ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Monday, May 4, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA – Following latest developments in coronavirus outbreak in Turkey, worldwide.
ANKARA – Following latest cease-fire agreement for Idlib, northwestern Syria, along Turkey's southern border, reached by Turkey, Russia.
ANKARA – Following Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Turkey, across Muslim world.
ANKARA – Following Turkey’s worldwide operations to bring back its citizens stranded abroad due to coronavirus pandemic.
BELGIUM
BRUSSELS – EU to host online Coronavirus Global Response Summit to raise €7.5 billion ($8.2 billion) to accelerate work on developing tests, treatments and vaccine against COVID-19.
GERMANY
BERLIN – Chancellor Angela Merkel to attend EU-led international pledging conference to promote research on COVID-19 vaccine, treatments.
LIBYA / RUSSIA / TURKEY
TRIPOLI / MOSCOW / ANKARA – Monitoring diplomatic initiatives to resolve Libyan crisis as clashes escalate between Libyan government, renegade general Khalifa Haftar around capital Tripoli.
IRAQ
BAGHDAD – Monitoring political developments after intelligence chief Mustafa al-Kadhimi tasked with forming government.
THE ECONOMY
ANKARA – Turkish Statistical Institute to announce consumer price index for April.
SPECIAL REPORT
Robust Turkish healthcare vigilant against COVID-19
By Ali Murat Alhas
ANKARA (AA) – The emergence of the novel coronavirus in Wuhan city of China has been a milestone in the 21st century as hundreds of millions of people experienced self-isolation in a bid to curb the spread of the disease.
