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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. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 + HIGHLIGHTS BANGKOK (Thailand): Pro-democracy protesters gather at parliament to demand new constitution - LIVE, EDIT LONDON (United Kingdom): Bars and pubs to shut early as curfew due to new coronavirus restrictions comes into effect - LIVE, EDIT BISSAU (Guinea-Bissau): Several African leaders attend Guinea-Bissau's 46th anniversary of independence - EDIT + ASIA PACIFIC YANGON (Myanmar): Myanmar expected to strengthen confinement measures as Covid-19 cases soar. SOURCE: AFPTV - TIMINGS NOT KNOWN AS UNCLEAR IF AND WHEN ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE MADE TO INCREASE MEASURES - LIVE TBC - EDIT TO FOLLOW MACQUARIE HARBOUR (Australia): Hundreds of whales dead in mass stranding. SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0400 GMT NINH BÌNH (Vietnam): Vietnamese pangolin campaigners say new wildlife trade directive does not go far enough - EDIT 0400 GMT BEIJING (China): Chinese Foreign Ministry regular briefing - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT ON MERIT - LIVE 0700 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW BANGKOK (Thailand): Pro-democracy protesters gather at parliament to demand new constitution. SOURCE: AFPTV - LIVE 0900 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW BEIJING (China): Media tour to Sinovac new vaccine factory. SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1200 GMT + EUROPE FRANCE: Youth climate action day - SOURCE: AFPTV - LIVE TBC SWITZERLAND: Presentation of a popular vote on immigration that will take place in Switzerland on the 27th - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0500 GMT MUNICH (Germany): View from city centre of Munich as wearing masks in open air becomes mandatory on some streets - SOURCE: AFPTV - LIVE 0700 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW PARIS (France): French health minister's hearing in front of parliamentary inquiry commission on Covid crisis. SOURCE : SENATE - LIVE 0800 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW BRUSSELS (Belgium): European Commissioner Stella Kyriakides and the director of ECDC give update on Covid-19 Rapid Risk Assessment - SOURCE: EBS - EDIT ON MERIT - LIVE 0900 GMT POINTE-À-PITRE (France): Hospitals in Guadeloupe see a rise in Covid-19 patients SOURCE : AFPTV - EDIT 1000 GMT PARIS (France): Harvest of Montmartre vineyard in Paris - EDIT 1100 GMT STOCKHOLM (Sweden): Sweden's public health agency holds press conference about the Covid-19 pandemic - SOURCE: AFPTV - LIVE 1200 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW ISTANBUL (Turkey): Images of currency exchange offices as central bank decides interest rate with Turkish lira hitting record low - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1300 GMT VILNIUS (Lithuania): One-to-one interview with Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya - SOURCE : AFPTV - 1300 GMT MOSCOW (Russia): Russian FM Sergei Lavrov hosts Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif for talks - EDIT TBA . Top of the meeting - SOURCE: RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY - LIVE 1300 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW . Lavrov and Zarif hold press conference after talks - SOURCE: RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY - LIVE 1400 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW ROUEN (France): One year after fire at chemical factory Lubrizol, Rouen grapples with the environmental and political consequences of the disaster - SOURCE : AFPTV - EDIT 1400 GMT ROTTERDAM (Netherlands): Visit to Boijmans Van Beuningen, the first art storage facility in the world to offer access to a museum's complete collection - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1500 GMT GENEVA (Switzerland): WHO Covid-19 virtual press briefing - SOURCE: WHO - TIMING SUBJECT TO CHANGE - LIVE 1500 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW MADRID (Spain): Spanish authorities give briefing on coronavirus - LIVE TBA - SOURCE: SPANISH HEALTH MINISTRY - EDIT ON MERIT - LIVE 1530 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW LONDON (United Kingdom): New NHS virus app launched in England and Wales - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1600 GMT LONDON (United Kingdom): Bars and pubs to shut early as curfew due to new coronavirus restrictions comes into effect - SOURCE : AFPTV - LIVE 2030 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW PARIS (France): French health ministry update on coronavirus situation SOURCE : TBA - LIVE TBA LONDON (United Kingdom): Finance minister Rishi Sunak makes a statement in Parliament on Covid help measures for workers. SOURCE : PRU - LIVE TBA + MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA AMMAN (Jordan): Foreign ministers of Jordan, Egypt, France, Germany and EU meet in Amman to discuss peace process. SOURCE: AL Mamlaka TV - EDIT TBA + SUB SAHARAN AFRICA CAPE TOWN (South Africa): South African transport minister announces new virus rules for international travel. - SOURCE: AFPTV LIVE 0730 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW PRETORIA (South Africa): President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers Heritage Day keynote address - SOURCE: POOL LIVE 1000 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW BRAZZAVILLE (Congo): Is the worst of Africa's Covid-19 pandemic over? WHO Africa Online Press Briefing on COVID-19 in Africa - SOURCE: WHO LIVE 1000 GMT BISSAU (Guinea-Bissau): Several African leaders attend Guinea-Bissau's 46th anniversary of independence - SOURCE: AFPTV