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Data: Overseas flights, big April events boost Vegas casinos

Data: Overseas flights, big April events boost Vegas casinos

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Gambling in Nevada continued a 14-month hot streak in April and a return of international flights boosted travel nearly to levels seen before the coronavirus pandemic began more than two years ago, according to Las Vegas airport, tourism and state casino revenue reports.

The $1.13 billion that casinos statewide reported winning last month represented the best April ever for the state, Clark County and the Las Vegas Strip, the state Gaming Control Board said Thursday.

Nevada casinos have now reported winning at least $1 billion every month since March 2021.

“This month’s total win amount represents the highest April total gaming win recorded all-time for the state, Clark County and the Strip … aided by a very robust event calendar in addition to the continued return of international visitors,” said Michael Lawton, senior Gaming Control Board analyst.

Reid International Airport on Wednesday reported handling almost 4.26 million arriving and departing passengers last month. That was just below the 4.28 million travelers in April 2019.

The more than 200,000 international travelers counted at the airport last month compared with about 31,000 a year ago, with almost all flights from overseas suspended during the pandemic.

Lawton noted the airport ramped up nonstop service in April with flights to and from cities in Mexico, Canada, Panama, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

The nearly 3.4 million Southern Nevada tourists tallied by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority was up more than 31% last month compared with April 2021, but down 4.5% from the same month in 2019.

Convention attendance was up dramatically from last year, but still down almost 29% compared with April 2019.

Las Vegas also hosted several big special entertainment events, Lawton said, including four sold-out nights at Allegiant Stadium by South Korean boy band BTS; the big National Association of Broadcasters show at the Las Vegas Convention Center; and the National Football League draft at several venues.

The Palms Casino Resort also reopened under its new owner, the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians.

The state collected almost $70 million in taxes based on April casino winnings, the Gaming Control Board said. The figure is important because casino taxes make up about 17% of state revenues, second only to sales taxes. Nevada has no personal income tax.

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Today’s events for Saturday, April 30

Today's events for Saturday, April 30

It’s Independent Bookstore Day, and Kenosha’s Blue House Books is hosting a celebration. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., six area authors will read excerpts from their books, take questions and sign autographs. Food offerings by Hydn Cheese will start at noon. The free event is in Friendship Park, 5834 Sixth Ave. The bookstore itself is nearby, at 5915 Sixth Ave. A. For more information about the shop, go to blue-house-books.com

“She Kills Monsters” — a play rooted in the Dungeons & Dragons universe and featuring numerous sword-fighting scenes, advanced projection technology and loads of special effects — continues tonight in the Main Stage Theater at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, 900 Wood Road. The show runs April 30-May 1 and May 6-8. Performances are 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. There is also a 10 a.m. matinee on Friday, May 6. Tickets are $20 for adults; $15 for senior citizens (55 and older) and students. Go to uwp.edu/therita.

People are also reading…

“Radio Show” — featuring performances of the classic radio dramas “Sorry, Wrong Number” and “The Hitchhiker” — continues at 7:30 tonight in the Studio Theater at Bradford High School, 3700 Washington Road. Tickets are $6-$13 at kusd.edu/finearts.

“Something Rotten” — a musical comedy that spoofs musicals and Shakespeare — continues tonight at Carthage College. Performances are 7:30 tonight (April 30) and 3 p.m. Sunday (May 1); continuing at 7:30 p.m. May 5-7. Tickets are $14 for adults, $10 for senior citizens (55 and older) and $8 for students. Go to carthage.edu/arts/box-office.

Wake up and smell the all-you-can-eat-pancakes (and enjoy the music) at Pancake Day. The event is 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Roma Lodge, 7130 Spring St. in Mount Pleasant. The music starts at 7 a.m. with Betsy Ade and the Well-Known Strangers. $10 at the door; free for kids 5 and younger.

Looking for live music tonight? Here are some options:

Petty Union (a Tom Petty tribute group) plays at the Brat Stop, 12304 75th St. 9 p.m. $10 cover charge.

Local favorite Ash Can School performs, starting at 8 p.m., at Union Park Tavern, 4520 Eighth Ave. No cover.

And Wisconsin favorite Pat McCurdy brings his brand of music and comedy to the Wyndham Garden Hotel Ballroom, 125 Sixth Ave. 7:30 p.m. $10. Get tickets at brownpapertickets.com/event/5415317.

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The Stroller, April 30, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley

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Pa. Career Link to host job fair in New Kensington

A Pa. Career Link job fair will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 12 at Westmoreland County Community College, 1150 Fifth Ave., New Kensington.

Ten local employers will be recruiting skilled and unskilled labor, entry level and experienced workers, veterans and college students and graduates. For information, call 724-853-7710.


Plum Meals On Wheels seeking volunteers

Plum Meals On Wheels is looking for volunteers to deliver meals on Fridays to senior citizens in need.

Drivers pick up meals from Plum Community Center, 499 Center New Texas Road, and delivering them locally. For details, call Toni Franco at 412-795-2330.


Applications being accepted for Goodwill voucher program

Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania is seeking 501(c)3 non-profit organizations to apply to receive Give Back voucher cards for its thrift stores in southwest Pennsylvania and north central West Virginia.

Non-profits can request the cards that are loaded with $25 and can be redeemed for merchandise at local Goodwill thrift stores. Organizations can provide cards worth up to $100 per household to their participants. Local Goodwill stores are located in Harrison and Cheswick.

For details, visit goodwillswpa.org/give-back. Deadline is Wednesday.


Calendar

Apollo

Sunday: Apollo Area Historical Society will offer a free Heinz History Center program, “Notable Women of the Keystone State,” at 6:30 p.m. at the WCTU Building, 317 N. Second St.

Tuesday: Apollo Memorial Library will host a new summer reading book club at 5 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month for readers who are at least 18 years old. Reservations required. Reservations: 724-478-4214 or apollo@armstronglibraries.org.

May 10: Apollo Memorial Library will host a new summer reading book club for students who are 14 to 18 years old at 5 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month. Reservations required. Reservations: 724-478-4214 or apollo@armstronglibraries.org.

Arnold

Today: Real Life Church, 1826 Freeport Road, will have a family game night at 7 p.m. in the church fellowship hall. Snacks and drinks will be available for a donation.

Bethel

May 10: The Armstrong Nature Book Club will meet at 7 p.m. at the Outdoor Discovery Center at Crooked Creek, 142 Kerr Road. The selection will be, “Entangled Life,” by Merlin Sheldrake. Reservations and masks required. Reservations and details: armstrongcenter.org/odc-events/.

Freeport

Today: Freeport Area Library, 428 Market St., will have a flea market and bake sale 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. during the community yard sale event. Details: 724-295-3616.

Today: The Thrift Store Clothing Ministry at Freeport United Methodist Church, 211 Fourth St., will be open from noon to 3 p.m. Cash only. Donations of spring and summer clothing, shoes, bedding and purses welcome. Donations must be laundered and free from pet hair. Details: 724-295-3095.

Gilpin

Friday : A Red Cross community blood drive will be from noon to 5:30 p.m. at Gilpin Volunteer Firehall, 113 Firehall Road. Appointments: 800-733-2767 or visit redcrossblood.org and use sponsor code GTVFD.

Harrison

Today: Volunteers are needed from 9 a.m. to noon to help clean up the rain garden near Highlands Middle School and the township perennial garden in Natrona Heights. The township will supply gloves, garbage bags and vests. Workers will remove leaves and litter and prune plants.

Today: The American Girl Zone at Community Library of Allegheny Valley will meet at 1 p.m. at the library, 1522 Broadview Blvd. Children who are at least 7 years old and their dolls welcome. Free. Reservations requested. Reservations: 724-226-3491.

Monday: Friends of Community Library of Allegheny Valley will meet at 10 a.m. in the library, 1522 Broadview Blvd. Details: 724-226-3491.

Tuesday: Community Library of Allegheny Valley will present a program featuring Mother Goose character Mary Mary Quite Contrary in person at 10 a.m. at the library, 1522 Broadview Blvd. Children age 3 to 5 welcome. Reservations required. Reservations: alleghenyvalleylibrary.org.

May 21: Harrison Township Recreation board is seeking owners of commercial and non-commercial vehicles to participate in its third annual touch-a-truck event planned at Highlands High School, Natrona Heights. Details: Natalie Cale, 724-448-6588 or nmcajka@yahoo.com.

