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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. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2020 + HIGHLIGHTS HONG KONG (China): New virus restrictions threaten Hong Kong's last true junk boat SINGAPORE (Singapore): Singapore 'hawker' culture gains UN recognition. Images from a hawker centre and voxpops AL-RAYYAN (Qatar): New World Cup stadium to launch with 20,000 fans in the stands, all either Covid negative or recovered patients + ASIA PACIFIC BANGKOK (Thailand): Stock shots of Nissan vehicle production in Thailand - SOURCE: AFPTV - STOCKSHOTS 0100 GMT PYONGYANG (North Korea): North Koreans left floral tributes Thursday to mark the 9th anniversary of the death of Kim Jong Il - SOURCE: AFPTV - 0130 GMT SINGAPORE (Singapore): Singapore 'hawker' culture gains UN recognition. Images from a hawker centre and voxpops - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0200 GMT SITTWE (Myanmar): Myanmar gang rape victim wins legal battle over military - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0400 GMT SYDNEY (Australia): Health authorities battle growing coronavirus cluster in Sydney - SOURCE: ABC - EDIT 0400 GMT SEOUL (South Korea): South Korea continues increased testing efforts as authorities battle a surge in coronavirus cases -SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0500 GMT BEIJING (China): Chinese Foreign Ministry regular briefing - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT ON MERIT - LIVE 0700 GMT MEDAN (Indonesia): Nine orangutans repatriated from Thailand and Malaysia arrive in Indonesia's Sumatra island. The critically endangered orangutans will be transferred to rehabilitation centers in Medan and Jambi before being released to their natural habitat - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0900 GMT NEW TAIPEI CITY (Taiwan): Disney-themed fairy tales featured at Taiwan's annual Christmas Land lights festival - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1100 GMT NAVI MUMBAI (India): Ikea to open second Indian store. SOURCE : AFPTV - EDIT 1700 GMT + EUROPE BERLIN (Germany): UN Secretary-General Guterres holds speech in Bundestag - SOURCE: POOL - EDIT ON MERIT - LIVE 0800 GMT BERLIN (Germany): Press conference of German health minister Spahn on vaccine decree - SOURCE: GERMAN MINISTRY OF HEALTH - EDIT ON MERIT - LIVE 1000 GMT PARIS (France): French interior minister Gérald Darmanin meets with police union representatives SOURCE : AFPTV - EDIT 1200 GMT BOUTX (France): Closed despite ideal snow cover, the small ski resorts of the Pyrenees are suffering - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1200 GMT MANCHESTER (United Kingdom): Drive-through Covid vaccination centre opens - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1300 GMT THE HAGUE (Netherlands): International Court of Justice rules in Guyana vs Venezuela case - SOURCE: ICJ FEED - LIVE 1400 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW BUCHAREST (Romania): As Romania prepares to receive a first batch of Covid 19 vaccines, authorities are making sure that the infrastructure and logistics are ready - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1500 GMT MADRID (Spain): Long queues despite Covid-19 as people buy tickets for Spain's El Gordo Christmas lottery - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1500 GMT PARIS (France): Presentation of an Atlas Lion at the Paris Zoological Park - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1500 GMT PARIS (France): First departures at Gare de Lyon for the Christmas holidays - SOURCE: AFPTV - LIVE 1500 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW ISTANBUL (Turkey): Turkish businessman Osman Kavala, US researcher Henri Barkey face new trial - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1500 GMT GENEVA (Switzerland): WHO press briefing on Covid-19 - SOURCE: WHO - LIVE 1630 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW IJMUIDEN (Netherlands): Dutch commercial fishermen speak about their fears of a no-deal Brexit transition - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1630 GMT PARIS (France): Demonstration for the regularisation of undocumented migrants on the occasion of International Migrants' Day - SOURCE: AFPTV - LIVE 1700 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW LONDON (United Kingdom): Paul McCartney's new album released in record shops - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1700 GMT LONDON (United Kingdom): 'Black Plaque' campaign to gain recognition for ethnic minority Britons to start being incorporated into official Blue Plaque scheme at ceremony - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 2000 GMT MOSCOW (Russia): President Putin takes part in CIS leaders online summit - SOURCE: KREMLIN - EDIT ON MERIT - EDIT TBA + MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA DOHA (Qatar): Qatar celebrates its National day with an 'invitation only' rule to respect social distancing and prevent the spread of the coronavirus. SOURCE : AFPTV + Qatar TV (NO RESALE) - LIVE TBC - EDIT TO FOLLOW + SUB SAHARAN AFRICA JOHANNESBURG (South Africa): Africa's free trade area: game changer or another vanity project? Expert interview - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1000 GMT MAPUTO (Mozambique): UN refugee agency's regional head speaks after visit to northern Mozambique - SOURCE: AFPTV EDIT 1200 GMT JOHANNESBURG (South Africa): Drive-through testing as South Africa experiences second wave of Covid infections - SOURCE: AFPTV EDIT 1300 GMT KANKARA (Nigeria): Aftermath of kidnapping of hundreds of students in northwest Nigeria by Boko Haram - SOURCE: AFPTV EDIT 1600 GMT + NORTH