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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2020 + HIGHLIGHTS ABUJA (Nigeria): Coronavirus confirmed in sub-Saharan Africa IDLIB (Syria): Alarm after Turkish troops killed in Idlib TURKEY/GREECE BORDER: Migrants gather at cross points after Turkey says will stop preventing refugees crossing LAUSANNE (Switzerland): Chinese swimmer banned for eight years for doping offence + EUROPE BRUSSELS (Belgium): NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg gives presser after killing of Turkish soldiers in Syria - LIVE 1100 GMT - EDIT 1200 GMT IDLIB PROVINCE (Syria): Turkish defence ministry images of Turkish strikes on Syria regime targets - EDIT 1130 GMT AYVACIK (Turkey): Migrants gather at coastal crossing point after Turkey says will not stop refugees who want to go to Europe - LIVE TBA LESBOS ISLAND (Greece): Migrants arrive on boats from Turkey after Turkey says they will not stop refugees wanting to go to Europe - LIVE TBA PARIS (France): Press briefing by Muriel Pénicaud and Health Minister Olivier Véran at the end of the meeting with the social partners on coronavirus - LIVE 1100 GMT LONDON (United Kingdom): France's European affairs minister Amelie de Montchalin delivers speech at Chatham House on post-Brexit UK ties - LIVE 1100 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW BRISTOL (United Kingdom): Greta Thunberg leads youth climate protest - LIVE 1110 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW MADRID (Spain): Spanish health minister and coordinator of emergency centre hold press conference - EDIT ON MERIT LA PLAINE-SAINT-DENIS (France): Presentation of the SNCF group's 2019 results - EDIT 1400 GMT MABLY (France): Report on mask manufacturer Valmy, faced with a surge in demand due to the new coronavirus - EDIT 1430 GMT BRATISLAVA (Slovakia): Ambiance and voxpops ahead of general elections - EDIT 1500 GMT PARIS (France): Emmanuel Macron receives Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian sentenced for blasphemy - LIVE 1530 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW ROME (Italy): Civil protection press conference - LIVE 1700 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW LEUVEN (Belgium): A lab at KU Leuven University conducts researches to find treatment against new coronavirus - EDIT 1800 GMT LIVERPOOL (United Kingdom): The UK's newest aircraft carrier, the HMS Prince of Wales, arrives in Liverpool on its first voyage from its home port - EDIT TBA PARIS (France): Red carpet for 45th Cesar Award Ceremony - LIVE 1800 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW PARIS (France): Monitoring potential protests on the sidelines of the César Awards - LIVE 1800 GMT TBC + MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA IDLIB (Syria): Syrians protest killing of Turkish soldiers in Idlib - EDIT 1400 GMT Kedem Arava (Palestinian Territories): After Bibi decade, emboldened settlers transforming West Bank - EDIT 1500 GMT CARTHAGE (Tunisia): Transfer of power between the new Tunisian government and the departing one - EDIT TO FOLLOW - LIVE 0858 GMT ALGIERS (Algeria): Algerians participate in the weekly anti-government protest in the capital Algiers - EDIT 1800 GMT + SUB SAHARAN AFRICA JOHANNESBURG (South Africa): Netflix premiers Queen Sono its first script-to-screen African original production - EDIT TBA ABUJA (Nigeria): Health minister holds press conference as first case of coronavirus found in Subsaharan Africa - EDIT 1100 GMT ABIDJAN (Ivory Coast): Funeral ceremony for the child who died in the landing gear of an aircraft - EDIT 1600 GMT + ASIA PACIFIC BEIJING (China): University in Beijing resumes operation with online courses amid virus fears - EDIT 1200 GMT + NORTH AMERICA WASHINGTON (United States): Pompeo testifies to Congress on Iran tensions - LIVE 1330 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW COLUMBIA (United States): Bernie Sanders rally ahead of South Carolina primary - LIVE 1800 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW NATIONAL HARBOR (United States): Nigel Farage speaks at major US conservative gathering CPAC - LIVE 2000 GMT COLUMBIA (United States): Bernie Sanders holds rally on eve of South Carolina primary - LIVE 2030 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW + LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN LIMA (Peru): Ministry of Health installs mobile hospitals to treat suspected cases of coronavirus in Lima - EDIT 1700 GMT SANTIAGO (Chile): People come out for weekly protest in Chile's capital - LIVE 2130 GMT TBC - EDIT TO FOLLOW SAN JOSÉ (Costa Rica): Indigenous leaders and communities will protest to demand forceful actions in the face of escalating violence related to land conflicts - EDIT 2200 GMT TBC VIÑA DEL MAR (Chile): Protesters gather outside Viña del Mar Music Festival venue - EDIT 2330 GMT + SPORT LONDON (United Kingdom): Prince Harry attends Bon Jovi recording session at Abbey Road studios for Invictus charity - LIVE 1100 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW DUBLIN (Ireland): Rugby: 2020 Six Nations Championship: Ireland training and presser following Italy match coronavirus postponement - LIVE 1200 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW PARIS (France): Trial of Eric Cantona, accused of defamation by Didier Deschamps - LIVE 1230 GMT TBC MOSCOW (Russia): Russian Athletics Federation set to appoint its new leadership - EDIT 1700 GMT MUNICH (Germany): Football/Bundesliga. Hoffenheim-Bayern Munich pre-match coverage - EDIT 1830 GMT SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2020 + EUROPE PERPIGNAN (France): Political rally of the Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont. - LIVE TBA - EDIT TO FOLLOW PERPIGNAN (France): Meeting politique du leader séparatiste catalan Carles Puigdemont - LIVE, EDIT TBA SLOVAKIA: General election .Polls open - LIVE 0600 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW .Voting and voxpops - EDIT 0930 GMT .Leader of party Olano, Igor Matovic, votes - LIVE, EDIT TBA .Reactions at Olano party's election night - LIVE, EDIT TBA PARIS (France): Inauguration of an escape game against energy waste at the GoodPlanet Foundation - EDIT TBA LIVERPOOL (United Kingdom): The UK's newest aircraft carrier, the HMS Prince of Wales, welcomes over a thousand members of the public aboard - EDIT TBC MOSCOW (Russia): March against Putin's reforms during the day in memory of the murdered opponent Boris Nemtsov - LIVE 1000 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW BERLIN (Germany): Red carpet before the award ceremony - LIVE 1800 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW BERLIN (Germany): Red carpet of the winners after the award ceremony - EDIT 2200 GMT PARIS (France): Vivienne Westwood : Runway - Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2020/2021 - EDIT 1900 GMT TBC + MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA DOHA (Qatar): US and the Taliban peace agreement - LIVE 1100 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW + SUB SAHARAN AFRICA CAPE TOWN (South Africa): The Cape Town Gay Pride parade takes place through the streets of Green Point in Cape Town - FILE TBA GAGNOA (Ivory Coast): Burial in his village of the child who died in the undercarriage of an aircraft - EDIT TBA DAKAR (Senegal): Clean-up operation of a Dakar beach polluted with medical waste - EDIT TBA + ASIA PACIFIC KABUL (Afghanistan): Morning shots of the Kabul skyline - LIVE 0300 GMT KABUL (Afghanistan): US-Taliban set to sign deal after 18 year war. Reax - EDIT TBA WASHINGTON (United States): ITW of expert on Afghanistan after the deal signature in Doha - EDIT 2000 GMT WASHINGTON (United States): ITW of expert on Afghanistan ahead of the peace deal signature in Doha - EDIT 2000 GMT YANGON (Myanmar): Watermelon festival to get rid of fruit blocked from China due to virus fears - EDIT 0700 GMT BEIJING (China): China's National Health Commission holds briefing on deadly COVID-19 virus outbreak - LIVE 0700 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW WENZHOU (China): Clothing factory adapts to manufacture hazmat suits in response to the coronavirus crisis - EDIT 0900 GMT SYDNEY (Australia): Sydney's annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade will be held in the city's streets, in celebration of the Australian LGBTQI community. - LIVE 0900 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW + NORTH AMERICA NORTH CHARLESTON (United States): Trump's " Keep America Great " rally ahead of democratic primary in South Carolina - LIVE 0000 GMT CHARLESTON (United States): South Carolina Democratic primary :candidates speeches - LIVE REGULAR UPDATES COLUMBIA (United States): Polls open in key South Carolina Democratic primary - LIVE 1155 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW CHARLESTON (United States): South Carolina Democratic primary : polls closing - LIVE 2330 GMT NORTH CHARLESTON (United States): Trump holds rally on eve of South Carolina primary - LIVE 0000 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW NATIONAL HARBOR (United States): Pompeo delivers keynote address at CPAC, major US conservative gathering - LIVE 0100 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW NATIONAL HARBOR (United States): Donald Trump speaks at CPAC, a major US conservative gathering - LIVE 2000 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW + SPORT MADRID (Spain): Football/Liga. Real Madrid-Barcelona. Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane holds pre-match presser - LIVE TBA - EDIT TO FOLLOW MADRID (Spain): Football/Liga. Real Madrid-Barcelona pre-match training sessions - EDIT TBA BARCELONA (Spain): Football/Liga. Real Madrid-Barcelona. Barcelona coach Quique Setién holds pre-match presser - LIVE 1100 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW PARIS (France): Football/Ligue 1. PSG-Dijon post-match mixed zone - EDIT 2200 GMT + FEATURES PARIS (France): "Patrick", France's first high-speed train (TGV) exhibited on its retirement after 40 years of service - EDIT 2000 GMT * SPORT : AFPTV Sport subscribers only Editorial contacts: Email: afptv@afp.com Europe (excluding France) desk: +44 207 776 2768 France desk: +33 1 40 41 79 40 Asia desk: +852 2829 6279 Middle East & North Africa desk: +357 22 391 450 Sub-Saharan Africa desk (Mon-Fri): +33 1 40 41 46 81 North America desk: +1 202 414 0664 Latin America desk: +598 2 900 5095 ext. 257 AFPTV LIVE MCR: +33 1 40 41 79 63
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