Kiski Township

Sunday: An all-you-can-eat breakfast will be from 8 to 11:30 a.m. at Kiski Township Volunteer Firehall, 1037 Route 66. Menu: scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon, hash browns, home fries, French toast, waffles, pancakes, biscuits & gravy, coffee and juice. Cost: $11, 4 to 12, $6.50; 2 to 3, $2; younger than 2, free.

May 21: Kiski Township Volunteer Fire Department will host a parking lot bingo at 5 p.m. at the firehall, 1037 Route 66. Gates open at 4 p.m. Cost: $15 per person, includes supplies. Only 125 spots available. Reservations: Morgan, 724-466-2812, or Megan, 724-575-2473.

Leechburg 

Monday: Leechburg Volunteer Fire Company will host bingo at 7 p.m. at the firehall, 268 Canal St. Doors open at 5 p.m. The kitchen will be open.

Monday: The Leechburg Area Museum and Historical Society, 118 First St., is closed for winter. To arrange a private tour, email lamahs@windstream.net or call 724-845-8914 and leave a message.

Lower Burrell

Today: A trash to treasure sale will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Moose, 499 Reimer St. A bag sale will begin at noon. Light refreshments will be available.

Today: The Veterans of Foreign Wars will feature Studio B Services with DJ Tink Heavner from 8 to 11 p.m. at the post. Members and three guests welcome.

Thursday: VCA Valley Veterinary Hospital, 853 Falcon Park Road, will host a Vitalant blood drive – for humans – from 2 to 6 p.m. Cost: $5 per space. at the hospital. The blood mobile will be on site. Appointments recommended. Appointments: 412-209-7000 or visit Vitalant.org and use group code P915.

May 7: Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary are needed to volunteer for the annual Poppy Day collection planned for 9 to 3 p.m. in Arnold, Lower Burrell and New Kensington. A sign-up sheet is on the bulletin board at the post, Wildlife Lodge Road.

May 14: Church of God is accepting space reservations for a parking lot treasures sale set for 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the church, 273 Chester Dr. Cost: $5 per space. Rain date: May 21. Reservations and details: 724-335-4422 or lbcog@hotmail.com.

May 14: The annual Animal Protectors Hearts for Strays spring luncheon will be at 11:30 a.m. at Hill Crest Country Club. Doors open at 10 a.m. There will be a basket raffle, door prizes, card games and a 50/50 raffle. Cost: $30. Reservations: jlessig@animalprotectors.net or the events tab at animalprotectors.net.

May 28 to Oct. 8: The Lower Burrell Farmers Market is seeking vendors for the upcoming season. Markets are from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays at 2800 Bethel St. Setup begins at 8 a.m. Cost: $40 for the season and free electric is available. Merchandise must be home grown, homemade or hand crafted. Vendors must participate the whole season. Details: TimPamKey@yahoo.com.

Manor

May 10: An American Red Cross Blood community blood drive will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Manor Township Volunteer Firehall, 167 Byron St., McGrann. Appointments: 800-733-2767 or visit redcrossblood.org and search for manortwpvfc.

May 14: The Pa. Fish and Boat Commission will offer a Basic Boating Course from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Armstrong County Fire School, 1999 Route 66. Upon successful completion, students will be able to apply to the state with $10 and the proper paperwork for their Pa. Boating Safety Certificate with the state Fish Commission. Those attending should bring a bagged lunch, paper and pen. Reservation deadline: May 6. Reservations: email name, address and telephone number to jeburns@co.armstrong.pa.us.

New Kensington

Today and Tuesday: The Community Clothes Closet, 1129 Kenneth Ave., will be open from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today and noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday. Note the change in days and times. Items available include clothing, shoes, purses, linens, blankets and Mary Queen of Apostles School uniforms. Donations are accepted during open hours.

Monday: Pucketos Garden Club will meet at 11 a.m. at New Kensington United Presbyterian Church, 601 Fifth Ave. Lunch will be served after the meeting. Members will drive to the Rabkin Japanese Garden in Tarentum for a guided tour. Guests welcome. Like us on Facebook. Details: Pat, 724-275-7207.

Wednesday: Animal Protectors of Allegheny Valley will host a virtual BowWow/Meow Bingo at 7 p.m. online at Zoom.us. Cost: $25 for one card; $5 for each additional card. There will be 10 games. A gift card prize will be announced before each game and prizes will be mailed to winners. Bingo cards and instructions will be emailed. Registration required. Registration: animalprotectors.net.

May 14: Vendor applications are being accepted by Knead Community Café for an outdoor Mother Nature’s Garden Market at the café. Items must be natural of plant-based products or garden related. No hot food vendors. Rain or shine. Details and applications: kneadcommunitycafe.org/vendorapplication.

May 17: East Kensington Community Circle is accepting orders for its Election Day beef vegetable soup sale. Cost: $8 per quart. Pickup: May 17 at the Community Circle Building, 1785 Seventh St. Road. Advance orders strongly recommended. Orders: Judy, 724-339-7887.

North Apollo

May 21: North Apollo Volunteer Fire Department is accepting vendor applications for a crafter, vendor and food truck event planned at the firehall, 311 16th St. Applications: kingal0103@gmail.com or rachelann1975@yahoo.com.

Oakmont

Today: Oakmont Carnegie Library will have a big bag book sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the library, 700 Allegheny River Blvd. Fill a bag provided by the library for $5. Details: 412-828-9532.

Saturday: An indoor yard sale will be from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Oakmont United Methodist Church, 419 Maryland Ave. Details: 412-828-9499.

Parks

Sunday: Parks Township Sportsman’s Club will host a country music jam night from 5 to 8 p.m. at the club, 1111 Shipman Road. Bring your favorite stringed instrument and sing along. Refreshments available. Public welcome. Details: 724-845-2390.

Richland

Today: Richland Volunteer Fire Department will have a Monte Carlo night from 7 p.m. to midnight at the fire hall, 5857 Meridian Road. Admission: $20, includes food and beverages. No BYOB. Must be at least 21.

Today: Bakerstown United Methodist Church, 5760 William Flynn Highway, will have a flea market from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the church. A grab-and-go breakfast will be available. Proceeds will benefit mission projects. Details: 724-443-3184.

Saxonburg

Monday: Bingo will begin at 7 p.m. in the ballroom of Saxonburg Volunteer Fire Company, 210 Horne Ave. Doors open at 6 p.m.

South Buffalo

Today: Freeport Hockey will sponsor a Night at the Races at South Buffalo Firehall, 100 Firehall Road. Doors open at 5 p.m. and races will begin at 7. Admission: $25, includes dinner; horses, $20 in advance, reserved tables, $10. BYOB. Tickets: FAHBoard@gmail.com.

Springdale  

Today: Takeout spaghetti dinners will be sold from 2 to 6 p.m. at St. Mark Lutheran Church, 600 Pittsburgh St. Menu: spaghetti, salad, bread and dessert, $10. Orders: 724-274-5313.

May 9: The Mystery Lovers Book Club at Springdale Free Public Library will meet at 10 a.m. at the library, 331 School St. The selection will be, “The Hypnotist,” by Lars Kepler. Copies available at the library. New members welcome. Reservations: 724-274-9729.

May 11 and 12: Springdale Free Public Library will sponsor a plant exchange at 6 p.m. at the library, 331 School St. Bring your extra plants and exchange them with others. Details: 724-274-9729.

Tarentum

Today: The Clothing Closet at Central Presbyterian Church, 305 Allegheny St., will be open from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Details: 724-224-9220.

Today: BridgePoint Church will host a taco night fundraiser from 4 to 6 p.m. in the church hall, 400 E Ninth St., to raise funds for its children’s library and play yard. Contemporary Christian vocal group Risen to Save will perform at 6 p.m. and there will be a basket raffle. Dine in or takeout. Cost: $10; children 7 to 13, $5. Details: 724-671-7580.

Sunday and Tuesday: Alcoholics Anonymous will meet from 7 to 8 p.m. at Central Presbyterian Church, 305 Allegheny St. An opportunity for silent prayer will be at 6:30 p.m.

Vandergrift

Mondays: The Chess Club for children in kindergarten through eighth grade at Vandergrift Public Library will meet from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Mondays May 2 and 9 at the library, 128C Washington Ave. No experience necessary. Chess boards provided. Reservations required. Reservations: 724-568-2212.

Tuesday : Vandergrift Public Library will host a free Mother’s Day garden party at 6 p.m. at the library, 128C Washington Ave. Children who are at least 3 years old can bring their mom, grandma or someone special for a story time and craft. Children will plant a flower for their special adult to take home and paint a stone to place in their garden. Flowers and speaker provided by Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Armstrong County. Reservations required. Reservations: 724-568-2212.

