DIARY - Political and General News Events From July 29
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FRIDAY, JULY 29 ** WASHINGTON - The United States State Department hosts an international conference on the threats religious and ethnic minorities face under Islamic State.
JOHANNESBURG - South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan speaks at the launch of an initiative by EOH and Radio 702 that aims "to provide solutions to South Africa's skills development challenges" - 0430 GMT.
BUENOS AIRES - Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto on an official visit to Argentina.
LIMA - Peru's President Pedro Kuczynski to be sworn in.
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SATURDAY, JULY 30
KRAKOW - Pope Francis attends World Youth Day events.
OKINAWA, Japan - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui will visit Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa (to Aug. 3).
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SUNDAY, JULY 31
JAKARTA - Bank Indonesia and the Federal Reserve's Bank of New York hold a two-day international seminar (to July 1). Speakers:- Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan, Swiss National Bank Chairman Thomas Jordan, Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Managing Director Ravi Menon, Bank Indonesia Deputy Governor Perry Warjiyo, IMF Deputy Managing Director Mitsuhiro Furusawa, Bank of Philippines Governor Amando Tetangco and Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley. ** RIO DE JANEIRO - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach holds a news conference - 2130 GMT.
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MONDAY, AUGUST 1 ** JAKARTA - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak visits Jakarta (to Aug. 4).
GLOBAL - World Breastfeeding Week (to Aug. 7).
WARSAW - Poland marks 71st anniversary of its war-time Warsaw Uprising against the Nazi occupation.
CHINA - 89th founding anniversary of the People's Liberation Army.
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 2 ** WASHINGTON - U.S. President Barack Obama welcomes Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to the White House. ** JAKARTA - Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak speak in the opening ceremony of World Islamic Economic Forum.
JAKARTA - World Islamic Economic Forum (to Aug. 4).
MAKATI CITY - Philippines Finance Minister Carlos Dominguez at the Financial Times-First Metro Philippines Investment Forum - 0500 GMT.
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3 ** ISLAMABAD - Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh is expected to visit Pakistan (to Aug. 4) for the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation or SAARC home ministers meeting.
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 5
EDINBURGH, Scotland - Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2016 (to Aug 29). https://www.edfringe.com/
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 6
HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hiroshima Commemorations 71st Anniversary of 1945 nuclear attacks.
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 7
THAILAND - Referendum election.
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 9
NAGASAKI, Japan - Nagasaki Commemorations 71st Anniversary of 1945 nuclear attacks.
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 11
ZAMBIA - National Assembly election.
ZAMBIA - Referendum election.
ZAMBIA - Presidential election.
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 12
GLOBAL - International Youth Day.
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 13
EDINBURGH, Scotland - Edinburgh International Book Festival (to Aug 29). https://www.edbookfest.co.uk/
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 14
PAKISTAN - 70th Independence Day
LEBANON - Hezbollah marks 10th anniversary of its "divine victory" - - the end of its war with Israel.
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MONDAY, AUGUST 15
JAPAN - 71st anniversary of country's surrender in World War Two.
INDIA - 70th Indian Independence Day
LIECHTENSTEIN - 210th Anniversary of Independence.
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