AMERICA WASHINGTON (United States): One year ago, President Trump was impeached. SOURCE : HOUSE POOL / DC POOL / AFPTV - FILE 0100 GMT HOUSTON (United States): In the Houston area, teachers speak out on the failure of online learning. SOURCE : AFPTV - EDIT 0100 GMT WASHINGTON (United States): Nancy Pelosi holds weekly presser as lawmakers haven't agreed on stimulus negotiations. SOURCE : HOUSE POOL - LIVE 1045 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW WASHINGTON (United States): Vice President Mike Pence and his wife receive Pfizer/BioNTech vaccination. SOURCE : DC POOL . - LIVE 1300 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW + LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN ARAUCANIA (Chile): A Mapuche family collects algae, a custom of the Mapuche Lafkenche - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1100 GMT SAO PAULO (Brazil): Doses of CoronaVac vaccine arrive in Sao Paulo - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 2000 GMT LA PAZ (Bolivia): David and Guido, Bolivia's first legally-recognised same-sex couple, receive their papers - SOURCE: AFPTV EDIT 2000 GMT + SPORT AL-RAYYAN (Qatar): New World Cup stadium to launch with 20.000 fans in the stands, all of them either Covid negative or recovered patients - SOURCE : AFPTV - LIVE TBA - EDIT TO FOLLOW AL-RAYYAN (Qatar): Opening ceremony for the launch of Al Rayyan stadium, the third newly built stadium to be ready ahead of the World Cup 2022. SOURCE : AL KASS (NO RESALE) - LIVE 1500 GMT TBC BEIJING (China): Beijing pensioners brave winter for love of table tennis. SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0200 GMT AL-RAYYAN (Qatar): New World Cup stadium to launch with 50% post-COVID fans - (RESTRICTIONS: FOR AFP SUBSCRIBERS ONLY) - LIVE 1500 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW BARCELONA (Spain): Football/Liga. FC Barcelona-Valencia. FC Barcelona pre-match training and presser - SOURCE: BARCA TV - EDIT 1500 GMT LEVERKUSEN (Germany): Football/Bundesliga. Bayer Leverkusen-Bayern Munich pre-match presser - SOURCE: FCB.tv + BAYER.TV - EDIT 1930 GMT + FEATURES KFAR TAKHARIM (Syria): Water fern replaces animal fodder as Syria farmers combat crisis. SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0100 GMT PSAGOT (Palestinian Territories): Israeli brothers, raised in West Bank, at odds over occupation. SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0100 GMT HONG KONG (China): New virus restrictions threaten Hong Kong's last true junk boat - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0300 GMT WATTENS (Austria): Family feud rages as Swarovski empire loses its lustre - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0300 GMT SCHLEPZIG (Germany): A look inside Germany's first rye whisky's distillery - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0400 GMT ERSTEIN (France): Second-hand board games like the classic Monopoly get a new lease on life as they are being cleaned up and refurbished by passionate game lover Brigitte Thomas in her Alsace village SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1200 GMT ORSAY (France): During the lockdown, municipal authorities save on street lighting - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1200 GMT BARR (France): Alsace town hands out vouchers to encourage shopping locally as Covid-19 takes toll on small businesses SOURCE : AFPTV - EDIT 1300 GMT SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2020 + ASIA PACIFIC NEW DELHI (India): Monitoring as India's number of confirmed Covid-19 cases inches towards 10 million - SOURCE: AFPTV - LIVE, EDIT TBC SINGAPORE (Singapore): Singapore podcast for women takes on sexual health taboos - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0400 GMT + EUROPE BERLIN (Germany): A flirt coach gives advice to single Berliners who also want to date in time of Covid-19 - EDIT 0600 GMT VILNIUS (Lithuania): Police roadblocks to halt Christmas travel in Lithuania - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1400 GMT WATTRELOS (France): Frenchman tried to beat world record for longest immersion in ice water standing at 2 and a half hours and 57 seconds SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1700 GMT YEREVAN (Armenia): Armenia observes three days of mourning for those killed in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT TBA + MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA RAMAT GAN (Israel): Israeli PM Netanyahu getting vaccinated against covid-19 at Sheba Hospital - SOURCE: AFPTV - LIVE 1800 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW + NORTH AMERICA VARIOUS (United States): How the pandemic economic recession affects women : Meets Marisol, Maria, Aleida on their daily struggle. SOURCE : AFPTV - EDIT 0100 GMT NEW YORK (United States): New York's Dyker Heights: bringing the Christmas spirit despite the pandemic. SOURCE : AFPTV - EDIT 0100 GMT + LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN BUENOS AIRES (Argentina): Coronavirus patients fill Buenos Aires hospital ahead of vaccine arrival - SOURCE AFPTV EDIT 1700 GMT + SPORT LONDON (United Kingdom): Football/Premier League. Crystal Palace-Liverpool post-match presser - SOURCE: PRESS ASSOCIATION - EDIT 1730 GMT SOUTHAMPTON (United Kingdom): Football/Premier League. Southampton-Manchester City post-match presser - SOURCE: PRESS ASSOCIATION - EDIT 2000 GMT EIBAR (Spain): Football/Liga: SD Eibar-Real Madrid. Real Madrid pre-match training and presser - SOURCE: REAL MADRID TV - EDIT TBA * 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 81 17 Asia desk: +852 2829 6216 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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