Washington Township

Through Sunday A fishing area for children 10 and younger is available on Pine Run in Kunkle Park. Sponsored by the Washington-Bell Lions Club. Thanks to Black Leggs Trout Nursery for supplying the fish and Eagle Scout Jared Burk and other volunteers. Details: 724-727-3515.

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Events in Oakville this weekend: April 29-May 1

Events in Oakville this weekend: April 29-May 1

It’s time to “spring” into fun this weekend! There are so many things to do in Oakville – here’s our complete list of events for this weekend, April 29 – May 1, 2022.

If you’re looking for Oakville’s events each weekend, you no longer have to search multiple websites; we’ve searched them all for you. We want you to spend your time going to an event, not searching for them.

Friday and Saturday will be some of the first reliably warmer days this spring, with clear skies and sun. There’s a possible chance of showers on Sunday afternoon, with a bigger likelihood of showers Sunday evening and night.

With the small but noticeable rise of COVID-19 cases, please remember to be safe and follow safety instructions when going out. While masks are no longer required in most places, it’s still a welcome precaution for better protection in populated areas and places.

Oakville Events: April 29, 30 & May 1

Friday, April 29, 2022

Weather forecast: 

Daytime: Sunny, +13 (feels like +12), 10% chance of precipitation 

Night: Clear, +2 (feels like -1), 0% chance of precipitation

Wind speed: 15km/h, southeast

Events:

  • Bridge over Troubled Water (Classic Albums Live): Concert at the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts. The 5th and final album from one of the most iconic duos in music history Simon & Garfunkel Bridge Over Troubled Water is possibly the duos best album. Tickets are $56-67. The show begins at 8 p.m. (Read more here.)
  • Two Truths and a Lie: Art Exhibit. The works of 18 artists from Oakville Galleries’ permanent collection are featured, and they explore the complex interactions within the pursuit of truth – personal, visual, or social. Open 12-5 p.m. (Read more here.)
  • The Outfit: Opening night of a new movie – read the Oakville News review(Showtimes here.)
  • Alfie Smith: Live music at the Moonshine Cafe. Tickets $10. Show starts at 8 p.m. (Read more here.)

Saturday, April 30, 2022

TODAY IS THE TOWN-WIDE EARTH DAY CLEAN-UP! The annual event returns after cancellations in 2020 and 2021. This year, there are 53 sites all around Oakville holding clean-up events simultaneously. Clean-ups begin at 9 a.m., and you can click here for a complete list of all locations.

Weather forecast: 

Daytime: Sunny, +14 (feels like +5), 10% chance of precipitation 

Night: Partly cloudy, +9 (feels like +4), 20% chance of precipitation

Events:

  • Oakville Choral Spring Concert: Live music at St. John’s United Church. Oakville Choral in concert with the Mozart Project presents “I REMEMBER YOU”. Show at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 general admission, but youth up to age 26 are free. Vaccine mandate in effect for audience. (Read more here.)
  • Masterworks of Oakville Chorus & Orchestra presents Vivaldi & Bach: Concert at St. Matthew’s Roman Catholic Church. Soloists include Charlene Pauls, Soprano; Ana Isabella Castro, Soprano; Cassandra Warner, Mezzo Soprano; Chris Fischer, Tenor; Dion Mazerolle, Bass. Trumpet soloists Geoff Tiller and Nora Nolan. Show at 8 p.m., tickets are $35+ but free for those under age 30. (Read more here.)
  • Bridge over Troubled Water (Classic Albums Live): Concert at the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts. The 5th and final album from one of the most iconic duos in music history Simon & Garfunkel Bridge Over Troubled Water is possibly the duos best album. Tickets are $56-67. The show begins at 8 p.m. (Read more here.)
  • Augmented Reality Spring Hunt in Downtown Oakville: All month long in April. Explore the streets of Downtown Oakville on an Augmented Reality spring scavenger hunt to collect five characters hiding at secret locations for your chance to win $1000 to spend Downtown. (Read more here.)
  • Two Truths and a Lie: Art Exhibit. The works of 18 artists from Oakville Galleries’ permanent collection are featured, and they explore the complex interactions within the pursuit of truth – personal, visual, or social. Open 12-5 p.m. (Read more here.)
  • Revera Oakville Open House: retirement home open house. Prizes to won be on site. Free. 12-4 p.m. (Read more here.)

Sunday, May 1, 2022

Weather forecast:

Daytime: Possible showers, +13 (feels like +11), 50% chance of precipitation 

Night: Cloudy with showers, +7 (feels like +5), 60% chance of precipitation

Wind speed: 10km/h, north

Events:

  • Masterworks of Oakville Chorus & Orchestra presents Vivaldi & Bach: Concert at St. Matthew’s Roman Catholic Church. Soloists include Charlene Pauls, Soprano; Ana Isabella Castro, Soprano; Cassandra Warner, Mezzo Soprano; Chris Fischer, Tenor; Dion Mazerolle, Bass. Trumpet soloists Geoff Tiller and Nora Nolan. Show at 3 p.m., tickets are $35+ but free for those under age 30. (Read more here.)
  • Port Credit Revival Band: Live music at the Moonshine Cafe. Tickets $5. Show starts at 6 p.m. (Read more here.)
  • The Bad Guys: Now playing; a new animated family movie. (Showtimes here.)
  • Augmented Reality Spring Hunt in Downtown Oakville: All month long in April. Explore the streets of Downtown Oakville on an Augmented Reality spring scavenger hunt to collect five characters hiding at secret locations for your chance to win $1000 to spend Downtown. (Read more here.)

Have an event that isn’t listed? Please let us know.

We’d love to include your event in our weekly listings of Oakville events so thousands of readers can find out what’s going on.

Non-profits list their events for free, and there is a cost for corporations of $25 per event per day.

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Political and General News Events from April 28

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——————————————————————– This diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events ——————————————————————– THURSDAY, APRIL 28 ** WASHINGTON, D.C. – Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence of Ireland, Simon Coveney, will travel to the United States. (To Apr. 29) ** MADRID – President of Bulgaria Rumen Radev arrived on a three-day state visit in Spain at the invitation of King Felipe VI. (To Apr. 29) ** TALLINN – President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades began a two-day official visit to Estonia. (To Apr. 29) ** LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets with President of Switzerland, Ignazio Cassis at Downing Street.

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** RIYADH – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will travel to Saudi Arabia for a two-day visit. (To Apr. 29) ** MADRID – Spain´s PM Pedro Sánchez meets the President of Bulgaria Rumen Radev – 0730 GMT

NEW YORK, United States – Minister for Foreign Affairs of Singapore Vivian Balakrishnan will visit New York for a series of United Nations-related engagements. (To Apr. 29) VIENTIANE – At the invitation of Saleumsay Kommasith, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Bui Thanh Son, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, will pay an official visit to Laos and co-chair the 9th Viet Nam – Laos Foreign Ministers’ political consultation. (To Apr. 29) BUCHAREST – Defence Minister of Bulgaria Dragomir Zakov will pay a two-day official visit to Bucharest. (final day) MONTEVIDEO/ BRASÍLIA/ QUITO/ BOGOTÁ/ PANAMA CITY/ CARACAS – Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu will pay official visits to Uruguay, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama and Venezuela. (To Apr. 29) NEW YORK, United States – Economic and Social Council, Annual Economic and Social Council forum on financing for development follow-up including the special high-level meeting of the Council with the World Bank, IMF, WTO and UNCTAD. (final day)

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DHAKA/THIMPHU – External Affairs Minister of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will pay an official visit to Bangladesh and Bhutan. (To Apr. 30)

RIYADH – Pakistan’s newly elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will travel to Saudi Arabia. PRETORIA – President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa will host Umaro Sissoco Embaló, President of the Republic of Guinea Bissau, on a State Visit to Pretoria. TIRANA – EU Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi will visit Tirana. BRUSSELS – NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg holds a debate with the European Parliament’s President and the EP’s group leaders

KYIV – United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres to undertake a visit to Ukraine. BERLIN – German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier meets his Slovenian counterpart Borut Pahor in Berlin – 0930 GMT

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ATHENS – Prime Minister of Finland Sanna Marin will meet with Greek Prime Minister Kyriákos Mitsotákis in Athens. TOKYO – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will make a two-day visit to Japan and hold talks with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. (To Apr. 29) PORT ARTHUR, Tasmania – 24th anniversary of Port Arthur Massacre in Tasmania. – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, APRIL 29 ** QUITO, Ecuador – Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso and Peruvian President Pedro Castillo will meet in the southern Ecuadorean city of Loja to discuss their bilateral agenda.

