ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, April 9, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA – Following the latest developments in coronavirus outbreak in Turkey and worldwide.
ANKARA – Following the latest cease-fire agreement for Idlib, northwestern Syria, along Turkey's southern border, reached by Turkey and Russia.
US
WASHINGTON – Members of White House Coronavirus Task Force to hold press briefing.
UK
LONDON – Prime Minister Boris Johnson's health situation to be followed as he remains in intensive care.
LONDON – Situation in UK to be followed as death toll from coronavirus exceeds 7,000.
GERMANY
BERLIN – German Health Minister Jens Spahn, Robert Koch Institute President Lothar Wieler to hold press conference on latest developments in fight against coronavirus outbreak.
LIBYA / RUSSIA / TURKEY
TRIPOLI / MOSCOW / ANKARA – Monitoring diplomatic initiatives to resolve Libyan crisis.
LIBYA
TRIPOLI – Following ongoing battles between Haftar's militias and GNA's forces.
IRAQ
BAGHDAD – Following efforts by Adnan al-Zurfi to form government.
BAGHDAD – Following ramifications of Kurdish, Sunni blocs' announcement to back Mustafa Al-Kademi to form new government.
SUDAN
KHARTOUM – Expected activities to mark first anniversary of Bashir's ouster.
YEMEN
SANAA – Following situation after Saudi-led coalition announced two-week cease-fire.
SPORTS
ANKARA – Coronavirus outbreak's effects on sports to be followed.
SPECIAL REPORT
Nepal: Laborers returning home allege bias in hospitals
By Deepak Adhikari
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AA) – Migrant workers, returning to their homes in the Himalayan nation of Nepal complain that they are experiencing a sort of apartheid in hospitals.
SPECIAL REPORT
How will we shape post-coronavirus world?
By Handan Kazanci
ISTANBUL (AA) – As the world struggles to tackle a historic pandemic, decisions by governments across the world to fight COVID-19 will form our future and the shape of things in the post-coronavirus era.
SPECIAL REPORT
India: Asia's largest slum cannot social-distance
By Cheena Kapoor
NEW DELHI, India (AA) – Mohammad Ayyub Sheikh, a 48-year-old community worker, has recently had sleepless nights since coronavirus cases first emerged in Dharavi — Asia's largest slum and one of the most densely populated areas in the world — situated in India's financial capital Mumbai.
SPECIAL REPORT
Millions of transport workers jobless as COVID-19 hits Bangladesh
By SM Najmus Sakib
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Several million road and water transport workers in Bangladesh have become jobless since the government imposed a nationwide lockdown to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus.
SPECIAL REPORT
Europe remains in grip of pandemic
By Busra Nur Bilgic Cakmak
ANKARA (AA) – Europe remains in the grip of the novel coronavirus pandemic as the virus has claimed nearly 60,000 lives on the continent.
