Go to to consult AFP Agenda HONG KONG (AFPTV) - We plan to file the following videos: TBA indicates that times are to be announced, but coverage is confirmed. TBC indicates that coverage is to be confirmed. For all editorial requests, email afptv@afp.com or contact the appropriate regional video desk. WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2020 + HIGHLIGHTS MELBOURNE (Australia): New lockdown begins in Melbourne as virus cases surge TSUNAGI (Japan): 54 dead in Japan floods WASHINGTON (United States): Donald Trump hosts talks with Mexican counterpart Manuel López Obrador HONG KONG (China): China opens new Hong Kong security agency headquarters + ASIA PACIFIC MELBOURNE (Australia): New lockdown begins in Melbourne as virus cases surge - SOURCE: AFPTV - LIVE AND FIRST EDIT ALREADY FED. NEXT LIVE TBA - NEXT EDIT 0500 GMT ALBURY (Australia): New South Wales-Victoria border closes as virus cases mount in Australia - SOURCE: AFPTV - ALREADY FILED TSUNAGI (Japan): 54 dead in Japan floods - SOURCE: AFPTV/VARIOUS - AWAITING ACCESS - EDIT - TBA HONG KONG (China): China opens new Hong Kong security agency headquarters - SOURCE: AFPTV - LIVE ALREADY FED - EDIT 0200 GMT HO CHI MINH CITY (Vietnam): Ho Chi Minh City cafe boasts Vietnam war bunker, complete with tunnels - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0500 GMT SEOUL (South Korea): US envoy to North Korea Stephen Biegnun makes statement after meeting with South Korean officials in Seoul - SOURCE: YONHAP - EDIT 0700 GMT TBC BEIJING (China): Head of foreign ministry's arms control department Fu Cong holds presser - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0200 GMT BEIJING (China): China's State Council gives press conference about COVID-19 prevention. SOURCE: CCTV - LIVE 0700 GMT BEIJING (China): Chinese Foreign Ministry regular briefing. SOURCE: AFPTV - LIVE 0700 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW BANGKOK (Thailand): Thai authorities hopeful virus affected tourism industry will soon pick up again - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1000 GMT + EUROPE BRUSSELS (Belgium): European Parliament plenary session .Arrival of Angela Merkel - SOURCE: EBS - LIVE 1100 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW .Start of the session - SOURCE: EBS - LIVE 1200 GMT .Opening statement by Angela Merkel to introduce the German Presidency of EU Council - SOURCE: EBS - LIVE 1215 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW .Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel to make statements - SOURCE: EBS - FILE 1320 GMT - EDIT 1500 GMT LONDON (United Kingdom): Many UK companies have announced job cuts in the thousands since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis - SOURCE: AFPTV - FILE 0100 GMT LONDON (United Kingdom): Finance minister unveils new fiscal stimulus measures - SOURCE: PRU - LIVE 1030 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW GUILDFORD (United Kingdom): Construction company shows how it's coping with 'new normal' of coronavirus restrictions - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1500 GMT BARCELONA (Spain): President of SEAT Carsten Isensee gives press conference about the future of the company - SOURCE: AFPTV/ANAHI ARADAS - EDIT ON MERIT - REGULAR UPDATES BISHKEK (Kyrgyzstan): Brutal coronavirus 'second wave' overwhelms ex-Soviet 'stans' - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0500 GMT BLAGNAC (France): Airbus employees protest planned job cuts - SOURCE : AFPTV - LIVE 0830 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW PARIS (France): First Questions to the new government in the National Assembly - SOURCE: National Assembly - LIVE 0900 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW MORLAIX (France): Protest by employees of regional airline Hop! after job cuts announced - SOURCE : AFPTV - EDIT 1000 GMT MADRID (Spain): Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez meets Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte - 1100 GMT MADRID (Spain): Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte hold press conference - LIVE 1130 GMT LONDON (United Kingdom): Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) held in Parliament - SOURCE: PRU - LIVE 1100 GMT HAMBURG (Germany): IG Metall union calls for a day of action against job cuts at Airbus group - SOURCE : AFPTV - EDIT 1400 GMT SAINT-NAZAIRE (France): Neighborhood evacuated to neutralize WWII bomb - SOURCE : AFPTV - EDIT 1400 GMT PARIS (France): Decision at the appeal trial of trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf for sexual assault - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1400 GMT BRUSSELS (Belgium): Merkel and EU chiefs meet on virus recovery plan pre-summit - LIVE 1600 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW BAYONNE (France): March