EDIT 1200 GMT DAKAR (Senegal): Guinea presidential candidate Cellou Dalein Diallo meets the foreign press - SOURCE: AFPTV EDIT 1400 GMT + NORTH AMERICA NEW YORK (United States): Day three of the virtual UN General Assembly debate. SOURCE: UNTV - LIVE TBA WILLIAMSBURG (United States): Donald Trump holds campaign rally at Williamsburg International Airport. SOURCE : POOL - EDIT 0200 GMT WASHINGTON (United States): Trump holds presser at White House. SOURCE: POOL - EDIT TO FOLLOW - LIVE 2200 GMT OTTAWA (Canada): Trudeau speaks to the nation. SOURCE: POOL - EDIT 0300 GMT VIRTUAL (United States): Venezuelan opposition leader Guaido addresses Atlantic Council. SOURCE: HANDOUT - LIVE 1600 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW WASHINGTON (United States): Bernie Sanders gives speech on 'Trump's threat to democracy'. SOURCE: POOL - LIVE 1700 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW JACKSONVILLE (United States): Trump supporters arrive ahead of Florida rally. SOURCE : AFPTV - EDIT 2300 GMT WASHINGTON (United States): Trump pays respects to Justice Ginsburg as she lies in repose at Supreme Court. SOURCE: POOL - TIMINGS TO BE ANNOUNCED FROM WHITE HOUSE - LIVE TBA + LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN SANTIAGO (Chile): A Chilean start-up won $85 million funding to enter the US market with vegan products - SOURCE: AFPTV EDIT 0500 GMT + SPORT KATHMANDU (Nepal): Funeral rites for Everest's legendary 'snow leopard' Ang Rita Sherpa after his death at 72. SOURCE : AFPTV. EDIT 0200 GMT SYDNEY (Australia): Rugby Championship draw announcement. SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0200 GMT SHANGHAI (China): 'Eat well and play well': China's 'hardcore grandma' pumps iron - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0500 GMT TOKYO (Japan): Tokyo 2020 Olympics organisers expected to hold Coordination Commission meeting. SOURCE: AGENCY POOL. - LIVE 0745 GMT TOKYO (Japan): Tokyo 2020 expected to hold Coordination Commission meeting. SOURCE: AGENCY POOL. - EDIT 1000 GMT BUDAPEST (Hungary): Football. Aleksander Ceferin holds press conference following UEFA Executive Committee meeting - SOURCE: AFPTV - LIVE 1300 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW BUDAPEST (Hungary): Football/UEFA Super Cup. Bayern Munich-Sevilla. Fans arrive at stadium for match - SOURCE: AFPTV - LIVE 1730 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW BUDAPEST (Hungary): Football/UEFA Super Cup. Bayern Munich-Sevilla. Fan reactions - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 2300 GMT + FEATURES MONTEVIDEO (Uruguay): The faces of the pandemic: relatives of virus victims share their stories - SOURCE: AFPTV EDIT 0500 GMT FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2020 + ASIA PACIFIC WUHAN (China): Life returns to normal in Wuhan as global coronavirus death toll nears one million - LIVE 0400 GMT BEIJING (China): Chinese Foreign Ministry regular briefing - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT ON MERIT - LIVE 0700 GMT + EUROPE RUDA SLASKA (Poland): Miners demonstrate against Polish energy policy which plans to phase out coal - SOURCE : AFPTV - 1330 GMT AMATY: Kazakhstan's banned opposition to hold rallies - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1600 GMT BERLIN (Germany): Bike protest and gathering from Fridays for Future - SOURCE: AFPTV - LIVE, EDIT TBA + MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA ALGIERS (Algeria): Algerians react to scheduled constitution referendum revision - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1800 GMT + SUB SAHARAN AFRICA ADDIS ABABA (Ethiopia): How Ethiopia's Jawar Mohammed went from Abiy ally to terror suspect - SOURCE: AFPTV FILE 0600 GMT MAHÉBOURG (Mauritius): Two months since MV Wakashio grounding caused countries worst-ever oil spill - SOURCE: AFPTV FILE 0800 GMT OUAGADOUGOU (Burkina Faso): Investiture of former Prime Minister Isaac Zida as candidate for the presidency - SOURCE: AFPTV EDIT 1600 GMT + NORTH AMERICA NEW YORK (United States): Day three of the virtual UN General Assembly debate. SOURCE: UNTV - EDIT REGULAR UPDATES JACKSONVILLE (United States): Trump addresses election rally in vital swing state of Florida. SOURCE: AFPTV + POOL - EDIT TO FOLLOW - LIVE 2300 GMT JACKSONVILLE (United States): Trump supporters arrive ahead of Florida rally.SOURCE : AFPTV - LIVE 1830 GMT WASHINGTON (United States): Justice Ginsburg to lie in state at the US Capitol. SOURCE : POOL (Exact timing will be announced by the Congress) - LIVE TBA NEW YORK (United States): Day four of the virtual UN General Assembly debate. SOURCE: UNTV - LIVE REGULAR UPDATES + LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN HAVANA (Cuba): Cuba prepares to unify pesos and dollars and exchange rate - SOURCE: AFPTV EDIT 0500 GMT CARACAS (Venezuela): As schools remains closed, lawyer-turned-teacher turns home into classroom in Venezuela's largest slum - SOURCE: AFPTV EDIT 0500 GMT SANTIAGO (Chile): Protesters gather in emblematic square as social outcry continues - SOURCE: AFPTV LIVE 2000 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW + SPORT BANGKOK (Thailand): Skating downhill and steep bridges, a 60-year-old Thai grandma used longboarding to help recover from cancer. SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0400 GMT TOKYO (Japan): Tokyo 2020 to hold press conference after Coordination Commission meeting: AGENCY POOL - LIVE 0930 GMT TOKYO (Japan): Tokyo 2020 to hold press conference after Coordination Commission meeting: AGENCY POOL - EDIT 1230 GMT + FEATURES SERBIA: Serbian architect designs 'breathable' homes made of natural materials. 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