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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, JULY 31, 2020 + HIGHLIGHTS WASHINGTON: Trump says "I don't want a delay" after floating idea of a delay to 2020 election in a tweet MELBOURNE (Australia): Melbourne battles record spike in coronavirus cases HONG KONG (China): Joshua Wong responds to election disqualification MECCA (Saudi Arabia): Muslim worshippers take part in the symbolic 'stoning of the devil' + ASIA PACIFIC SYDNEY (Australia): Australia announces law forcing tech giants to pay for news. SOURCE: AFPTV - STOCKSHOTS 0200 GMT BEIJING (China): Chinese President Xi Jinping attends launch ceremony for nation's BeiDou-3 global satellite navigation system. LIVE. Source: CCTV - LIVE 0215 GMT MELBOURNE (Australia): Melbourne battles record spike in coronavirus cases - EDIT 0400 GMT HONG KONG (China): Joshua Wong responds to election disqualification. SOURCE: AFPTV - LIVE 0400 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW TOKYO (Japan): Takashi Murakami, Yoshitomo Nara to kick off Japan contemporary art exhibition. SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0600 GMT JALALABAD (Afghanistan): Temporary Taliban ceasefire starts in Afghanistan for Eid al-Adha. SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0800 GMT + EUROPE CHORLEY (United Kingdom): British firm creates 'virus-killing' face mask - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0100 GMT NOISY-LE-SEC (France): Muslims gather at stadium for Eid morning prayer - LIVE 0600 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW ISTANBUL (Turkey): Turks pray outside the Hagia Sophia for Eid al-Adha - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT TO FOLLOW - LIVE 0300 GMT BRUGELETTE (Belgium): Belgian animal park lets visitors sleep with view into walrus tank - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0600 GMT UEHLFELD (Germany): In a village beloved by storks, a new nest forces a Bavarian brewer to stop his production - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0800 GMT BOURG-EN-BRESSE (France): French prime minister visits old people's home as heatwave looms - LIVE 0800 GMT DIVJAKË (Albania): With claws that tear fishing nets and damage the local ecosystem, the invasive blue crab is a major headache for Albanian fishermen in the Adriatic Sea - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0800 GMT LILLE (France): Local authorities hold presser on reinforcing health and safety measures against COVID-19 - LIVE 0830 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW PARIS (France): Analysts react to French growth figures - EDIT 1000 GMT GENEVA (Switzerland): WHO experts assess handling of the pandemic, as emergency committee prepares to meet again - SOURCE: WHO - EDIT 1000 GMT OSTEND (Belgium): Beach crowds brave coronavirus spike in Belgium SOURCE: AFPTV - LIVE 1030 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW MADRID (Spain): Crushed by COVID-19, Spain's small firms struggle to survive - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1200 GMT MOSCOW (Russia): Preliminary hearing for two sisters accused of killing father after years of abuse - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1200 GMT MARSEILLE (France): Algerians in France react after EU sets new travel restrictions with Algeria - EDIT 1300 GMT BRADFORD (United Kingdom): North of England sees new restrictions on socialising to stop COVID-19 spread - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1600 GMT ROME (Italy): French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin holds presser with Italian counterpart as he visits for talks on migration, security - SOURCE : AFPTV - EDIT 2030 GMT + MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA TRIPOLI (Libya): Gloomy mood in war-torn Libya on eve of Eid al-Adha - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0100 GMT MECCA (Saudi Arabia): Muslim worshippers take part in the symbolic 'stoning of the devil' - SOURCE: SAUDI TV (RESTRICTIONS APPLY) / AFPTV - LIVE 0250 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW MECCA (Saudi Arabia): Muslim pilgrims perform Tawaf, or circumambulation, a