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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2020 + HIGHLIGHTS SOUTH TANGERANG (Indonesia): Indonesia kicks off simultaneous local elections in more than 250 regions nationwide, despite warnings from public health officials that it could be a coronavirus catastrophe GAZA CITY (Palestinian Territories): Gaza's 'only Iranian' -- a former bodyguard of Yasser Arafat -- wants to go home PARIS (France): National day of mourning decreed after the death of former French president Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, flags at half-mast at the Elysée + ASIA PACIFIC SEREMBAN (Malaysia): SEREMBAN: Hearing in inquest into death of Franco-Irish teen continues - SOURCE: FEDERAL COURT OF MALAYSIA - LIVE EXPECTED 0100GMT - LIVE 0100 GMT SOUTH TANGERANG (Indonesia): Indonesia kicks off simultaneous local elections in more than 250 regions nationwide, despite warnings from public health officials that it could be a coronavirus catastrophe - SOURCE: AFPTV - LIVE 0300 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW BEIJING (China): Chinese Foreign Ministry regular briefing - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT ON MERIT - LIVE 0700 GMT BANGKOK (Thailand): The art of politics: democracy protests inspire Thai creatives - SOURCE: AFPTV EDIT 0400 GMT + EUROPE BAKU (Azerbaijan): Turkish President Erdogan visits ally Azerbaijan after Karabakh ceasefire - SOURCE: AFPTV / AZ TV / AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENCY / TURKISH PRESIDENCY - LIVE/EDIT, TIMINGS TO BE CONFIRMED - LIVE TBA - EDIT TO FOLLOW PARIS (France): National day of mourning decreed after the death of former French president Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, flags at half-mast at the Elysée SOURCE : AFPTV - LIVE 0645 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW .National day of mourning decreed after the death of former French president Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, flags at half-mast at the Assemblée Nationale SOURCE : AFPTV - LIVE 0900 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW BERLIN (Germany): Angela Merkel addresses the Bundestag on eve of the EU summit - SOURCE: POOL - LIVE 0800 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW GENEVA (Switzerland): Press conference by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human rights - SOURCE: AFPTV - LIVE 0930 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW YEREVAN (Armenia): French-Armenian artists delegation lands in Armenian capital ahead of visit to disputed Nagorno-Karabakh - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1000 GMT MUNICH (Germany): Bavarians react to tightened restrictions aimed at fighting the Covid-19 pandemic - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1000 GMT PARIS (France): Presser after weekly cabinet meeting during which details will be given on bill against "Islamic separatism" SOURCE: POOL - NO ACCESS FRANCE - LIVE 1100 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW FIUMICINO (Italy): First Alitalia Covid-free flight with tested passengers onboard arrives from New York - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1100 GMT BRUSSELS (Belgium): European Commissioner for home affairs Ylva Johansson talks as EU Commission launches new anti-terror plan - SOURCE: EBS - EDIT on MERIT - LIVE 1130 GMT LONDON (United Kingdom): Boris Johnson answers Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) - SOURCE: PRU - EDIT ON MERIT - LIVE 1200 GMT PRAGUE (Czech Republic): Polish President Andrzej Duda visits .Welcoming ceremony at Royal Castle - SOURCE: TVP - LIVE 1300 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW .Joint press conference with President Milos Zeman - SOURCE: TVP - LIVE 1425 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW BRUSSELS (Belgium): Michel Barnier talks at the European Committee of the Regions session about an EU-UK deal - SOURCE: EBS - LIVE 1330 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW STOCKHOLM (Sweden): Online press conference with the 2020 Nobel laureates in physics, chemistry, and economics online - SOURCE: ROYAL SWEDISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES - LIVE 1500 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW WARSAW (Poland): Climate activists protest in front of Polish Prime Minister chancellery - SOURCE: AFPTV - LIVE ON MERIT 1600 GMT - EDIT 1900 GMT + MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA GAZA CITY (Palestinian Territories): Gaza's 'only Iranian' -- a former bodyguard of Yasser Arafat -- wants to go home - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0100 GMT TEHRAN (Iran): Iran's President Hassan Rouhani chairs weekly cabinet meeting - SOURCE: IRAN PRESS (RESTRICTIONS APPLY) - LIVE 0700 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW .Azerbaijan Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov visits and meets Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1030 GMT BAGHDAD (Iraq): 'We've waited so long': Iraq's dwindling Christians await Pope - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1100 GMT ALGIERS (Algeria): Funeral for former Archbishop of Algiers, Henri Teissier. SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1130 