 12 CZECH REPUBLIC - Presidential election. HAITI - 8th anniversary of Haiti's magnitude 7 earthquake that destroyed much of the Haitian capital.

BRUSSELS - European Motor Show Brussels 2018 (to Jan. 21).

SOFIA - EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker visits Sofia.

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 13 DETROIT - North American International Auto Show 2018 (to Jan. 28).

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 14 TUNISIA - 7th Anniversary of ousting of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. NEW DELHI - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will travel to India on a four-day visit (to Jan. 18).

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MONDAY, JANUARY 15 ABU DHABI - International Water Summit 2018 (to Jan. 18).

ABU DHABI - World Future Energy Summit (WFES) 2017 (to Jan. 18). GENEVA - Human Rights Council, Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, 29th session (to Jan. 26).

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 16

MOSCOW - The Gaidar Forum - 2017: "Russia and the World" (to Jan. 18).

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MONDAY, JANUARY 22

* MANILA - Philippines Finance Minister Carlos Dominguez III will participate in the 1st Global Forum on Infrastructure Strategies, at the Sofitel Philippines Plaza, Manila.

BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council will meet in Brussels. ADDIS ABABA - 2015 Summit of the African Union (to Feb. 1). MOSCOW - The Argentine President Mauricio Macri will visit Russia (to Jan. 23).

GENEVA - United Nations Human Rights Council, Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice, 21st session (to Jan. 26).

BRUSSELS - The Eurogroup finance ministers meeting in Brussels.

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 23

BRUSSELS - EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting.

DAVOS, Switzerland - World Economic Forum 2018 Annual Meeting (to Jan 26).

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24

ADDIS ABABA - 2015 Summit of the African Union (to Jan. 31).

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 25

EGYPT - 7th Anniversary of beginning of Egyptian revolution, a series of mass popular protests leading to the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak.

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 26

LONDON - Costa Book of the Year will be announced.

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 27

VENICE - Venice Carnival (LON:CCL) 2018 (to Feb. 13).

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MONDAY, JANUARY 29

** BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council meeting.

MOSCOW - Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel will visit Russia (to Jan. 31).

GENEVA - United Nations Human Rights Council, Working Group on Situations, 21st session (to Feb. 2).

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MONDAY, JANUARY 30

LONDON - Costa Book of the Year will be announced. - - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2 ** GLOBAL - World Wetlands Day. - - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4 ** GLOBAL - World Cancer Day. ** CARACAS - 26th anniversary of deadly Caracas riots. - - - - - - - - - MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5 ** NEW YORK - Men's New York Fashion Week 2017 (to Feb. 8) ** SAPPORO, Japan - 2017 Sapporo Snow Festival (to Feb. 11). - - - - - - - - - . TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6 ** GLOBAL - Safer Internet Day 2018 will be celebrated with a theme of 'Create, connect and share respect: A better internet starts with you'. ** GLOBAL - International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation. ** BERLIN - European Police Congress (To Feb. 7). - - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8 ** ASIA - Nirvana Day, Buddhist festival marking the anniversary of Buddha's death ** NEW YORK - Women's New York Fashion Week 2018 (to Feb. 16). ** PYEONGCHANG, South Korea - 2018 Winter European Youth Olympic Festival (to Feb. 24). ** VIENNA - Vienna Opera Ball 2018 - - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11 ** NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES - 2018 Writers Guild Awards New York Ceremony. - - - - - - - - - MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12 ** NEW YORK - 142nd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show (to Feb 13). - - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13 ** BEIRUT - 10th anniversary of the death of Hezbollah commander Imad Moughniyah. ** GLOBAL - World Radio Day. ** NEW ORLEANS - Mardi Gras 2018. - - - - - - - - -

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14 ** GLOBAL - Valentine's Day. ** BEIRUT - 13th anniversary of the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri. - - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15 ** BERLIN - 68th Berlin International Film Festival (to Feb. 25). - - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16 ** LONDON - London Fashion Week Winter 2017 (to Feb. 20). - - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17 ** PRISTINA - 10th anniversary of Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia. - - - - - - - - - MONDAY , FEBRUARY 19 ** BRUSSELS - Eurogroup meeting. - - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22 ** LONDON - The BRIT Awards 2018. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24 ** PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea - APEC First Senior Officials' Meeting and Related Meetings (to Mar. 9). - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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