AFPTV EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: AFP has captured images of thousands of Chinese military personnel parading at a sports stadium across the border from Hong Kong. Some of those inside were wearing armed police insignias, while outside there were dozens of trucks and armoured personnel carriers. Full story: u.afp.com/JXtK | AFP News Agency

A special light show at the Eiffel Tower pays tribute to France's healthcare workers, who are on the front line of the coronavirus fight | AFP News Agency

1.5K views · 29 reactions | More than 130,000 dead and half of the planet under stay-at-home orders. As the world grapples with the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis, AFP visits landmarks around the globe — most of them under some form of lockdown — at 4pm local time. We ask people how they feel about these unusually quiet places and their lives in the time of a pandemic. | AFP News Agency | Facebook