in tribute to bus driver left 'brain-dead' after being assaulted by passengers that refused to pay for their ride - SOURCE : AFPTV - LIVE 1730 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW + MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA RIYADH (Saudi Arabia): 'Trapped' illegal workers in Saudi hope virus will offer escape - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0100 GMT + SUB SAHARAN AFRICA ABUJA (Nigeria): Domestic flights resume after months due to COVID-19 - SOURCE: AFPTV EDIT 1400 GMT + NORTH AMERICA WASHINGTON (United States): Donald Trump hosts talks with Mexican counterpart Manuel López Obrador - SOURCE : POOL - LIVE TBA + LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN SAN VICENTE PACAYA (Guatemala): Self-organized neighbourhood groups try to ensure respect for virus curfew as well as security against gangs - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0500 GMT RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil): Interview with former Brazilian Minister of Justice and Public Security Sergio Moro - SOURCE AFPTV EDIT - 0500 GMT CALARCÁ (Colombia): Founder of El Quindio botanical garden goes through lockdown within the green space - SOURCE: AFPTV EDIT - 0500 GMT + SPORT *AFPTV Sport subscribers only MILAN (Italy): Football/Serie A. Milan-Juventus Lazio post-match presser - SOURCE AND COVERAGE TO BE CONFIRMED - EDIT 0100 GMT TBC ORLANDO (United States): Illustrations of the Disney Campus for the 'Major League Soccer is back' tournament - SOURCE : AFPTV ( Access to the facilities to be confirmed ) - LIVE TBA TURIN (Italy): An elderly bicycle mechanic carries out specialist repairs for elite cyclists in his tiny workshop in Turin - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1300 GMT MANCHESTER (United Kingdom): Football/Premier League. Manchester City-Newcastle post-match presser - SOURCE: PRESS ASSOCIATION - EDIT 2330 GMT + FEATURES TATSUNO (Japan): With festival cancelled due to virus, Japan fireflies dance alone - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0400 GMT MULTAN (Pakistan): Export woes sour Pakistan's prized mango season - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0400 GMT DIEPPE (France): Carpenters build a sample of Notre-Dame's frame using 13th century techniques hoping to convince the authorities to choose traditional wooden frame in the rebuild operation - SOURCE : AFPTV - EDIT 0900 GMT PARIS (France): After 'difficult' year Paris ballet dancers leap back into action - SOURCE : AFPTV - EDIT 0900 GMT THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2020 + ASIA PACIFIC HO CHI MINH CITY (Vietnam): Vietnam's young start-ups invest hope in homegrown hub - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0400 GMT BEIJING (China): Chinese Foreign Ministry regular briefing - SOURCE: AFPTV - LIVE 0700 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW + EUROPE PARIS (France): Resident doctors called to demonstrate for an improvement in their working conditions - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT TBA BERLIN (Germany): BERLIN (Germany) : Presentation of the 2019 Report on the Protection of the Constitution by Federal Interior Minister Horst Seehofer and Thomas Haldenwang, head of the domestic intelligence service. SOURCE : AFPTV - EDIT ON MERIT - LIVE 0900 GMT WHITBY (United Kingdom): Sand art calls on tourists returning to beaches to socially-distance responsibly - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1500 GMT BRUSSELS (Belgium): New Eurogroup chief announced following Eurogroup meeting by videoconference - SOURCE: EBS - LIVE 1600 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW BERLIN (Germany): BERLIN (Germany) : Merkel holds presser with Dutch PM Rutte before their meeting. SOURCE : CORONA POOL - NO RESALE - EDIT ON MERIT - LIVE 1700 GMT + SUB SAHARAN AFRICA NOUAKCHOTT (Mauritania): Ex-president Aziz summoned in front of parliament committee of inquiry - SOURCE: AFPTV EDIT 1600 GMT + LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN MEXICO CITY (Mexico): Mexican health ministry holds a press conference on COVID-19 pandemic - SOURCE: CEPROPIE / ON MERIT / SPEAKERS Mexican Health Minister Hugo López-Gatell and Director Epidemiology Mexican Government Jose Luis Alomia LIVE 0000 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW PANAMA CITY (Panama): Patients form queues outside hospitals as health system struggles with COVID-19 demand for care - SOURCE: AFPTV EDIT 0500 GMT BUENOS AIRES (Argentina): Anti-government protest during Independence Day and in the midst of the COVID-19 lockdown - SOURCE AFPTV LIVE 1900 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW + SPORT *AFPTV Sport subscribers only BRIGHTON (United Kingdom): Football/Premier League. 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