** THE HAGUE, Netherlands – British foreign minister Liz Truss visits The Hague to discuss the Ukraine crisis, meets with her Dutch counterpart Wopke Hoekstra and the International Criminal Court.

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** HELSINKI – Sweden’s Foreign Minister Ann Linde visits her Finnish counterpart Pekka Haavisto for talks on foreign and security policy questions and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. – 0915 GMT

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. President Joe Biden will hold talks with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. The two leaders will meet virtually ahead of the upcoming Summit of the Americas.

RIGA – Baltic and Polish Foreign Ministers meet in Riga – 0620 GMT

SLOVAKIA – Slovak and Polish defense ministers meet in Bratislava – 1000 GMT

JAKARTA/ HANOI/ BANGKOK/ ROME/ LONDON – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kisida will visit several Asian and European countries. (To May 6) LONDON – 11th wedding anniversary of Prince William and Catherine Middleton. – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, MAY 1 VATICAN CITY – 11th anniversary of beatification ceremony of late Pope John Paul II. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, MAY 2 ** BRUSSELS – Energy ministers from European Union countries hold an emergency meeting to discuss the bloc’s energy supply, a few days after Russia halted gas supply to Poland and Bulgaria for refusing to pay in roubles for Russian gas.

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BERLIN/COPENHAGEN/PARIS – Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi will pay an official visit to Germany, Denmark and France. (To May 4) ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan – The day marks the 11th year since al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was killed in a U.S. special forces raid, ending a nearly 10-year worldwide hunt for the mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, MAY 3 ** BRUSSELS – EU Informal video conference of economy and finance ministers. COPENHAGEN – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Denmark, meets his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen for talks set to focus on the green strategic partnership that Denmark and India entered into in 2020 and on the green energy transition.

PANAMA CITY – EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell meets foreign ministers from Central America and the Caribbean in Panama, with the Ukraine crisis and migration expected to feature in talks.

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JAKARTA – ASEAN+3 Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting via Videoconference. BRUSSELS – Video conference of the Eurogroup meeting. GLOBAL – World Asthma Day. GLOBAL – World Press Freedom Day. – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, MAY 4

COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Denmark and takes part in an India-Nordics meeting with the prime ministers of Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland. – – – – – – – – –

THURSDAY, MAY 5 VIENNA – 28th OPEC and non-OPEC ministerial meeting via videoconference. – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, MAY 6

** SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – Mexican President Lopez Obrador in official visit to El Salvador – – – – – – – – –

SATURDAY, MAY 7

** TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – Mexican President Lopez Obrador in official visit to Honduras

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SUNDAY, MAY 8 HAVANA – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador arrives in Cuba (to May 9).

GLOBAL – World Red Cross Red Crescent Day. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, MAY 9 ** BERLIN – Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo meets German federal president Steinmeier in official visit in Berlin, followed by a speech at the Friedrich-Naumann foundation.

MANILA, Philippines – Philippine Senate election. MANILA, Philippines – Philippine House of Representatives election. MANILA, Philippines – Presidential election. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, MAY 10

** WASHINGTON DC – U.S. President Joe Biden welcomes Prime Minister Mario Draghi of Italy to White House to discuss “ongoing coordination with Allies and partners on measures to support of the people of Ukraine and to impose economic costs on Russia for its unprovoked aggression.”

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** BERLIN – Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo meets German chancellor Scholz in official visit in Berlin, followed by a roundtable on Belgo-German cooperation in relation to hydrogen.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 11 TURIN, Italy, – 2022 Eurovision Song Contest (To May 14). – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, MAY 12 WASHINGTON DC – U.S. President Joe Biden will host leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at a summit in Washington (to May 13) GLOBAL – International Nurse’s Day. WEISSENHAUS, Germany – G7 Foreign Minister meeting in Weissenhaus,Schleswig-Holstein (To May 14) – – – – – – – – –

FRIDAY, MAY 13

WASHINGTON DC – U.S. President Joe Biden hosts leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at a summit in Washington D.C.

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SATURDAY, MAY 14 BERLIN – Germany hosts an informal meeting for NATO foreign ministers in Berlin to discuss strengthening the alliance in the light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (To May 15). – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, MAY 15 BERN, Switzerland – Referendum Election. PARIS – EU Commission Vice-Presidents Valdis Dombrovskis and Margrethe Vestager meet their U.S. counterparts in the Paris suburb of Saclay to discuss transatlantic issues and how to counter China’s dominance in key technologies (To May 16). GLOBAL – U.N. International Day of Families. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, MAY 16 WASHINGTON DC – U.S. President Joe Biden meets with the Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis at White House. LISBON – 10th Anniversary of 78 billion euro bail-out of Portugal by eurozone leaders. BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, MAY 17 STOCKHOLM – Finland’s President Sauli Niinisto visits Sweden and will meet Sweden’s King Carl Gustaf and members of government during the 2-day visit (to May 18).

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GLOBAL – World Telecommunication and Information Society Day. BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) meeting. – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, MAY 18 ** BRUSSELS – EU-Armenia Partnership Council. WASHINGTON, D.C – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu revealed his plans to visit the United States to meet with Secretary of State Antony Blinken. BONN, Germany – Germany hosts the finance ministers and central bank chiefs of the Group of 7 (G7) (to May 20) GLOBAL – International Museum Day. – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, MAY 20 ** SEOUL/TOKYO – U.S. President Joe Biden will visit South Korea and Japan and hold talks with his Korean and Japanese counterparts. (To May 24)

BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Development) meeting – – – – – – – – – SATURDAY, MAY 21 Australia – Australian House of Representatives Election.

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Australia – Australian Senate Election. BANGKOK – APEC holds Ministers Responsible for Trade (MRT) Meeting. (To May 22) – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, MAY 22 GLOBAL – International Day for Biological Diversity. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, MAY 23 BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting. BRUSSELS – Euro zone finance ministers meet on fiscal rules reform, banking union – 1300 GMT BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, MAY 24 JERUSALEM – Foreign Minister of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu will visit Israel. BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, MAY 26 BISHKEK – President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev will visit Kyrgyzstan.

BISHKEK – President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will make official visit to Kyrgyzstan. – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, MAY 29 BOGOTA, Colombia – Presidential election. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, MAY 30 BRUSSELS – EU special meeting of the European Council (to May 31) GENEVA, Switzerland – Human Rights Council – Organizational meeting on the 50th session. BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, MAY 31 GLOBAL – World No Tobacco Day. – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1 KATHMANDU – 21st anniversary of the massacre of Nepal’s royal family, in which King Birendra, Queen Aishwarya and eight other members of the royal family were assassinated – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, JUNE 3 BRUSSELS – EU trade ministers meet in Brussels. – – – – – – – – – SATURDAY, JUNE 4 CHILE – 11th anniversary of Chile’s Puyehue volcano eruption, causing air traffic cancellations across South America, New Zealand, Australia. HONG KONG – Tens of thousands attend a candlelight vigil in Hong Kong to commemorate the 33rd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing. – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, JUNE 5 GLOBAL – World Environment Day. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, JUNE 6 SEOUL – South Korea marks the 67th anniversary of Memorial Day. – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8 MADRID – Spain´s economy minister Nadia Calviño participates in a two-day forum organized by Expansion paper. SYDNEY – Sydney Film Festival 2020 (to June 19) – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, JUNE 9 LUXEMBOURG – EU Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting. (To June 10) – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, JUNE 10 SHANGHAI – Shanghai International Film Festival 2020 (to June 19) – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, JUNE 12 GLOBAL – World Day against Child Labour (ILO) – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, JUNE 13 GENEVA, Switzerland – 50th regular session of the Human Rights Council (to July 8) – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, JUNE 14 GLOBAL – World Blood Donor Day. GAZA – 15th anniversary of Hamas takeover of the Gaza strip from Fatah. GLOBAL – World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD). – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, JUNE 16 LUXEMBOURG – Euro zone finance ministers meet on ERM2, digital euro, fiscal rules reform, banking union – 1300 GMT LUXEMBOURG – Eurogroup meeting. – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, JUNE 17 LUXEMBOURG – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council. GLOBAL – United Nation’s World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, JUNE 20 YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia – Indonesia to have G20 health ministers meeting (to June 21).