seven-times, counter-clockwise tour around the Kaaba - SOURCE: SAUDI TV (RESTRICTIONS APPLY) / AFPTV - LIVE 0325 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW KHARTOUM (Sudan): Families recall Sudan's 1990 coup plotters discovered in mass grave - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0900 GMT ALGIERS (Algeria): Algerians buy sheep at a livestock market in preparation for Eid al-Adha - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0100 GMT BAGHDAD (Iraq): Streets lie almost empty after lockdown imposed on Eid al-Adha - SOURCE: AFPTV - LIVE 1500 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW + SUB SAHARAN AFRICA HARARE (Zimbabwe): Opposition set to hold protest against corruption - SOURCE: AFPTV EDIT 0800 GMT TBC BAMAKO (Mali): Imam Dicko leads Tabaski prayer in Bamako - SOURCE: AFPTV EDIT 0900 GMT NIAMEY (Niger): 'We are still dependent': young citizens of Niger speak on 60th anniversary of independence - SOURCE: AFPTV EDIT 1200 GMT + NORTH AMERICA WASHINGTON (United States): Trump says "I don't want a delay" after floating idea of a delay to 2020 election in a tweet. SOURCE: DC POOL - Already filed PORTLAND (United States): Protests continue as federal troops remain in the city despite order to withdraw. SOURCE : AFPTV - LIVE 0300 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW WASHINGTON (United States): Dr Anthony Fauci, among top US health officials, testifies in House on need for COVID-19 national plan. SOURCE : POOL - LIVE 1300 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW NEW YORK (United States): Relatives of people who died as a result of police violence participate in a march in New York. SOURCE: AFPTV - LIVE 1300 GMT - EDIT 1800 GMT + LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN SAO PAULO (Brazil): Coronavirus crisis fuels new favelas. SOURCE: AFPTV EDIT 0600 GMT MONTEVIDEO (Uruguay): Uruguay's media industry booms during the pandemic. SOURCE: AFPTV EDIT 0600 GMT CARACAS (Venezuela): Government partially blocks motorways to control access to and from the city and avoid the spread of COVID-19. SOURCE: AFPTV LIVE 1200 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW VALPARAÍSO (Chile): President Sebastián Piñera delivers yearly speech as he address Congress for the first time since anti-government uprisings began. SOURCE: CHILEAN PRESIDENCY (RESTRICTIONS APPLY) LIVE 2355 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW VALPARAÍSO (Chile): Chileans protest as President Sebastián Piñera delivers his yearly speech before Congress for the first time since anti-government uprisings began. SOURCE: AFPTV / TO BE CONFIRMED, AWAITING TURNOUT LIVE 2355 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW SANTIAGO (Chile): Chileans protest as President Sebastián Piñera delivers his yearly speech before Congress for the first time since anti-government uprisings began. SOURCE: AFPTV / TO BE CONFIRMED, AWAITING TURNOUT LIVE 2355 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW + SPORT LAKE BUENA VISTA (United States): Basketball/NBA. Clippers-Lakers post-game presser as NBA matches resume in the 'Disney bubble'. SOURCE: NBA (RESTRICTIONS APPLY) - EDIT 0300 GMT LONDON (United Kingdom): Scene at outdoor pool as Londoners enjoy hot weather. SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1600 GMT MUNICH (Germany): Football/Friendly. FC Bayern Munich-Olympique Marseille post-match presser. SOURCE: FCB.tv - EDIT 1930 GMT SAINT-DENIS (France): Football/French League Cup final. PSG-Lyon post-match presser. SOURCE AND COVERAGE TO BE CONFIRMED - LIVE 2345 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW + FEATURES PETALING JAYA (Malaysia): Spike in demand: stinky durians enjoy online virus boom. SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0400 GMT PARIS (France): Football fields, a source of joy but also conflict in residential areas - EDIT 1000 GMT BOURGNEUF-EN-RETZ (France): Farmers battle to slaughter their cattle "respectfully" at the farm, rather than at an abattoir - EDIT 1200 GMT SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 2020 + ASIA PACIFIC BANGKOK (Thailand): Thai youths call for the ex-junta-led government to dissolve the parliament and rewrite