WORLD AGENDA JUNE 2020

1 Jun 3, Italy: The first European nation hit hard by coronavirus reopens its borders
to foreign tourists. Throughout June, the continent will gradually ease restrictions to welcome domestic and international visitors

2 Jun 18-19, European Union: A summit held by video conference is likely to focus on France and Germany’s proposed €500bn recovery fund for member states worst affected by Covid-19
 
3 Jun 10-12, U.S.: President Donald Trump hosts a virtual G7 summit from Camp David.
All seven leaders want to see the world return to business, which was decimated by Covid-19

4 Jun 4, Hong Kong: People are being encouraged to light candles across the city as the annual mass vigil to mark the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre is likely to fall victim to coronavirus controls

5 Jun 17, United Nations: Five of 10 non-permanent members will be elected to the Security Council. India and Mexico are certain to be chosen, with Canada, Ireland, Norway, Kenya and Djibouti contesting the other three spots

6 Jun 17, U.S.: Former World No. 1 Venus Williams turns 40, and has no intention of retiring. The seven-time Grand Slam champion is equally revered for her off-court fight for equal pay for women on the circuit

7 Jun 19, U.S.: Bob Dylan releases Rough and Rowdy Ways, the 79-year-old Nobel literature laureate’s first new album for eight years

8 Jun 21, Africa and Asia: An annular solar eclipse will be visible from sunrise in the Congo, before crossing from Ethiopia to Yemen, Pakistan, India, China and Taiwan, and ending over the Pacific Ocean


Sources: NewsAhead, Julie Mullins
Pictures: Getty Images
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