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GLOBAL – World Refugee Day. LUXEMBOURG – EU Foreign Affairs Council. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, JUNE 21 PHNOM PENH – 16th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting. (To June 22) LUXEMBOURG – EU General Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22 BERLIN – International Air Show (to June 25). – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, JUNE 23 BRUSSELS – European Council (to June 24). – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, JUNE 24 BERLIN – 74th anniversary of beginning of The Berlin Blockade. Communist forces cut off all land and water routes between West Germany and West Berlin, prompting the United States to organize a massive airlift. – – – – – – – – – SATURDAY, JUNE 25 VIENNA – IAEA International Symposium on Uranium Raw Material for the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Exploration, Mining, Production, Supply and Demand, Economics and Environmental Issues (to June 29). LOS ANGELES – 13th death anniversary of pop star Michael Jackson. – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, JUNE 26 GLOBAL – International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. BERLIN – G7 summit, Schloss Elmau (to June 28) – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29 MADRID – NATO Summit is be held in Madrid (to June 30) – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, JUNE 30 FRANCE – Election for National Assembly of France. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – NOTE: The inclusion of diary items does not necessarily mean that Reuters will file a story based on the event.

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——————————————————————– This diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events ——————————————————————– WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27 ** PRAGUE – Polish President Andrzej Duda visits Czech President Milos Zeman and meets Prime Minister Petr Fiala

** COLOMBIA – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu meets Colombia’s President Ivan Duque in Bogota.

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** BRUSSELS – The mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko, the chair of Kharkiv regional council Tetiana Yehorova-Lutsenko and the President of the European Committee of the Regions Apostolos Tzitzikostas give a news conference. Klitschko will participate remotely. – 1430 GMT ** HANOI – At the invitation of Vo Thi Anh Xuan, Vice President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, Pany Yathotou, Vice President of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic will pay an official visit to Viet Nam. (Final day) ** NEW YORK, United States – Minister for Foreign Affairs of Singapore Vivian Balakrishnan will visit New York for a series of United Nations-related engagements. (To Apr. 29) ** VIENTIANE – At the invitation of Saleumsay Kommasith, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Bui Thanh Son, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, will pay an official visit to Laos and co-chair the 9th Viet Nam – Laos Foreign Ministers’ political consultation. (To Apr. 29) ** BUCHAREST – Defence Minister of Bulgaria Dragomir Zakov will pay a two-day official visit to Bucharest. (To Apr. 28) ** TALLINN – The President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicoss Anastasiades makes an official visit to Tallinn, Estonia. NEW DELHI – Foreign Minister of Slovenia Anze Logar will start a three-day visit to India to meet with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and take part in the Raisina Dialogue. (final day) BAKU – Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili will pay an official visit to Azerbaijan. (final day) NEW DELHI – Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau visits India. (final day) MONTEVIDEO/ BRASÍLIA/ QUITO/ BOGOTÁ/ PANAMA CITY/ CARACAS – Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu will pay official visits to Uruguay, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama and Venezuela. (To Apr. 29) NEW DELHI – Norwegian Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt will visit India to take part in the Raisina Dialogue, in addition to holding bilateral talks. (final day) NEW YORK, United States – Economic and Social Council, Annual Economic and Social Council forum on financing for development follow-up including the special high-level meeting of the Council with the World Bank, IMF, WTO and UNCTAD. (to Apr. 28)

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TEHRAN – Chinese Minister of National Defense General Wei Fenghe will hold meetings with Iranian officials in Tehran to discuss bilateral, regional and international issues.

BUENOS AIRES – Argentina’s Economy Minister, Martin Guzman, speaks about the country’s energy projects in a meeting with industry businessmen in the province of Neuquen. – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, APRIL 28 ** DHAKA/THIMPHU – External Affairs Minister of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will pay an official visit to Bangladesh and Bhutan. (To Apr. 30)

RIYADH – Pakistan’s newly elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will travel to Saudi Arabia. PRETORIA – President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa will host Umaro Sissoco Embaló, President of the Republic of Guinea Bissau, on a State Visit to Pretoria. TIRANA – EU Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi will visit Tirana. LONDON – Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis, who holds the rotating Swiss presidency this year, will meet British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss in London. BRUSSELS – NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg holds a debate with the European Parliament’s President and the EP’s group leaders

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KYIV – United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres to undertake a visit to Ukraine. BERLIN – German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier meets his Slovenian counterpart Borut Pahor in Berlin – 0930 GMT

ATHENS – Prime Minister of Finland Sanna Marin will meet with Greek Prime Minister Kyriákos Mitsotákis in Athens. TOKYO – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will make a two-day visit to Japan and hold talks with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. (To Apr. 29) PORT ARTHUR, Tasmania – 24th anniversary of Port Arthur Massacre in Tasmania. – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, APRIL 29 ** WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. President Joe Biden will hold talks with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. The two leaders will meet virtually ahead of the upcoming Summit of the Americas. ** WASHINGTON DC – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and U.S. President Joe Biden discuss migration, security and economic cooperation in virtual meeting ahead of upcoming Summit of Americas.

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** RIGA – Baltic and Polish Foreign Ministers meet in Riga – 0620 GMT

** SLOVAKIA – Slovak and Polish defense ministers meet in Bratislava – 1000 GMT

JAKARTA/ HANOI/ BANGKOK/ ROME/ LONDON – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kisida will visit several Asian and European countries. (To May 6) LONDON – 11th wedding anniversary of Prince William and Catherine Middleton. – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, MAY 1 VATICAN CITY – 11th anniversary of beatification ceremony of late Pope John Paul II. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, MAY 2 ** BERLIN/COPENHAGEN/PARIS – Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi will pay an official visit to Germany, Denmark and France. (To May 4) ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan – The day marks the 11th year since al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was killed in a U.S. special forces raid, ending a nearly 10-year worldwide hunt for the mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, MAY 3 ** COPENHAGEN – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Denmark, meets his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen for talks set to focus on the green strategic partnership that Denmark and India entered into in 2020 and on the green energy transition.

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** PANAMA CITY – EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell meets foreign ministers from Central America and the Caribbean in Panama, with the Ukraine crisis and migration expected to feature in talks.

JAKARTA – ASEAN+3 Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting via Videoconference. BRUSSELS – Video conference of the Eurogroup meeting. GLOBAL – World Asthma Day. GLOBAL – World Press Freedom Day. – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, MAY 4

** COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Denmark and takes part in an India-Nordics meeting with the prime ministers of Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland. – – – – – – – – –

THURSDAY, MAY 5 VIENNA – 28th OPEC and non-OPEC ministerial meeting via videoconference. – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, MAY 8 HAVANA – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador arrives in Cuba (to May 9).

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GLOBAL – World Red Cross Red Crescent Day. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, MAY 9 MANILA, Philippines – Philippine Senate election. MANILA, Philippines – Philippine House of Representatives election. MANILA, Philippines – Presidential election. – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, MAY 11 TURIN, Italy, – 2022 Eurovision Song Contest (To May 14). – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, MAY 12 WASHINGTON DC – U.S. President Joe Biden will host leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at a summit in Washington (to May 13) GLOBAL – International Nurse’s Day. WEISSENHAUS, Germany – G7 Foreign Minister meeting in Weissenhaus,Schleswig-Holstein (To May 14) – – – – – – – – –

FRIDAY, MAY 13

** WASHINGTON DC – U.S. President Joe Biden hosts leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at a summit in Washington D.C.

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SATURDAY, MAY 14 BERLIN – Germany hosts an informal meeting for NATO foreign ministers in Berlin to discuss strengthening the alliance in the light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (To May 15). – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, MAY 15 BERN, Switzerland – Referendum Election. PARIS – EU Commission Vice-Presidents Valdis Dombrovskis and Margrethe Vestager meet their U.S. counterparts in the Paris suburb of Saclay to discuss transatlantic issues and how to counter China’s dominance in key technologies (To May 16). GLOBAL – U.N. International Day of Families. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, MAY 16 WASHINGTON DC – U.S. President Joe Biden meets with the Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis at White House. LISBON – 10th Anniversary of 78 billion euro bail-out of Portugal by eurozone leaders. BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, MAY 17 STOCKHOLM – Finland’s President Sauli Niinisto visits Sweden and will meet Sweden’s King Carl Gustaf and members of government during the 2-day visit (to May 18).

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GLOBAL – World Telecommunication and Information Society Day. BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) meeting. – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, MAY 18 WASHINGTON, D.C – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu revealed his plans to visit the United States to meet with Secretary of State Antony Blinken. BONN, Germany – Germany hosts the finance ministers and central bank chiefs of the Group of 7 (G7) (to May 20) GLOBAL – International Museum Day. – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, MAY 20 BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Development) meeting – – – – – – – – – SATURDAY, MAY 21 Australia – Australian House of Representatives Election.