the constitution. SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT TBC PAKISTAN: Pakistan celebrates Eid al-Adha. SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0800 GMT + EUROPE LYON (France): Heavy traffic expected as summer holidays continue in France - LIVE TBA PARIS (France): Heavy traffic expected as summer holidays continue in France - LIVE, EDIT TBA KHABAROVSK (Russia): In eastern Russia, unrest does not weaken three weeks after arrest of popular governor - SOURCE: AFPTV / RUS.NEWS - EDIT TO FOLLOW - LIVE 0200 GMT LONDON (United Kingdom): Theatres are allowed to reopen today, but the Theatres Trust says almost none plan to do so due to poor economics of socially distanced venues - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT, FILE 0100 GMT PIRAEUS (Greece): Post lockdown, ports reopen to cruise ships - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0900 GMT STOCKHOLM (Sweden): Procession of boats marks Gay Pride Stockholm as celebrations take place amid COVID-19 restrictions - SOURCE: AFPTV - LIVE 1000 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW LE TOUQUET (France): Masks become mandatory in the centre of the northern coastal city - EDIT 1000 GMT BERLIN (Germany): COVID-19 deniers and right-wing extremists call for demonstration - SOURCE: AFPTV - LIVE 1230 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW IBIZA TOWN (Spain): Tourism in the Balearic Islands hit hard by COVID-19 pandemic - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1400 GMT WARSAW (Poland): Minute's silence marking 76 years since the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising - SOURCE: AFPTV - LIVE 1500 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW + MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA MECCA (Saudi Arabia): Muslim worshippers take part in the symbolic 'stoning of the devil' - SOURCE: SAUDI TV (RESTRICTIONS APPLY) / AFPTV - LIVE 1000 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW JERUSALEM (Undefined): Protest in Jerusalem against Israeli government - SOURCE: AFPTV - LIVE 1730 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW + SUB SAHARAN AFRICA MOGADISHU (Somalia): Somali livestock traders count losses after hajj cancellation due to COVID-19 - SOURCE: AFPTV EDIT 0500 GMT NAIROBI (Kenya): Kenya reopens borders to international flights - SOURCE: AFPTV EDIT 0900 GMT TBC MAIDUGURI (Nigeria): Thousands who fled Boko Haram violence celebrate Eid in a camp for displaced people - SOURCE: AFPTV EDIT 1700 GMT COTONOU (Benin): Benin marks 60th anniversary of independence from France - SOURCE: AFPTV EDIT 1800 GMT + NORTH AMERICA NEW YORK (United States): Bruised by the pandemic, some New Yorkers chose to leave the city - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0000 GMT TBC NEW YORK (United States): Amid the pandemic, New Yorkers turn to mopeds to zip around the city - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0300 GMT IN SPACE (Undefined): SpaceX Dragon Farewell Ceremony aboard the ISS - SOURCE : NASA TV - LIVE 1315 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW UNITED STATES: Splashdown of SpaceX Crew Dragon. SOURCE : NASA TV - LIVE 1842 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW IN SPACE (Undefined): Undocking of SpaceX Dragon. SOURCE : NASA TV - LIVE 2334 GMT + SPORT SAINT-AFFRIQUE (France): Cycling. Atmosphere ahead of the race as Chris Froome and Egan Bernal are among stars taking part in the Route d'Occitanie, the first multi-day road cycling event held since coronavirus interruption - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT TBA INCHEON (South Korea): South Korean football fans return in limited numbers to K-league matches following coronavirus ban SOURCE: AFPTV - LIVE 0900 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW XOCHIMILCO (Mexico): Wrestlers take their fight outdoors as rings remain closed due to pandemic - SOURCE: AFPTV EDIT 0900 GMT LONDON (United Kingdom): Scene outside Wembley Stadium after FA Cup final between Arsenal and Chelsea - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 2300 GMT LONDON (United Kingdom): Football/FA Cup final. 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