GMT + SUB SAHARAN AFRICA JOHANNESBURG (South Africa): S.Africa: cash vans operators prepare for risky festive season - SOURCE: AFPTV EDIT 0800 GMT PRETORIA (South Africa): Release of audit report on Covid relief funds - SOURCE: AFPTV LIVE 1000 GMT + NORTH AMERICA MODENA (United States): A Church presents its Black Jesus and family in a unique nativity scene. SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0200 GMT MIAMI (United States): Line at a COVID-19 testing site as the US surpasses 15 million cases. SOURCE: AFPTV - LIVE 1500 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW ATLANTA (United States): Mike Pompeo delivers remarks on China's challenge to US national security. SOURCE: DOS - LIVE 1500 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW + LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN LIMA (Peru): Volunteers take part in Chinese Covid-19 vaccine trial in Peru - SOURCE: AFPTV EDIT 2000 GMT + SPORT BUENOS AIRES (Argentina): Street artist unveils mural to 'Saint' Diego Maradona - SOURCE: AFPTV EDIT 0200 GMT COPENHAGEN (Denmark): Climbers practice at one of the tallest climbing walls in the world built on an incinerator. SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1500 GMT TBC VARIOUS: Football/Champions League. Monitoring post-match events for key games - SOURCE: UEFA (RESTRICTIONS APPLY) - EDIT TBC + FEATURES BREIL-SUR-ROYA (France): Cedric Herrou, a farmer known for his fight to help migrants crossing, presents his new project to rebuilt the Roya valley after devastating floods SOURCE : AFPTV - EDIT 1300 GMT THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2020 + ASIA PACIFIC SEREMBAN (Malaysia): SEREMBAN: Hearing in inquest into death of Franco-Irish teen continues - SOURCE: FEDERAL COURT OF MALAYSIA - LIVE EXPECTED 0100GMT - LIVE 0100 GMT TAIPEI (Taiwan): A Briton stuck in Taiwan during COVID inspires a group of boaters to clean up rubbish on a Taipei river - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0600 GMT BEIJING (China): Chinese Foreign Ministry regular briefing - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT OF MERIT - LIVE 0700 GMT + EUROPE BAKU (Azerbaijan): Erdogan visits ally Azerbaijan after Karabakh ceasefire - SOURCE: AFPTV, AZ TV, AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENCY, TURKISH PRESIDENCY - LIVE TBA - EDIT TO FOLLOW .Azerbaijan holds military parade to celebrate victory in its armed conflict with Armenia over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region - SOURCE: AFPTV / AZ TV - LIVE TBA - EDIT TO FOLLOW BRUSSELS (Belgium): EU summit on budget issues and Brexit - LIVE TBA .Arrivals - SOURCE: Agency Pool - LIVE TBA - EDIT TO FOLLOW .Press conference by Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel - SOURCE: EBS - LIVE TBA - EDIT TO FOLLOW .Images of EU institutions ahead of EU summit - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0900 GMT ROME (Italy): Stockshots of the World Food Programme who will be handed the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize award in an online ceremony - SOURCE: VARIOUS - STOCKSHOTS 0200 GMT OSLO (Norway): Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony, held online - SOURCE: POOL (RESTRICTIONS MAY APPLY) - LIVE 1200 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW WARSAW (Poland): Gamers react to release of Cyberpunk 2077 game, the latest offering from the dystopian role-playing video game franchise Cyberpunk - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1200 GMT FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany): ECB press conference on eurozone monetary policy. SOURCE: EBS - LIVE 1330 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW PARIS (France): Prestigious Gault et Millau restaurant guide awards chef of the year award SOURCE : AFPTV - EDIT 1500 GMT MADRID (Spain): Spanish authorities give briefing on coronavirus - SOURCE: SPANISH HEALTH MINISTRY - EDIT ON MERIT - LIVE 1730 GMT + NORTH AMERICA VIRTUAL (United States): US Food and Drug Administration ( FDA) holds advisory committee meetings to discuss COVID-19 vaccine candidates. SOURCE : HANDOUT - Meeting from 1400GMT-2300GMT - LIVE 1400 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW NEW YORK (United States): Opening bell as Airbnb starts trading on the Stock Exchange. SOURCE: HANDOUT - LIVE 1430 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW VIRTUAL (United States): Time magazine announces 'Person of the Year' for 2020 SOURCE: HANDOUT - Timing estimated - EDIT 1500 GMT WILMINGTON (United States): Biden presents defense secretary SOURCE: POOL - LIVE 1930 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW + LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN PUEBLA (Mexico): Locals react after an annual pilgrimage to a basilica is cancelled. SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1600 GMT BUENOS AIRES (Argentina): Argentine Chamber of Deputies expected to debate abortion bill - SOURCE: VARIOUS - RESTRICTIONS APPLY - TO BE CONFIRMED AWAITING COVERAGE DETAILS LIVE 1700 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW + SPORT MADRID (Spain): Football/Champions League. Real Madrid-Mönchengladbach. 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