Australia – Australian Senate Election. BANGKOK – APEC holds Ministers Responsible for Trade (MRT) Meeting. (To May 22) – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, MAY 22 TOKYO – U.S. President Joe Biden to pay an official visit to Japan. GLOBAL – International Day for Biological Diversity. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, MAY 23 BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting. BRUSSELS – Euro zone finance ministers meet on fiscal rules reform, banking union – 1300 GMT BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, MAY 24 JERUSALEM – Foreign Minister of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu will visit Israel. BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, MAY 26 BISHKEK – President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev will visit Kyrgyzstan.

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BISHKEK – President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will make official visit to Kyrgyzstan. – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, MAY 29 BOGOTA, Colombia – Presidential election. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, MAY 30 BRUSSELS – EU special meeting of the European Council (to May 31) GENEVA, Switzerland – Human Rights Council – Organizational meeting on the 50th session. BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, MAY 31 GLOBAL – World No Tobacco Day. – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1 KATHMANDU – 21st anniversary of the massacre of Nepal’s royal family, in which King Birendra, Queen Aishwarya and eight other members of the royal family were assassinated – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, JUNE 3 BRUSSELS – EU trade ministers meet in Brussels. – – – – – – – – – SATURDAY, JUNE 4 CHILE – 11th anniversary of Chile’s Puyehue volcano eruption, causing air traffic cancellations across South America, New Zealand, Australia. HONG KONG – Tens of thousands attend a candlelight vigil in Hong Kong to commemorate the 33rd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing. – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, JUNE 5 GLOBAL – World Environment Day. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, JUNE 6 SEOUL – South Korea marks the 67th anniversary of Memorial Day. – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8 MADRID – Spain´s economy minister Nadia Calviño participates in a two-day forum organized by Expansion paper. SYDNEY – Sydney Film Festival 2020 (to June 19) – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, JUNE 9 LUXEMBOURG – EU Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting. (To June 10) – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, JUNE 10 SHANGHAI – Shanghai International Film Festival 2020 (to June 19) – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, JUNE 12 GLOBAL – World Day against Child Labour (ILO) – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, JUNE 13 GENEVA, Switzerland – 50th regular session of the Human Rights Council (to July 8) – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, JUNE 14 GLOBAL – World Blood Donor Day. GAZA – 15th anniversary of Hamas takeover of the Gaza strip from Fatah. GLOBAL – World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD). – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, JUNE 16 LUXEMBOURG – Euro zone finance ministers meet on ERM2, digital euro, fiscal rules reform, banking union – 1300 GMT LUXEMBOURG – Eurogroup meeting. – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, JUNE 17 LUXEMBOURG – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council. GLOBAL – United Nation’s World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, JUNE 20 YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia – Indonesia to have G20 health ministers meeting (to June 21).

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GLOBAL – World Refugee Day. LUXEMBOURG – EU Foreign Affairs Council. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, JUNE 21 PHNOM PENH – 16th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting. (To June 22) LUXEMBOURG – EU General Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22 BERLIN – International Air Show (to June 25). – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, JUNE 23 BRUSSELS – European Council (to June 24). – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, JUNE 24 BERLIN – 74th anniversary of beginning of The Berlin Blockade. Communist forces cut off all land and water routes between West Germany and West Berlin, prompting the United States to organize a massive airlift. – – – – – – – – – SATURDAY, JUNE 25 VIENNA – IAEA International Symposium on Uranium Raw Material for the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Exploration, Mining, Production, Supply and Demand, Economics and Environmental Issues (to June 29). LOS ANGELES – 13th death anniversary of pop star Michael Jackson. – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, JUNE 26 GLOBAL – International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. BERLIN – G7 summit, Schloss Elmau (to June 28) – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29 MADRID – NATO Summit is be held in Madrid (to June 30) – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, JUNE 30 FRANCE – Election for National Assembly of France. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – NOTE: The inclusion of diary items does not necessarily mean that Reuters will file a story based on the event.

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Senior Week, a week-long celebration of the graduating Class of 2022, began on Monday, April 25, and is set to run through Friday, April 29. The program is hosted by the Penn State Alumni Association.

Check out this week’s remaining campus events, which seniors are free to attend:

Wednesday, April 27

Homecoming Legacy Celebration

  • 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Penn State Homecoming’s annual celebration on the HUB Lawn, featuring refreshments from the Alumni Association

LinkedIn For Job Seekers

  • Noon to 1 p.m.
  • A webinar that teaches students how to perfect their resumes and navigate their job searches

Bell Tower Tours

  • 3 to 5 p.m.
  • An exclusive tour of Old Main’s bell tower provided by Lion Ambassadors

Thursday, April 28

University-Wide Senior Sendoff

  • 1 to 4 p.m.
  • A graduation event held in the Hintz Family Alumni Center featuring free food, giveaways, and networking opportunities

Friday, April 29

Movin’ On

  • Starting at 3:30 p.m. 
  • Penn State’s end-of-the-year concert, featuring performances by Fitz & The Tantrums, The Aces, Aminé, and Jack Harlow

To learn more about Senior Week and this week’s events, visit the Penn State Alumni Association’s website.

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——————————————————————– This diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events ——————————————————————– TUESDAY, APRIL 26 ** NEW DELHI – Foreign Minister of Slovenia Anze Logar will start a three-day visit to India to meet with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and take part in the Raisina Dialogue. (To Apr. 27) ** EDINBURGH – Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will travel to Scotland. ** BAKU – Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili will pay an official visit to Azerbaijan. (To Apr. 27) ** WARSAW – German Economy Minister Robert Habeck travels to Poland to hold talks about energy security.

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** SOFIA – NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg addresses the conference “The EU meets the Balkans Forum” in Sofia with a video message – 0800 GMT

** WARSAW – European Union energy policy chief Kadri Simson and Poland’s climate minister Anna Mokswa hold a joint press conference – 0810 GMT

** LONDON – Britain’s financial services minister John Glen takes part in House of Lords hearing on the impact of Brexit on the EU-UK relationship in financial services. – 1500 GMT

** WASHINGTON DC – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly at State Department. – 1900 GMT

** WASHINGTON DC – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky. – 2100 GMT

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NEW DELHI – Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau visits India. (To Apr. 27) MONTEVIDEO/ BRASÍLIA/ QUITO/ BOGOTÁ/ PANAMA CITY/ CARACAS – Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu will pay official visits to Uruguay, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama and Venezuela. (To Apr. 29) NEW DELHI – Norwegian Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt will visit India to take part in the Raisina Dialogue, in addition to holding bilateral talks. (To Apr. 27) NEW YORK, United States – Economic and Social Council, Annual Economic and Social Council forum on financing for development follow-up including the special high-level meeting of the Council with the World Bank, IMF, WTO and UNCTAD. (to Apr. 28)

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MOSCOW – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres discusses the situation in Ukraine at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.

MOSCOW – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres discusses the situation in Ukraine with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. – 0930 GMT

– – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27 ** TEHRAN – Chinese Minister of National Defense General Wei Fenghe will hold meetings with Iranian officials in Tehran to discuss bilateral, regional and international issues.

BUENOS AIRES – Argentina’s Economy Minister, Martin Guzman, speaks about the country’s energy projects in a meeting with industry businessmen in the province of Neuquen. – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, APRIL 28 ** RIYADH – Pakistan’s newly elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will travel to Saudi Arabia. ** PRETORIA – President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa will host Umaro Sissoco Embaló, President of the Republic of Guinea Bissau, on a State Visit to Pretoria. ** TIRANA – EU Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi will visit Tirana. ** DHAKA – External Affairs Minister (EAM) of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will pay a day-long visit in Dhaka. ** LONDON – Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis, who holds the rotating Swiss presidency this year, will meet British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss in London. ** BRUSSELS – NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg holds a debate with the European Parliament’s President and the EP’s group leaders

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KYIV – United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres to undertake a visit to Ukraine. BERLIN – German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier meets his Slovenian counterpart Borut Pahor in Berlin – 0930 GMT

ATHENS – Prime Minister of Finland Sanna Marin will meet with Greek Prime Minister Kyriákos Mitsotákis in Athens. TOKYO – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will make a two-day visit to Japan and hold talks with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. (To Apr. 29) PORT ARTHUR, Tasmania – 24th anniversary of Port Arthur Massacre in Tasmania. – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, APRIL 29 ** JAKARTA/ HANOI/ BANGKOK/ ROME/ LONDON – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kisida will visit several Asian and European countries. (To May 6) LONDON – 11th wedding anniversary of Prince William and Catherine Middleton. – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, MAY 1 VATICAN CITY – 11th anniversary of beatification ceremony of late Pope John Paul II. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, MAY 2 ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan – The day marks the 11th year since al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was killed in a U.S. special forces raid, ending a nearly 10-year worldwide hunt for the mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, MAY 3 JAKARTA – ASEAN+3 Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting via Videoconference. BRUSSELS – Video conference of the Eurogroup meeting. GLOBAL – World Asthma Day. GLOBAL – World Press Freedom Day. – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, MAY 5 VIENNA – 28th OPEC and non-OPEC ministerial meeting via videoconference. – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, MAY 8 ** HAVANA – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador arrives in Cuba (to May 9).

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GLOBAL – World Red Cross Red Crescent Day. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, MAY 9 MANILA, Philippines – Philippine Senate election. MANILA, Philippines – Philippine House of Representatives election. MANILA, Philippines – Presidential election. – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, MAY 11 TURIN, Italy, – 2022 Eurovision Song Contest (To May 14). – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, MAY 12 WASHINGTON DC – U.S. President Joe Biden will host leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at a summit in Washington (to May 13) GLOBAL – International Nurse’s Day. WEISSENHAUS, Germany – G7 Foreign Minister meeting in Weissenhaus,Schleswig-Holstein (To May 14) – – – – – – – – – SATURDAY, MAY 14 BERLIN – Germany hosts an informal meeting for NATO foreign ministers in Berlin to discuss strengthening the alliance in the light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (To May 15). – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, MAY 15 BERN, Switzerland – Referendum Election. PARIS – EU Commission Vice-Presidents Valdis Dombrovskis and Margrethe Vestager meet their U.S. counterparts in the Paris suburb of Saclay to discuss transatlantic issues and how to counter China’s dominance in key technologies (To May 16). GLOBAL – U.N. International Day of Families. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, MAY 16 WASHINGTON DC – U.S. President Joe Biden meets with the Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis at White House. LISBON – 10th Anniversary of 78 billion euro bail-out of Portugal by eurozone leaders. BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, MAY 17 ** STOCKHOLM – Finland’s President Sauli Niinisto visits Sweden and will meet Sweden’s King Carl Gustaf and members of government during the 2-day visit (to May 18).

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GLOBAL – World Telecommunication and Information Society Day. BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) meeting. – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, MAY 18 WASHINGTON, D.C – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu revealed his plans to visit the United States to meet with Secretary of State Antony Blinken. BONN, Germany – Germany hosts the finance ministers and central bank chiefs of the Group of 7 (G7) (to May 20) GLOBAL – International Museum Day. – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, MAY 20 BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Development) meeting – – – – – – – – – SATURDAY, MAY 21 ** Australia – Australian House of Representatives Election.

** Australia – Australian Senate Election. BANGKOK – APEC holds Ministers Responsible for Trade (MRT) Meeting. (To May 22) – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, MAY 22 TOKYO – U.S. President Joe Biden to pay an official visit to Japan. GLOBAL – International Day for Biological Diversity. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, MAY 23 BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting. BRUSSELS – Euro zone finance ministers meet on fiscal rules reform, banking union – 1300 GMT BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, MAY 24 JERUSALEM – Foreign Minister of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu will visit Israel. BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, MAY 26 ** BISHKEK – President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev will visit Kyrgyzstan.

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BISHKEK – President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will make official visit to Kyrgyzstan. – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, MAY 29 BOGOTA, Colombia – Presidential election. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, MAY 30 BRUSSELS – EU special meeting of the European Council (to May 31) GENEVA, Switzerland – Human Rights Council – Organizational meeting on the 50th session. BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, MAY 31 GLOBAL – World No Tobacco Day. – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1 KATHMANDU – 21st anniversary of the massacre of Nepal’s royal family, in which King Birendra, Queen Aishwarya and eight other members of the royal family were assassinated – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, JUNE 3 BRUSSELS – EU trade ministers meet in Brussels. – – – – – – – – – SATURDAY, JUNE 4 CHILE – 11th anniversary of Chile’s Puyehue volcano eruption, causing air traffic cancellations across South America, New Zealand, Australia. HONG KONG – Tens of thousands attend a candlelight vigil in Hong Kong to commemorate the 33rd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing. – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, JUNE 5 GLOBAL – World Environment Day. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, JUNE 6 SEOUL – South Korea marks the 67th anniversary of Memorial Day. – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8 MADRID – Spain´s economy minister Nadia Calviño participates in a two-day forum organized by Expansion paper. SYDNEY – Sydney Film Festival 2020 (to June 19) – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, JUNE 9 LUXEMBOURG – EU Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting. (To June 10) – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, JUNE 10 SHANGHAI – Shanghai International Film Festival 2020 (to June 19) – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, JUNE 12 GLOBAL – World Day against Child Labour (ILO) – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, JUNE 13 GENEVA, Switzerland – 50th regular session of the Human Rights Council (to July 8) – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, JUNE 14 GLOBAL – World Blood Donor Day. GAZA – 15th anniversary of Hamas takeover of the Gaza strip from Fatah. GLOBAL – World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD). – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, JUNE 16 LUXEMBOURG – Euro zone finance ministers meet on ERM2, digital euro, fiscal rules reform, banking union – 1300 GMT LUXEMBOURG – Eurogroup meeting. – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, JUNE 17 LUXEMBOURG – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council. GLOBAL – United Nation’s World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, JUNE 20 YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia – Indonesia to have G20 health ministers meeting (to June 21).

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GLOBAL – World Refugee Day. LUXEMBOURG – EU Foreign Affairs Council. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, JUNE 21 PHNOM PENH – 16th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting. (To June 22) LUXEMBOURG – EU General Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22 BERLIN – International Air Show (to June 25). – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, JUNE 23 BRUSSELS – European Council (to June 24). – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, JUNE 24 BERLIN – 74th anniversary of beginning of The Berlin Blockade. Communist forces cut off all land and water routes between West Germany and West Berlin, prompting the United States to organize a massive airlift. – – – – – – – – – SATURDAY, JUNE 25 VIENNA – IAEA International Symposium on Uranium Raw Material for the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Exploration, Mining, Production, Supply and Demand, Economics and Environmental Issues (to June 29). LOS ANGELES – 13th death anniversary of pop star Michael Jackson. – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, JUNE 26 GLOBAL – International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. BERLIN – G7 summit, Schloss Elmau (to June 28) – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29 MADRID – NATO Summit is be held in Madrid (to June 30) – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, JUNE 30 FRANCE – Election for National Assembly of France. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – NOTE: The inclusion of diary items does not necessarily mean that Reuters will file a story based on the event.

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——————————————————————– This diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events ——————————————————————– MONDAY, APRIL 25 ** NEW DELHI – Madagascar’s Foreign Minister Richard Randriamandrato arrived in India on his first visit to the country to discuss ways to expand bilateral ties with India. ** NEW DELHI – Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau visits India. (To Apr. 27) ** ANKARA – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visits Ankara for talks with Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan before heading to Moscow and Ukraine to meet with leaders of the two sides currently engaged in a conflict

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Minister for Finance of Singapore Lawrence Wong will make a 10-day visit to the United States. (final day) MONTEVIDEO/ BRASÍLIA/ QUITO/ BOGOTÁ/ PANAMA CITY/ CARACAS – Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu will pay official visits to Uruguay, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama and Venezuela. (To Apr. 29) NEW DELHI – President of the European Commission, Ursula Von Der Leyen will be on an official visit to India. (final day)

NEW DELHI – Norwegian Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt will visit India to take part in the Raisina Dialogue, in addition to holding bilateral talks. (To Apr. 27) GLOBAL – World Malaria Day. NEW YORK, United States – Economic and Social Council, Annual Economic and Social Council forum on financing for development follow-up including the special high-level meeting of the Council with the World Bank, IMF, WTO and UNCTAD. (to Apr. 28) – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, APRIL 26 ** MOSCOW – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres discusses the situation in Ukraine at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.

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** MOSCOW – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres discusses the situation in Ukraine with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. – 0930 GMT

ABUJA – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to visit Nigeria, where he will meet President Muhammadu Buhari (To April 28) – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27 BUENOS AIRES – Argentina’s Economy Minister, Martin Guzman, speaks about the country’s energy projects in a meeting with industry businessmen in the province of Neuquen. – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, APRIL 28 ** KYIV – United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres to undertake a visit to Ukraine. ** BERLIN – German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier meets his Slovenian counterpart Borut Pahor in Berlin – 0930 GMT

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ATHENS – Prime Minister of Finland Sanna Marin will meet with Greek Prime Minister Kyriákos Mitsotákis in Athens. TOKYO – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will make a two-day visit to Japan and hold talks with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. (To Apr. 29) PORT ARTHUR, Tasmania – 24th anniversary of Port Arthur Massacre in Tasmania. – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, APRIL 29 LONDON – 11th wedding anniversary of Prince William and Catherine Middleton. – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, MAY 1 VATICAN CITY – 11th anniversary of beatification ceremony of late Pope John Paul II. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, MAY 2 ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan – The day marks the 11th year since al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was killed in a U.S. special forces raid, ending a nearly 10-year worldwide hunt for the mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, MAY 3 JAKARTA – ASEAN+3 Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting via Videoconference. BRUSSELS – Video conference of the Eurogroup meeting. GLOBAL – World Asthma Day. GLOBAL – World Press Freedom Day. – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, MAY 5 VIENNA – 28th OPEC and non-OPEC ministerial meeting via videoconference. – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, MAY 8 GLOBAL – World Red Cross Red Crescent Day. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, MAY 9 MANILA, Philippines – Philippine Senate election. MANILA, Philippines – Philippine House of Representatives election. MANILA, Philippines – Presidential election. – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, MAY 11 TURIN, Italy, – 2022 Eurovision Song Contest (To May 14). – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, MAY 12 WASHINGTON DC – U.S. President Joe Biden will host leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at a summit in Washington (to May 13) GLOBAL – International Nurse’s Day. WEISSENHAUS, Germany – G7 Foreign Minister meeting in Weissenhaus,Schleswig-Holstein (To May 14) – – – – – – – – – SATURDAY, MAY 14 BERLIN – Germany hosts an informal meeting for NATO foreign ministers in Berlin to discuss strengthening the alliance in the light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (To May 15). – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, MAY 15 BERN, Switzerland – Referendum Election. PARIS – EU Commission Vice-Presidents Valdis Dombrovskis and Margrethe Vestager meet their U.S. counterparts in the Paris suburb of Saclay to discuss transatlantic issues and how to counter China’s dominance in key technologies (To May 16). GLOBAL – U.N. International Day of Families. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, MAY 16 WASHINGTON DC – U.S. President Joe Biden meets with the Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis at White House. LISBON – 10th Anniversary of 78 billion euro bail-out of Portugal by eurozone leaders. BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, MAY 17 GLOBAL – World Telecommunication and Information Society Day. BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) meeting. – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, MAY 18 WASHINGTON, D.C – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu revealed his plans to visit the United States to meet with Secretary of State Antony Blinken. BONN, Germany – Germany hosts the finance ministers and central bank chiefs of the Group of 7 (G7) (to May 20) GLOBAL – International Museum Day. – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, MAY 20 BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Development) meeting – – – – – – – – – SATURDAY, MAY 21 BANGKOK – APEC holds Ministers Responsible for Trade (MRT) Meeting. (To May 22) – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, MAY 22 TOKYO – U.S. President Joe Biden to pay an official visit to Japan. GLOBAL – International Day for Biological Diversity. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, MAY 23 BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting. BRUSSELS – Euro zone finance ministers meet on fiscal rules reform, banking union – 1300 GMT BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, MAY 24 JERUSALEM – Foreign Minister of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu will visit Israel. BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, MAY 26 BISHKEK – President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will make official visit to Kyrgyzstan. – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, MAY 29 BOGOTA, Colombia – Presidential election. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, MAY 30 BRUSSELS – EU special meeting of the European Council (to May 31) GENEVA, Switzerland – Human Rights Council – Organizational meeting on the 50th session. BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, MAY 31 GLOBAL – World No Tobacco Day. – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1 KATHMANDU – 21st anniversary of the massacre of Nepal’s royal family, in which King Birendra, Queen Aishwarya and eight other members of the royal family were assassinated – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, JUNE 3 BRUSSELS – EU trade ministers meet in Brussels. – – – – – – – – – SATURDAY, JUNE 4 CHILE – 11th anniversary of Chile’s Puyehue volcano eruption, causing air traffic cancellations across South America, New Zealand, Australia. HONG KONG – Tens of thousands attend a candlelight vigil in Hong Kong to commemorate the 33rd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing. – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, JUNE 5 GLOBAL – World Environment Day. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, JUNE 6 SEOUL – South Korea marks the 67th anniversary of Memorial Day. – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8 MADRID – Spain´s economy minister Nadia Calviño participates in a two-day forum organized by Expansion paper. SYDNEY – Sydney Film Festival 2020 (to June 19) – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, JUNE 9 LUXEMBOURG – EU Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting. (To June 10) – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, JUNE 10 SHANGHAI – Shanghai International Film Festival 2020 (to June 19) – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, JUNE 12 GLOBAL – World Day against Child Labour (ILO) – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, JUNE 13 GENEVA, Switzerland – 50th regular session of the Human Rights Council (to July 8) – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, JUNE 14 GLOBAL – World Blood Donor Day. GAZA – 15th anniversary of Hamas takeover of the Gaza strip from Fatah. GLOBAL – World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD). – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, JUNE 16 LUXEMBOURG – Euro zone finance ministers meet on ERM2, digital euro, fiscal rules reform, banking union – 1300 GMT LUXEMBOURG – Eurogroup meeting. – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, JUNE 17 LUXEMBOURG – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council. GLOBAL – United Nation’s World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, JUNE 20 ** YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia – Indonesia to have G20 health ministers meeting (to June 21).

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GLOBAL – World Refugee Day. LUXEMBOURG – EU Foreign Affairs Council. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, JUNE 21 PHNOM PENH – 16th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting. (To June 22) LUXEMBOURG – EU General Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22 BERLIN – International Air Show (to June 25). – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, JUNE 23 BRUSSELS – European Council (to June 24). – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, JUNE 24 BERLIN – 74th anniversary of beginning of The Berlin Blockade. Communist forces cut off all land and water routes between West Germany and West Berlin, prompting the United States to organize a massive airlift. – – – – – – – – – SATURDAY, JUNE 25 VIENNA – IAEA International Symposium on Uranium Raw Material for the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Exploration, Mining, Production, Supply and Demand, Economics and Environmental Issues (to June 29). LOS ANGELES – 13th death anniversary of pop star Michael Jackson. – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, JUNE 26 GLOBAL – International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. BERLIN – G7 summit, Schloss Elmau (to June 28) – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29 MADRID – NATO Summit is be held in Madrid (to June 30) – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, JUNE 30 FRANCE – Election for National Assembly of France. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – NOTE: The inclusion of diary items does not necessarily mean that Reuters will file a story based on the event.

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Look Ahead: Local events and things to do this week, April 24-30

Look Ahead: Local events and things to do this week, April 24-30

A Broadway legend, a look at ‘dark matter,’ and a country star.

(Rick Scuteri | Associated Press file photo) Country star Eric Church, seen here performing in 2017, is scheduled to perform Saturday, April 30, 2022, at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City.

April 25

Symphony honors a major supporter

The Utah Symphony pays tribute to real estate mogul and symphony benefactor Kem Gardner on Monday night at 7 p.m. at Abravanel Hall, 123 W. South Temple, Salt Lake City. Headlining the show is Broadway legend Brian Stokes Mitchell. Some tickets, at $50 ($25 for students), are still available, at utahsymphony.org.

April 27, 28

Shedding light on dark matter

Scientists say dark matter is what holds the universe together — but they don’t know a lot about this most abundant form of matter. Dr. Pearl Sandick, a theoretical astrophysicist and associate professor at the University of Utah, explains dark matter in two lectures that will conclude the Natural History Museum of Utah’s 2022 lecture series, “Inspired by Color.” The lectures will happen Wednesday, 7 p.m., at the Viridian Center, 8030 S. 1825 West, West Jordan, and Thursday, 7 p.m., at NHMU, 301 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City. Both events are free, but in-person registration is required; go to nhmu.utah.edu. to register.

April 30

Eric Church, with his band this time

Country star Eric Church strives to make every concert memorable, but he outdid himself during a show in Salt Lake City in 2015. His band and stage crew were hit with a stomach bug, so Church performed the whole arena show as a mostly-solo acoustic set. Church is expected to have the full band accompanying him Saturday, when he brings his “Gather Again” tour to Vivint Smart Home Arena, 301 W. South Temple, Salt Lake City. Tickets, starting at $35, available at vivintarena.com.